C.J. Moore The Athletic (Shawnee, KS) About: C.J. Moore, a staff writer for The Athletic, has been on the college basketball beat since 2011. He has worked at Bleacher Report as the site’s national college basketball writer and also covered the sport for CBSSports.com and Basketball Prospectus. He is the coauthor of "Beyond the Streak," a behind-the-scenes look at Kansas basketball's record-setting Big 12 title run.
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Dec 30, 2024 Week 9 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Auburn (20) 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 20 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1481
2 Tennessee (41) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 41 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner 1504
3 Iowa State 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 3 - Mark Zeigler 1392
4 Duke 10-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1321
5 Florida 13-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: NR - Johnny Congdon 1202
6 Oregon 12-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Chris Murray Lowest: 18 - Adam Lichtenstein 979
7 Alabama 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1238
8 Marquette 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Mike Hlas 1037
9 Kentucky 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Victor Flores 958
10 Houston 8-3 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 626
11 Kansas 9-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis 1084
12 UConn 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 904
13 UCLA 11-2 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 25 - Parth Upadhyaya 571
14 Texas A&M 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Shane Mettlen 812
15 Mississippi State 11-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 483
16 Oklahoma 13-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Shane Mettlen 863
17 Maryland 11-2 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 133
18 Illinois 9-3 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 193
19 Gonzaga 9-4 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 383
20 Purdue 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 281
21 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 473
22 St. John's 11-2 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 98
23 Cincinnati 10-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Luca Evans Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 551
24 Memphis 10-3 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 213
25 Drake 12-0 Actual: 27Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 100
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Arkansas 24-Ole Miss 25-Baylor
