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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Mar 2, 2026 Week 17 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Duke (55) 27-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1471
2 Michigan 27-2 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 28 Voters Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters 1385
3 Arizona (4) 27-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 3 - 28 Voters 1392
4 UConn 27-3 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 40 Voters Lowest: 7 - Victor Flores 1275
5 Florida 23-6 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 18 Voters Lowest: 11 - Brenden Martin 1234
6 Houston 24-5 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brian Holland Lowest: 13 - Kevin Sjuts 1094
7 Michigan State 24-5 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1055
8 Illinois 22-7 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 19 - John Johnson 838
9 Nebraska 25-4 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1002
10 Texas Tech 22-7 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 855
11 Iowa State 24-5 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Brenden Martin 1118
12 Purdue 22-7 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 21 - Brice Cherry 712
13 Alabama 22-7 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood 657
14 Kansas 21-8 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Connor Earegood Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 722
15 Gonzaga 28-3 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 752
16 Virginia 25-4 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Brenden Martin Lowest: 20 - Sam Rothman 731
17 St. John's 23-6 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters 547
18 Arkansas 21-8 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 333
19 North Carolina 23-6 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Toyloy Brown 554
20 Tennessee 20-9 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - Jeff Neiburg Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 118
21 Saint Mary's 27-4 Actual: 21Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 304
22 Vanderbilt 22-7 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 117
23 Kentucky 19-10 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - Abby Schnable Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 47
24 Wisconsin 20-9 Actual: 30Highest: 22 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 27
25 Louisville 20-9 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 47
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Miami (OH) 22-Miami (FL) 25-Saint Louis
