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 16, 2026 Week 19 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Duke (50) 32-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 50 Voters Lowest: 2 - 7 Voters 1418
2 Arizona (7) 32-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1372
3 Michigan 31-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1310
4 Florida 26-7 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1221
5 Houston 28-6 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin 1214
6 UConn 29-5 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Sam Rothman Lowest: 17 - Mia O'Brien 1032
7 Purdue 27-8 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Kyle Franko Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 912
8 Iowa State 27-7 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1096
9 Michigan State 25-7 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Stephen Means Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou 833
10 Illinois 24-8 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 801
11 Virginia 29-5 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Brenden Martin Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 903
12 Nebraska 26-6 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Kyle Franko 689
13 Gonzaga 30-3 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 22 - Brian Holland 829
14 St. John's 28-6 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - David Jablonski Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 860
15 Arkansas 26-8 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 22 - Stephen Means 750
16 Wisconsin 24-10 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - Randy Heitz 392
17 Alabama 23-9 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Chris Nee Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 438
18 Vanderbilt 26-8 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means 538
19 Kansas 23-10 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 503
20 Texas Tech 22-10 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 376
21 UCLA 23-11 Actual: 28Highest: 20 - Jeff Neiburg Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 38
22 Tennessee 22-11 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 112
23 BYU 23-11 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - Kevin Sjuts Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 62
24 Louisville 23-10 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 112
25 Saint Mary's 27-5 Actual: 22Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 113
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-North Carolina 25-Miami (FL)
