NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 12 (Jan 31, 2011)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Ohio State Buckeyes (65) 22-0 Big Ten 9-0 1st 1625 +2 1 Jan 31, 2011, #1 Nov 15, 2010, #4 22
Previous Week: v. Purdue (1/25/11, W 87-64), @ Northwestern (1/29/11, W 57-58)
Current Week: v. Michigan (2/03/11, W 62-53), @ Minnesota (2/06/11, W 69-82)
2    Kansas Jayhawks 20-1 Big 12 5-1 2nd 1519 +226 6 Jan 31, 2011, #2 Nov 15, 2010, #7 39
Previous Week: @ Colorado (1/25/11, W 78-82), v. Kansas State (1/29/11, W 90-66)
Current Week: @ Texas Tech (2/01/11, W 66-88), @ Nebraska (2/05/11, W 66-86)
3    Texas Longhorns 18-3 Big 12 6-0 1st 1500 +233 7 Jan 31, 2011, #3 Dec 6, 2010, #25 11
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma State (1/26/11, W 46-61), v. Missouri (1/29/11, W 71-58)
Current Week: @ Texas A&M (1/31/11, W 49-69), v. Texas Tech (2/05/11, W 76-60)
4    Pittsburgh Panthers 20-2 AAC 8-1 2nd 1433 -95 2 Jan 24, 2011, #2 Dec 13, 2010, #8 24
Previous Week: v. Notre Dame (1/24/11, L 51-56), @ Rutgers (1/29/11, W 62-65)
Current Week: v. Cincinnati (2/05/11, W 71-59)
5    Duke Blue Devils 19-2 ACC 6-1 1st 1284 -206 3 Jan 10, 2011, #1 Jan 31, 2011, #5 70
Previous Week: v. Boston College (1/27/11, W 84-68), @ St. John's (1/30/11, L 93-78)
Current Week: @ Maryland (2/02/11, W 62-80), v. NC State (2/05/11, W 76-52)
6    UConn Huskies 17-3 AAC 5-3 4th 1275 -39 5 Dec 27, 2010, #4 Jan 10, 2011, #10 10
Previous Week: @ Marquette (1/25/11, W 68-76), v. Louisville (1/29/11, L 78-79)
Current Week: v. Syracuse (2/02/11, L 58-66), @ Seton Hall (2/05/11, W 59-61)
7    San Diego State Aztecs 21-1 MWC 6-1 1st 1218 -168 4 Jan 24, 2011, #4 Nov 15, 2010, #25 13
Previous Week: @ Brigham Young (1/26/11, L 71-58), v. Wyoming (1/29/11, W 96-57)
Current Week: @ Colorado State (2/02/11, W 54-56), v. TCU (2/05/11, W 60-53)
8    Brigham Young Cougars 20-2 MWC 6-1 1st 1159 +64 9 Jan 31, 2011, #8 Nov 1, 2010, #24 24
Previous Week: v. San Diego State (1/26/11, W 71-58), @ New Mexico (1/29/11, L 86-77)
Current Week: @ Wyoming (2/02/11, W 62-69), v. UNLV (2/05/11, W 78-64)
9    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17-4 AAC 6-3 2nd 1116 +425 15 Jan 31, 2011, #9 Nov 29, 2010, #25 10
Previous Week: @ Pittsburgh (1/24/11, W 51-56)
Current Week: @ DePaul (2/03/11, W 58-83), v. Rutgers (2/06/11, W 76-69)
10    Kentucky Wildcats 16-4 SEC 4-2 3rd 1037 +328 14 Nov 22, 2010, #8 Dec 13, 2010, #17 32
Previous Week: v. Georgia (1/29/11, W 66-60)
Current Week: @ Ole Miss (2/01/11, L 71-69), @ Florida (2/05/11, L 70-68)
11    Purdue Boilermakers 18-4 Big Ten 7-2 2nd 922 +41 12 Jan 10, 2011, #8 Nov 29, 2010, #22 57
Previous Week: @ Ohio State (1/25/11, L 87-64), v. Minnesota (1/29/11, W 73-61)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (2/01/11, L 66-59)
12    Villanova Wildcats 17-4 AAC 5-3 4th 860 -339 8 Nov 15, 2010, #6 Jan 31, 2011, #12 51
Previous Week: @ Providence (1/26/11, L 83-68), v. Georgetown (1/29/11, L 66-69)
Current Week: v. Marquette (2/02/11, W 75-70), v. West Virginia (2/05/11, W 66-50)
13    Georgetown Hoyas 16-5 AAC 5-4 7th 806 +530 21 Dec 27, 2010, #9 Jan 17, 2011, #23 32
Previous Week: v. St. John's (1/26/11, W 77-52), @ Villanova (1/29/11, W 66-69)
Current Week: v. Louisville (1/31/11, W 62-59), v. Providence (2/05/11, W 83-81)
14    Missouri Tigers 17-4 Big 12 3-3 5th 790 -97 11 Jan 3, 2011, #9 Jan 10, 2011, #15 13
Previous Week: @ Texas (1/29/11, L 71-58)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma State (2/02/11, L 76-70), v. Colorado (2/05/11, W 89-73)
15    Louisville Cardinals 17-4 AAC 6-2 2nd 740 +537 23 Jan 31, 2011, #15 Dec 6, 2010, #24 4
Previous Week: v. West Virginia (1/26/11, W 55-54), @ UConn (1/29/11, W 78-79)
Current Week: @ Georgetown (1/31/11, L 62-59), v. DePaul (2/05/11, W 61-57)
16    Texas A&M Aggies 16-3 Big 12 4-2 3rd 660 -187 13 Jan 17, 2011, #11 Dec 20, 2010, #25 8
Previous Week: @ Nebraska (1/29/11, L 57-48)
Current Week: v. Texas (1/31/11, L 49-69), v. Baylor (2/05/11, L 74-76)
17    Syracuse Orange 18-4 AAC 5-4 7th 598 -497 9 Jan 17, 2011, #3 Jan 31, 2011, #17 30
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (1/25/11, L 68-90), @ Marquette (1/29/11, L 76-70)
Current Week: @ UConn (2/02/11, W 58-66), @ South Florida (2/05/11, W 49-72)
18    Minnesota Golden Gophers 17-5 Big Ten 5-4 4th 487 -169 16 Dec 27, 2010, #14 Dec 6, 2010, #22 3
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (1/26/11, W 81-70), @ Purdue (1/29/11, L 73-61)
Current Week: @ Indiana (2/02/11, L 60-57), v. Ohio State (2/06/11, L 69-82)
19    Wisconsin Badgers 15-5 Big Ten 5-3 3rd 387 -227 17 Jan 24, 2011, #17 Jan 10, 2011, #20 4
Previous Week: @ Penn State (1/29/11, L 56-52)
Current Week: v. Purdue (2/01/11, W 66-59), v. Michigan State (2/06/11, W 82-56)
20    Washington Huskies 15-5 Pac-12 7-2 1st 384 -200 18 Nov 22, 2010, #13 Jan 3, 2011, #23 5
Previous Week: @ Washington State (1/30/11, L 87-80)
Current Week: @ Oregon State (2/03/11, L 68-56), @ Oregon (2/05/11, L 81-76)
21    Arizona Wildcats 18-4 Pac-12 7-2 2nd 358 +290 N/A Jan 31, 2011, #21 Jan 31, 2011, #21 1
Previous Week: v. UCLA (1/27/11, W 85-74), v. USC (1/29/11, W 82-73)
Current Week: @ Stanford (2/03/11, W 69-78), @ California (2/05/11, W 105-107)
22    Utah State Aggies 20-2 WAC 9-0 1st 176 +123 N/A Jan 31, 2011, #22 Jan 31, 2011, #22 1
Previous Week: @ San Jose State (1/27/11, W 65-84), @ Hawaii (1/29/11, W 84-89)
Current Week: v. Nevada (2/02/11, W 67-45), v. Boise State (2/05/11, W 77-49)
23    North Carolina Tar Heels 15-5 ACC 5-1 5th 124 +124 N/A Nov 15, 2010, #8 Nov 22, 2010, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Miami (FL) (1/26/11, W 71-74), v. NC State (1/29/11, W 84-64)
Current Week: @ Boston College (2/01/11, W 74-106), v. Florida State (2/06/11, W 89-69)
23    Vanderbilt Commodores 15-5 SEC 3-3 6th 124 -193 19 Jan 24, 2011, #19 Dec 27, 2010, #24 2
Previous Week: @ Mississippi State (1/27/11, W 74-81), v. Arkansas (1/29/11, L 78-89)
Current Week: @ Florida (2/01/11, L 65-61), v. South Carolina (2/05/11, W 78-60)
25    West Virginia Mountaineers 15-6 AAC 5-3 4th 109 +47 N/A Jan 17, 2011, #21 Jan 31, 2011, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Louisville (1/26/11, L 55-54), @ Cincinnati (1/29/11, W 55-66)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (2/02/11, W 56-44), @ Villanova (2/05/11, L 66-50)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Xavier Musketeers 15-5 A-10 7-0 2nd 92 +80 Mar 15, 2010, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. George Washington (1/26/11, W 81-74), @ Richmond (1/29/11, W 62-85)
Current Week: @ Charlotte (2/02/11, L 66-62), v. Saint Louis (2/05/11, W 76-68)
Florida Gators 16-5 SEC 5-2 2nd 80 -89 Jan 24, 2011, #24 Nov 15, 2010, #9 Jan 24, 2011, #24
Previous Week: @ Georgia (1/25/11, W 91-104), @ Mississippi State (1/29/11, L 71-64)
Current Week: v. Vanderbilt (2/01/11, W 65-61), v. Kentucky (2/05/11, W 70-68)
Illinois Fighting Illini 14-7 Big Ten 4-4 5th 49 -230 Jan 24, 2011, #20 Dec 13, 2010, #12 Jan 17, 2011, #23
Previous Week: @ Indiana (1/27/11, L 52-49)
Current Week: v. Penn State (2/01/11, W 68-51), @ Northwestern (2/05/11, L 71-70)
Florida State Seminoles 15-6 ACC 5-2 3rd 43 -175 Jan 24, 2011, #22 Jan 24, 2011, #22 Jan 24, 2011, #22
Previous Week: @ Clemson (1/29/11, L 62-44)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (2/01/11, W 85-61), @ North Carolina (2/06/11, L 89-69)
Cincinnati Bearcats 18-4 AAC 5-4 7th 31 -54 Jan 17, 2011, #25 Jan 3, 2011, #24 Jan 17, 2011, #25
Previous Week: v. Rutgers (1/26/11, W 72-56), v. West Virginia (1/29/11, L 55-66)
Current Week: @ Pittsburgh (2/05/11, L 71-59)
VCU Rams 18-5 CAA 10-1 1st 24 +22 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Towson (1/24/11, W 76-80), v. Hofstra (1/27/11, W 82-67), v. UNC Wilmington (1/29/11, W 79-70)
Current Week: @ Northeastern (2/02/11, L 91-80), @ James Madison (2/05/11, W 66-70)
Marquette Golden Eagles 14-8 AAC 5-4 7th 23 +23 Mar 16, 2009, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. UConn (1/25/11, L 68-76), v. Syracuse (1/29/11, W 76-70)
Current Week: @ Villanova (2/02/11, L 75-70)
Temple Owls 15-5 A-10 5-2 4th 15 +8 Jan 10, 2011, #19 Jan 10, 2011, #19 Dec 27, 2010, #25
Previous Week: v. Charlotte (1/26/11, W 76-67), @ Saint Joseph's (1/29/11, W 54-72)
Current Week: @ La Salle (2/02/11, W 67-71), v. Rhode Island (2/05/11, W 80-67)
Duquesne Dukes 15-5 A-10 7-0 2nd 15 +14 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Fordham (1/26/11, W 72-91), v. Dayton (1/30/11, W 82-64)
Current Week: v. George Washington (2/02/11, W 84-59), @ St. Bonaventure (2/05/11, L 64-62)
Penn State Nittany Lions 12-8 Big Ten 5-4 4th 14 +13 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Iowa (1/26/11, W 65-51), v. Wisconsin (1/29/11, W 56-52)
Current Week: @ Illinois (2/01/11, L 68-51), v. Michigan (2/06/11, L 62-65)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 20-2 Big South 11-0 1st 8 +6 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ High Point (1/27/11, W 58-82), @ Radford (1/29/11, W 63-86)
Current Week: v. Liberty (2/03/11, W 77-71), v. Virginia Military (2/05/11, W 99-86)
UNLV Runnin' Rebels 16-5 MWC 4-3 4th 7 +3 Jan 3, 2011, #25 Dec 6, 2010, #20 Jan 3, 2011, #25
Previous Week: @ Wyoming (1/25/11, W 65-74)
Current Week: v. Utah (2/02/11, W 67-54), @ Brigham Young (2/05/11, L 78-64)
Wichita State Shockers 18-4 MVC 9-2 2nd 6 +6 Dec 25, 2006, #16 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Southern Illinois (1/26/11, W 64-74), v. Bradley (1/29/11, W 61-41)
Current Week: @ Indiana State (2/01/11, W 54-70), v. Illinois State (2/05/11, W 74-57)
Saint Mary's Gaels 18-4 WCC 6-1 1st 6 -49 Jan 17, 2011, #22 Jan 17, 2011, #22 Jan 17, 2011, #22
Previous Week: @ Gonzaga (1/27/11, W 71-73), @ Portland (1/29/11, L 85-70)
Current Week: v. Pepperdine (2/03/11, W 79-71), v. Loyola Marymount (2/05/11, W 79-70)
Tennessee Volunteers 14-7 SEC 4-2 3rd 4 +1 Dec 20, 2010, #19 Dec 13, 2010, #7 Nov 22, 2010, #24
Previous Week: v. LSU (1/26/11, W 75-53), @ Ole Miss (1/29/11, W 58-74)
Current Week: @ Auburn (2/03/11, W 56-69), v. Alabama (2/05/11, L 60-65)
Northern Iowa Panthers 17-6 MVC 8-3 3rd 3 +3 Feb 22, 2010, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Creighton (1/26/11, W 71-66), @ Missouri State (1/30/11, W 59-60)
Current Week: v. Illinois State (2/02/11, W 53-51), @ Drake (2/05/11, L 72-69)
Cleveland State Vikings 20-3 Horizon 9-2 1st 3 +3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Illinois-Chicago (1/27/11, W 49-63), @ Loyola (IL) (1/29/11, W 70-81)
Current Week: v. Valparaiso (2/03/11, W 76-65), v. Butler (2/05/11, L 61-73)
Belmont Bruins 20-4 A-Sun 12-1 1st 3 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Lipscomb (1/25/11, L 73-64), v. Florida Gulf Coast (1/28/11, W 89-56), v. Stetson (1/30/11, W 82-64)
Current Week: @ Jacksonville (2/03/11, W 70-76), @ North Florida (2/05/11, W 67-69)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 15-5 Big 12 3-3 5th 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M (1/29/11, W 57-48)
Current Week: @ Kansas State (2/02/11, L 69-53), v. Kansas (2/05/11, L 66-86)
Colorado State Rams 15-6 MWC 5-2 4th 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Air Force (1/26/11, W 69-66), @ Utah (1/29/11, W 68-74)
Current Week: v. San Diego State (2/02/11, L 54-56), @ Wyoming (2/05/11, W 56-59)
St. John's Red Storm 12-8 AAC 4-5 13th 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Georgetown (1/26/11, L 77-52), v. Duke (1/30/11, W 93-78)
Current Week: v. Rutgers (2/02/11, W 58-56), @ UCLA (2/05/11, L 66-59)
Washington State Cougars 15-6 Pac-12 5-4 4th 1 +1 Mar 10, 2008, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Washington (1/30/11, W 87-80)
Current Week: @ Oregon (2/03/11, L 69-43), @ Oregon State (2/05/11, W 55-61)
Harvard Crimson 15-3 Ivy 4-0 1st 1 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Columbia (1/28/11, W 77-66), v. Cornell (1/29/11, W 78-57)
Current Week: @ Princeton (2/04/11, L 65-61), @ Pennsylvania (2/05/11, W 82-83)
Old Dominion Monarchs 17-5 CAA 8-3 2nd 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. UNC Wilmington (1/24/11, W 58-43), @ Georgia State (1/26/11, W 48-51), v. Towson (1/29/11, W 80-57)
Current Week: v. Delaware (2/02/11, W 67-59), @ George Mason (2/05/11, L 62-45)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
21    Arizona Wildcats 18-4 Pac-12 7-2 2nd 358 +290 Jan 31, 2011, #21 Jan 31, 2011, #21 1
Previous Week: v. UCLA (1/27/11, W 85-74), v. USC (1/29/11, W 82-73)
Current Week: @ Stanford (2/03/11, W 69-78), @ California (2/05/11, W 105-107)
22    Utah State Aggies 20-2 WAC 9-0 1st 176 +123 Jan 31, 2011, #22 Jan 31, 2011, #22 1
Previous Week: @ San Jose State (1/27/11, W 65-84), @ Hawaii (1/29/11, W 84-89)
Current Week: v. Nevada (2/02/11, W 67-45), v. Boise State (2/05/11, W 77-49)
23    North Carolina Tar Heels 15-5 ACC 5-1 5th 124 +124 Nov 15, 2010, #8 Nov 22, 2010, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Miami (FL) (1/26/11, W 71-74), v. NC State (1/29/11, W 84-64)
Current Week: @ Boston College (2/01/11, W 74-106), v. Florida State (2/06/11, W 89-69)
25    West Virginia Mountaineers 15-6 AAC 5-3 4th 109 +47 Jan 17, 2011, #21 Jan 31, 2011, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Louisville (1/26/11, L 55-54), @ Cincinnati (1/29/11, W 55-66)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (2/02/11, W 56-44), @ Villanova (2/05/11, L 66-50)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Florida Gators 16-5 SEC 5-2 2nd 80 -89 Jan 24, 2011, #24 Nov 15, 2010, #9 Jan 24, 2011, #24
Previous Week: @ Georgia (1/25/11, W 91-104), @ Mississippi State (1/29/11, L 71-64)
Current Week: v. Vanderbilt (2/01/11, W 65-61), v. Kentucky (2/05/11, W 70-68)
Illinois Fighting Illini 14-7 Big Ten 4-4 5th 49 -230 Jan 24, 2011, #20 Dec 13, 2010, #12 Jan 17, 2011, #23
Previous Week: @ Indiana (1/27/11, L 52-49)
Current Week: v. Penn State (2/01/11, W 68-51), @ Northwestern (2/05/11, L 71-70)
Florida State Seminoles 15-6 ACC 5-2 3rd 43 -175 Jan 24, 2011, #22 Jan 24, 2011, #22 Jan 24, 2011, #22
Previous Week: @ Clemson (1/29/11, L 62-44)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (2/01/11, W 85-61), @ North Carolina (2/06/11, L 89-69)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 8 #4 Pittsburgh Panthers, #6 UConn Huskies, #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #12 Villanova Wildcats, #13 Georgetown Hoyas, #15 Louisville Cardinals, #17 Syracuse Orange, #25 West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12 4 #2 Kansas Jayhawks, #3 Texas Longhorns, #14 Missouri Tigers, #16 Texas A&M Aggies
Big Ten 4 #1 Ohio State Buckeyes, #11 Purdue Boilermakers, #18 Minnesota Golden Gophers, #19 Wisconsin Badgers
ACC 2 #5 Duke Blue Devils, #23 North Carolina Tar Heels
MWC 2 #7 San Diego State Aztecs, #8 Brigham Young Cougars
Pac-12 2 #20 Washington Huskies, #21 Arizona Wildcats
SEC 2 #10 Kentucky Wildcats, #23 Vanderbilt Commodores
WAC 1 #22 Utah State Aggies