NCAA Division I Team Rankings
Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 18 (Mar 12, 2012)
Rank | Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Pvs | Season High | Season Low | Consecutive Weeks Ranked |
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1   | Kentucky Wildcats (61) | 32-2 | SEC | 16-0 | 1st | 1621 | -2 | 1 | Mar 12, 2012, #1 | Dec 26, 2011, #3 | 57 | |
Previous Week: v. LSU (3/09/12, W 60-51), v. Florida (3/10/12, W 74-71), v. Vanderbilt (3/11/12, L 64-71) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Western Kentucky (3/15/12, W 81-66), v. Iowa State (3/17/12, W 87-71) | ||||||||||||
2   | Syracuse Orange (1) | 31-2 | AAC | 17-1 | 1st | 1545 | -16 | 2 | Jan 16, 2012, #1 | Nov 21, 2011, #5 | 55 | |
Previous Week: v. UConn (3/08/12, W 58-55), v. Cincinnati (3/09/12, L 68-71) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. UNC Asheville (3/15/12, W 72-65), v. Kansas State (3/17/12, W 75-59) | ||||||||||||
3   | Missouri Tigers (2) | 30-4 | Big 12 | 14-4 | 2nd | 1459 | +116 | 5 | Jan 23, 2012, #2 | Nov 14, 2011, #25 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (3/08/12, W 88-70), v. Texas (3/09/12, W 81-67), v. Baylor (3/10/12, W 90-75) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Norfolk State (3/16/12, L 84-86) | ||||||||||||
4   | North Carolina Tar Heels (1) | 29-5 | ACC | 14-2 | 1st | 1403 | -39 | 4 | Nov 21, 2011, #1 | Feb 13, 2012, #8 | 26 | |
Previous Week: v. Maryland (3/09/12, W 85-69), v. NC State (3/10/12, W 69-67), v. Florida State (3/11/12, L 82-85) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Vermont (3/16/12, W 77-58), v. Creighton (3/18/12, W 87-73) | ||||||||||||
5   | Michigan State Spartans | 27-7 | Big Ten | 13-5 | 1st | 1386 | +237 | 8 | Mar 12, 2012, #5 | Dec 12, 2011, #21 | 14 | |
Previous Week: v. Iowa (3/09/12, W 92-75), v. Wisconsin (3/10/12, W 65-52), v. Ohio State (3/11/12, W 68-64) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Long Island (3/16/12, W 89-67), v. Saint Louis (3/18/12, W 65-61) | ||||||||||||
6   | Kansas Jayhawks | 27-6 | Big 12 | 16-2 | 1st | 1330 | -152 | 3 | Mar 5, 2012, #3 | Dec 26, 2011, #17 | 64 | |
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M (3/08/12, W 83-66), v. Baylor (3/09/12, L 72-81) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Detroit-Mercy (3/16/12, W 65-50), v. Purdue (3/18/12, W 63-60) | ||||||||||||
7   | Ohio State Buckeyes | 27-7 | Big Ten | 13-5 | 1st | 1229 | -22 | 7 | Dec 26, 2011, #2 | Feb 27, 2012, #10 | 47 | |
Previous Week: v. Purdue (3/09/12, W 88-71), @ Michigan (3/10/12, W 55-77), @ Michigan State (3/11/12, L 68-64) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Loyola (MD) (3/15/12, W 78-59), v. Gonzaga (3/17/12, W 73-66) | ||||||||||||
8   | Duke Blue Devils | 27-6 | ACC | 13-3 | 3rd | 1158 | -104 | 6 | Nov 28, 2011, #3 | Feb 6, 2012, #10 | 95 | |
Previous Week: v. Virginia Tech (3/09/12, W 60-56), v. Florida State (3/10/12, L 59-62) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Lehigh (3/16/12, L 70-75) | ||||||||||||
9   | Baylor Bears | 27-7 | Big 12 | 12-6 | 3rd | 1064 | +155 | 12 | Jan 16, 2012, #3 | Feb 20, 2012, #13 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Kansas State (3/08/12, W 82-74), @ Kansas (3/09/12, W 72-81), @ Missouri (3/10/12, L 90-75) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. South Dakota State (3/15/12, W 68-60), v. Colorado (3/17/12, W 80-63) | ||||||||||||
10   | Florida State Seminoles | 24-9 | ACC | 12-4 | 3rd | 972 | +504 | 17 | Mar 12, 2012, #10 | Nov 14, 2011, #24 | 8 | |
Previous Week: v. Miami (FL) (3/09/12, W 82-71), @ Duke (3/10/12, W 59-62), @ North Carolina (3/11/12, W 82-85) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. St. Bonaventure (3/16/12, W 66-63), v. Cincinnati (3/18/12, L 56-62) | ||||||||||||
11   | Marquette Golden Eagles | 25-7 | AAC | 14-4 | 2nd | 912 | -175 | 9 | Feb 27, 2012, #8 | Jan 9, 2012, #25 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Louisville (3/08/12, L 71-84) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (3/15/12, W 88-68), v. Murray State (3/17/12, W 62-53) | ||||||||||||
12   | Murray State Racers | 30-1 | OVC | 15-1 | 1st | 871 | -51 | 11 | Feb 6, 2012, #9 | Dec 12, 2011, #24 | 14 | |
Previous Week: | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Colorado State (3/15/12, W 58-41), @ Marquette (3/17/12, L 62-53) | ||||||||||||
13   | Michigan Wolverines | 24-9 | Big Ten | 13-5 | 1st | 808 | -137 | 10 | Mar 5, 2012, #10 | Jan 30, 2012, #23 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Minnesota (3/09/12, W 73-69), v. Ohio State (3/10/12, L 55-77) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Ohio (3/16/12, L 60-65) | ||||||||||||
14   | Wisconsin Badgers | 24-9 | Big Ten | 12-6 | 4th | 766 | -87 | 14 | Nov 28, 2011, #9 | Jan 23, 2012, #25 | 8 | |
Previous Week: v. Indiana (3/09/12, W 79-71), @ Michigan State (3/10/12, L 65-52) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Montana (3/15/12, W 73-49), v. Vanderbilt (3/17/12, W 60-57) | ||||||||||||
15   | Georgetown Hoyas | 23-8 | AAC | 12-6 | 4th | 726 | -147 | 13 | Feb 20, 2012, #9 | Dec 5, 2011, #18 | 15 | |
Previous Week: v. Pittsburgh (3/07/12, W 64-52), @ Cincinnati (3/08/12, L 72-70) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Belmont (3/16/12, W 74-59), v. NC State (3/18/12, L 63-66) | ||||||||||||
16   | Indiana Hoosiers | 25-8 | Big Ten | 11-7 | 5th | 576 | -131 | 15 | Jan 9, 2012, #7 | Feb 20, 2012, #23 | 14 | |
Previous Week: v. Penn State (3/08/12, W 75-58), @ Wisconsin (3/09/12, L 79-71) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. New Mexico State (3/15/12, W 79-66), v. VCU (3/17/12, W 63-61) | ||||||||||||
17   | Louisville Cardinals | 26-9 | AAC | 10-8 | 12th | 558 | +474 | N/A | Dec 26, 2011, #4 | Feb 6, 2012, #24 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (3/07/12, W 61-55), @ Marquette (3/08/12, W 71-84), @ Notre Dame (3/09/12, W 50-64), @ Cincinnati (3/10/12, W 44-50) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Davidson (3/15/12, W 69-62), v. New Mexico (3/17/12, W 59-56) | ||||||||||||
18   | Wichita State Shockers | 27-5 | MVC | 16-2 | 1st | 517 | +25 | 16 | Feb 27, 2012, #15 | Feb 13, 2012, #24 | 5 | |
Previous Week: | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. VCU (3/15/12, L 59-62) | ||||||||||||
19   | Creighton Bluejays | 28-5 | MVC | 14-4 | 2nd | 373 | +9 | 19 | Jan 30, 2012, #13 | Feb 27, 2012, #25 | 3 | |
Previous Week: | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Alabama (3/16/12, W 58-57), @ North Carolina (3/18/12, L 87-73) | ||||||||||||
20   | Vanderbilt Commodores | 24-10 | SEC | 10-6 | 2nd | 334 | +328 | N/A | Nov 7, 2011, #7 | Jan 30, 2012, #25 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Georgia (3/09/12, W 63-41), v. Ole Miss (3/10/12, W 65-53), @ Kentucky (3/11/12, W 64-71) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Harvard (3/15/12, W 79-70), @ Wisconsin (3/17/12, L 60-57) | ||||||||||||
21   | New Mexico Lobos | 27-6 | MWC | 10-4 | 2nd | 318 | +254 | N/A | Feb 20, 2012, #19 | Mar 12, 2012, #21 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Air Force (3/08/12, W 79-64), v. UNLV (3/09/12, W 72-67), @ San Diego State (3/10/12, W 59-68) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Long Beach State (3/15/12, W 75-68), @ Louisville (3/17/12, L 59-56) | ||||||||||||
22   | San Diego State Aztecs | 26-7 | MWC | 10-4 | 2nd | 223 | -218 | 18 | Feb 13, 2012, #13 | Dec 26, 2011, #25 | 12 | |
Previous Week: v. Boise State (3/08/12, W 65-62), v. Colorado State (3/09/12, W 79-69), v. New Mexico (3/10/12, L 59-68) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. NC State (3/16/12, L 65-79) | ||||||||||||
23   | UNLV Runnin' Rebels | 26-8 | MWC | 9-5 | 4th | 201 | -159 | 20 | Feb 13, 2012, #11 | Mar 12, 2012, #23 | 13 | |
Previous Week: v. Wyoming (3/08/12, W 56-48), @ New Mexico (3/09/12, L 72-67) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Colorado (3/15/12, L 64-68) | ||||||||||||
24   | Saint Mary's Gaels | 27-5 | WCC | 14-2 | 1st | 187 | +99 | N/A | Feb 6, 2012, #16 | Mar 12, 2012, #24 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Gonzaga (3/05/12, W 78-74) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Purdue (3/16/12, L 69-72) | ||||||||||||
25   | Florida Gators | 23-10 | SEC | 10-6 | 2nd | 146 | -159 | 22 | Nov 14, 2011, #7 | Mar 12, 2012, #25 | 25 | |
Previous Week: v. Alabama (3/09/12, W 66-63), @ Kentucky (3/10/12, L 74-71) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Virginia (3/16/12, W 71-45), v. Norfolk State (3/18/12, W 84-50) |
Other Teams Receiving Votes
Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Last Ranked |
Season High | Season Low | |
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Temple Owls | 24-7 | A-10 | 13-3 | 1st | 103 | -240 | Mar 5, 2012, #21 | Mar 5, 2012, #21 | Feb 27, 2012, #23 | |
Previous Week: v. Massachusetts (3/09/12, L 71-77) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. South Florida (3/16/12, L 44-58) | ||||||||||
Cincinnati Bearcats | 24-10 | AAC | 12-6 | 7th | 89 | +84 | Nov 14, 2011, #20 | Nov 14, 2011, #20 | Nov 7, 2011, #21 | |
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (3/08/12, W 72-70), @ Syracuse (3/09/12, W 68-71), v. Louisville (3/10/12, L 44-50) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Texas (3/16/12, W 65-59), @ Florida State (3/18/12, W 56-62) | ||||||||||
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 22-11 | AAC | 13-5 | 3rd | 85 | -171 | Mar 5, 2012, #23 | Feb 20, 2012, #19 | Mar 5, 2012, #23 | |
Previous Week: v. South Florida (3/08/12, W 57-53), v. Louisville (3/09/12, L 50-64) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Xavier (3/16/12, L 63-67) | ||||||||||
Memphis Tigers | 26-8 | C-USA | 13-3 | 2nd | 59 | +46 | Dec 5, 2011, #21 | Nov 21, 2011, #8 | Nov 28, 2011, #22 | |
Previous Week: v. UTEP (3/08/12, W 65-47), v. UCF (3/09/12, W 83-52), v. Marshall (3/10/12, W 83-57) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Saint Louis (3/16/12, L 54-61) | ||||||||||
Gonzaga Bulldogs | 25-6 | WCC | 13-3 | 2nd | 47 | -123 | Mar 5, 2012, #24 | Nov 28, 2011, #19 | Jan 2, 2012, #25 | |
Previous Week: @ Saint Mary's (3/05/12, L 78-74) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. West Virginia (3/15/12, W 77-54), @ Ohio State (3/17/12, L 73-66) | ||||||||||
Iowa State Cyclones | 22-10 | Big 12 | 12-6 | 3rd | 13 | -114 | Mar 5, 2012, #25 | Mar 5, 2012, #25 | Mar 5, 2012, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. Texas (3/08/12, L 65-71) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. UConn (3/15/12, W 77-64), @ Kentucky (3/17/12, L 87-71) | ||||||||||
VCU Rams | 28-6 | CAA | 15-3 | 2nd | 12 | +6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: @ Drexel (3/05/12, W 56-59) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Wichita State (3/15/12, W 59-62), @ Indiana (3/17/12, L 63-61) | ||||||||||
Drexel Dragons | 27-6 | CAA | 16-2 | 1st | 11 | -72 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. VCU (3/05/12, L 56-59) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. UCF (3/14/12, W 81-56), v. Northern Iowa (3/18/12, W 65-63) | ||||||||||
Virginia Cavaliers | 22-9 | ACC | 9-7 | 4th | 9 | -25 | Feb 27, 2012, #24 | Jan 16, 2012, #15 | Feb 20, 2012, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. NC State (3/09/12, L 64-67) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Florida (3/16/12, L 71-45) | ||||||||||
Long Beach State Beach | 25-8 | Big West | 15-1 | 1st | 5 | +2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. UC Davis (3/08/12, W 80-46), v. UC Irvine (3/09/12, W 68-57), v. UC Santa Barbara (3/10/12, W 77-64) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ New Mexico (3/15/12, L 75-68) | ||||||||||
Harvard Crimson | 26-4 | Ivy | 12-2 | 1st | 4 | +3 | Feb 6, 2012, #25 | Jan 2, 2012, #22 | Feb 6, 2012, #25 | |
Previous Week: | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (3/15/12, L 79-70) | ||||||||||
Kansas State Wildcats | 21-10 | Big 12 | 10-8 | 6th | 3 | +1 | Jan 23, 2012, #22 | Jan 9, 2012, #18 | Jan 16, 2012, #25 | |
Previous Week: @ Baylor (3/08/12, L 82-74) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Southern Mississippi (3/15/12, W 70-64), @ Syracuse (3/17/12, L 75-59) | ||||||||||
St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 20-11 | A-10 | 10-6 | 7th | 1 | +1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Saint Joseph's (3/09/12, W 71-68), v. Massachusetts (3/10/12, W 84-80), @ Xavier (3/11/12, W 56-67) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Florida State (3/16/12, L 66-63) |
Teams New Into Rankings
Rank | Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Season High | Season Low | Consecutive Weeks Ranked |
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17   | Louisville Cardinals | 26-9 | AAC | 10-8 | 12th | 558 | +474 | Dec 26, 2011, #4 | Feb 6, 2012, #24 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (3/07/12, W 61-55), @ Marquette (3/08/12, W 71-84), @ Notre Dame (3/09/12, W 50-64), @ Cincinnati (3/10/12, W 44-50) | |||||||||||
Current Week: v. Davidson (3/15/12, W 69-62), v. New Mexico (3/17/12, W 59-56) | |||||||||||
20   | Vanderbilt Commodores | 24-10 | SEC | 10-6 | 2nd | 334 | +328 | Nov 7, 2011, #7 | Jan 30, 2012, #25 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Georgia (3/09/12, W 63-41), v. Ole Miss (3/10/12, W 65-53), @ Kentucky (3/11/12, W 64-71) | |||||||||||
Current Week: v. Harvard (3/15/12, W 79-70), @ Wisconsin (3/17/12, L 60-57) | |||||||||||
21   | New Mexico Lobos | 27-6 | MWC | 10-4 | 2nd | 318 | +254 | Feb 20, 2012, #19 | Mar 12, 2012, #21 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Air Force (3/08/12, W 79-64), v. UNLV (3/09/12, W 72-67), @ San Diego State (3/10/12, W 59-68) | |||||||||||
Current Week: v. Long Beach State (3/15/12, W 75-68), @ Louisville (3/17/12, L 59-56) | |||||||||||
24   | Saint Mary's Gaels | 27-5 | WCC | 14-2 | 1st | 187 | +99 | Feb 6, 2012, #16 | Mar 12, 2012, #24 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. Gonzaga (3/05/12, W 78-74) | |||||||||||
Current Week: v. Purdue (3/16/12, L 69-72) |
Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings
Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Last Ranked |
Season High | Season Low | |
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Temple Owls | 24-7 | A-10 | 13-3 | 1st | 103 | -240 | Mar 5, 2012, #21 | Mar 5, 2012, #21 | Feb 27, 2012, #23 | |
Previous Week: v. Massachusetts (3/09/12, L 71-77) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. South Florida (3/16/12, L 44-58) | ||||||||||
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 22-11 | AAC | 13-5 | 3rd | 85 | -171 | Mar 5, 2012, #23 | Feb 20, 2012, #19 | Mar 5, 2012, #23 | |
Previous Week: v. South Florida (3/08/12, W 57-53), v. Louisville (3/09/12, L 50-64) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Xavier (3/16/12, L 63-67) | ||||||||||
Gonzaga Bulldogs | 25-6 | WCC | 13-3 | 2nd | 47 | -123 | Mar 5, 2012, #24 | Nov 28, 2011, #19 | Jan 2, 2012, #25 | |
Previous Week: @ Saint Mary's (3/05/12, L 78-74) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. West Virginia (3/15/12, W 77-54), @ Ohio State (3/17/12, L 73-66) | ||||||||||
Iowa State Cyclones | 22-10 | Big 12 | 12-6 | 3rd | 13 | -114 | Mar 5, 2012, #25 | Mar 5, 2012, #25 | Mar 5, 2012, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. Texas (3/08/12, L 65-71) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. UConn (3/15/12, W 77-64), @ Kentucky (3/17/12, L 87-71) |
Rankings By Conference
Conference | # Teams | Teams |
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Big Ten | 5 | #5 Michigan State Spartans, #7 Ohio State Buckeyes, #13 Michigan Wolverines, #14 Wisconsin Badgers, #16 Indiana Hoosiers |
AAC | 4 | #2 Syracuse Orange, #11 Marquette Golden Eagles, #15 Georgetown Hoyas, #17 Louisville Cardinals |
ACC | 3 | #4 North Carolina Tar Heels, #8 Duke Blue Devils, #10 Florida State Seminoles |
Big 12 | 3 | #3 Missouri Tigers, #6 Kansas Jayhawks, #9 Baylor Bears |
MWC | 3 | #21 New Mexico Lobos, #22 San Diego State Aztecs, #23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
SEC | 3 | #1 Kentucky Wildcats, #20 Vanderbilt Commodores, #25 Florida Gators |
MVC | 2 | #18 Wichita State Shockers, #19 Creighton Bluejays |
OVC | 1 | #12 Murray State Racers |
WCC | 1 | #24 Saint Mary's Gaels |