NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 5 (Dec 12, 2016)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Villanova Wildcats (56) 10-0 Big East 0-0 1st 1613 +NC 1 Dec 12, 2016, #1 Oct 31, 2016, #4 60
Previous Week: @ La Salle (12/06/16, W 79-89), @ Notre Dame (12/10/16, W 66-74)
Current Week: v. Temple (12/13/16, W 78-57)
2    UCLA Bruins (3) 10-0 Pac-12 0-0 1st 1505 +27 2 Dec 12, 2016, #2 Nov 14, 2016, #16 6
Previous Week: v. Michigan (12/10/16, W 102-84)
Current Week: v. UC Santa Barbara (12/14/16, W 102-62), @ Ohio State (12/17/16, W 73-86)
3    Kansas Jayhawks 9-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 1455 -3 3 Dec 12, 2016, #3 Nov 14, 2016, #7 148
Previous Week: v. UMKC (12/06/16, W 105-62), v. Nebraska (12/10/16, W 89-72)
Current Week: v. Davidson (12/17/16, W 89-71)
4    Baylor Bears (6) 8-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 1439 +2 4 Dec 12, 2016, #4 Nov 21, 2016, #20 4
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. Southern (12/14/16, W 89-59), v. Jackson State (12/17/16, W 82-57), v. John Brown (12/18/16, W 107-53)
5    Duke Blue Devils 10-1 ACC 0-0 1st 1391 +2 5 Nov 14, 2016, #1 Nov 21, 2016, #6 11
Previous Week: @ Florida (12/06/16, W 74-84), @ UNLV (12/10/16, W 45-94)
Current Week:
6    Kentucky Wildcats 9-1 SEC 0-0 1st 1277 +3 6 Nov 28, 2016, #1 Dec 12, 2016, #6 44
Previous Week: v. Valparaiso (12/07/16, W 87-63), @ Hofstra (12/11/16, W 73-96)
Current Week: v. North Carolina (12/17/16, W 103-100)
7    North Carolina Tar Heels 10-1 ACC 0-0 1st 1222 -12 7 Nov 28, 2016, #3 Dec 12, 2016, #7 48
Previous Week: v. Davidson (12/07/16, W 83-74), v. Tennessee (12/11/16, W 73-71)
Current Week: @ Kentucky (12/17/16, L 103-100)
8    Gonzaga Bulldogs 10-0 WCC 0-0 1st 1195 -3 8 Dec 12, 2016, #8 Nov 14, 2016, #14 6
Previous Week: v. Washington (12/07/16, W 98-71), v. Akron (12/10/16, W 61-43)
Current Week: @ Tennessee (12/18/16, W 76-86)
9    Indiana Hoosiers 8-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1124 +21 9 Nov 21, 2016, #3 Nov 28, 2016, #13 11
Previous Week: v. Houston Christian (12/10/16, W 103-61)
Current Week: v. Butler (12/17/16, L 78-83)
10    Creighton Bluejays 10-0 Big East 0-0 1st 1043 +40 10 Dec 12, 2016, #10 Nov 14, 2016, #22 6
Previous Week: @ Nebraska (12/07/16, W 62-77), v. Longwood (12/09/16, W 113-58)
Current Week: v. Oral Roberts (12/17/16, W 66-65)
11    Louisville Cardinals 9-1 ACC 0-0 1st 981 +80 11 Nov 21, 2016, #10 Nov 28, 2016, #14 22
Previous Week: v. Southern Illinois (12/07/16, W 74-51), v. Texas Southern (12/10/16, W 102-71)
Current Week: v. Eastern Kentucky (12/17/16, W 87-56)
12    West Virginia Mountaineers 8-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 864 +135 15 Dec 12, 2016, #12 Nov 28, 2016, #25 22
Previous Week: v. Western Carolina (12/07/16, W 90-37), v. Virginia Military (12/10/16, W 90-55)
Current Week: v. UMKC (12/17/16, W 112-67)
13    Virginia Cavaliers 8-1 ACC 0-0 1st 848 +90 14 Nov 28, 2016, #6 Dec 5, 2016, #14 51
Previous Week: v. East Carolina (12/06/16, W 76-53)
Current Week: v. Robert Morris (12/17/16, W 79-39)
14    Wisconsin Badgers 9-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 779 +124 17 Nov 14, 2016, #9 Dec 5, 2016, #17 6
Previous Week: v. Idaho State (12/07/16, W 78-44), @ Marquette (12/10/16, W 84-93)
Current Week: v. Green Bay (12/14/16, W 73-59)
15    Purdue Boilermakers 8-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 652 +167 18 Dec 12, 2016, #15 Dec 5, 2016, #18 25
Previous Week: v. Arizona State (12/06/16, W 97-64), v. Cleveland State (12/10/16, W 77-53)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (12/17/16, W 86-81)
16    South Carolina Gamecocks 8-0 SEC 0-0 1st 598 +122 19 Dec 12, 2016, #16 Nov 28, 2016, #20 3
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (12/12/16, L 64-67), @ South Florida (12/17/16, W 66-77)
17    Xavier Musketeers 8-2 Big East 0-0 1st 526 -258 13 Nov 28, 2016, #7 Dec 12, 2016, #17 23
Previous Week: @ Colorado (12/07/16, L 68-66), v. Utah (12/10/16, W 77-69)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (12/17/16, W 69-65)
18    Butler Bulldogs 9-1 Big East 0-0 1st 492 -199 16 Dec 5, 2016, #16 Dec 12, 2016, #18 3
Previous Week: @ Indiana State (12/07/16, L 72-71), v. Cincinnati (12/10/16, W 75-65)
Current Week: @ Indiana (12/17/16, W 78-83)
19    Arizona Wildcats 8-2 Pac-12 0-0 1st 436 +116 20 Nov 21, 2016, #8 Dec 5, 2016, #20 84
Previous Week: v. UC Irvine (12/06/16, W 79-57), @ Missouri (12/10/16, W 60-79)
Current Week: v. Grand Canyon (12/14/16, W 64-54), @ Texas A&M (12/17/16, W 63-67)
20    Saint Mary's Gaels 7-1 WCC 0-0 1st 391 -508 12 Dec 5, 2016, #12 Dec 12, 2016, #20 6
Previous Week: v. Texas-Arlington (12/08/16, L 51-65), v. UC Irvine (12/11/16, W 84-53)
Current Week: v. Western Kentucky (12/14/16, W 73-51)
21    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-1 ACC 0-0 1st 310 +113 23 Dec 12, 2016, #21 Dec 5, 2016, #23 2
Previous Week: v. Fort Wayne (12/06/16, W 87-72), v. Villanova (12/10/16, L 66-74)
Current Week: @ Purdue (12/17/16, L 86-81)
22    Oregon Ducks 8-2 Pac-12 0-0 1st 251 +76 24 Nov 14, 2016, #4 Dec 5, 2016, #24 14
Previous Week: v. Alabama (12/11/16, W 65-56)
Current Week: v. Montana (12/13/16, W 81-67), v. UNLV (12/17/16, W 83-63)
23    Florida State Seminoles 10-1 ACC 0-0 1st 227 +209 N/A Dec 12, 2016, #23 Nov 21, 2016, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Southern Mississippi (12/06/16, W 98-49), v. Nicholls State (12/08/16, W 118-63), v. Florida (12/11/16, W 83-78)
Current Week: v. Manhattan (12/17/16, W 83-67)
24    USC Trojans 9-0 Pac-12 0-0 1st 158 +115 N/A Dec 12, 2016, #24 Dec 12, 2016, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Pepperdine (12/11/16, W 93-67)
Current Week: v. Troy (12/17/16, W 82-77)
25    Cincinnati Bearcats 7-2 AAC 0-0 1st 155 -103 22 Dec 5, 2016, #22 Dec 12, 2016, #25 2
Previous Week: @ Butler (12/10/16, L 75-65)
Current Week: v. Texas Southern (12/13/16, W 96-58), v. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/17/16, W 119-68)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Florida Gators 7-3 SEC 0-0 1st 44 -241 Dec 5, 2016, #21 Dec 5, 2016, #21 Nov 28, 2016, #24
Previous Week: v. Duke (12/06/16, L 74-84), @ Florida State (12/11/16, L 83-78)
Current Week: v. Charlotte (12/17/16, W 87-46)
Wichita State Shockers 9-2 MVC 0-0 1st 33 +28 Feb 8, 2016, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Saint Louis (12/06/16, W 75-45), @ Oklahoma (12/10/16, W 73-76)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma State (12/17/16, L 76-93)
Virginia Tech Hokies 8-1 ACC 0-0 1st 32 +21 Nov 15, 2010, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/07/16, W 75-59), v. Ole Miss (12/11/16, W 80-75)
Current Week: v. The Citadel (12/17/16, W 113-71)
Maryland Terrapins 10-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 31 +22 Oct 31, 2016, #25 Oct 31, 2016, #25 Oct 31, 2016, #25
Previous Week: v. Howard (12/07/16, W 79-56), v. Saint Peter's (12/10/16, W 66-56)
Current Week: v. Jacksonville State (12/12/16, W 92-66)
Valparaiso Beacons 8-2 Horizon 0-0 1st 9 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Kentucky (12/07/16, L 87-63), @ Missouri State (12/10/16, W 81-84)
Current Week: v. Indiana State (12/17/16, W 89-71)
TCU Horned Frogs 9-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 8 -25 Dec 22, 2014, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Southern Methodist (12/07/16, L 74-59), v. Wofford (12/10/16, W 72-63)
Current Week: v. Texas Southern (12/18/16, W 96-59)
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 9-1 C-USA 0-0 1st 7 +7 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (12/08/16, W 71-48)
Current Week: @ Belmont (12/14/16, W 66-79), @ VCU (12/17/16, L 80-77)
Miami (FL) Hurricanes 7-2 ACC 0-0 1st 6 +6 Mar 14, 2016, #10 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. South Carolina State (12/06/16, W 82-46)
Current Week: v. Florida Atlantic (12/16/16, W 76-56)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 10-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 6 +5 Feb 4, 2013, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. N.J.I.T. (12/06/16, W 74-68), v. Georgia Southern (12/09/16, W 86-49), v. Northern Illinois (12/11/16, W 77-57)
Current Week: v. Long Island (12/14/16, W 76-66)
Kansas State Wildcats 9-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 4 +4 Jan 20, 2014, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Prairie View A&M (12/06/16, W 74-55), v. Washington State (12/10/16, W 70-56)
Current Week: @ Colorado State (12/17/16, W 70-89)
Pittsburgh Panthers 8-2 ACC 0-0 1st 2 +2 Jan 11, 2016, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Buffalo (12/07/16, W 84-79), @ Penn State (12/10/16, W 73-81)
Current Week: v. Rice (12/17/16, W 83-73)
Syracuse Orange 6-3 ACC 0-0 1st 2 -43 Nov 28, 2016, #22 Nov 21, 2016, #18 Nov 28, 2016, #22
Previous Week: v. UConn (12/05/16, L 50-52), v. Boston University (12/10/16, W 99-77)
Current Week: v. Georgetown (12/17/16, L 71-78)
Michigan State Spartans 7-4 Big Ten 0-0 1st 2 -1 Nov 21, 2016, #24 Oct 31, 2016, #12 Nov 21, 2016, #24
Previous Week: v. Youngstown State (12/06/16, W 77-57), v. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16, W 71-63)
Current Week: v. Northeastern (12/18/16, L 73-81)
Ohio State Buckeyes 8-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 2 -38 Mar 2, 2015, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Florida Atlantic (12/06/16, L 77-79), v. UConn (12/10/16, W 64-60)
Current Week: v. UCLA (12/17/16, L 73-86)
UCF Knights 7-1 AAC 0-0 1st 2 +2 Jan 10, 2011, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/10/16, W 76-58)
Current Week: v. Pennsylvania (12/12/16, L 49-58), @ George Washington (12/15/16, L 74-59), v. Miami (OH) (12/18/16, W 80-73)
Clemson Tigers 6-2 ACC 0-0 1st 1 +1 Jan 18, 2010, #17 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Mercer (12/10/16, W 90-47)
Current Week: v. South Carolina State (12/13/16, W 93-65), @ Alabama (12/18/16, W 54-67)
Iowa State Cyclones 6-3 Big 12 0-0 1st 1 -94 Dec 5, 2016, #25 Nov 28, 2016, #19 Dec 5, 2016, #25
Previous Week: v. Omaha (12/05/16, W 91-47), @ Iowa (12/08/16, L 78-64)
Current Week: v. Drake (12/17/16, W 97-80)
Loyola (IL) Ramblers 9-2 MVC 0-0 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Wright State (12/07/16, W 77-64), v. Milwaukee (12/10/16, W 72-56)
Current Week: @ Illinois-Chicago (12/17/16, W 75-81)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
23    Florida State Seminoles 10-1 ACC 0-0 1st 227 +209 Dec 12, 2016, #23 Nov 21, 2016, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Southern Mississippi (12/06/16, W 98-49), v. Nicholls State (12/08/16, W 118-63), v. Florida (12/11/16, W 83-78)
Current Week: v. Manhattan (12/17/16, W 83-67)
24    USC Trojans 9-0 Pac-12 0-0 1st 158 +115 Dec 12, 2016, #24 Dec 12, 2016, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Pepperdine (12/11/16, W 93-67)
Current Week: v. Troy (12/17/16, W 82-77)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Florida Gators 7-3 SEC 0-0 1st 44 -241 Dec 5, 2016, #21 Dec 5, 2016, #21 Nov 28, 2016, #24
Previous Week: v. Duke (12/06/16, L 74-84), @ Florida State (12/11/16, L 83-78)
Current Week: v. Charlotte (12/17/16, W 87-46)
Iowa State Cyclones 6-3 Big 12 0-0 1st 1 -94 Dec 5, 2016, #25 Nov 28, 2016, #19 Dec 5, 2016, #25
Previous Week: v. Omaha (12/05/16, W 91-47), @ Iowa (12/08/16, L 78-64)
Current Week: v. Drake (12/17/16, W 97-80)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
ACC 6 #5 Duke Blue Devils, #7 North Carolina Tar Heels, #11 Louisville Cardinals, #13 Virginia Cavaliers, #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #23 Florida State Seminoles
Big East 4 #1 Villanova Wildcats, #10 Creighton Bluejays, #17 Xavier Musketeers, #18 Butler Bulldogs
Pac-12 4 #2 UCLA Bruins, #19 Arizona Wildcats, #22 Oregon Ducks, #24 USC Trojans
Big 12 3 #3 Kansas Jayhawks, #4 Baylor Bears, #12 West Virginia Mountaineers
Big Ten 3 #9 Indiana Hoosiers, #14 Wisconsin Badgers, #15 Purdue Boilermakers
SEC 2 #6 Kentucky Wildcats, #16 South Carolina Gamecocks
WCC 2 #8 Gonzaga Bulldogs, #20 Saint Mary's Gaels
AAC 1 #25 Cincinnati Bearcats