NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 14 (Feb 20, 2006)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Duke Blue Devils (64) 25-1 ACC 13-0 1st 1789 +63 2 Feb 20, 2006, #1 Feb 13, 2006, #2 69
Previous Week: v. Wake Forest (2/14/06, W 93-70), v. Miami (FL) (2/19/06, W 92-71)
Current Week: @ Georgia Tech (2/22/06, W 66-73), @ Temple (2/25/06, W 66-74)
2    Villanova Wildcats (3) 21-2 AAC 11-1 2nd 1700 +119 4 Feb 20, 2006, #2 Jan 16, 2006, #8 21
Previous Week: v. UConn (2/13/06, W 69-64), v. Georgetown (2/19/06, W 75-65)
Current Week: @ Cincinnati (2/23/06, W 72-74), @ UConn (2/26/06, L 89-75)
3    UConn Huskies (4) 23-2 AAC 10-2 2nd 1655 -140 1 Feb 13, 2006, #1 Jan 9, 2006, #4 51
Previous Week: @ Villanova (2/13/06, L 69-64), @ West Virginia (2/18/06, W 75-81)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (2/21/06, W 75-74), v. Villanova (2/26/06, W 89-75)
4    Memphis Tigers (1) 24-2 C-USA 10-0 1st 1615 -20 3 Feb 13, 2006, #3 Nov 1, 2005, #12 15
Previous Week: v. Southern Mississippi (2/14/06, W 80-41), @ Tulane (2/18/06, W 65-105)
Current Week: v. UTEP (2/22/06, W 66-56), v. Tulsa (2/25/06, W 78-67)
5    Gonzaga Bulldogs 22-3 WCC 11-0 1st 1513 +11 5 Feb 20, 2006, #5 Dec 12, 2005, #10 29
Previous Week: @ Portland (2/13/06, W 83-97), @ Loyola Marymount (2/18/06, W 70-79)
Current Week: @ Pepperdine (2/21/06, W 71-81), v. San Diego (2/25/06, W 75-59)
6    George Washington Revolutionaries 22-1 A-10 12-0 1st 1375 +116 7 Feb 20, 2006, #6 Nov 21, 2005, #21 15
Previous Week: v. Massachusetts (2/15/06, W 69-66), @ Richmond (2/18/06, W 51-64)
Current Week: v. La Salle (2/22/06, W 77-65), @ Fordham (2/25/06, W 67-78)
7    Texas Longhorns 22-4 Big 12 10-2 1st 1294 -163 6 Dec 5, 2005, #2 Jan 2, 2006, #15 15
Previous Week: v. Baylor (2/14/06, W 90-63), @ Oklahoma State (2/19/06, L 81-60)
Current Week: @ Kansas State (2/22/06, W 64-65), v. Kansas (2/25/06, W 80-55)
8    Illinois Fighting Illini 22-4 Big Ten 8-4 2nd 1143 +318 14 Jan 30, 2006, #6 Nov 1, 2005, #17 36
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (2/15/06, W 63-47), v. Indiana (2/19/06, W 70-58)
Current Week: @ Michigan (2/21/06, L 72-64), v. Iowa (2/25/06, W 71-59)
9    Pittsburgh Panthers 20-4 AAC 9-4 4th 1142 -35 9 Feb 20, 2006, #9 Jan 2, 2006, #22 8
Previous Week: @ Providence (2/15/06, W 77-85), @ Marquette (2/18/06, L 84-82)
Current Week: v. Providence (2/25/06, W 81-68)
10    Tennessee Volunteers 19-4 SEC 10-2 1st 1123 -95 8 Feb 13, 2006, #8 Dec 19, 2005, #23 5
Previous Week: v. Auburn (2/15/06, W 105-89), @ Alabama (2/18/06, L 92-79)
Current Week: @ Florida (2/22/06, W 72-76), v. Arkansas (2/25/06, L 69-73)
11    Boston College Eagles 21-5 ACC 8-4 4th 1068 +232 13 Dec 5, 2005, #6 Jan 16, 2006, #21 25
Previous Week: v. Stony Brook (2/13/06, W 59-47), v. Miami (FL) (2/16/06, W 65-54)
Current Week: @ Virginia (2/21/06, L 72-58), @ NC State (2/25/06, W 72-74)
12    Florida Gators 22-4 SEC 8-4 3rd 1030 -127 10 Jan 16, 2006, #2 Nov 21, 2005, #14 14
Previous Week: @ Vanderbilt (2/15/06, W 68-73), @ Arkansas (2/18/06, L 85-81)
Current Week: v. Tennessee (2/22/06, L 72-76), @ Alabama (2/26/06, L 82-77)
13    Ohio State Buckeyes 19-4 Big Ten 8-4 2nd 981 +28 12 Feb 13, 2006, #12 Dec 19, 2005, #24 10
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (2/15/06, L 78-73), v. Northwestern (2/18/06, W 61-52)
Current Week: @ Michigan State (2/22/06, W 68-79), v. Michigan (2/25/06, W 64-54)
14    West Virginia Mountaineers 18-7 AAC 9-3 3rd 773 -330 11 Feb 6, 2006, #9 Dec 26, 2005, #25 9
Previous Week: @ Seton Hall (2/14/06, L 71-64), v. UConn (2/18/06, L 75-81)
Current Week: @ Syracuse (2/20/06, L 60-58), v. Louisville (2/25/06, W 68-64)
15    NC State Wolfpack 21-5 ACC 10-3 2nd 680 +245 21 Jan 2, 2006, #13 Dec 5, 2005, #25 13
Previous Week: v. Florida State (2/15/06, W 86-64), @ Virginia Tech (2/18/06, W 64-70)
Current Week: v. North Carolina (2/22/06, L 71-95), v. Boston College (2/25/06, L 72-74)
16    Kansas Jayhawks 19-6 Big 12 10-2 2nd 616 +319 22 Feb 20, 2006, #16 Feb 13, 2006, #22 2
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma State (2/13/06, W 49-64), v. Missouri (2/18/06, W 79-46)
Current Week: v. Baylor (2/21/06, W 76-61), @ Texas (2/25/06, L 80-55)
17    Washington Huskies 20-5 Pac-12 9-5 4th 590 +131 20 Dec 26, 2005, #7 Nov 21, 2005, #25 14
Previous Week: @ Oregon (2/16/06, W 72-75), @ Oregon State (2/18/06, W 63-96)
Current Week: v. Stanford (2/23/06, W 75-57), v. California (2/26/06, W 73-62)
18    Michigan State Spartans 19-7 Big Ten 7-5 5th 543 -136 16 Nov 1, 2005, #4 Feb 20, 2006, #18 32
Previous Week: @ Iowa (2/14/06, L 66-54), v. Michigan (2/18/06, W 90-71)
Current Week: v. Ohio State (2/22/06, L 68-79), @ Indiana (2/26/06, L 78-71)
19    UCLA Bruins 20-6 Pac-12 10-4 1st 507 -202 15 Jan 9, 2006, #11 Feb 20, 2006, #19 15
Previous Week: @ USC (2/19/06, L 71-68)
Current Week: v. Oregon State (2/23/06, W 78-60), v. Oregon (2/26/06, W 70-53)
20    Iowa Hawkeyes 20-7 Big Ten 9-4 1st 492 -104 18 Dec 5, 2005, #12 Dec 19, 2005, #25 4
Previous Week: v. Michigan State (2/14/06, W 66-54), @ Minnesota (2/18/06, L 74-61)
Current Week: @ Illinois (2/25/06, L 71-59)
21    North Carolina Tar Heels 17-6 ACC 8-4 4th 483 +192 23 Dec 19, 2005, #17 Jan 2, 2006, #25 3
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (2/15/06, W 82-75), @ Wake Forest (2/19/06, W 72-83)
Current Week: @ NC State (2/22/06, W 71-95), v. Maryland (2/26/06, W 81-57)
22    Oklahoma Sooners 17-6 Big 12 8-4 3rd 345 -126 19 Nov 28, 2005, #5 Jan 16, 2006, #25 24
Previous Week: @ Colorado (2/15/06, L 84-75), v. Iowa State (2/18/06, W 83-82)
Current Week: @ Texas Tech (2/20/06, W 70-71), v. Kansas State (2/25/06, W 71-70)
23    Georgetown Hoyas 17-7 AAC 8-5 9th 295 -379 17 Feb 6, 2006, #15 Feb 20, 2006, #23 5
Previous Week: @ Marquette (2/16/06, L 57-51), @ Villanova (2/19/06, L 75-65)
Current Week: v. Rutgers (2/22/06, W 66-50), v. Syracuse (2/25/06, W 68-53)
24    LSU Tigers 18-7 SEC 10-2 1st 187 +119 25 Feb 20, 2006, #24 Feb 13, 2006, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Mississippi State (2/15/06, W 72-59), @ Auburn (2/18/06, W 61-65)
Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (2/22/06, W 66-77), v. Kentucky (2/25/06, W 71-67)
25    Northern Iowa Panthers 22-6 MVC 11-5 2nd 76 +15 N/A Feb 20, 2006, #25 Feb 20, 2006, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Indiana State (2/14/06, L 61-60), v. Bucknell (2/18/06, W 65-61)
Current Week: v. Bradley (2/22/06, L 49-71), @ Southern Illinois (2/25/06, L 46-45)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Nevada Wolf Pack 20-5 WAC 9-3 2nd 76 +76 Dec 26, 2005, #20 Dec 5, 2005, #17 Feb 20, 2006, #25
Previous Week: v. Louisiana Tech (2/14/06, W 50-49), v. Akron (2/17/06, W 88-61)
Current Week: @ Idaho (2/20/06, W 68-74), @ Utah State (2/25/06, W 57-75)
George Mason Patriots 21-5 CAA 14-2 1st 74 +55 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Drexel (2/15/06, W 67-48), @ Wichita State (2/18/06, W 67-70)
Current Week: @ Hofstra (2/23/06, L 77-66), v. James Madison (2/25/06, W 95-68)
Wisconsin Badgers 18-7 Big Ten 8-4 2nd 66 +43 Jan 23, 2006, #23 Jan 16, 2006, #15 Dec 26, 2005, #24
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (2/15/06, W 78-73)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (2/23/06, L 62-51), v. Minnesota (2/26/06, W 80-74)
Marquette Golden Eagles 18-8 AAC 8-5 7th 60 +59 Jan 17, 2005, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (2/16/06, W 57-51), v. Pittsburgh (2/18/06, W 84-82)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (2/25/06, W 72-80)
Bucknell Bison 21-4 Patriot 12-0 1st 36 -97 Feb 13, 2006, #24 Feb 13, 2006, #24 Feb 13, 2006, #24
Previous Week: @ Lafayette (2/15/06, W 49-69), @ Northern Iowa (2/18/06, L 65-61)
Current Week: v. Lehigh (2/22/06, W 81-70), v. Army West Point (2/25/06, W 70-47)
UAB Blazers 19-5 C-USA 9-2 3rd 20 +10 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Tulane (2/15/06, W 87-82), @ Southern Mississippi (2/18/06, W 50-87)
Current Week: @ Southern Methodist (2/25/06, W 68-73)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 20-5 Sun Belt 11-1 2nd 11 +9 Nov 18, 2002, #19 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Little Rock (2/16/06, W 73-74), v. Northern Arizona (2/18/06, W 79-58)
Current Week: @ Middle Tennessee State (2/23/06, L 80-74), v. Florida International (2/25/06, W 80-65)
Creighton Bluejays 18-7 MVC 11-5 2nd 8 +1 Jan 12, 2004, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Wichita State (2/14/06, L 62-61), v. Fresno State (2/19/06, W 67-62)
Current Week: v. Indiana State (2/22/06, W 67-62), @ Missouri State (2/25/06, L 60-54)
California Golden Bears 16-7 Pac-12 10-4 2nd 8 -59 Mar 10, 2003, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Arizona (2/16/06, W 75-66), v. Arizona State (2/18/06, L 64-65)
Current Week: @ Washington State (2/23/06, W 41-43), @ Washington (2/26/06, L 73-62)
San Diego State Aztecs 18-7 MWC 11-2 1st 7 +7 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UNLV (2/16/06, W 70-81), v. TCU (2/18/06, W 83-71)
Current Week: @ Brigham Young (2/22/06, L 100-90), @ New Mexico (2/25/06, W 66-73)
Wichita State Shockers 21-7 MVC 12-4 1st 5 -22 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Creighton (2/14/06, W 62-61), v. George Mason (2/18/06, L 67-70)
Current Week: @ Drake (2/22/06, W 58-60), v. Illinois State (2/25/06, W 64-57)
Colorado Buffaloes 17-6 Big 12 7-5 5th 3 -10 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma (2/15/06, W 84-75), @ Kansas State (2/18/06, L 72-60)
Current Week: @ Nebraska (2/22/06, L 93-77), v. Missouri (2/25/06, W 78-60)
UTEP Miners 17-6 C-USA 9-1 2nd 3 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Alabama A&M (2/14/06, W 60-44), v. Rice (2/18/06, W 58-47)
Current Week: @ Memphis (2/22/06, L 66-56), v. Houston (2/25/06, W 69-63)
Air Force Falcons 21-5 MWC 9-4 2nd 2 +NC Mar 8, 2004, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ TCU (2/15/06, W 45-63), @ Utah (2/18/06, W 51-52)
Current Week: v. New Mexico (2/22/06, W 51-46), v. UNLV (2/25/06, W 68-55)
Alabama Crimson Tide 15-9 SEC 8-4 3rd 2 +2 Dec 5, 2005, #22 Nov 1, 2005, #15 Dec 5, 2005, #22
Previous Week: @ South Carolina (2/14/06, L 67-56), v. Tennessee (2/18/06, W 92-79)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (2/21/06, L 65-63), v. Florida (2/26/06, W 82-77)
Missouri State Bears 18-7 MVC 10-6 5th 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Evansville (2/14/06, W 71-50), @ Milwaukee (2/18/06, W 63-72)
Current Week: @ Illinois State (2/22/06, W 61-72), v. Creighton (2/25/06, W 60-54)
Kentucky Wildcats 17-9 SEC 7-5 5th 1 +1 Jan 2, 2006, #19 Nov 21, 2005, #7 Dec 12, 2005, #23
Previous Week: v. Georgia (2/15/06, W 68-61), @ South Carolina (2/18/06, W 66-79)
Current Week: v. Ole Miss (2/22/06, W 80-40), @ LSU (2/25/06, L 71-67)
Houston Cougars 18-6 C-USA 8-3 9th 1 +1 Dec 12, 2005, #25 Dec 12, 2005, #25 Dec 12, 2005, #25
Previous Week: @ UCF (2/15/06, W 71-78), v. Tulsa (2/18/06, W 73-46)
Current Week: @ UTEP (2/25/06, L 69-63)
Iona Gaels 20-5 MAAC 13-3 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Rider (2/15/06, W 79-83), v. Buffalo (2/18/06, W 93-75)
Current Week: v. Siena (2/23/06, L 76-82), @ Manhattan (2/26/06, L 78-74)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
25    Northern Iowa Panthers 22-6 MVC 11-5 2nd 76 +15 Feb 20, 2006, #25 Feb 20, 2006, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Indiana State (2/14/06, L 61-60), v. Bucknell (2/18/06, W 65-61)
Current Week: v. Bradley (2/22/06, L 49-71), @ Southern Illinois (2/25/06, L 46-45)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Bucknell Bison 21-4 Patriot 12-0 1st 36 -97 Feb 13, 2006, #24 Feb 13, 2006, #24 Feb 13, 2006, #24
Previous Week: @ Lafayette (2/15/06, W 49-69), @ Northern Iowa (2/18/06, L 65-61)
Current Week: v. Lehigh (2/22/06, W 81-70), v. Army West Point (2/25/06, W 70-47)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 5 #2 Villanova Wildcats, #3 UConn Huskies, #9 Pittsburgh Panthers, #14 West Virginia Mountaineers, #23 Georgetown Hoyas
ACC 4 #1 Duke Blue Devils, #11 Boston College Eagles, #15 NC State Wolfpack, #21 North Carolina Tar Heels
Big Ten 4 #8 Illinois Fighting Illini, #13 Ohio State Buckeyes, #18 Michigan State Spartans, #20 Iowa Hawkeyes
Big 12 3 #7 Texas Longhorns, #16 Kansas Jayhawks, #22 Oklahoma Sooners
SEC 3 #10 Tennessee Volunteers, #12 Florida Gators, #24 LSU Tigers
Pac-12 2 #17 Washington Huskies, #19 UCLA Bruins
A-10 1 #6 George Washington Revolutionaries
C-USA 1 #4 Memphis Tigers
MVC 1 #25 Northern Iowa Panthers
WCC 1 #5 Gonzaga Bulldogs