NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 15 (Feb 27, 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 (65) 27-1 ACC 14-0 1st 1791 +2 1 Feb 27, 2006, #1 Feb 13, 2006, #2 70
Previous Week: @ Georgia Tech (2/22/06, W 66-73), @ Temple (2/25/06, W 66-74)
Current Week: @ Florida State (3/01/06, L 79-74), v. North Carolina (3/04/06, L 76-83)
2    UConn Huskies (6) 25-2 AAC 12-2 3rd 1725 +70 3 Feb 13, 2006, #1 Jan 9, 2006, #4 52
Previous Week: v. Notre Dame (2/21/06, W 75-74), v. Villanova (2/26/06, W 89-75)
Current Week: @ South Florida (3/01/06, W 53-66), v. Louisville (3/04/06, W 84-80)
3    Memphis Tigers (1) 26-2 C-USA 12-0 1st 1628 +13 4 Feb 27, 2006, #3 Nov 1, 2005, #12 16
Previous Week: v. UTEP (2/22/06, W 66-56), v. Tulsa (2/25/06, W 78-67)
Current Week: @ UAB (3/02/06, L 80-74), v. Houston (3/04/06, W 69-62)
4    Villanova Wildcats 22-3 AAC 12-2 3rd 1605 -95 2 Feb 20, 2006, #2 Jan 16, 2006, #8 22
Previous Week: @ Cincinnati (2/23/06, W 72-74), @ UConn (2/26/06, L 89-75)
Current Week: v. St. John's (3/01/06, W 65-52), @ Syracuse (3/05/06, W 82-92)
5    Gonzaga Bulldogs 24-3 WCC 13-0 1st 1508 -5 5 Feb 27, 2006, #5 Dec 12, 2005, #10 30
Previous Week: @ Pepperdine (2/21/06, W 71-81), v. San Diego (2/25/06, W 75-59)
Current Week: v. San Francisco (2/27/06, W 75-72), v. San Diego (3/05/06, W 96-92)
6    Texas Longhorns 24-4 Big 12 12-2 1st 1399 +105 7 Dec 5, 2005, #2 Jan 2, 2006, #15 16
Previous Week: @ Kansas State (2/22/06, W 64-65), v. Kansas (2/25/06, W 80-55)
Current Week: @ Texas A&M (3/01/06, L 46-43), v. Oklahoma (3/05/06, W 72-48)
7    George Washington Revolutionaries 24-1 A-10 14-0 1st 1378 +3 6 Feb 20, 2006, #6 Nov 21, 2005, #21 16
Previous Week: v. La Salle (2/22/06, W 77-65), @ Fordham (2/25/06, W 67-78)
Current Week: @ St. Bonaventure (3/01/06, W 78-89), v. Charlotte (3/04/06, W 86-85)
8    Pittsburgh Panthers 21-4 AAC 10-4 3rd 1236 +94 9 Feb 27, 2006, #8 Jan 2, 2006, #22 9
Previous Week: v. Providence (2/25/06, W 81-68)
Current Week: @ West Virginia (2/27/06, L 67-62), v. Seton Hall (3/03/06, L 61-65)
9    Ohio State Buckeyes 21-4 Big Ten 10-4 1st 1209 +228 13 Feb 27, 2006, #9 Dec 19, 2005, #24 11
Previous Week: @ Michigan State (2/22/06, W 68-79), v. Michigan (2/25/06, W 64-54)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (3/01/06, W 53-56), v. Purdue (3/05/06, W 76-57)
10    Illinois Fighting Illini 23-5 Big Ten 9-5 2nd 1116 -27 8 Jan 30, 2006, #6 Nov 1, 2005, #17 37
Previous Week: @ Michigan (2/21/06, L 72-64), v. Iowa (2/25/06, W 71-59)
Current Week: @ Minnesota (2/28/06, W 65-71), @ Michigan State (3/04/06, W 68-75)
11    Tennessee Volunteers 20-5 SEC 11-3 2nd 976 -147 10 Feb 13, 2006, #8 Dec 19, 2005, #23 6
Previous Week: @ Florida (2/22/06, W 72-76), v. Arkansas (2/25/06, L 69-73)
Current Week: v. Kentucky (3/01/06, L 78-80), @ Vanderbilt (3/04/06, W 59-68)
12    Boston College Eagles 22-6 ACC 9-5 5th 971 -97 11 Dec 5, 2005, #6 Jan 16, 2006, #21 26
Previous Week: @ Virginia (2/21/06, L 72-58), @ NC State (2/25/06, W 72-74)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (2/28/06, W 80-65), v. Virginia Tech (3/04/06, W 59-57)
13    North Carolina Tar Heels 19-6 ACC 10-4 2nd 814 +331 21 Feb 27, 2006, #13 Jan 2, 2006, #25 4
Previous Week: @ NC State (2/22/06, W 71-95), v. Maryland (2/26/06, W 81-57)
Current Week: v. Virginia (3/01/06, W 99-54), @ Duke (3/04/06, W 76-83)
14    Washington Huskies 22-5 Pac-12 11-5 2nd 804 +214 17 Dec 26, 2005, #7 Nov 21, 2005, #25 15
Previous Week: v. Stanford (2/23/06, W 75-57), v. California (2/26/06, W 73-62)
Current Week: @ Arizona State (3/02/06, W 66-91), @ Arizona (3/04/06, W 67-70)
15    UCLA Bruins 22-6 Pac-12 12-4 1st 717 +210 19 Jan 9, 2006, #11 Feb 20, 2006, #19 16
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (2/23/06, W 78-60), v. Oregon (2/26/06, W 70-53)
Current Week: @ California (3/02/06, W 58-67), @ Stanford (3/04/06, W 54-75)
16    West Virginia Mountaineers 19-8 AAC 10-4 3rd 661 -112 14 Feb 6, 2006, #9 Dec 26, 2005, #25 10
Previous Week: @ Syracuse (2/20/06, L 60-58), v. Louisville (2/25/06, W 68-64)
Current Week: v. Pittsburgh (2/27/06, W 67-62), @ Cincinnati (3/04/06, L 78-75)
17    Florida Gators 22-6 SEC 8-6 4th 628 -402 12 Jan 16, 2006, #2 Feb 27, 2006, #17 15
Previous Week: v. Tennessee (2/22/06, L 72-76), @ Alabama (2/26/06, L 82-77)
Current Week: v. Georgia (3/01/06, W 77-66), @ Kentucky (3/05/06, W 64-79)
18    Kansas Jayhawks 20-7 Big 12 11-3 2nd 514 -102 16 Feb 20, 2006, #16 Feb 13, 2006, #22 3
Previous Week: v. Baylor (2/21/06, W 76-61), @ Texas (2/25/06, L 80-55)
Current Week: v. Colorado (3/01/06, W 75-54), @ Kansas State (3/04/06, W 52-66)
19    Oklahoma Sooners 19-6 Big 12 10-4 3rd 502 +157 22 Nov 28, 2005, #5 Jan 16, 2006, #25 25
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (2/20/06, W 70-71), v. Kansas State (2/25/06, W 71-70)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma State (2/27/06, W 67-66), @ Texas (3/05/06, L 72-48)
20    Georgetown Hoyas 19-7 AAC 10-5 5th 480 +185 23 Feb 6, 2006, #15 Feb 20, 2006, #23 6
Previous Week: v. Rutgers (2/22/06, W 66-50), v. Syracuse (2/25/06, W 68-53)
Current Week: @ South Florida (3/04/06, L 63-56)
21    LSU Tigers 20-7 SEC 12-2 1st 425 +238 24 Feb 27, 2006, #21 Feb 13, 2006, #25 3
Previous Week: @ Vanderbilt (2/22/06, W 66-77), v. Kentucky (2/25/06, W 71-67)
Current Week: @ South Carolina (2/28/06, W 61-64), v. Ole Miss (3/04/06, W 55-52)
22    NC State Wolfpack 21-7 ACC 10-5 3rd 385 -295 15 Jan 2, 2006, #13 Dec 5, 2005, #25 14
Previous Week: v. North Carolina (2/22/06, L 71-95), v. Boston College (2/25/06, L 72-74)
Current Week: @ Wake Forest (3/04/06, L 76-63)
23    Iowa Hawkeyes 20-8 Big Ten 9-5 2nd 234 -258 20 Dec 5, 2005, #12 Dec 19, 2005, #25 5
Previous Week: @ Illinois (2/25/06, L 71-59)
Current Week: v. Penn State (3/01/06, W 65-38), v. Wisconsin (3/04/06, W 59-44)
24    Nevada Wolf Pack 22-5 WAC 11-3 2nd 193 +117 25 Dec 5, 2005, #17 Feb 20, 2006, #25 2
Previous Week: @ Idaho (2/20/06, W 68-74), @ Utah State (2/25/06, W 57-75)
Current Week: v. San Jose State (3/02/06, W 83-60), v. Fresno State (3/04/06, W 74-60)
25    Michigan State Spartans 19-9 Big Ten 7-7 6th 178 -365 18 Nov 1, 2005, #4 Feb 27, 2006, #25 33
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (2/22/06, L 68-79), @ Indiana (2/26/06, L 78-71)
Current Week: v. Wisconsin (3/02/06, W 74-65), v. Illinois (3/04/06, L 68-75)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Marquette Golden Eagles 19-8 AAC 9-5 6th 98 +38 Jan 17, 2005, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (2/25/06, W 72-80)
Current Week: @ Louisville (3/01/06, L 67-60), v. Providence (3/04/06, W 88-78)
Bucknell Bison 23-4 Patriot 14-0 1st 50 +14 Feb 13, 2006, #24 Feb 13, 2006, #24 Feb 13, 2006, #24
Previous Week: v. Lehigh (2/22/06, W 81-70), v. Army West Point (2/25/06, W 70-47)
Current Week: v. Army West Point (3/03/06, W 59-47), v. American University (3/05/06, W 64-50)
Arkansas Razorbacks 19-8 SEC 8-6 5th 47 +47 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Alabama (2/21/06, W 65-63), @ Tennessee (2/25/06, W 69-73)
Current Week: v. Mississippi State (3/01/06, W 80-70), @ Georgia (3/05/06, W 57-74)
UAB Blazers 20-5 C-USA 10-2 2nd 44 +24 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Southern Methodist (2/25/06, W 68-73)
Current Week: v. Memphis (3/02/06, W 80-74), v. Marshall (3/04/06, W 82-61)
Wichita State Shockers 23-7 MVC 14-4 1st 23 +18 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Drake (2/22/06, W 58-60), v. Illinois State (2/25/06, W 64-57)
Current Week: v. Indiana State (3/03/06, W 81-63), v. Bradley (3/04/06, L 52-60)
George Mason Patriots 22-6 CAA 15-3 1st 19 -55 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Hofstra (2/23/06, L 77-66), v. James Madison (2/25/06, W 95-68)
Current Week: v. Georgia State (3/04/06, W 61-56), v. Hofstra (3/05/06, L 49-58)
Wisconsin Badgers 19-8 Big Ten 9-5 2nd 13 -53 Jan 23, 2006, #23 Jan 16, 2006, #15 Dec 26, 2005, #24
Previous Week: @ Northwestern (2/23/06, L 62-51), v. Minnesota (2/26/06, W 80-74)
Current Week: @ Michigan State (3/02/06, L 74-65), @ Iowa (3/04/06, L 59-44)
California Golden Bears 17-8 Pac-12 11-5 2nd 7 -1 Mar 10, 2003, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Washington State (2/23/06, W 41-43), @ Washington (2/26/06, L 73-62)
Current Week: v. UCLA (3/02/06, L 58-67), v. USC (3/04/06, W 71-60)
San Diego State Aztecs 19-8 MWC 12-3 1st 6 -1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Brigham Young (2/22/06, L 100-90), @ New Mexico (2/25/06, W 66-73)
Current Week: v. Wyoming (3/01/06, W 91-72), v. South Dakota State (3/03/06, W 88-63)
Missouri State Bears 20-7 MVC 12-6 2nd 5 +4 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Illinois State (2/22/06, W 61-72), v. Creighton (2/25/06, W 60-54)
Current Week: v. Northern Iowa (3/03/06, L 42-57)
Southern Illinois Salukis 19-10 MVC 12-6 2nd 3 +3 Mar 15, 2004, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Evansville (2/21/06, L 64-59), v. Northern Iowa (2/25/06, W 46-45)
Current Week: v. Evansville (3/03/06, W 71-55), v. Northern Iowa (3/04/06, W 55-46), v. Bradley (3/05/06, W 59-46)
UTEP Miners 18-7 C-USA 10-2 2nd 3 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Memphis (2/22/06, L 66-56), v. Houston (2/25/06, W 69-63)
Current Week: v. Tulsa (3/01/06, W 49-45), v. UCF (3/04/06, L 55-66)
Air Force Falcons 23-5 MWC 11-4 2nd 2 +NC Mar 8, 2004, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. New Mexico (2/22/06, W 51-46), v. UNLV (2/25/06, W 68-55)
Current Week: @ Colorado State (3/04/06, W 59-63)
Alabama Crimson Tide 16-10 SEC 9-5 3rd 2 +NC Dec 5, 2005, #22 Nov 1, 2005, #15 Dec 5, 2005, #22
Previous Week: @ Arkansas (2/21/06, L 65-63), v. Florida (2/26/06, W 82-77)
Current Week: v. Auburn (3/01/06, W 71-61), @ Mississippi State (3/04/06, L 71-58)
UNC Wilmington Seahawks 22-7 CAA 15-3 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ VCU (2/23/06, W 54-61), v. Georgia State (2/25/06, W 68-56)
Current Week: v. Delaware (3/04/06, W 69-56), v. Northeastern (3/05/06, W 69-54)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Northern Iowa Panthers - MVC - - 0 -76 Feb 20, 2006, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: -
Current Week: -

Rankings By Conference

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