NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 18 (Mar 17, 2003)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Kentucky Wildcats (70) 28-4 SEC 16-0 1st 1774 +25 2 Mar 17, 2003, #1 Dec 30, 2002, #20 19
Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (3/14/03, W 81-63), v. Auburn (3/15/03, W 78-58), @ Mississippi State (3/16/03, W 57-64)
Current Week: v. IUPUI (3/21/03, W 95-64), v. Utah (3/23/03, W 74-54)
2    Arizona Wildcats (1) 26-2 Pac-12 17-1 1st 1686 -93 1 Mar 10, 2003, #1 Dec 30, 2002, #4 19
Previous Week: v. UCLA (3/13/03, L 89-96)
Current Week: v. Vermont (3/20/03, W 80-51), v. Gonzaga (3/22/03, W 96-95)
3    Oklahoma Sooners 24-6 Big 12 12-4 3rd 1589 +226 6 Mar 17, 2003, #3 Dec 30, 2002, #10 19
Previous Week: v. Colorado (3/14/03, W 74-59), v. Texas Tech (3/15/03, W 67-60), v. Missouri (3/16/03, W 49-47)
Current Week: v. South Carolina State (3/20/03, W 71-54), v. California (3/22/03, W 74-65)
4    Pittsburgh Panthers 26-4 AAC 13-3 2nd 1539 +114 5 Jan 27, 2003, #2 Feb 17, 2003, #9 19
Previous Week: v. Providence (3/13/03, W 67-59), @ Boston College (3/14/03, W 48-61), @ UConn (3/15/03, W 56-74)
Current Week: v. Wagner (3/21/03, W 87-61), v. Indiana (3/23/03, W 74-52)
5    Texas Longhorns 22-6 Big 12 13-3 2nd 1498 -132 3 Dec 2, 2002, #2 Dec 16, 2002, #10 19
Previous Week: v. Texas Tech (3/14/03, L 81-92)
Current Week: v. UNC Asheville (3/21/03, W 82-61), v. Purdue (3/23/03, W 77-67)
6    Kansas Jayhawks 25-7 Big 12 14-2 1st 1450 -96 4 Nov 25, 2002, #2 Dec 9, 2002, #20 19
Previous Week: v. Iowa State (3/14/03, W 89-74), v. Missouri (3/15/03, L 63-68)
Current Week: v. Utah State (3/20/03, W 64-61), v. Arizona State (3/22/03, W 108-76)
7    Duke Blue Devils 24-6 ACC 11-5 3rd 1224 +330 12 Jan 13, 2003, #1 Mar 10, 2003, #12 19
Previous Week: v. Virginia (3/14/03, W 83-76), v. North Carolina (3/15/03, W 75-63), v. NC State (3/16/03, W 84-77)
Current Week: v. Colorado State (3/20/03, W 67-57), v. Central Michigan (3/22/03, W 86-60)
8    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 23-6 ACC 12-4 1st 1160 -113 9 Mar 17, 2003, #8 Dec 23, 2002, #25 13
Previous Week: v. Florida State (3/14/03, W 69-61), v. NC State (3/15/03, L 83-87)
Current Week: v. East Tennessee State (3/21/03, W 76-73), v. Auburn (3/23/03, L 62-68)
9    Marquette Golden Eagles 23-5 C-USA 14-2 1st 1147 -209 8 Mar 10, 2003, #8 Jan 6, 2003, #24 19
Previous Week: v. UAB (3/13/03, L 76-83)
Current Week: v. Holy Cross (3/20/03, W 72-68), v. Missouri (3/22/03, W 101-92)
10    Florida Gators 24-7 SEC 12-4 2nd 1141 -218 7 Feb 3, 2003, #1 Dec 9, 2002, #14 19
Previous Week: v. LSU (3/14/03, L 61-65)
Current Week: v. Sam Houston State (3/21/03, W 85-55), v. Michigan State (3/23/03, L 46-68)
11    Illinois Fighting Illini 24-6 Big Ten 11-5 2nd 1101 +330 13 Dec 23, 2002, #7 Dec 2, 2002, #25 16
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (3/14/03, W 94-65), v. Indiana (3/15/03, W 73-72), v. Ohio State (3/16/03, W 72-59)
Current Week: v. Western Kentucky (3/20/03, W 65-60), v. Notre Dame (3/22/03, L 60-68)
12    Xavier Musketeers 25-5 A-10 15-1 1st 1006 -173 10 Mar 10, 2003, #10 Jan 6, 2003, #21 7
Previous Week: v. George Washington (3/13/03, W 78-73), v. Temple (3/14/03, L 57-63)
Current Week: v. Troy (3/21/03, W 71-59), v. Maryland (3/23/03, L 64-77)
13    Syracuse Orange 24-5 AAC 13-3 2nd 968 -163 11 Mar 10, 2003, #11 Jan 13, 2003, #25 8
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (3/13/03, W 74-69), v. UConn (3/14/03, L 67-80)
Current Week: v. Manhattan (3/21/03, W 76-65), v. Oklahoma State (3/23/03, W 68-56)
14    Louisville Cardinals 24-6 C-USA 11-5 4th 826 +299 20 Feb 10, 2003, #1 Dec 30, 2002, #24 12
Previous Week: v. Tulane (3/13/03, W 82-66), @ Memphis (3/14/03, W 75-78), v. UAB (3/15/03, W 83-78)
Current Week: v. Austin Peay (3/21/03, W 86-64), v. Butler (3/23/03, L 71-79)
15    Creighton Bluejays 29-4 MVC 15-3 2nd 605 +72 19 Jan 20, 2003, #10 Dec 9, 2002, #23 15
Previous Week: @ Southern Illinois (3/10/03, W 56-80)
Current Week: v. Central Michigan (3/20/03, L 73-79)
16    Dayton Flyers 24-5 A-10 13-2 2nd 584 +235 22 Mar 17, 2003, #16 Feb 24, 2003, #25 5
Previous Week: v. Rhode Island (3/13/03, W 74-57), @ Saint Joseph's (3/14/03, W 73-76), v. Temple (3/15/03, W 79-72)
Current Week: v. Tulsa (3/20/03, L 71-84)
17    Maryland Terrapins 19-8 ACC 12-4 1st 580 -167 14 Feb 3, 2003, #8 Dec 16, 2002, #24 19
Previous Week: v. North Carolina (3/14/03, L 72-84)
Current Week: v. UNC Wilmington (3/21/03, W 75-73), @ Xavier (3/23/03, W 64-77)
18    Stanford Cardinal 23-8 Pac-12 14-4 2nd 539 -196 15 Mar 10, 2003, #15 Feb 3, 2003, #25 7
Previous Week: v. USC (3/13/03, L 74-79)
Current Week: v. San Diego (3/20/03, W 77-69), v. UConn (3/22/03, L 74-85)
19    Memphis Tigers 22-7 C-USA 12-4 2nd 468 -185 16 Mar 10, 2003, #16 Feb 24, 2003, #24 4
Previous Week: v. South Florida (3/13/03, W 62-56), v. Louisville (3/14/03, L 75-78)
Current Week: v. Arizona State (3/20/03, L 71-84)
20    Mississippi State Bulldogs 22-8 SEC 10-6 3rd 372 +266 N/A Jan 6, 2003, #7 Dec 9, 2002, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (3/14/03, W 73-64), v. LSU (3/15/03, W 76-61), v. Kentucky (3/16/03, L 57-64)
Current Week: v. Butler (3/21/03, L 46-47)
21    Wisconsin Badgers 22-7 Big Ten 12-4 1st 369 -176 18 Mar 10, 2003, #18 Nov 25, 2002, #25 3
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (3/14/03, L 50-58)
Current Week: v. Weber State (3/20/03, W 81-74), v. Tulsa (3/22/03, W 61-60)
22    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 22-9 AAC 10-6 5th 313 -233 17 Jan 6, 2003, #5 Mar 17, 2003, #22 15
Previous Week: v. St. John's (3/12/03, L 80-83)
Current Week: v. Milwaukee (3/20/03, W 70-69), @ Illinois (3/22/03, W 60-68)
23    UConn Huskies 21-9 AAC 10-6 5th 225 +172 N/A Jan 6, 2003, #3 Mar 17, 2003, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (3/13/03, W 83-70), @ Syracuse (3/14/03, W 67-80), v. Pittsburgh (3/15/03, L 56-74)
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (3/20/03, W 58-53), @ Stanford (3/22/03, W 74-85)
24    Missouri Tigers 21-10 Big 12 9-7 5th 199 +181 N/A Jan 13, 2003, #11 Jan 27, 2003, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Nebraska (3/13/03, W 70-61), @ Oklahoma State (3/14/03, W 58-60), @ Kansas (3/15/03, W 63-68), @ Oklahoma (3/16/03, L 49-47)
Current Week: v. Southern Illinois (3/20/03, W 72-71), @ Marquette (3/22/03, L 101-92)
25    Georgia Bulldogs 18-9 SEC 10-6 3rd 141 -236 21 Jan 27, 2003, #15 Mar 17, 2003, #25 11
Previous Week:
Current Week:

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Saint Joseph's Hawks 23-6 A-10 12-3 4th 107 -2 Mar 10, 2003, #25 Mar 10, 2003, #25 Mar 10, 2003, #25
Previous Week: v. La Salle (3/13/03, W 68-48), v. Dayton (3/14/03, L 73-76)
Current Week: v. Auburn (3/21/03, L 63-65)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 21-9 Big 12 10-6 4th 100 -133 Mar 10, 2003, #23 Jan 27, 2003, #9 Jan 13, 2003, #24
Previous Week: v. Missouri (3/14/03, L 58-60)
Current Week: v. Pennsylvania (3/21/03, W 77-63), @ Syracuse (3/23/03, L 68-56)
Oregon Ducks 23-9 Pac-12 10-8 6th 83 +83 Jan 27, 2003, #22 Dec 16, 2002, #5 Jan 20, 2003, #23
Previous Week: @ Arizona State (3/13/03, W 82-83), v. UCLA (3/14/03, W 75-74), v. USC (3/15/03, W 74-66)
Current Week: v. Utah (3/21/03, L 58-60)
California Golden Bears 21-8 Pac-12 13-5 3rd 64 -67 Mar 10, 2003, #24 Feb 17, 2003, #18 Jan 20, 2003, #25
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (3/13/03, W 69-46), v. USC (3/14/03, L 62-79)
Current Week: v. NC State (3/20/03, W 76-74), @ Oklahoma (3/22/03, L 74-65)
Weber State Wildcats 26-5 Big Sky 14-0 1st 33 +17 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Sacramento State (3/11/03, W 82-60), v. Eastern Washington (3/12/03, W 60-57)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (3/20/03, L 81-74)
Utah Utes 24-7 MWC 11-3 1st 31 -40 Feb 24, 2003, #22 Feb 24, 2003, #22 Feb 17, 2003, #23
Previous Week: v. Air Force (3/13/03, W 42-38), v. UNLV (3/14/03, L 41-64)
Current Week: @ Oregon (3/21/03, W 58-60), @ Kentucky (3/23/03, L 74-54)
LSU Tigers 19-12 SEC 7-9 8th 27 +25 Jan 13, 2003, #23 Dec 30, 2002, #21 Dec 23, 2002, #24
Previous Week: v. Arkansas (3/13/03, W 85-56), @ Florida (3/14/03, W 61-65), @ Mississippi State (3/15/03, L 76-61)
Current Week: v. Purdue (3/21/03, L 56-80)
Butler Bulldogs 25-5 Horizon 14-2 2nd 27 -28 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Milwaukee (3/11/03, L 52-69)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (3/21/03, W 46-47), @ Louisville (3/23/03, W 71-79)
Southern Illinois Salukis 24-6 MVC 16-2 1st 23 -65 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Creighton (3/10/03, L 56-80)
Current Week: @ Missouri (3/20/03, L 72-71)
NC State Wolfpack 16-14 ACC 7-9 6th 18 +18 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (3/14/03, W 71-65), @ Wake Forest (3/15/03, W 83-87), @ Duke (3/16/03, L 84-77)
Current Week: @ California (3/20/03, L 76-74)
Central Michigan Chippewas 24-7 MAC 14-4 1st 12 +11 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Bowling Green (3/13/03, W 87-70), v. Northern Illinois (3/14/03, W 94-72), v. Kent State (3/15/03, W 77-67)
Current Week: @ Creighton (3/20/03, W 73-79), @ Duke (3/22/03, L 86-60)
Kent State Golden Flashes 21-9 MAC 12-6 2nd 8 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Marshall (3/13/03, W 79-57), v. Ohio (3/14/03, W 73-70), @ Central Michigan (3/15/03, L 77-67)
Current Week: v. Charleston (3/19/03, L 66-71)
Holy Cross Crusaders 26-4 Patriot 13-1 1st 7 +4 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. American University (3/14/03, W 72-64)
Current Week: @ Marquette (3/20/03, L 72-68)
Brigham Young Cougars 22-9 MWC 10-4 2nd 6 -2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. New Mexico (3/13/03, W 71-56), v. Colorado State (3/14/03, L 80-86)
Current Week: @ UConn (3/20/03, L 58-53)
Pennsylvania Quakers 22-5 Ivy 14-0 1st 6 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Princeton (3/11/03, W 67-74)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma State (3/21/03, L 77-63)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 24-8 Sun Belt 12-2 2nd 6 +6 Nov 18, 2002, #19 Nov 18, 2002, #19 Nov 11, 2002, #20
Previous Week: v. New Mexico State (3/10/03, W 78-59), v. Middle Tennessee State (3/11/03, W 64-52)
Current Week: @ Illinois (3/20/03, L 65-60)
Troy Trojans 26-5 A-Sun 14-2 1st 4 -1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week:
Current Week: @ Xavier (3/21/03, L 71-59)
Manhattan Jaspers 23-6 MAAC 14-4 1st 3 +3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Fairfield (3/10/03, W 69-54)
Current Week: @ Syracuse (3/21/03, L 76-65)
Michigan State Spartans 20-11 Big Ten 10-6 3rd 2 -1 Jan 6, 2003, #25 Nov 25, 2002, #9 Jan 6, 2003, #25
Previous Week: @ Purdue (3/14/03, W 42-54), v. Ohio State (3/15/03, L 54-55)
Current Week: v. Colorado (3/21/03, W 79-64), @ Florida (3/23/03, W 46-68)
Milwaukee Panthers 24-7 Horizon 13-3 5th 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Butler (3/11/03, W 52-69)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (3/20/03, L 70-69)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 22-9 WAC 12-6 2nd 1 +1 Dec 23, 2002, #20 Dec 9, 2002, #17 Nov 18, 2002, #25
Previous Week: v. UTEP (3/13/03, W 81-47), v. Hawaii (3/14/03, W 66-56), v. Nevada (3/15/03, W 75-64)
Current Week: @ Dayton (3/20/03, W 71-84), @ Wisconsin (3/22/03, L 61-60)
UNC Wilmington Seahawks 24-6 CAA 15-3 1st 1 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Drexel (3/10/03, W 70-62)
Current Week: @ Maryland (3/21/03, L 75-73)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
20    Mississippi State Bulldogs 22-8 SEC 10-6 3rd 372 +266 Jan 6, 2003, #7 Dec 9, 2002, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (3/14/03, W 73-64), v. LSU (3/15/03, W 76-61), v. Kentucky (3/16/03, L 57-64)
Current Week: v. Butler (3/21/03, L 46-47)
23    UConn Huskies 21-9 AAC 10-6 5th 225 +172 Jan 6, 2003, #3 Mar 17, 2003, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (3/13/03, W 83-70), @ Syracuse (3/14/03, W 67-80), v. Pittsburgh (3/15/03, L 56-74)
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (3/20/03, W 58-53), @ Stanford (3/22/03, W 74-85)
24    Missouri Tigers 21-10 Big 12 9-7 5th 199 +181 Jan 13, 2003, #11 Jan 27, 2003, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Nebraska (3/13/03, W 70-61), @ Oklahoma State (3/14/03, W 58-60), @ Kansas (3/15/03, W 63-68), @ Oklahoma (3/16/03, L 49-47)
Current Week: v. Southern Illinois (3/20/03, W 72-71), @ Marquette (3/22/03, L 101-92)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Saint Joseph's Hawks 23-6 A-10 12-3 4th 107 -2 Mar 10, 2003, #25 Mar 10, 2003, #25 Mar 10, 2003, #25
Previous Week: v. La Salle (3/13/03, W 68-48), v. Dayton (3/14/03, L 73-76)
Current Week: v. Auburn (3/21/03, L 63-65)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 21-9 Big 12 10-6 4th 100 -133 Mar 10, 2003, #23 Jan 27, 2003, #9 Jan 13, 2003, #24
Previous Week: v. Missouri (3/14/03, L 58-60)
Current Week: v. Pennsylvania (3/21/03, W 77-63), @ Syracuse (3/23/03, L 68-56)
California Golden Bears 21-8 Pac-12 13-5 3rd 64 -67 Mar 10, 2003, #24 Feb 17, 2003, #18 Jan 20, 2003, #25
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (3/13/03, W 69-46), v. USC (3/14/03, L 62-79)
Current Week: v. NC State (3/20/03, W 76-74), @ Oklahoma (3/22/03, L 74-65)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 4 #4 Pittsburgh Panthers, #13 Syracuse Orange, #22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #23 UConn Huskies
Big 12 4 #3 Oklahoma Sooners, #5 Texas Longhorns, #6 Kansas Jayhawks, #24 Missouri Tigers
SEC 4 #1 Kentucky Wildcats, #10 Florida Gators, #20 Mississippi State Bulldogs, #25 Georgia Bulldogs
ACC 3 #7 Duke Blue Devils, #8 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #17 Maryland Terrapins
C-USA 3 #9 Marquette Golden Eagles, #14 Louisville Cardinals, #19 Memphis Tigers
A-10 2 #12 Xavier Musketeers, #16 Dayton Flyers
Big Ten 2 #11 Illinois Fighting Illini, #21 Wisconsin Badgers
Pac-12 2 #2 Arizona Wildcats, #18 Stanford Cardinal
MVC 1 #15 Creighton Bluejays