NCAA Division I Team Rankings
Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 15 (Feb 22, 2016)
| Rank | Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Pvs | Season High | Season Low | Consecutive Weeks Ranked |
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Villanova Wildcats (45) | 24-3 | Big East | 13-1 | 1st | 1604 | +3 | 1 | Feb 22, 2016, #1 | Dec 21, 2015, #17 | 51 |
| Previous Week: @ Temple (2/17/16, W 67-83), v. Butler (2/20/16, W 77-67) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Xavier (2/24/16, L 90-83), @ Marquette (2/27/16, W 79-89) | ||||||||||||
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Kansas Jayhawks (20) | 23-4 | Big 12 | 11-3 | 1st | 1580 | +2 | 2 | Jan 11, 2016, #1 | Feb 1, 2016, #7 | 139 |
| Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (2/15/16, W 94-67), @ Kansas State (2/20/16, W 63-72) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Baylor (2/23/16, W 60-66), v. Texas Tech (2/27/16, W 67-58) | ||||||||||||
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Virginia Cavaliers | 21-5 | ACC | 10-4 | 3rd | 1393 | +205 | 7 | Feb 22, 2016, #3 | Jan 18, 2016, #13 | 42 |
| Previous Week: v. NC State (2/15/16, W 73-53) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Miami (FL) (2/22/16, L 64-61), v. North Carolina (2/27/16, W 79-74) | ||||||||||||
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Oklahoma Sooners | 21-5 | Big 12 | 9-5 | 2nd | 1393 | -78 | 3 | Feb 1, 2016, #1 | Nov 16, 2015, #8 | 32 |
| Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (2/17/16, L 65-63), @ West Virginia (2/20/16, W 62-76) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Oklahoma State (2/24/16, W 71-49), @ Texas (2/27/16, L 76-63) | ||||||||||||
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Xavier Musketeers | 24-3 | Big East | 12-3 | 2nd | 1368 | +194 | 8 | Feb 22, 2016, #5 | Nov 23, 2015, #23 | 14 |
| Previous Week: v. Providence (2/17/16, W 85-74), @ Georgetown (2/20/16, W 70-88) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Villanova (2/24/16, W 90-83), @ Seton Hall (2/28/16, L 90-81) | ||||||||||||
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Michigan State Spartans | 22-5 | Big Ten | 9-5 | 4th | 1346 | +172 | 8 | Dec 28, 2015, #1 | Nov 16, 2015, #13 | 17 |
| Previous Week: v. Wisconsin (2/18/16, W 69-57) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Ohio State (2/23/16, W 62-81), v. Penn State (2/28/16, W 88-57) | ||||||||||||
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North Carolina Tar Heels | 22-5 | ACC | 11-3 | 1st | 1241 | -102 | 5 | Nov 16, 2015, #1 | Dec 14, 2015, #11 | 39 |
| Previous Week: v. Duke (2/17/16, L 73-74), v. Miami (FL) (2/20/16, W 96-71) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ NC State (2/24/16, W 68-80), @ Virginia (2/27/16, L 79-74) | ||||||||||||
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Iowa Hawkeyes | 20-6 | Big Ten | 11-3 | 1st | 1144 | -205 | 4 | Jan 25, 2016, #3 | Jan 4, 2016, #19 | 8 |
| Previous Week: @ Penn State (2/17/16, L 79-75) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Wisconsin (2/24/16, L 59-67), @ Ohio State (2/28/16, L 68-64) | ||||||||||||
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Arizona Wildcats | 22-5 | Pac-12 | 10-4 | 1st | 1028 | +205 | 12 | Jan 4, 2016, #7 | Feb 1, 2016, #23 | 75 |
| Previous Week: v. Arizona State (2/17/16, W 99-61) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Colorado (2/24/16, L 75-72), @ Utah (2/27/16, L 70-64) | ||||||||||||
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Maryland Terrapins | 23-5 | Big Ten | 11-4 | 3rd | 976 | -272 | 6 | Feb 8, 2016, #2 | Feb 22, 2016, #10 | 32 |
| Previous Week: @ Minnesota (2/18/16, L 68-63), v. Michigan (2/21/16, W 86-82) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Purdue (2/27/16, L 83-79) | ||||||||||||
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Louisville Cardinals | 21-6 | ACC | 10-4 | 2nd | 902 | +408 | 18 | Feb 22, 2016, #11 | Nov 30, 2015, #24 | 13 |
| Previous Week: v. Syracuse (2/17/16, W 72-58), v. Duke (2/20/16, W 71-64) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Pittsburgh (2/24/16, W 60-67), @ Miami (FL) (2/27/16, L 73-65) | ||||||||||||
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Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 21-5 | ACC | 10-4 | 2nd | 851 | -185 | 11 | Jan 11, 2016, #8 | Nov 30, 2015, #21 | 14 |
| Previous Week: v. Virginia Tech (2/17/16, W 65-49), @ North Carolina (2/20/16, L 96-71) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Virginia (2/22/16, W 64-61), v. Louisville (2/27/16, W 73-65) | ||||||||||||
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Oregon Ducks | 21-6 | Pac-12 | 10-4 | 1st | 842 | +313 | 16 | Feb 8, 2016, #11 | Nov 16, 2015, #25 | 5 |
| Previous Week: v. Oregon State (2/20/16, W 91-81) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Washington State (2/24/16, W 76-62), v. Washington (2/28/16, W 86-73) | ||||||||||||
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West Virginia Mountaineers | 20-7 | Big 12 | 9-5 | 2nd | 772 | -322 | 10 | Jan 18, 2016, #6 | Dec 14, 2015, #20 | 13 |
| Previous Week: @ Texas (2/16/16, L 85-78), v. Oklahoma (2/20/16, L 62-76) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Iowa State (2/22/16, W 97-87), @ Oklahoma State (2/27/16, W 56-70) | ||||||||||||
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Duke Blue Devils | 20-7 | ACC | 9-5 | 6th | 674 | +212 | 20 | Nov 16, 2015, #5 | Jan 25, 2016, #24 | 2 |
| Previous Week: @ North Carolina (2/17/16, W 73-74), @ Louisville (2/20/16, L 71-64) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Florida State (2/25/16, W 80-65), @ Pittsburgh (2/28/16, L 76-62) | ||||||||||||
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Kentucky Wildcats | 20-7 | SEC | 10-4 | 1st | 627 | -65 | 14 | Nov 30, 2015, #1 | Jan 18, 2016, #23 | 35 |
| Previous Week: v. Tennessee (2/18/16, W 80-70), @ Texas A&M (2/20/16, L 79-77) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Alabama (2/23/16, W 78-53), @ Vanderbilt (2/27/16, L 74-62) | ||||||||||||
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Iowa State Cyclones | 19-8 | Big 12 | 8-6 | 6th | 616 | -126 | 13 | Dec 7, 2015, #4 | Jan 18, 2016, #19 | 53 |
| Previous Week: @ Baylor (2/16/16, L 100-91), v. TCU (2/20/16, W 92-83) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ West Virginia (2/22/16, L 97-87), v. Kansas State (2/27/16, W 80-61) | ||||||||||||
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Indiana Hoosiers | 22-6 | Big Ten | 12-3 | 1st | 571 | +339 | 22 | Nov 23, 2015, #13 | Jan 18, 2016, #25 | 2 |
| Previous Week: v. Nebraska (2/17/16, W 80-64), v. Purdue (2/20/16, W 77-73) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Illinois (2/25/16, W 47-74) | ||||||||||||
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Baylor Bears | 20-7 | Big 12 | 9-5 | 2nd | 521 | +424 | 25 | Jan 18, 2016, #13 | Feb 15, 2016, #25 | 7 |
| Previous Week: v. Iowa State (2/16/16, W 100-91), @ Texas (2/20/16, W 64-78) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Kansas (2/23/16, L 60-66), @ TCU (2/27/16, W 71-86) | ||||||||||||
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Purdue Boilermakers | 21-7 | Big Ten | 9-6 | 7th | 357 | -140 | 17 | Dec 14, 2015, #9 | Jan 11, 2016, #24 | 16 |
| Previous Week: v. Northwestern (2/16/16, W 71-61), @ Indiana (2/20/16, L 77-73) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Maryland (2/27/16, W 83-79) | ||||||||||||
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Texas A&M Aggies | 20-7 | SEC | 9-5 | 2nd | 283 | +193 | N/A | Jan 25, 2016, #5 | Nov 23, 2015, #25 | 1 |
| Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (2/16/16, W 71-56), v. Kentucky (2/20/16, W 79-77) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Mississippi State (2/24/16, W 68-66), @ Missouri (2/27/16, W 69-84) | ||||||||||||
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Utah Utes | 21-7 | Pac-12 | 10-5 | 3rd | 253 | +178 | N/A | Nov 16, 2015, #16 | Dec 7, 2015, #25 | 1 |
| Previous Week: @ UCLA (2/18/16, W 73-75), @ USC (2/21/16, W 69-80) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Arizona State (2/25/16, W 81-46), v. Arizona (2/27/16, W 70-64) | ||||||||||||
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 18-8 | ACC | 9-5 | 6th | 185 | -304 | 19 | Nov 23, 2015, #17 | Jan 25, 2016, #25 | 2 |
| Previous Week: @ Georgia Tech (2/20/16, L 63-62) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Wake Forest (2/24/16, W 58-69), @ Florida State (2/27/16, L 77-56) | ||||||||||||
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Southern Methodist Mustangs | 22-4 | AAC | 10-4 | 3rd | 154 | -287 | 21 | Jan 18, 2016, #8 | Nov 23, 2015, #25 | 14 |
| Previous Week: @ UConn (2/18/16, L 68-62), v. East Carolina (2/21/16, W 74-63) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Memphis (2/25/16, W 62-69), v. Tulane (2/28/16, W 74-53) | ||||||||||||
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Texas Longhorns | 17-10 | Big 12 | 8-6 | 6th | 104 | -19 | 24 | Feb 15, 2016, #24 | Feb 22, 2016, #25 | 3 |
| Previous Week: v. West Virginia (2/16/16, W 85-78), v. Baylor (2/20/16, L 64-78) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Kansas State (2/22/16, W 70-71), v. Oklahoma (2/27/16, W 76-63) | ||||||||||||
Other Teams Receiving Votes
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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Texas A&M Aggies | 20-7 | SEC | 9-5 | 2nd | 283 | +193 | Jan 25, 2016, #5 | Nov 23, 2015, #25 | 1 |
| Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (2/16/16, W 71-56), v. Kentucky (2/20/16, W 79-77) | |||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Mississippi State (2/24/16, W 68-66), @ Missouri (2/27/16, W 69-84) | |||||||||||
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Utah Utes | 21-7 | Pac-12 | 10-5 | 3rd | 253 | +178 | Nov 16, 2015, #16 | Dec 7, 2015, #25 | 1 |
| Previous Week: @ UCLA (2/18/16, W 73-75), @ USC (2/21/16, W 69-80) | |||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Arizona State (2/25/16, W 81-46), v. Arizona (2/27/16, W 70-64) | |||||||||||
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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Dayton Flyers | 21-5 | A-10 | 11-3 | 4th | 80 | -601 | Feb 15, 2016, #15 | Feb 15, 2016, #15 | Jan 4, 2016, #25 |
| Previous Week: @ Saint Joseph's (2/17/16, L 79-70), v. St. Bonaventure (2/20/16, L 72-79) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Saint Louis (2/23/16, W 49-52), v. Rhode Island (2/27/16, L 66-75) | ||||||||||
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Providence Friars | 19-8 | Big East | 7-7 | 5th | 48 | -77 | Feb 15, 2016, #23 | Jan 4, 2016, #8 | Feb 15, 2016, #23 |
| Previous Week: @ Xavier (2/17/16, L 85-74) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Seton Hall (2/25/16, L 70-52), v. DePaul (2/27/16, W 87-66) | ||||||||||
Rankings By Conference
| Conference | # Teams | Teams |
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| ACC | 6 | #3 Virginia Cavaliers, #7 North Carolina Tar Heels, #11 Louisville Cardinals, #12 Miami (FL) Hurricanes, #15 Duke Blue Devils, #23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Big 12 | 6 | #2 Kansas Jayhawks, #3 Oklahoma Sooners, #14 West Virginia Mountaineers, #17 Iowa State Cyclones, #19 Baylor Bears, #25 Texas Longhorns |
| Big Ten | 5 | #6 Michigan State Spartans, #8 Iowa Hawkeyes, #10 Maryland Terrapins, #18 Indiana Hoosiers, #20 Purdue Boilermakers |
| Pac-12 | 3 | #9 Arizona Wildcats, #13 Oregon Ducks, #22 Utah Utes |
| Big East | 2 | #1 Villanova Wildcats, #5 Xavier Musketeers |
| SEC | 2 | #16 Kentucky Wildcats, #21 Texas A&M Aggies |
| AAC | 1 | #24 Southern Methodist Mustangs |