NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 4 (Dec 5, 2016)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Villanova Wildcats (57) 8-0 Big East 0-0 1st 1613 +46 2 Dec 5, 2016, #1 Oct 31, 2016, #4 59
Previous Week: @ Pennsylvania (11/29/16, W 57-82), v. Saint Joseph's (12/03/16, W 88-57)
Current Week: @ La Salle (12/06/16, W 79-89), @ Notre Dame (12/10/16, W 66-74)
2    UCLA Bruins (2) 9-0 Pac-12 0-0 1st 1478 +523 11 Dec 5, 2016, #2 Nov 14, 2016, #16 5
Previous Week: v. UC Riverside (11/30/16, W 98-56), @ Kentucky (12/03/16, W 92-97)
Current Week: v. Michigan (12/10/16, W 102-84)
3    Kansas Jayhawks 7-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 1458 +44 4 Dec 5, 2016, #3 Nov 14, 2016, #7 147
Previous Week: v. Long Beach State (11/29/16, W 91-61), v. Stanford (12/03/16, W 89-74)
Current Week: v. UMKC (12/06/16, W 105-62), v. Nebraska (12/10/16, W 89-72)
4    Baylor Bears (6) 8-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 1437 +369 9 Dec 5, 2016, #4 Nov 21, 2016, #20 3
Previous Week: v. Sam Houston State (11/30/16, W 79-45), v. Xavier (12/03/16, W 76-61)
Current Week:
5    Duke Blue Devils 8-1 ACC 0-0 1st 1389 +24 5 Nov 14, 2016, #1 Nov 21, 2016, #6 10
Previous Week: v. Michigan State (11/29/16, W 78-69), v. Maine (12/03/16, W 94-55)
Current Week: @ Florida (12/06/16, W 74-84), @ UNLV (12/10/16, W 45-94)
6    Kentucky Wildcats 7-1 SEC 0-0 1st 1274 -316 1 Nov 28, 2016, #1 Dec 5, 2016, #6 43
Previous Week: @ Arizona State (11/28/16, W 69-115), v. UCLA (12/03/16, L 92-97)
Current Week: v. Valparaiso (12/07/16, W 87-63), @ Hofstra (12/11/16, W 73-96)
7    North Carolina Tar Heels 8-1 ACC 0-0 1st 1234 -263 3 Nov 28, 2016, #3 Dec 5, 2016, #7 47
Previous Week: @ Indiana (11/30/16, L 76-67), v. Radford (12/04/16, W 95-50)
Current Week: v. Davidson (12/07/16, W 83-74), v. Tennessee (12/11/16, W 73-71)
8    Gonzaga Bulldogs 8-0 WCC 0-0 1st 1198 +86 8 Dec 5, 2016, #8 Nov 14, 2016, #14 5
Previous Week: v. Mississippi Valley State (12/01/16, W 97-63), v. Arizona (12/03/16, W 69-62)
Current Week: v. Washington (12/07/16, W 98-71), v. Akron (12/10/16, W 61-43)
9    Indiana Hoosiers 7-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1103 +246 13 Nov 21, 2016, #3 Nov 28, 2016, #13 10
Previous Week: v. North Carolina (11/30/16, W 76-67), v. SIU-Edwardsville (12/02/16, W 83-60), v. Southeast Missouri State (12/04/16, W 83-55)
Current Week: v. Houston Christian (12/10/16, W 103-61)
10    Creighton Bluejays 8-0 Big East 0-0 1st 1003 +38 10 Dec 5, 2016, #10 Nov 14, 2016, #22 5
Previous Week: v. Buffalo (11/29/16, W 93-72), v. Akron (12/03/16, W 82-70)
Current Week: @ Nebraska (12/07/16, W 62-77), v. Longwood (12/09/16, W 113-58)
11    Louisville Cardinals 7-1 ACC 0-0 1st 901 +93 14 Nov 21, 2016, #10 Nov 28, 2016, #14 21
Previous Week: v. Purdue (11/30/16, W 71-64), @ Grand Canyon (12/03/16, W 70-79)
Current Week: v. Southern Illinois (12/07/16, W 74-51), v. Texas Southern (12/10/16, W 102-71)
12    Saint Mary's Gaels 6-0 WCC 0-0 1st 899 +33 12 Dec 5, 2016, #12 Nov 14, 2016, #17 5
Previous Week: @ Stanford (11/30/16, W 51-66)
Current Week: v. Texas-Arlington (12/08/16, L 51-65), v. UC Irvine (12/11/16, W 84-53)
13    Xavier Musketeers 7-1 Big East 0-0 1st 784 -397 7 Nov 28, 2016, #7 Dec 5, 2016, #13 22
Previous Week: v. North Dakota State (11/29/16, W 85-55), @ Baylor (12/03/16, L 76-61)
Current Week: @ Colorado (12/07/16, L 68-66), v. Utah (12/10/16, W 77-69)
14    Virginia Cavaliers 7-1 ACC 0-0 1st 758 -528 6 Nov 28, 2016, #6 Dec 5, 2016, #14 50
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (11/30/16, W 63-61), v. West Virginia (12/03/16, L 57-66)
Current Week: v. East Carolina (12/06/16, W 76-53)
15    West Virginia Mountaineers 6-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 729 +597 25 Dec 5, 2016, #15 Nov 28, 2016, #25 21
Previous Week: v. Manhattan (11/28/16, W 108-61), @ Virginia (12/03/16, W 57-66)
Current Week: v. Western Carolina (12/07/16, W 90-37), v. Virginia Military (12/10/16, W 90-55)
16    Butler Bulldogs 8-0 Big East 0-0 1st 691 +185 18 Dec 5, 2016, #16 Nov 28, 2016, #18 2
Previous Week: @ Utah (11/28/16, W 59-68), v. Central Arkansas (12/03/16, W 82-58)
Current Week: @ Indiana State (12/07/16, L 72-71), v. Cincinnati (12/10/16, W 75-65)
17    Wisconsin Badgers 7-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 655 +100 17 Nov 14, 2016, #9 Dec 5, 2016, #17 5
Previous Week: v. Syracuse (11/29/16, W 77-60), v. Oklahoma (12/03/16, W 90-70)
Current Week: v. Idaho State (12/07/16, W 78-44), @ Marquette (12/10/16, W 84-93)
18    Purdue Boilermakers 6-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 485 -202 15 Nov 28, 2016, #15 Dec 5, 2016, #18 24
Previous Week: @ Louisville (11/30/16, L 71-64), v. Morehead State (12/03/16, W 90-56)
Current Week: v. Arizona State (12/06/16, W 97-64), v. Cleveland State (12/10/16, W 77-53)
19    South Carolina Gamecocks 8-0 SEC 0-0 1st 476 +97 20 Dec 5, 2016, #19 Nov 28, 2016, #20 2
Previous Week: v. Vermont (12/01/16, W 68-50), v. Florida International (12/04/16, W 70-54)
Current Week:
20    Arizona Wildcats 6-2 Pac-12 0-0 1st 320 -335 16 Nov 21, 2016, #8 Dec 5, 2016, #20 83
Previous Week: v. Texas Southern (11/30/16, W 85-63), @ Gonzaga (12/03/16, L 69-62)
Current Week: v. UC Irvine (12/06/16, W 79-57), @ Missouri (12/10/16, W 60-79)
21    Florida Gators 7-1 SEC 0-0 1st 285 +131 24 Dec 5, 2016, #21 Nov 28, 2016, #24 2
Previous Week: @ North Florida (12/01/16, W 60-91)
Current Week: v. Duke (12/06/16, L 74-84), @ Florida State (12/11/16, L 83-78)
22    Cincinnati Bearcats 7-1 AAC 0-0 1st 258 +209 N/A Dec 5, 2016, #22 Nov 14, 2016, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Iowa State (12/01/16, W 54-55), v. Bowling Green (12/04/16, W 85-56)
Current Week: @ Butler (12/10/16, L 75-65)
23    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-0 ACC 0-0 1st 197 +112 N/A Dec 5, 2016, #23 Dec 5, 2016, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Iowa (11/29/16, W 92-78), v. North Carolina A&T (12/04/16, W 107-53)
Current Week: v. Fort Wayne (12/06/16, W 87-72), v. Villanova (12/10/16, L 66-74)
24    Oregon Ducks 7-2 Pac-12 0-0 1st 175 -14 23 Nov 14, 2016, #4 Dec 5, 2016, #24 13
Previous Week: v. Boise State (11/28/16, W 68-63), v. Western Oregon (11/30/16, W 93-54), v. Savannah State (12/03/16, W 128-59)
Current Week: v. Alabama (12/11/16, W 65-56)
25    Iowa State Cyclones 5-2 Big 12 0-0 1st 95 -294 19 Nov 28, 2016, #19 Dec 5, 2016, #25 61
Previous Week: v. Cincinnati (12/01/16, L 54-55)
Current Week: v. Omaha (12/05/16, W 91-47), @ Iowa (12/08/16, L 78-64)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Syracuse Orange 5-2 ACC 0-0 1st 45 -184 Nov 28, 2016, #22 Nov 21, 2016, #18 Nov 28, 2016, #22
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (11/29/16, L 77-60), v. North Florida (12/03/16, W 77-71)
Current Week: v. UConn (12/05/16, L 50-52), v. Boston University (12/10/16, W 99-77)
USC Trojans 8-0 Pac-12 0-0 1st 43 +36 Feb 8, 2016, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ San Diego (11/30/16, W 55-76), v. Brigham Young (12/03/16, W 91-84)
Current Week: v. Pepperdine (12/11/16, W 93-67)
Ohio State Buckeyes 7-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 40 +18 Mar 2, 2015, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Virginia (11/30/16, L 63-61), v. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/03/16, W 70-62)
Current Week: v. Florida Atlantic (12/06/16, L 77-79), v. UConn (12/10/16, W 64-60)
TCU Horned Frogs 8-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 33 +33 Dec 22, 2014, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Washington (11/30/16, W 86-71), v. Arkansas State (12/03/16, W 77-54)
Current Week: @ Southern Methodist (12/07/16, L 74-59), v. Wofford (12/10/16, W 72-63)
Florida State Seminoles 7-1 ACC 0-0 1st 18 +13 Nov 21, 2016, #25 Nov 21, 2016, #25 Nov 21, 2016, #25
Previous Week: v. Minnesota (11/28/16, W 75-67), @ George Washington (12/04/16, W 48-67)
Current 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)
Virginia Tech Hokies 6-1 ACC 0-0 1st 11 +10 Nov 15, 2010, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Michigan (11/30/16, W 70-73)
Current Week: v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/07/16, W 75-59), v. Ole Miss (12/11/16, W 80-75)
California Golden Bears 6-1 Pac-12 0-0 1st 10 +7 Nov 14, 2016, #25 Nov 14, 2016, #25 Nov 14, 2016, #25
Previous Week: v. Louisiana Tech (11/30/16, W 68-59), v. Alcorn State (12/03/16, W 83-59)
Current Week: v. Princeton (12/06/16, W 62-51), @ Seton Hall (12/07/16, L 60-57), v. UC Davis (12/10/16, W 86-61)
Maryland Terrapins 8-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 9 -117 Oct 31, 2016, #25 Oct 31, 2016, #25 Oct 31, 2016, #25
Previous Week: v. Pittsburgh (11/29/16, L 59-73), v. Oklahoma State (12/03/16, W 71-70)
Current Week: v. Howard (12/07/16, W 79-56), v. Saint Peter's (12/10/16, W 66-56)
Valparaiso Beacons 7-1 Horizon 0-0 1st 7 +7 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Rhode Island (11/29/16, W 65-62)
Current Week: @ Kentucky (12/07/16, L 87-63), @ Missouri State (12/10/16, W 81-84)
Wichita State Shockers 7-2 MVC 0-0 1st 5 +5 Feb 8, 2016, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Southern Nazarene (11/29/16, W 87-57), @ Colorado State (12/03/16, W 67-82)
Current Week: v. Saint Louis (12/06/16, W 75-45), @ Oklahoma (12/10/16, W 73-76)
Michigan State Spartans 5-4 Big Ten 0-0 1st 3 -25 Nov 21, 2016, #24 Oct 31, 2016, #12 Nov 21, 2016, #24
Previous Week: @ Duke (11/29/16, L 78-69), v. Oral Roberts (12/03/16, W 80-76)
Current Week: v. Youngstown State (12/06/16, W 77-57), v. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16, W 71-63)
Temple Owls 6-2 AAC 0-0 1st 3 -5 Mar 5, 2012, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Saint Joseph's (11/30/16, W 72-78), v. Pennsylvania (12/03/16, W 70-62)
Current Week: v. George Washington (12/07/16, L 63-66), @ DePaul (12/10/16, W 65-74)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1 +NC Feb 4, 2013, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Florida State (11/28/16, L 75-67), v. Vanderbilt (12/03/16, W 56-52)
Current 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)
UNC Wilmington Seahawks 7-1 CAA 0-0 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Western Michigan (11/30/16, W 92-97), v. Pfeiffer (12/03/16, W 126-113)
Current Week: @ St. Bonaventure (12/10/16, W 80-81)
Fort Wayne Mastodons 7-2 Summit 0-0 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Siena Heights (11/28/16, W 107-59), @ Austin Peay (11/30/16, W 99-103), v. Miami (OH) (12/03/16, W 87-71)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (12/06/16, L 87-72), v. Austin Peay (12/10/16, W 98-58)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    Cincinnati Bearcats 7-1 AAC 0-0 1st 258 +209 Dec 5, 2016, #22 Nov 14, 2016, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Iowa State (12/01/16, W 54-55), v. Bowling Green (12/04/16, W 85-56)
Current Week: @ Butler (12/10/16, L 75-65)
23    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-0 ACC 0-0 1st 197 +112 Dec 5, 2016, #23 Dec 5, 2016, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Iowa (11/29/16, W 92-78), v. North Carolina A&T (12/04/16, W 107-53)
Current Week: v. Fort Wayne (12/06/16, W 87-72), v. Villanova (12/10/16, L 66-74)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Syracuse Orange 5-2 ACC 0-0 1st 45 -184 Nov 28, 2016, #22 Nov 21, 2016, #18 Nov 28, 2016, #22
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (11/29/16, L 77-60), v. North Florida (12/03/16, W 77-71)
Current Week: v. UConn (12/05/16, L 50-52), v. Boston University (12/10/16, W 99-77)

Rankings By Conference

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