NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 8 (Jan 1, 2018)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Michigan State Spartans (43) 14-1 Big Ten 2-0 1st 1600 +40 2 Jan 1, 2018, #1 Nov 20, 2017, #4 9
Previous Week: v. Cleveland State (12/29/17, W 111-61), v. Savannah State (12/31/17, W 108-52)
Current Week: v. Maryland (1/04/18, W 91-61), @ Ohio State (1/07/18, L 80-64)
2    Duke Blue Devils (21) 13-1 ACC 1-1 4th 1556 +121 4 Dec 4, 2017, #1 Dec 25, 2017, #4 33
Previous Week: v. Florida State (12/30/17, W 100-93)
Current Week: @ NC State (1/06/18, L 96-85)
3    Villanova Wildcats (1) 13-1 Big East 1-1 5th 1444 -156 1 Dec 25, 2017, #1 Oct 22, 2017, #6 82
Previous Week: @ DePaul (12/27/17, W 85-103), @ Butler (12/30/17, L 101-93)
Current Week: v. Marquette (1/06/18, W 100-90)
4    Arizona State Sun Devils 12-1 Pac-12 0-1 8th 1336 -145 3 Dec 25, 2017, #3 Nov 27, 2017, #20 6
Previous Week: @ Arizona (12/30/17, L 84-78)
Current Week: @ Colorado (1/04/18, L 90-81), @ Utah (1/07/18, W 77-80)
5    Xavier Musketeers 14-1 Big East 2-0 1st 1325 +83 6 Jan 1, 2018, #5 Nov 27, 2017, #21 9
Previous Week: @ Marquette (12/27/17, W 87-91), v. DePaul (12/30/17, W 77-72)
Current Week: v. Butler (1/02/18, W 86-79), @ Providence (1/06/18, L 81-72)
6    West Virginia Mountaineers 13-1 Big 12 1-0 1st 1304 +78 7 Jan 1, 2018, #6 Nov 13, 2017, #24 44
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma State (12/29/17, W 79-85)
Current Week: @ Kansas State (1/01/18, W 69-77), v. Oklahoma (1/06/18, W 89-76)
7    Oklahoma Sooners 11-1 Big 12 1-0 1st 1160 +259 12 Jan 1, 2018, #7 Dec 18, 2017, #17 3
Previous Week: @ TCU (12/30/17, W 89-90)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma State (1/03/18, W 109-89), @ West Virginia (1/06/18, L 89-76)
8    Virginia Cavaliers 12-1 ACC 1-0 1st 1048 +79 9 Jan 1, 2018, #8 Nov 27, 2017, #18 6
Previous Week: v. Boston College (12/30/17, W 59-58)
Current Week: @ Virginia Tech (1/03/18, W 52-78), v. North Carolina (1/06/18, W 61-49)
9    Wichita State Shockers 11-2 AAC 1-0 1st 1026 +34 8 Dec 11, 2017, #3 Dec 18, 2017, #11 13
Previous Week: @ UConn (12/30/17, W 62-72)
Current Week: v. Houston (1/04/18, W 81-63), v. South Florida (1/07/18, W 95-57)
10    Kansas Jayhawks 11-2 Big 12 1-0 1st 963 +43 11 Dec 4, 2017, #2 Dec 18, 2017, #14 170
Previous Week: @ Texas (12/29/17, W 86-92)
Current Week: v. Texas Tech (1/02/18, L 73-85), @ TCU (1/06/18, W 84-88)
11    Texas A&M Aggies 11-2 SEC 0-1 12th 894 -415 5 Dec 25, 2017, #5 Oct 22, 2017, #25 9
Previous Week: @ Alabama (12/30/17, L 79-57)
Current Week: v. Florida (1/02/18, L 66-83), v. LSU (1/06/18, L 68-69)
12    North Carolina Tar Heels 12-2 ACC 1-0 1st 890 -1 13 Dec 18, 2017, #5 Dec 25, 2017, #13 70
Previous Week: v. Wake Forest (12/30/17, W 73-69)
Current Week: @ Florida State (1/03/18, L 81-80), @ Virginia (1/06/18, L 61-49)
13    Purdue Boilermakers 13-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 883 +44 14 Jan 1, 2018, #13 Dec 4, 2017, #21 5
Previous Week: v. Lipscomb (12/30/17, W 98-66)
Current Week: v. Rutgers (1/03/18, W 82-51), v. Nebraska (1/06/18, W 74-62)
14    Arizona Wildcats 11-3 Pac-12 1-0 1st 832 +321 17 Nov 20, 2017, #2 Dec 11, 2017, #23 4
Previous Week: v. Arizona State (12/30/17, W 84-78)
Current Week: @ Utah (1/04/18, W 82-94), @ Colorado (1/06/18, L 80-77)
15    Miami (FL) Hurricanes 12-1 ACC 1-0 1st 782 -45 15 Dec 18, 2017, #6 Jan 1, 2018, #15 9
Previous Week: @ Middle Tennessee State (12/25/17, W 81-84), @ Pittsburgh (12/30/17, W 53-67)
Current Week: @ Georgia Tech (1/03/18, L 64-54), v. Florida State (1/07/18, W 80-74)
16    TCU Horned Frogs 12-1 Big 12 0-1 9th 760 -163 10 Dec 25, 2017, #10 Nov 27, 2017, #23 6
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma (12/30/17, L 89-90)
Current Week: @ Baylor (1/02/18, W 78-81), v. Kansas (1/06/18, L 84-88)
17    Kentucky Wildcats 11-2 SEC 1-0 1st 742 +7 16 Oct 22, 2017, #5 Jan 1, 2018, #17 66
Previous Week: v. Louisville (12/29/17, W 90-61), v. Georgia (12/31/17, W 66-61)
Current Week: @ LSU (1/03/18, W 71-74), @ Tennessee (1/06/18, L 76-65)
18    Texas Tech Red Raiders 12-1 Big 12 1-0 1st 483 +132 22 Jan 1, 2018, #18 Dec 11, 2017, #24 4
Previous Week: v. Baylor (12/29/17, W 77-53)
Current Week: @ Kansas (1/02/18, W 73-85), v. Kansas State (1/06/18, W 74-58)
19    Cincinnati Bearcats 12-2 AAC 1-0 3rd 410 +33 21 Nov 27, 2017, #11 Dec 11, 2017, #25 24
Previous Week: v. Memphis (12/31/17, W 82-48)
Current Week: @ Temple (1/04/18, W 53-55), v. Southern Methodist (1/07/18, W 76-56)
19    Gonzaga Bulldogs 12-3 WCC 2-0 1st 410 +28 20 Dec 18, 2017, #12 Dec 25, 2017, #20 28
Previous Week: v. Pacific (12/28/17, W 81-48), v. Santa Clara (12/30/17, W 101-52)
Current Week: @ Pepperdine (1/04/18, W 59-89), @ Loyola Marymount (1/06/18, W 66-85)
21    Seton Hall Pirates 13-2 Big East 2-0 1st 353 +126 23 Dec 11, 2017, #15 Dec 25, 2017, #23 5
Previous Week: v. Creighton (12/28/17, W 90-84), v. St. John's (12/31/17, W 75-70)
Current Week: @ Butler (1/06/18, W 87-90)
22    Arkansas Razorbacks 11-2 SEC 1-0 12th 254 +169 N/A Jan 1, 2018, #22 Jan 1, 2018, #22 1
Previous Week: v. Cal State Bakersfield (12/27/17, W 95-68), v. Tennessee (12/30/17, W 95-93)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (1/02/18, L 78-75), @ Auburn (1/06/18, L 88-77)
23    Tennessee Volunteers 9-3 SEC 0-1 1st 198 -207 19 Dec 25, 2017, #19 Dec 4, 2017, #24 5
Previous Week: @ Arkansas (12/30/17, L 95-93)
Current Week: v. Auburn (1/02/18, L 84-94), v. Kentucky (1/06/18, W 76-65)
24    Florida State Seminoles 11-2 ACC 0-1 14th 119 -50 24 Dec 11, 2017, #19 Jan 1, 2018, #24 4
Previous Week: @ Duke (12/30/17, L 100-93)
Current Week: v. North Carolina (1/03/18, W 81-80), @ Miami (FL) (1/07/18, L 80-74)
25    Clemson Tigers 12-1 ACC 1-0 1st 104 +49 N/A Jan 1, 2018, #25 Jan 1, 2018, #25 1
Previous Week: v. NC State (12/30/17, W 78-62)
Current Week: @ Boston College (1/03/18, W 70-74), v. Louisville (1/06/18, W 74-69)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Baylor Bears 10-3 Big 12 0-1 10th 83 -354 Dec 25, 2017, #18 Nov 27, 2017, #16 Nov 13, 2017, #25
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (12/29/17, L 77-53)
Current Week: v. TCU (1/02/18, L 78-81), v. Texas (1/06/18, W 69-60)
Creighton Bluejays 11-3 Big East 1-1 4th 54 -89 Dec 25, 2017, #25 Dec 25, 2017, #25 Dec 25, 2017, #25
Previous Week: @ Seton Hall (12/28/17, L 90-84), v. Providence (12/31/17, W 83-64)
Current Week: v. St. John's (1/03/18, W 78-71), @ Georgetown (1/06/18, W 66-90)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-3 ACC 1-0 1st 37 -3 Dec 11, 2017, #18 Nov 27, 2017, #5 Dec 11, 2017, #18
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (12/30/17, W 68-59)
Current Week: v. NC State (1/03/18, W 88-58), @ Syracuse (1/06/18, W 49-51)
Butler Bulldogs 12-3 Big East 2-0 1st 23 +23 Mar 13, 2017, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Georgetown (12/27/17, W 89-91), v. Villanova (12/30/17, W 101-93)
Current Week: @ Xavier (1/02/18, L 86-79), v. Seton Hall (1/06/18, L 87-90)
UCLA Bruins 11-3 Pac-12 2-0 1st 14 +2 Nov 20, 2017, #23 Oct 22, 2017, #21 Nov 20, 2017, #23
Previous Week: v. Washington State (12/29/17, W 96-82), v. Washington (12/31/17, W 74-53)
Current Week: @ Stanford (1/04/18, L 107-99), @ California (1/06/18, W 84-107)
Texas Longhorns 9-4 Big 12 0-1 12th 10 -11 Nov 21, 2016, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Kansas (12/29/17, L 86-92)
Current Week: @ Iowa State (1/01/18, W 70-74), @ Baylor (1/06/18, L 69-60)
St. Bonaventure Bonnies 11-2 A-10 1-0 1st 7 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Massachusetts (12/30/17, W 98-78)
Current Week: @ Dayton (1/03/18, L 82-72), @ Saint Joseph's (1/06/18, L 85-78)
Southern Methodist Mustangs 12-3 AAC 2-0 1st 5 +NC Mar 13, 2017, #11 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. UCF (12/27/17, W 56-51), v. South Florida (12/31/17, W 79-39)
Current Week: @ Tulane (1/04/18, L 73-70), @ Cincinnati (1/07/18, L 76-56)
Syracuse Orange 12-2 ACC 1-0 1st 4 +4 Nov 28, 2016, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Eastern Michigan (12/27/17, W 62-47), v. Virginia Tech (12/31/17, W 68-56)
Current Week: @ Wake Forest (1/03/18, L 73-67), v. Notre Dame (1/06/18, L 49-51)
Auburn Tigers 12-1 SEC 0-0 2nd 4 -1 Jan 20, 2003, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Cornell (12/30/17, W 98-77)
Current Week: @ Tennessee (1/02/18, W 84-94), v. Arkansas (1/06/18, W 88-77)
Nevada Wolf Pack 13-3 MWC 2-0 1st 2 +1 Dec 4, 2017, #22 Dec 4, 2017, #22 Dec 4, 2017, #22
Previous Week: @ Fresno State (12/27/17, W 65-80), v. New Mexico (12/30/17, W 77-74)
Current Week: v. Wyoming (1/03/18, W 92-83), @ Air Force (1/06/18, W 75-86)
Rhode Island Rams 9-3 A-10 1-0 3rd 2 +NC Nov 28, 2016, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Florida Gulf Coast (12/27/17, W 80-60), v. George Mason (12/30/17, W 83-64)
Current Week: v. La Salle (1/03/18, W 74-62), @ George Washington (1/06/18, W 60-81)
NC State Wolfpack 10-4 ACC 0-1 12th 1 +1 Jan 28, 2013, #19 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Clemson (12/30/17, L 78-62)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (1/03/18, L 88-58), v. Duke (1/06/18, W 96-85)
Alabama Crimson Tide 9-4 SEC 1-0 1st 1 +1 Nov 27, 2017, #24 Nov 27, 2017, #24 Nov 20, 2017, #25
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M (12/30/17, W 79-57)
Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (1/02/18, L 76-75), @ Georgia (1/06/18, L 65-46)
Mississippi State Bulldogs 12-1 SEC 0-0 4th 1 +1 Feb 6, 2012, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. North Florida (12/30/17, W 109-81)
Current Week: v. Arkansas (1/02/18, W 78-75), @ Ole Miss (1/06/18, L 64-58)
New Mexico State Aggies 12-3 WAC 0-0 10th 1 -3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ USC (12/25/17, L 77-72), @ UC Irvine (12/28/17, W 60-65)
Current Week: @ Chicago State (1/06/18, W 60-97)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    Arkansas Razorbacks 11-2 SEC 1-0 12th 254 +169 Jan 1, 2018, #22 Jan 1, 2018, #22 1
Previous Week: v. Cal State Bakersfield (12/27/17, W 95-68), v. Tennessee (12/30/17, W 95-93)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (1/02/18, L 78-75), @ Auburn (1/06/18, L 88-77)
25    Clemson Tigers 12-1 ACC 1-0 1st 104 +49 Jan 1, 2018, #25 Jan 1, 2018, #25 1
Previous Week: v. NC State (12/30/17, W 78-62)
Current Week: @ Boston College (1/03/18, W 70-74), v. Louisville (1/06/18, W 74-69)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Baylor Bears 10-3 Big 12 0-1 10th 83 -354 Dec 25, 2017, #18 Nov 27, 2017, #16 Nov 13, 2017, #25
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (12/29/17, L 77-53)
Current Week: v. TCU (1/02/18, L 78-81), v. Texas (1/06/18, W 69-60)
Creighton Bluejays 11-3 Big East 1-1 4th 54 -89 Dec 25, 2017, #25 Dec 25, 2017, #25 Dec 25, 2017, #25
Previous Week: @ Seton Hall (12/28/17, L 90-84), v. Providence (12/31/17, W 83-64)
Current Week: v. St. John's (1/03/18, W 78-71), @ Georgetown (1/06/18, W 66-90)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
ACC 6 #2 Duke Blue Devils, #8 Virginia Cavaliers, #12 North Carolina Tar Heels, #15 Miami (FL) Hurricanes, #24 Florida State Seminoles, #25 Clemson Tigers
Big 12 5 #6 West Virginia Mountaineers, #7 Oklahoma Sooners, #10 Kansas Jayhawks, #16 TCU Horned Frogs, #18 Texas Tech Red Raiders
SEC 4 #11 Texas A&M Aggies, #17 Kentucky Wildcats, #22 Arkansas Razorbacks, #23 Tennessee Volunteers
Big East 3 #3 Villanova Wildcats, #5 Xavier Musketeers, #21 Seton Hall Pirates
AAC 2 #9 Wichita State Shockers, #19 Cincinnati Bearcats
Big Ten 2 #1 Michigan State Spartans, #13 Purdue Boilermakers
Pac-12 2 #4 Arizona State Sun Devils, #14 Arizona Wildcats
WCC 1 #19 Gonzaga Bulldogs