NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 6 (Dec 17, 2018)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Kansas Jayhawks (56) 9-0 Big 12 0-0 2nd 1586 +3 1 Dec 17, 2018, #1 Dec 3, 2018, #2 187
Previous Week: v. Villanova (12/15/18, W 74-71)
Current Week: v. South Dakota (12/18/18, W 89-53), @ Arizona State (12/22/18, L 80-76)
2    Duke Blue Devils (5) 9-1 ACC 0-0 2nd 1488 +34 2 Nov 19, 2018, #1 Oct 21, 2018, #4 50
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. Princeton (12/18/18, W 101-50), v. Texas Tech (12/20/18, W 69-58)
3    Tennessee Volunteers (2) 8-1 SEC 0-0 1st 1464 +43 3 Dec 17, 2018, #3 Dec 3, 2018, #7 22
Previous Week: @ Memphis (12/15/18, W 92-102)
Current Week: v. Samford (12/19/18, W 83-70), v. Wake Forest (12/22/18, W 83-64)
4    Michigan Wolverines (1) 11-0 Big Ten 2-0 1st 1442 +44 5 Dec 17, 2018, #4 Oct 21, 2018, #19 16
Previous Week: v. Western Michigan (12/15/18, W 70-62)
Current Week: v. Air Force (12/22/18, W 71-50)
5    Virginia Cavaliers (1) 9-0 ACC 0-0 2nd 1400 +16 6 Dec 3, 2018, #4 Dec 10, 2018, #6 23
Previous Week:
Current Week: @ South Carolina (12/19/18, W 52-69), v. William & Mary (12/22/18, W 72-40)
6    Nevada Wolf Pack 11-0 MWC 0-0 1st 1319 +36 7 Nov 26, 2018, #5 Dec 10, 2018, #7 13
Previous Week: v. South Dakota State (12/15/18, W 72-68)
Current Week: v. Akron (12/22/18, W 68-62)
7    Auburn Tigers 9-1 SEC 0-0 1st 1156 +5 8 Dec 17, 2018, #7 Oct 21, 2018, #11 17
Previous Week: @ UAB (12/15/18, W 71-75)
Current Week: @ NC State (12/19/18, L 78-71), v. Murray State (12/22/18, W 93-88)
8    Gonzaga Bulldogs 9-2 WCC 0-0 1st 1147 -265 4 Dec 3, 2018, #1 Dec 17, 2018, #8 45
Previous Week: @ North Carolina (12/15/18, L 103-90)
Current Week: v. Texas-Arlington (12/18/18, W 89-55), v. Denver (12/21/18, W 101-40)
9    North Carolina Tar Heels 8-2 ACC 0-0 2nd 1126 +236 12 Nov 19, 2018, #7 Dec 3, 2018, #14 87
Previous Week: v. Gonzaga (12/15/18, W 103-90)
Current Week: @ Kentucky (12/22/18, L 80-72)
10    Michigan State Spartans 9-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 1070 +4 9 Dec 10, 2018, #9 Nov 19, 2018, #11 26
Previous Week: v. Green Bay (12/16/18, W 104-83)
Current Week: v. Oakland (12/21/18, W 99-69)
11    Florida State Seminoles 8-1 ACC 0-0 2nd 949 -42 10 Dec 10, 2018, #10 Oct 21, 2018, #17 7
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. Southeast Missouri State (12/17/18, W 85-68), v. North Florida (12/19/18, W 95-81), v. Saint Louis (12/22/18, W 81-59)
12    Texas Tech Red Raiders 10-0 Big 12 0-0 2nd 912 -2 11 Dec 10, 2018, #11 Nov 26, 2018, #20 4
Previous Week: v. Northwestern State (12/12/18, W 79-44), v. Abilene Christian (12/15/18, W 82-48)
Current Week: @ Duke (12/20/18, L 69-58)
13    Virginia Tech Hokies 9-1 ACC 0-0 2nd 838 +5 13 Dec 17, 2018, #13 Nov 12, 2018, #16 7
Previous Week: @ Washington (12/15/18, W 61-73)
Current Week: v. North Carolina A&T (12/19/18, W 82-60)
14    Buffalo Bulls 10-0 MAC 0-0 1st 684 +20 14 Dec 17, 2018, #14 Nov 12, 2018, #25 6
Previous Week: v. Southern Illinois (12/15/18, W 73-65)
Current Week: @ Syracuse (12/18/18, W 59-71), @ Marquette (12/21/18, L 103-85)
15    Ohio State Buckeyes 9-1 Big Ten 2-0 1st 647 +26 15 Dec 17, 2018, #15 Nov 19, 2018, #23 5
Previous Week: v. Bucknell (12/15/18, W 73-71)
Current Week: v. Youngstown State (12/18/18, W 75-56), @ UCLA (12/22/18, W 66-80)
16    Wisconsin Badgers 9-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 619 +20 16 Dec 3, 2018, #12 Nov 19, 2018, #25 5
Previous Week: v. Savannah State (12/13/18, W 101-60)
Current Week: v. Grambling State (12/22/18, W 84-53)
17    Mississippi State Bulldogs 9-1 SEC 0-0 1st 529 +88 18 Nov 19, 2018, #15 Nov 26, 2018, #25 7
Previous Week: v. Cincinnati (12/15/18, W 70-59)
Current Week: v. Wofford (12/19/18, W 98-87), v. Wright State (12/22/18, W 67-63)
18    Arizona State Sun Devils 8-1 Pac-12 0-0 1st 415 +64 20 Dec 17, 2018, #18 Dec 10, 2018, #20 3
Previous Week: @ Georgia (12/15/18, W 74-76)
Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (12/17/18, L 81-65), v. Kansas (12/22/18, W 80-76)
19    Kentucky Wildcats 8-2 SEC 0-0 1st 377 -8 19 Oct 21, 2018, #2 Dec 17, 2018, #19 8
Previous Week: v. Utah (12/15/18, W 88-61)
Current Week: v. North Carolina (12/22/18, W 80-72)
20    Marquette Golden Eagles 8-2 Big East 0-0 1st 350 +69 21 Dec 17, 2018, #20 Nov 12, 2018, #24 2
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. North Dakota (12/18/18, W 92-66), v. Buffalo (12/21/18, W 103-85)
21    Houston Cougars 10-0 AAC 0-0 N/A 266 +93 25 Dec 17, 2018, #21 Dec 10, 2018, #25 2
Previous Week: v. LSU (12/12/18, W 82-76), v. Saint Louis (12/16/18, W 68-64)
Current Week: v. Utah State (12/20/18, W 60-50), v. Coppin State (12/23/18, W 75-44)
22    Indiana Hoosiers 9-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 226 +108 N/A Dec 17, 2018, #22 Dec 17, 2018, #22 1
Previous Week: v. Butler (12/15/18, W 71-68)
Current Week: v. Central Arkansas (12/19/18, W 86-53), v. Jacksonville (12/22/18, W 94-64)
23    Iowa Hawkeyes 8-2 Big Ten 0-2 10th 224 +16 23 Nov 26, 2018, #14 Dec 17, 2018, #23 5
Previous Week: @ Northern Iowa (12/15/18, W 54-77)
Current Week: v. Western Carolina (12/18/18, W 78-60), v. Savannah State (12/22/18, W 110-64)
24    Furman Paladins 12-0 SoCon 1-0 1st 208 +19 24 Dec 17, 2018, #24 Dec 17, 2018, #24 3
Previous Week: v. Charleston Southern (12/11/18, W 77-69), v. UNC Wilmington (12/15/18, W 93-50)
Current Week: @ LSU (12/21/18, L 75-57)
25    Nebraska Cornhuskers 9-2 Big Ten 1-1 6th 156 +41 N/A Dec 17, 2018, #25 Dec 17, 2018, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (12/16/18, W 79-56)
Current Week: v. Cal State Fullerton (12/22/18, W 86-62)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Oklahoma Sooners 9-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 115 +33 Feb 12, 2018, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. USC (12/15/18, W 81-70)
Current Week: v. Creighton (12/18/18, W 83-70), @ Northwestern (12/21/18, W 69-76)
Maryland Terrapins 9-2 Big Ten 1-1 6th 103 -2 Dec 3, 2018, #23 Dec 3, 2018, #23 Nov 26, 2018, #24
Previous Week: v. Loyola (MD) (12/11/18, W 94-71)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (12/22/18, L 74-78)
Kansas State Wildcats 7-2 Big 12 0-0 2nd 90 -28 Dec 3, 2018, #16 Nov 26, 2018, #12 Dec 3, 2018, #16
Previous Week: v. Georgia State (12/15/18, W 71-59)
Current Week: v. Southern Mississippi (12/19/18, W 55-51), v. Vanderbilt (12/22/18, W 69-58)
St. John's Red Storm 10-0 Big East 0-0 1st 59 +2 Jan 5, 2015, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Wagner (12/16/18, W 73-58)
Current Week: v. St. Francis (NY) (12/19/18, W 86-52), v. Sacred Heart (12/22/18, W 104-82)
Villanova Wildcats 8-4 Big East 0-0 1st 52 -480 Dec 10, 2018, #17 Nov 12, 2018, #8 Nov 26, 2018, #23
Previous Week: @ Pennsylvania (12/11/18, L 78-75), @ Kansas (12/15/18, L 74-71)
Current Week: v. UConn (12/22/18, W 81-58)
NC State Wolfpack 9-1 ACC 0-0 2nd 38 -222 Dec 10, 2018, #22 Dec 10, 2018, #22 Dec 10, 2018, #22
Previous Week: v. Penn State (12/15/18, W 89-78)
Current Week: v. Auburn (12/19/18, W 78-71), v. USC Upstate (12/22/18, W 98-71)
Purdue Boilermakers 6-5 Big Ten 1-1 6th 20 -20 Dec 3, 2018, #25 Nov 26, 2018, #19 Dec 3, 2018, #25
Previous Week: v. Notre Dame (12/15/18, L 80-88)
Current Week: v. Ohio (12/20/18, W 95-67)
TCU Horned Frogs 8-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 17 +4 Nov 19, 2018, #18 Nov 19, 2018, #18 Nov 12, 2018, #21
Previous Week: v. Indiana State (12/16/18, W 90-70)
Current Week: @ Charlotte (12/22/18, W 57-82), @ Bucknell (12/23/18, W 65-82)
Iowa State Cyclones 9-2 Big 12 0-0 2nd 9 -10 Mar 13, 2017, #17 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Drake (12/15/18, W 77-68)
Current Week: v. Eastern Illinois (12/21/18, W 101-53)
Cincinnati Bearcats 9-2 AAC 0-0 N/A 7 -66 Mar 12, 2018, #6 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Mississippi State (12/15/18, L 70-59)
Current Week: v. UCLA (12/19/18, W 93-64), v. South Carolina State (12/22/18, W 77-56)
Louisville Cardinals 8-3 ACC 0-0 2nd 6 +6 Nov 27, 2017, #17 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Lipscomb (12/12/18, W 72-68), v. Kent State (12/15/18, W 83-70)
Current Week: v. Robert Morris (12/21/18, W 73-59)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 9-2 Big Ten 1-1 6th 3 +1 Dec 4, 2017, #14 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. North Florida (12/11/18, W 80-71)
Current Week: v. North Carolina A&T (12/21/18, W 86-67)
Florida Gators 5-4 SEC 0-0 1st 3 +2 Mar 12, 2018, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. Mercer (12/18/18, W 71-63), v. Florida Gulf Coast (12/22/18, W 77-56)
San Francisco Dons 10-1 WCC 0-0 1st 2 -3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Eastern Washington (12/13/18, W 85-63), v. Cal State Fullerton (12/16/18, W 68-54)
Current Week: v. Northern Arizona (12/19/18, W 76-60), v. Stanford (12/22/18, W 74-65)
Belmont Bruins 8-1 OVC 0-0 1st 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UCLA (12/15/18, W 72-74)
Current Week: v. Western Kentucky (12/19/18, W 80-74)
N.J.I.T. Highlanders 11-2 A-Sun 0-0 N/A 1 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Fordham (12/11/18, W 50-53), @ Fairleigh Dickinson (12/15/18, W 80-90)
Current Week:

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    Indiana Hoosiers 9-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 226 +108 Dec 17, 2018, #22 Dec 17, 2018, #22 1
Previous Week: v. Butler (12/15/18, W 71-68)
Current Week: v. Central Arkansas (12/19/18, W 86-53), v. Jacksonville (12/22/18, W 94-64)
25    Nebraska Cornhuskers 9-2 Big Ten 1-1 6th 156 +41 Dec 17, 2018, #25 Dec 17, 2018, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (12/16/18, W 79-56)
Current Week: v. Cal State Fullerton (12/22/18, W 86-62)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Villanova Wildcats 8-4 Big East 0-0 1st 52 -480 Dec 10, 2018, #17 Nov 12, 2018, #8 Nov 26, 2018, #23
Previous Week: @ Pennsylvania (12/11/18, L 78-75), @ Kansas (12/15/18, L 74-71)
Current Week: v. UConn (12/22/18, W 81-58)
NC State Wolfpack 9-1 ACC 0-0 2nd 38 -222 Dec 10, 2018, #22 Dec 10, 2018, #22 Dec 10, 2018, #22
Previous Week: v. Penn State (12/15/18, W 89-78)
Current Week: v. Auburn (12/19/18, W 78-71), v. USC Upstate (12/22/18, W 98-71)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
Big Ten 7 #4 Michigan Wolverines, #10 Michigan State Spartans, #15 Ohio State Buckeyes, #16 Wisconsin Badgers, #22 Indiana Hoosiers, #23 Iowa Hawkeyes, #25 Nebraska Cornhuskers
ACC 5 #2 Duke Blue Devils, #5 Virginia Cavaliers, #9 North Carolina Tar Heels, #11 Florida State Seminoles, #13 Virginia Tech Hokies
SEC 4 #3 Tennessee Volunteers, #7 Auburn Tigers, #17 Mississippi State Bulldogs, #19 Kentucky Wildcats
Big 12 2 #1 Kansas Jayhawks, #12 Texas Tech Red Raiders
AAC 1 #21 Houston Cougars
Big East 1 #20 Marquette Golden Eagles
MAC 1 #14 Buffalo Bulls
MWC 1 #6 Nevada Wolf Pack
Pac-12 1 #18 Arizona State Sun Devils
SoCon 1 #24 Furman Paladins
WCC 1 #8 Gonzaga Bulldogs