NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 17 (Mar 2, 2020)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Kansas Jayhawks (64) 26-3 Big 12 15-1 1st 1600 +2 1 Mar 2, 2020, #1 Nov 9, 2020, #6 218
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (2/24/20, W 83-58), @ Kansas State (2/29/20, W 58-62)
Current Week: v. TCU (3/04/20, W 75-66), @ Texas Tech (3/07/20, W 62-66)
2    Gonzaga Bulldogs 29-2 WCC 15-1 1st 1514 +72 3 Nov 9, 2020, #1 Dec 2, 2019, #9 76
Previous Week: v. San Diego (2/27/20, W 94-59), v. Saint Mary's (2/29/20, W 86-76)
Current Week:
3    Dayton Flyers 27-2 A-10 16-0 1st 1453 +40 4 Mar 2, 2020, #3 Dec 30, 2019, #20 14
Previous Week: @ George Mason (2/25/20, W 55-62), v. Davidson (2/28/20, W 82-67)
Current Week: @ Rhode Island (3/04/20, W 57-84), v. George Washington (3/07/20, W 76-51)
4    Baylor Bears 25-3 Big 12 14-2 2nd 1395 -137 2 Feb 17, 2020, #1 Nov 18, 2019, #24 18
Previous Week: v. Kansas State (2/25/20, W 85-66), @ TCU (2/29/20, L 75-72)
Current Week: v. Texas Tech (3/02/20, W 71-68), @ West Virginia (3/07/20, L 76-64)
5    San Diego State Aztecs 28-1 MWC 17-1 1st 1375 +88 5 Feb 17, 2020, #4 Dec 9, 2019, #25 13
Previous Week: v. Colorado State (2/25/20, W 66-60), @ Nevada (2/29/20, W 76-83)
Current Week: v. Air Force (3/05/20, W 73-60), v. Boise State (3/06/20, W 81-68), v. Utah State (3/07/20, L 56-59)
6    Kentucky Wildcats 24-5 SEC 14-2 1st 1253 +123 8 Nov 11, 2019, #1 Dec 23, 2019, #19 39
Previous Week: @ Texas A&M (2/25/20, W 60-69), v. Auburn (2/29/20, W 73-66)
Current Week: v. Tennessee (3/03/20, L 73-81), @ Florida (3/07/20, W 70-71)
7    Florida State Seminoles 24-5 ACC 14-4 1st 1164 -83 6 Jan 27, 2020, #5 Nov 9, 2020, #21 14
Previous Week: v. Louisville (2/24/20, W 82-67), @ Clemson (2/29/20, L 70-69)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (3/04/20, W 71-73), v. Boston College (3/07/20, W 80-62)
8    Seton Hall Pirates 21-7 Big East 13-3 1st 1145 +303 13 Mar 2, 2020, #8 Dec 9, 2019, #22 8
Previous Week: @ Marquette (2/29/20, W 79-88)
Current Week: v. Villanova (3/04/20, L 77-79), @ Creighton (3/07/20, L 77-60)
9    Maryland Terrapins 23-6 Big Ten 13-5 1st 1041 -83 9 Dec 2, 2019, #3 Jan 20, 2020, #17 18
Previous Week: @ Minnesota (2/26/20, W 73-74), v. Michigan State (2/29/20, L 66-78)
Current Week: @ Rutgers (3/03/20, L 78-67), v. Michigan (3/08/20, W 83-70)
10    Louisville Cardinals 24-6 ACC 15-4 1st 948 -18 11 Dec 9, 2019, #1 Jan 6, 2020, #13 18
Previous Week: @ Florida State (2/24/20, L 82-67), v. Virginia Tech (3/01/20, W 68-52)
Current Week: @ Virginia (3/07/20, L 57-54)
11    Creighton Bluejays 22-7 Big East 11-5 2nd 843 -143 10 Feb 24, 2020, #10 Jan 13, 2020, #25 5
Previous Week: @ St. John's (3/01/20, L 91-71)
Current Week: v. Georgetown (3/04/20, W 91-76), v. Seton Hall (3/07/20, W 77-60)
12    Duke Blue Devils 23-6 ACC 13-5 4th 809 -377 7 Nov 25, 2019, #1 Mar 2, 2020, #12 81
Previous Week: @ Wake Forest (2/25/20, L 113-101), @ Virginia (2/29/20, L 52-50)
Current Week: v. NC State (3/02/20, W 88-69), v. North Carolina (3/07/20, W 89-76)
13    Oregon Ducks 22-7 Pac-12 11-5 1st 802 +149 14 Dec 30, 2019, #4 Nov 9, 2020, #20 18
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (2/27/20, W 69-54)
Current Week: v. California (3/05/20, W 90-56), v. Stanford (3/07/20, W 80-67)
14    Villanova Wildcats 22-7 Big East 11-5 3rd 779 -149 12 Nov 9, 2020, #4 Dec 2, 2019, #23 21
Previous Week: v. St. John's (2/26/20, W 71-60), v. Providence (2/29/20, L 54-58)
Current Week: @ Seton Hall (3/04/20, W 77-79), @ Georgetown (3/07/20, W 69-70)
15    Brigham Young Cougars 24-7 WCC 13-3 2nd 756 +158 17 Mar 2, 2020, #15 Feb 17, 2020, #23 3
Previous Week: @ Pepperdine (2/29/20, W 64-81)
Current Week:
16    Michigan State Spartans 20-9 Big Ten 12-6 2nd 726 +566 24 Oct 21, 2019, #1 Feb 24, 2020, #24 2
Previous Week: v. Iowa (2/25/20, W 78-70), @ Maryland (2/29/20, W 66-78)
Current Week: @ Penn State (3/03/20, W 71-79), v. Ohio State (3/08/20, W 80-69)
17    Auburn Tigers 24-5 SEC 11-5 2nd 575 -68 15 Jan 13, 2020, #4 Oct 21, 2019, #24 20
Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (2/25/20, W 67-58), @ Kentucky (2/29/20, L 73-66)
Current Week: v. Texas A&M (3/04/20, L 75-78), @ Tennessee (3/07/20, W 63-85)
18    Iowa Hawkeyes 20-9 Big Ten 11-7 5th 492 +3 18 Nov 9, 2020, #5 Dec 23, 2019, #25 7
Previous Week: @ Michigan State (2/25/20, L 78-70), v. Penn State (2/29/20, W 77-68)
Current Week: v. Purdue (3/03/20, L 68-77), @ Illinois (3/08/20, L 78-76)
19    Ohio State Buckeyes 20-9 Big Ten 10-8 7th 489 +279 23 Dec 23, 2019, #2 Feb 17, 2020, #25 3
Previous Week: @ Nebraska (2/27/20, W 54-75), v. Michigan (3/01/20, W 77-63)
Current Week: v. Illinois (3/05/20, W 71-63), @ Michigan State (3/08/20, L 80-69)
20    Penn State Nittany Lions 21-8 Big Ten 11-7 5th 367 -251 16 Feb 17, 2020, #9 Jan 27, 2020, #24 6
Previous Week: v. Rutgers (2/26/20, W 65-64), @ Iowa (2/29/20, L 77-68)
Current Week: v. Michigan State (3/03/20, L 71-79), @ Northwestern (3/07/20, L 80-69)
21    Houston Cougars 22-7 AAC 12-4 3rd 265 +163 25 Nov 9, 2020, #17 Feb 24, 2020, #25 7
Previous Week: v. Cincinnati (3/01/20, W 68-55)
Current Week: @ UConn (3/05/20, L 77-71), v. Memphis (3/08/20, W 64-57)
22    Virginia Cavaliers 21-7 ACC 13-5 4th 219 +169 N/A Nov 9, 2020, #2 Mar 2, 2020, #22 1
Previous Week: @ Virginia Tech (2/26/20, W 53-56), v. Duke (2/29/20, W 52-50)
Current Week: @ Miami (FL) (3/04/20, W 44-46), v. Louisville (3/07/20, W 57-54)
23    Illinois Fighting Illini 20-9 Big Ten 12-6 2nd 208 +126 N/A Nov 9, 2020, #8 Jan 13, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Nebraska (2/24/20, W 71-59), @ Northwestern (2/27/20, W 66-74), v. Indiana (3/01/20, W 67-66)
Current Week: @ Ohio State (3/05/20, L 71-63), v. Iowa (3/08/20, W 78-76)
24    Wisconsin Badgers 19-10 Big Ten 12-6 2nd 179 +172 N/A Nov 9, 2020, #7 Mar 2, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Michigan (2/27/20, W 74-81), v. Minnesota (3/01/20, W 71-69)
Current Week: v. Northwestern (3/04/20, W 63-48), @ Indiana (3/07/20, W 56-60)
25    Michigan Wolverines 18-11 Big Ten 9-9 8th 94 -235 19 Dec 2, 2019, #4 Nov 9, 2020, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Wisconsin (2/27/20, L 74-81), @ Ohio State (3/01/20, L 77-63)
Current Week: v. Nebraska (3/05/20, W 82-58), @ Maryland (3/08/20, L 83-70)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Butler Bulldogs 20-9 Big East 8-8 5th 68 +17 Feb 17, 2020, #21 Jan 13, 2020, #5 Dec 2, 2019, #24
Previous Week: v. DePaul (2/29/20, W 60-42)
Current Week: v. St. John's (3/04/20, W 77-55), @ Xavier (3/07/20, W 71-72)
UCLA Bruins 19-11 Pac-12 12-5 1st 54 +53 Nov 19, 2018, #17 Nov 9, 2020, #22 Nov 9, 2020, #22
Previous Week: v. Arizona State (2/27/20, W 75-72), v. Arizona (2/29/20, W 69-64)
Current Week: @ USC (3/07/20, L 54-52)
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 26-3 Southland 17-1 1st 47 +18 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Northwestern State (2/26/20, W 90-59), v. Lamar (2/29/20, W 95-76)
Current Week: @ Abilene Christian (3/03/20, W 72-77), v. Sam Houston State (3/07/20, W 68-57)
East Tennessee State Buccaneers 27-4 SoCon 16-2 1st 31 +18 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Wofford (2/26/20, W 54-60), v. Western Carolina (2/29/20, W 68-67)
Current Week: v. Virginia Military (3/07/20, W 70-57), v. Western Carolina (3/08/20, W 97-75)
West Virginia Mountaineers 19-10 Big 12 7-9 8th 22 -291 Feb 24, 2020, #20 Jan 27, 2020, #12 Dec 16, 2019, #25
Previous Week: @ Texas (2/24/20, L 67-57), v. Oklahoma (2/29/20, L 62-73)
Current Week: @ Iowa State (3/03/20, W 71-77), v. Baylor (3/07/20, W 76-64)
Providence Friars 17-12 Big East 10-6 4th 17 +17 Feb 15, 2016, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Villanova (2/29/20, W 54-58)
Current Week: v. Xavier (3/04/20, W 80-74), v. DePaul (3/07/20, W 93-55)
Colorado Buffaloes 21-9 Pac-12 10-7 4th 13 -278 Feb 24, 2020, #21 Feb 10, 2020, #16 Jan 6, 2020, #25
Previous Week: @ California (2/27/20, L 76-62), @ Stanford (3/01/20, L 72-64)
Current Week: @ Utah (3/07/20, L 74-72)
Marquette Golden Eagles 18-10 Big East 8-8 5th 12 -29 Feb 17, 2020, #19 Feb 10, 2020, #18 Feb 17, 2020, #19
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (2/26/20, W 93-72), v. Seton Hall (2/29/20, L 79-88)
Current Week: @ DePaul (3/03/20, L 69-68), @ St. John's (3/07/20, L 88-86)
Texas Tech Red Raiders 18-11 Big 12 9-7 4th 9 -217 Feb 24, 2020, #22 Nov 11, 2019, #11 Feb 10, 2020, #24
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma (2/25/20, L 65-51), v. Texas (2/29/20, L 58-68)
Current Week: @ Baylor (3/02/20, L 71-68), v. Kansas (3/07/20, L 62-66)
Arizona Wildcats 19-10 Pac-12 9-7 6th 9 -62 Feb 17, 2020, #24 Dec 2, 2019, #12 Dec 30, 2019, #25
Previous Week: @ USC (2/27/20, L 57-48), @ UCLA (2/29/20, L 69-64)
Current Week: v. Washington State (3/05/20, W 83-62), v. Washington (3/07/20, L 63-69)
Oklahoma Sooners 18-11 Big 12 8-8 5th 4 +4 Jan 14, 2019, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas Tech (2/25/20, W 65-51), @ West Virginia (2/29/20, W 62-73)
Current Week: v. Texas (3/03/20, L 51-52), @ TCU (3/07/20, W 76-78)
Northern Iowa Panthers 25-5 MVC 14-4 1st 4 +2 Mar 16, 2015, #11 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Evansville (2/26/20, W 84-64), @ Drake (2/29/20, W 43-70)
Current Week: v. Drake (3/06/20, L 56-77)
Arizona State Sun Devils 19-10 Pac-12 10-6 3rd 4 -91 Dec 24, 2018, #17 Nov 9, 2020, #18 Nov 9, 2020, #18
Previous Week: @ UCLA (2/27/20, L 75-72), @ USC (2/29/20, L 71-61)
Current Week: v. Washington (3/05/20, L 83-90), v. Washington State (3/07/20, W 83-74)
Stanford Cardinal 20-9 Pac-12 9-7 6th 4 +4 Mar 10, 2008, #10 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Utah (2/26/20, W 70-62), v. Colorado (3/01/20, W 72-64)
Current Week: @ Oregon State (3/05/20, L 68-65), @ Oregon (3/07/20, L 80-67)
Wichita State Shockers 22-7 AAC 10-6 7th 2 +2 Jan 27, 2020, #23 Jan 13, 2020, #16 Dec 30, 2019, #24
Previous Week: v. Temple (2/27/20, W 72-69), @ Southern Methodist (3/01/20, W 62-66)
Current Week: @ Memphis (3/05/20, L 68-60), v. Tulsa (3/08/20, W 79-57)
LSU Tigers 20-9 SEC 11-5 3rd 2 -22 Feb 10, 2020, #25 Feb 3, 2020, #18 Feb 10, 2020, #25
Previous Week: @ Florida (2/26/20, L 81-66), v. Texas A&M (2/29/20, W 64-50)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (3/04/20, L 99-90), v. Georgia (3/07/20, W 94-64)
Saint Mary's Gaels 23-7 WCC 11-5 3rd 2 +2 Nov 11, 2019, #18 Nov 11, 2019, #18 Oct 21, 2019, #20
Previous Week: @ Santa Clara (2/27/20, W 72-78), @ Gonzaga (2/29/20, L 86-76)
Current Week: v. Pepperdine (3/07/20, W 89-82)
New Mexico State Aggies 24-6 WAC 15-0 2nd 2 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Grand Canyon (2/27/20, W 53-67), @ Cal State Bakersfield (2/29/20, W 46-62)
Current Week: v. California Baptist (3/05/20, W 83-50)
USC Trojans 21-9 Pac-12 10-7 5th 1 +1 Dec 4, 2017, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Arizona (2/27/20, W 57-48), v. Arizona State (2/29/20, W 71-61)
Current Week: v. UCLA (3/07/20, W 54-52)
Belmont Bruins 24-7 OVC 15-3 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Tennessee Tech (2/27/20, W 65-62), @ Tennessee State (2/29/20, W 65-72)
Current Week: v. Eastern Kentucky (3/06/20, W 60-50), v. Murray State (3/07/20, W 76-75)
Vermont Catamounts 23-7 AM East 13-2 2nd 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UMass Lowell (2/29/20, W 77-94)
Current Week: v. Albany (3/03/20, W 85-62), v. Maine (3/07/20, W 61-50)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    Virginia Cavaliers 21-7 ACC 13-5 4th 219 +169 Nov 9, 2020, #2 Mar 2, 2020, #22 1
Previous Week: @ Virginia Tech (2/26/20, W 53-56), v. Duke (2/29/20, W 52-50)
Current Week: @ Miami (FL) (3/04/20, W 44-46), v. Louisville (3/07/20, W 57-54)
23    Illinois Fighting Illini 20-9 Big Ten 12-6 2nd 208 +126 Nov 9, 2020, #8 Jan 13, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Nebraska (2/24/20, W 71-59), @ Northwestern (2/27/20, W 66-74), v. Indiana (3/01/20, W 67-66)
Current Week: @ Ohio State (3/05/20, L 71-63), v. Iowa (3/08/20, W 78-76)
24    Wisconsin Badgers 19-10 Big Ten 12-6 2nd 179 +172 Nov 9, 2020, #7 Mar 2, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Michigan (2/27/20, W 74-81), v. Minnesota (3/01/20, W 71-69)
Current Week: v. Northwestern (3/04/20, W 63-48), @ Indiana (3/07/20, W 56-60)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
West Virginia Mountaineers 19-10 Big 12 7-9 8th 22 -291 Feb 24, 2020, #20 Jan 27, 2020, #12 Dec 16, 2019, #25
Previous Week: @ Texas (2/24/20, L 67-57), v. Oklahoma (2/29/20, L 62-73)
Current Week: @ Iowa State (3/03/20, W 71-77), v. Baylor (3/07/20, W 76-64)
Colorado Buffaloes 21-9 Pac-12 10-7 4th 13 -278 Feb 24, 2020, #21 Feb 10, 2020, #16 Jan 6, 2020, #25
Previous Week: @ California (2/27/20, L 76-62), @ Stanford (3/01/20, L 72-64)
Current Week: @ Utah (3/07/20, L 74-72)
Texas Tech Red Raiders 18-11 Big 12 9-7 4th 9 -217 Feb 24, 2020, #22 Nov 11, 2019, #11 Feb 10, 2020, #24
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma (2/25/20, L 65-51), v. Texas (2/29/20, L 58-68)
Current Week: @ Baylor (3/02/20, L 71-68), v. Kansas (3/07/20, L 62-66)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
Big Ten 8 #9 Maryland Terrapins, #16 Michigan State Spartans, #18 Iowa Hawkeyes, #19 Ohio State Buckeyes, #20 Penn State Nittany Lions, #23 Illinois Fighting Illini, #24 Wisconsin Badgers, #25 Michigan Wolverines
ACC 4 #7 Florida State Seminoles, #10 Louisville Cardinals, #12 Duke Blue Devils, #22 Virginia Cavaliers
Big East 3 #8 Seton Hall Pirates, #11 Creighton Bluejays, #14 Villanova Wildcats
Big 12 2 #1 Kansas Jayhawks, #4 Baylor Bears
SEC 2 #6 Kentucky Wildcats, #17 Auburn Tigers
WCC 2 #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs, #15 Brigham Young Cougars
AAC 1 #21 Houston Cougars
A-10 1 #3 Dayton Flyers
MWC 1 #5 San Diego State Aztecs
Pac-12 1 #13 Oregon Ducks