NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 3 (Dec 14, 2020)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Gonzaga Bulldogs (54) 3-0 WCC 0-0 1st 1541 +23 1 Dec 14, 2020, #1 Dec 14, 2020, #1 82
Previous Week: v. Tarleton State (12/08/20), v. Southern (12/10/20), v. Northern Arizona (12/12/20)
Current Week: v. Idaho (12/14/20), v. Iowa (12/19/20, W 99-88)
2    Baylor Bears (7) 4-0 Big 12 0-0 2nd 1491 +21 2 Dec 14, 2020, #2 Dec 14, 2020, #2 24
Previous Week: v. Nicholls State (12/08/20), v. Stephen F. Austin (12/09/20, W 83-52), v. Tarleton State (12/11/20), v. Texas (12/13/20)
Current Week: v. Tarleton State (12/15/20), @ Kansas State (12/19/20, W 69-100)
3    Iowa Hawkeyes (1) 6-0 Big Ten 0-0 2nd 1427 +42 3 Dec 14, 2020, #3 Dec 14, 2020, #3 13
Previous Week: v. North Carolina (12/08/20, W 93-80), v. Iowa State (12/11/20, W 105-77), v. Northern Illinois (12/13/20, W 106-53)
Current Week: @ Gonzaga (12/19/20, L 99-88)
4    Michigan State Spartans 6-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1307 +11 4 Dec 14, 2020, #4 Nov 30, 2020, #8 8
Previous Week: @ Virginia (12/09/20), v. Oakland (12/13/20, W 109-91)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (12/20/20, L 79-65)
5    Kansas Jayhawks 6-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 1289 +94 5 Dec 14, 2020, #5 Nov 30, 2020, #7 224
Previous Week: v. Creighton (12/08/20, W 73-72), v. Omaha (12/11/20, W 95-50), v. Tarleton State (12/13/20)
Current Week: @ Texas Tech (12/17/20, W 57-58)
6    Houston Cougars 4-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1169 +79 7 Dec 14, 2020, #6 Nov 30, 2020, #10 13
Previous Week: v. Sam Houston State (12/09/20), v. Rice (12/12/20)
Current Week: v. UCF (12/15/20), v. Alcorn State (12/20/20, W 88-55)
7    Villanova Wildcats 5-1 Big East 1-0 1st 1163 +130 9 Dec 14, 2020, #7 Nov 30, 2020, #12 27
Previous Week: @ Georgetown (12/11/20, W 63-76)
Current Week: v. DePaul (12/14/20), v. Butler (12/16/20, W 85-66), v. Saint Joseph's (12/19/20, W 88-68)
8    West Virginia Mountaineers 6-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 1113 +195 11 Dec 14, 2020, #8 Dec 7, 2020, #11 6
Previous Week: v. Robert Morris (12/09/20), v. North Texas (12/11/20, W 62-50), v. Richmond (12/13/20, W 87-71)
Current Week: v. Iowa State (12/18/20, W 70-65)
9    Creighton Bluejays 4-1 Big East 0-0 3rd 1037 -31 8 Dec 7, 2020, #8 Dec 14, 2020, #9 11
Previous Week: @ Kansas (12/08/20, L 73-72), v. Nebraska (12/11/20, W 98-74)
Current Week: v. Marquette (12/14/20, L 84-89), @ St. John's (12/17/20, W 76-94), @ UConn (12/20/20, W 74-76)
10    Tennessee Volunteers 2-0 SEC 0-0 1st 941 +174 12 Dec 14, 2020, #10 Nov 30, 2020, #13 4
Previous Week: v. Colorado (12/08/20, W 56-47), v. Tennessee-Martin (12/09/20), v. Cincinnati (12/12/20, W 65-56)
Current Week: v. Appalachian State (12/15/20, W 79-38), v. Tennessee Tech (12/18/20, W 103-49)
11    Texas Longhorns 5-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 873 +123 13 Dec 14, 2020, #11 Nov 30, 2020, #17 4
Previous Week: v. Texas State (12/09/20, W 74-53), @ Baylor (12/13/20)
Current Week: v. Sam Houston State (12/16/20, W 79-63), v. Oklahoma State (12/20/20, W 77-74)
12    Wisconsin Badgers 4-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 846 +96 13 Nov 30, 2020, #4 Dec 7, 2020, #13 7
Previous Week: v. Rhode Island (12/09/20, W 73-62)
Current Week: v. Loyola (IL) (12/15/20, W 77-63), v. Northern Iowa (12/16/20), v. Louisville (12/19/20, W 85-48)
13    Illinois Fighting Illini 4-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 742 -362 6 Nov 30, 2020, #5 Dec 14, 2020, #13 7
Previous Week: @ Duke (12/08/20, W 68-83), @ Missouri (12/12/20, L 81-78)
Current Week: v. Minnesota (12/15/20, W 92-65), @ Rutgers (12/20/20, L 91-88)
14    Texas Tech Red Raiders 6-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 669 +128 17 Dec 14, 2020, #14 Dec 7, 2020, #17 4
Previous Week: v. Abilene Christian (12/09/20, W 51-44), v. Texas A&M-CC (12/12/20, W 77-57)
Current Week: v. Kansas (12/17/20, L 57-58)
15    Florida State Seminoles 3-0 ACC 0-0 1st 619 +269 20 Dec 14, 2020, #15 Nov 30, 2020, #22 20
Previous Week: v. Indiana (12/09/20, W 69-67), v. Florida (12/12/20, W 83-71)
Current Week: v. Georgia Tech (12/15/20, W 74-61), v. UCF (12/19/20, L 74-86)
16    Missouri Tigers 5-0 SEC 0-0 1st 491 +472 N/A Dec 14, 2020, #16 Dec 14, 2020, #16 1
Previous Week: v. Liberty (12/09/20, W 69-60), v. Illinois (12/12/20, W 81-78)
Current Week: v. Prairie View A&M (12/18/20)
17    Virginia Cavaliers 3-1 ACC 0-0 1st 456 -18 18 Nov 30, 2020, #15 Dec 7, 2020, #18 7
Previous Week: v. Michigan State (12/09/20)
Current Week: @ Wake Forest (12/16/20)
18    San Diego State Aztecs 5-0 MWC 0-0 2nd 455 +332 24 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Dec 7, 2020, #24 2
Previous Week: @ Arizona State (12/10/20, W 68-80)
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (12/18/20, L 62-72)
19    Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 396 +103 21 Dec 14, 2020, #19 Nov 30, 2020, #24 4
Previous Week: v. Syracuse (12/08/20, W 79-69)
Current Week: @ Maryland (12/14/20, W 60-74), v. Illinois (12/20/20, W 91-88)
20    Ohio State Buckeyes 5-0 Big Ten 0-0 2nd 392 +105 22 Dec 14, 2020, #20 Nov 30, 2020, #23 9
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (12/08/20, W 85-90), v. Cleveland State (12/13/20, W 67-61)
Current Week: @ Purdue (12/16/20, L 67-60), v. UCLA (12/19/20, W 77-70)
21    Duke Blue Devils 2-2 ACC 0-0 1st 345 -609 10 Nov 30, 2020, #6 Dec 14, 2020, #21 87
Previous Week: v. Illinois (12/08/20, L 68-83), v. Charleston Southern (12/12/20)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (12/16/20, W 65-75), v. Gardner-Webb (12/19/20)
22    North Carolina Tar Heels 4-2 ACC 0-0 2nd 328 -219 16 Nov 30, 2020, #14 Dec 14, 2020, #22 4
Previous Week: @ Iowa (12/08/20, L 93-80), v. North Carolina Central (12/12/20, W 73-67)
Current Week: v. Kentucky (12/19/20, W 75-63)
23    Louisville Cardinals 4-0 ACC 0-0 1st 164 +42 25 Dec 14, 2020, #23 Dec 7, 2020, #25 2
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. NC State (12/16/20), @ Wisconsin (12/19/20, L 85-48)
24    Clemson Tigers 5-0 ACC 0-0 2nd 156 +149 N/A Dec 14, 2020, #24 Dec 14, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Maryland (12/09/20, W 67-51), v. Alabama (12/12/20, W 64-56)
Current Week: @ Virginia Tech (12/15/20, L 66-60), @ South Carolina (12/19/20)
25    Michigan Wolverines 6-0 Big Ten 1-0 1st 142 +35 N/A Dec 14, 2020, #25 Dec 14, 2020, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Toledo (12/09/20, W 91-71), v. Penn State (12/13/20, W 62-58)
Current Week:

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Richmond Spiders 4-1 A-10 0-0 2nd 140 -279 Dec 7, 2020, #19 Dec 7, 2020, #19 Dec 7, 2020, #19
Previous Week: v. Wofford (12/07/20, W 77-72), v. Northern Iowa (12/09/20, W 78-68), @ West Virginia (12/13/20, L 87-71)
Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (12/16/20, W 67-78), @ Loyola (IL) (12/18/20, W 73-75), v. Duquesne (12/19/20)
Saint Louis Billikens 4-0 A-10 0-0 2nd 121 +27 Mar 17, 2014, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Central Arkansas (12/08/20, W 88-65), v. Evansville (12/12/20)
Current Week: v. Indiana State (12/15/20, W 78-59), v. NC State (12/17/20, W 80-69), @ Minnesota (12/20/20, L 90-82)
Virginia Tech Hokies 4-1 ACC 0-0 1st 115 -573 Dec 7, 2020, #15 Dec 7, 2020, #15 Nov 30, 2020, #16
Previous Week: v. Penn State (12/08/20, L 55-75)
Current Week: v. Clemson (12/15/20, W 66-60), v. Coppin State (12/19/20, W 97-57)
Xavier Musketeers 7-0 Big East 0-0 1st 55 +46 Dec 9, 2019, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma (12/09/20, W 99-77), @ Providence (12/12/20)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (12/15/20), @ DePaul (12/18/20), v. Marquette (12/20/20, W 91-88)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 6-0 Big 12 0-0 2nd 48 +22 Feb 16, 2015, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Oral Roberts (12/08/20, W 83-78), @ Wichita State (12/12/20, W 64-67)
Current Week: v. TCU (12/16/20, L 76-77), @ Texas (12/20/20, L 77-74)
Oregon Ducks 4-1 Pac-12 1-0 1st 31 +5 Nov 30, 2020, #21 Nov 30, 2020, #21 Nov 30, 2020, #21
Previous Week: v. Eastern Washington (12/07/20, W 69-52), v. Florida A&M (12/09/20, W 87-66), @ Washington (12/12/20, W 71-74)
Current Week: v. San Francisco (12/17/20, W 74-64), v. Portland (12/19/20, W 80-41)
Indiana Hoosiers 4-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 22 -18 Jan 14, 2019, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Florida State (12/09/20, L 69-67), v. North Alabama (12/13/20, W 87-52)
Current Week: @ Butler (12/19/20, W 60-68)
Florida Gators 3-1 SEC 0-0 1st 18 -72 Nov 25, 2019, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Florida State (12/12/20, L 83-71)
Current Week: v. North Florida (12/16/20), v. Florida Atlantic (12/19/20), v. Florida A&M (12/20/20)
Arizona State Sun Devils 4-2 Pac-12 1-0 1st 13 -205 Dec 7, 2020, #23 Dec 7, 2020, #23 Nov 30, 2020, #25
Previous Week: v. San Diego State (12/10/20, L 68-80), @ Grand Canyon (12/13/20, W 70-71)
Current Week: v. UTEP (12/16/20, L 63-76), v. Incarnate Word (12/18/20)
UCLA Bruins 5-1 Pac-12 1-0 1st 9 +8 Nov 9, 2020, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. San Diego (12/09/20, W 83-56), v. Marquette (12/11/20, W 69-60)
Current Week: v. Long Beach State (12/15/20), @ Ohio State (12/19/20, L 77-70)
UConn Huskies 3-0 Big East 0-0 1st 7 -5 Oct 31, 2016, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. Creighton (12/20/20, L 74-76)
Arizona Wildcats 5-0 Pac-12 0-0 6th 5 +5 Feb 17, 2020, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Northern Arizona (12/07/20, W 96-53), v. Cal State Bakersfield (12/09/20, W 85-60), v. UTEP (12/12/20, W 69-61)
Current Week: v. California Baptist (12/16/20), @ Stanford (12/19/20, L 78-75)
Syracuse Orange 4-1 ACC 1-0 1st 4 +4 Nov 12, 2018, #15 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Rutgers (12/08/20, L 79-69), @ Boston College (12/12/20, W 63-101)
Current Week: v. Northeastern (12/16/20, W 62-56), v. Buffalo (12/19/20, W 107-96)
Georgia Bulldogs 5-0 SEC 0-0 1st 4 +4 Jan 10, 2011, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Montana (12/08/20, W 63-50), v. Samford (12/12/20, W 79-75)
Current Week: v. Cincinnati (12/19/20, W 83-68)
Arkansas Razorbacks 6-0 SEC 0-0 1st 4 +4 Jan 1, 2018, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Tulsa (12/08/20), v. Southern (12/09/20, W 79-44), v. Central Arkansas (12/12/20, W 100-75)
Current Week: v. Oral Roberts (12/20/20, W 87-76)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1 +1 Dec 4, 2017, #14 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Boston College (12/08/20, W 85-80), v. UMKC (12/10/20, W 90-61)
Current Week: @ Illinois (12/15/20, L 92-65), v. Saint Louis (12/20/20, W 90-82)
Southern Methodist Mustangs 3-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1 +NC Mar 13, 2017, #11 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (12/08/20)
Current Week: v. East Carolina (12/16/20, W 70-55)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
16    Missouri Tigers 5-0 SEC 0-0 1st 491 +472 Dec 14, 2020, #16 Dec 14, 2020, #16 1
Previous Week: v. Liberty (12/09/20, W 69-60), v. Illinois (12/12/20, W 81-78)
Current Week: v. Prairie View A&M (12/18/20)
24    Clemson Tigers 5-0 ACC 0-0 2nd 156 +149 Dec 14, 2020, #24 Dec 14, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Maryland (12/09/20, W 67-51), v. Alabama (12/12/20, W 64-56)
Current Week: @ Virginia Tech (12/15/20, L 66-60), @ South Carolina (12/19/20)
25    Michigan Wolverines 6-0 Big Ten 1-0 1st 142 +35 Dec 14, 2020, #25 Dec 14, 2020, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Toledo (12/09/20, W 91-71), v. Penn State (12/13/20, W 62-58)
Current Week:

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Richmond Spiders 4-1 A-10 0-0 2nd 140 -279 Dec 7, 2020, #19 Dec 7, 2020, #19 Dec 7, 2020, #19
Previous Week: v. Wofford (12/07/20, W 77-72), v. Northern Iowa (12/09/20, W 78-68), @ West Virginia (12/13/20, L 87-71)
Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (12/16/20, W 67-78), @ Loyola (IL) (12/18/20, W 73-75), v. Duquesne (12/19/20)
Virginia Tech Hokies 4-1 ACC 0-0 1st 115 -573 Dec 7, 2020, #15 Dec 7, 2020, #15 Nov 30, 2020, #16
Previous Week: v. Penn State (12/08/20, L 55-75)
Current Week: v. Clemson (12/15/20, W 66-60), v. Coppin State (12/19/20, W 97-57)
Arizona State Sun Devils 4-2 Pac-12 1-0 1st 13 -205 Dec 7, 2020, #23 Dec 7, 2020, #23 Nov 30, 2020, #25
Previous Week: v. San Diego State (12/10/20, L 68-80), @ Grand Canyon (12/13/20, W 70-71)
Current Week: v. UTEP (12/16/20, L 63-76), v. Incarnate Word (12/18/20)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
Big Ten 7 #3 Iowa Hawkeyes, #4 Michigan State Spartans, #12 Wisconsin Badgers, #13 Illinois Fighting Illini, #19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights, #20 Ohio State Buckeyes, #25 Michigan Wolverines
ACC 6 #15 Florida State Seminoles, #17 Virginia Cavaliers, #21 Duke Blue Devils, #22 North Carolina Tar Heels, #23 Louisville Cardinals, #24 Clemson Tigers
Big 12 5 #2 Baylor Bears, #5 Kansas Jayhawks, #8 West Virginia Mountaineers, #11 Texas Longhorns, #14 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big East 2 #7 Villanova Wildcats, #9 Creighton Bluejays
SEC 2 #10 Tennessee Volunteers, #16 Missouri Tigers
AAC 1 #6 Houston Cougars
MWC 1 #18 San Diego State Aztecs
WCC 1 #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs