NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 6 (Jan 4, 2021)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Gonzaga Bulldogs (63) 10-0 WCC 1-0 1st 1599 +1 1 Jan 4, 2021, #1 Jan 4, 2021, #1 85
Previous Week: v. Northern Arizona (12/28/20, W 88-58), v. Utah Tech (12/29/20, W 112-67), v. San Francisco (1/02/21, W 85-62)
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (1/07/21, W 86-69), @ Portland (1/09/21, W 88-116)
2    Baylor Bears (1) 9-0 Big 12 2-0 1st 1537 +NC 2 Jan 4, 2021, #2 Jan 4, 2021, #2 27
Previous Week: v. Central Arkansas (12/29/20, W 93-56), v. Alcorn State (12/30/20, W 105-76), @ Iowa State (1/02/21, W 65-76)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma (1/06/21, W 76-61), @ TCU (1/09/21, W 49-67)
3    Villanova Wildcats 8-1 Big East 3-0 1st 1453 +83 4 Jan 4, 2021, #3 Nov 30, 2020, #12 30
Previous Week: v. St. John's (12/30/20), @ Xavier (1/02/21)
Current Week: @ DePaul (1/05/21)
4    Texas Longhorns 8-1 Big 12 2-0 1st 1415 +306 8 Jan 4, 2021, #4 Nov 30, 2020, #17 7
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M-CC (12/29/20), @ Kansas (1/02/21, W 59-84)
Current Week: v. Iowa State (1/05/21, W 78-72), @ West Virginia (1/09/21, W 70-72)
5    Iowa Hawkeyes 9-2 Big Ten 3-1 2nd 1298 +290 10 Dec 14, 2020, #3 Dec 28, 2020, #10 16
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (12/29/20, W 87-72), @ Rutgers (1/02/21, W 75-77)
Current Week: @ Maryland (1/07/21, W 67-89), v. Minnesota (1/10/21, W 86-71)
6    Kansas Jayhawks 8-2 Big 12 2-1 2nd 1224 -234 3 Dec 28, 2020, #3 Nov 30, 2020, #7 227
Previous Week: v. Texas (1/02/21, L 59-84)
Current Week: @ TCU (1/05/21, W 64-93), v. Oklahoma (1/09/21, W 63-59)
7    Creighton Bluejays 8-2 Big East 4-1 1st 1140 +214 11 Jan 4, 2021, #7 Dec 21, 2020, #13 14
Previous Week: @ Providence (1/02/21, W 65-67)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (1/06/21, W 89-53), v. St. John's (1/09/21, W 97-79)
8    Wisconsin Badgers 9-2 Big Ten 2-1 5th 1085 -164 6 Nov 30, 2020, #4 Dec 7, 2020, #13 10
Previous Week: v. Maryland (12/28/20, L 64-70), v. Minnesota (12/31/20, W 71-59)
Current Week: v. Indiana (1/07/21, W 80-73)
9    Tennessee Volunteers 7-1 SEC 1-1 4th 1076 -141 7 Dec 28, 2020, #7 Nov 30, 2020, #13 7
Previous Week: @ Missouri (12/30/20, W 53-73), v. Alabama (1/02/21, L 63-71)
Current Week: v. Arkansas (1/06/21, W 79-74), @ Texas A&M (1/09/21, W 54-68)
10    Michigan Wolverines 9-0 Big Ten 4-0 1st 1039 +457 16 Jan 4, 2021, #10 Dec 14, 2020, #25 4
Previous Week: @ Maryland (12/31/20, W 73-84), v. Northwestern (1/03/21, W 85-66)
Current Week: v. Minnesota (1/06/21, W 82-57), @ Penn State (1/09/21)
11    Houston Cougars 8-1 AAC 3-1 3rd 977 -336 5 Dec 28, 2020, #5 Jan 4, 2021, #11 16
Previous Week: @ Tulsa (12/29/20, L 65-64), @ Southern Methodist (1/03/21, W 60-74)
Current Week: v. Wichita State (1/06/21, W 70-63), v. Tulane (1/09/21, W 71-50)
12    Illinois Fighting Illini 8-3 Big Ten 4-1 1st 878 +228 15 Nov 30, 2020, #5 Dec 21, 2020, #18 10
Previous Week: v. Purdue (1/02/21, W 66-58)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (1/07/21, W 56-81), v. Maryland (1/10/21, L 63-66)
13    Missouri Tigers 7-1 SEC 1-1 6th 747 -141 12 Dec 28, 2020, #12 Dec 14, 2020, #16 4
Previous Week: v. Tennessee (12/30/20, L 53-73), @ Arkansas (1/02/21, W 68-81)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (1/05/21, L 78-63)
14    West Virginia Mountaineers 8-3 Big 12 1-2 9th 706 -374 9 Dec 21, 2020, #7 Jan 4, 2021, #14 9
Previous Week: v. Northeastern (12/29/20, W 73-51), @ Oklahoma (1/02/21, L 75-71)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma State (1/04/21, W 84-87), v. Texas (1/09/21, L 70-72)
15    Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7-2 Big Ten 3-2 5th 703 +44 14 Dec 21, 2020, #11 Nov 30, 2020, #24 7
Previous Week: v. Purdue (12/29/20, W 81-76), v. Iowa (1/02/21, L 75-77)
Current Week: @ Michigan State (1/05/21, L 68-45), v. Ohio State (1/09/21, L 68-79)
16    Minnesota Golden Gophers 10-2 Big Ten 3-2 5th 559 +307 21 Jan 4, 2021, #16 Dec 28, 2020, #21 2
Previous Week: v. Michigan State (12/28/20, W 81-56), @ Wisconsin (12/31/20, L 71-59), v. Ohio State (1/03/21, W 77-60)
Current Week: @ Michigan (1/06/21, L 82-57), @ Iowa (1/10/21, L 86-71)
17    Oregon Ducks 8-1 Pac-12 3-0 1st 545 +293 21 Jan 4, 2021, #17 Dec 21, 2020, #25 3
Previous Week: v. California (12/31/20, W 82-69), v. Stanford (1/02/21, W 73-56)
Current Week: @ Colorado (1/07/21, L 79-72), @ Utah (1/09/21, W 73-79)
18    Texas Tech Red Raiders 8-3 Big 12 1-2 9th 445 -376 13 Dec 28, 2020, #13 Jan 4, 2021, #18 7
Previous Week: v. Incarnate Word (12/29/20, W 79-51), v. Oklahoma State (1/02/21, L 77-82)
Current Week: v. Kansas State (1/05/21, W 82-71), @ Iowa State (1/09/21, W 64-91)
19    Clemson Tigers 8-1 ACC 2-1 4th 411 +361 N/A Jan 4, 2021, #19 Dec 14, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Florida State (12/29/20, W 77-67), @ Miami (FL) (1/02/21, W 65-66)
Current Week: v. NC State (1/05/21, W 74-70), @ North Carolina (1/09/21)
19    Virginia Tech Hokies 8-1 ACC 2-0 1st 411 +181 24 Dec 7, 2020, #15 Dec 28, 2020, #24 3
Previous Week: v. Miami (FL) (12/29/20, W 80-78), @ Virginia (1/02/21)
Current Week: @ Louisville (1/06/21, L 73-71), v. Notre Dame (1/10/21, W 77-63)
21    Duke Blue Devils 3-2 ACC 1-0 3rd 280 -10 20 Nov 30, 2020, #6 Jan 4, 2021, #21 90
Previous Week: v. Pittsburgh (12/29/20), @ Florida State (1/02/21)
Current Week: v. Boston College (1/06/21, W 83-82), v. Wake Forest (1/09/21, W 79-68)
22    Virginia Cavaliers 5-2 ACC 1-0 3rd 258 +20 23 Nov 30, 2020, #15 Dec 28, 2020, #23 10
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (12/30/20, W 57-66), v. Virginia Tech (1/02/21)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (1/06/21, W 70-61), @ Boston College (1/09/21, W 49-61)
23    Michigan State Spartans 7-3 Big Ten 1-3 11th 133 -298 17 Dec 14, 2020, #4 Jan 4, 2021, #23 11
Previous Week: @ Minnesota (12/28/20, L 81-56), @ Nebraska (1/02/21, W 77-84)
Current Week: v. Rutgers (1/05/21, W 68-45), v. Purdue (1/08/21, L 54-55)
23    Saint Louis Billikens 7-1 A-10 0-0 14th 133 +84 N/A Jan 4, 2021, #23 Jan 4, 2021, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Duquesne (12/30/20), v. Massachusetts (1/02/21)
Current Week: @ La Salle (1/06/21)
25    Florida State Seminoles 5-2 ACC 1-1 7th 120 -257 18 Dec 14, 2020, #15 Jan 4, 2021, #25 23
Previous Week: @ Clemson (12/29/20, L 77-67), v. Duke (1/02/21)
Current Week: @ Pittsburgh (1/09/21)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Florida Gators 5-1 SEC 2-0 1st 110 +90 Nov 25, 2019, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Vanderbilt (12/30/20, W 72-91), v. LSU (1/02/21, W 83-79)
Current Week: @ Alabama (1/05/21, L 86-71), v. Kentucky (1/09/21, L 58-76)
Louisville Cardinals 7-1 ACC 2-0 1st 103 +85 Dec 14, 2020, #23 Dec 14, 2020, #23 Dec 7, 2020, #25
Previous Week: @ Boston College (1/02/21, W 64-76)
Current Week: v. Virginia Tech (1/06/21, W 73-71)
Ohio State Buckeyes 8-3 Big Ten 2-3 8th 96 -120 Dec 28, 2020, #25 Dec 14, 2020, #20 Dec 28, 2020, #25
Previous Week: v. Nebraska (12/30/20, W 90-54), @ Minnesota (1/03/21, L 77-60)
Current Week: @ Rutgers (1/09/21, W 68-79)
Northwestern Wildcats 6-3 Big Ten 3-2 4th 86 -264 Dec 28, 2020, #19 Dec 28, 2020, #19 Dec 28, 2020, #19
Previous Week: @ Iowa (12/29/20, L 87-72), @ Michigan (1/03/21, L 85-66)
Current Week: v. Illinois (1/07/21, L 56-81)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-2 Big 12 1-2 9th 68 +68 Feb 16, 2015, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (1/02/21, W 77-82)
Current Week: v. West Virginia (1/04/21, L 84-87), @ Kansas State (1/09/21, W 54-70), v. Oregon State (1/10/21)
Arizona Wildcats 9-1 Pac-12 3-1 3rd 25 +25 Feb 17, 2020, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Colorado (12/28/20, W 88-74), @ Washington (12/31/20, W 53-80), @ Washington State (1/02/21, W 82-86)
Current Week: v. USC (1/07/21, L 73-87), v. UCLA (1/09/21, L 76-81)
Colorado Buffaloes 7-3 Pac-12 2-2 4th 19 -31 Feb 24, 2020, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Arizona (12/28/20, L 88-74), @ USC (12/31/20, W 62-72), @ UCLA (1/02/21, L 65-62)
Current Week: v. Oregon (1/07/21, W 79-72)
Brigham Young Cougars 9-2 WCC 0-0 1st 18 +6 Mar 18, 2020, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Pepperdine (12/31/20)
Current Week: @ Gonzaga (1/07/21, L 86-69)
Drake Bulldogs 12-0 MVC 3-0 2nd 17 +16 Mar 10, 2008, #14 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Indiana State (12/28/20, W 66-73), v. Southern Illinois (1/03/21, W 73-55)
Current Week: v. Southern Illinois (1/04/21, W 86-55)
NC State Wolfpack 6-1 ACC 2-0 1st 16 +8 Jan 28, 2019, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Boston College (12/30/20, W 79-76), @ Gardner-Webb (1/03/21)
Current Week: @ Clemson (1/05/21, L 74-70), v. Miami (FL) (1/09/21, L 59-64)
Oklahoma Sooners 6-2 Big 12 2-1 3rd 15 +15 Jan 14, 2019, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. West Virginia (1/02/21, W 75-71)
Current Week: @ Baylor (1/06/21, L 76-61), @ Kansas (1/09/21, L 63-59)
Arkansas Razorbacks 9-1 SEC 1-1 6th 14 -41 Jan 1, 2018, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Auburn (12/30/20, W 85-97), v. Missouri (1/02/21, L 68-81)
Current Week: @ Tennessee (1/06/21, L 79-74), v. Georgia (1/09/21, W 99-69)
Seton Hall Pirates 8-4 Big East 5-1 1st 11 +11 Mar 18, 2020, #15 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Xavier (12/30/20, W 68-85), v. Butler (1/02/21, W 68-60)
Current Week: @ Creighton (1/06/21, L 89-53), @ DePaul (1/09/21, W 68-76)
UCLA Bruins 7-2 Pac-12 3-0 1st 6 +2 Nov 9, 2020, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Utah (12/31/20, W 72-70), v. Colorado (1/02/21, W 65-62)
Current Week: @ Arizona State (1/07/21, W 75-81), @ Arizona (1/09/21, W 76-81)
Xavier Musketeers 8-1 Big East 1-1 5th 5 -173 Dec 21, 2020, #22 Dec 21, 2020, #22 Dec 21, 2020, #22
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (12/30/20, L 68-85), v. Villanova (1/02/21)
Current Week: v. St. John's (1/06/21, W 69-61), v. Providence (1/10/21, W 74-73)
San Diego State Aztecs 6-2 MWC 0-1 8th 4 -168 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Dec 7, 2020, #24
Previous Week: v. Colorado State (1/02/21, L 67-70)
Current Week: v. Colorado State (1/04/21, W 78-65), v. Nevada (1/07/21, W 65-60), v. Nevada (1/09/21, W 69-67)
UConn Huskies 4-1 Big East 1-1 5th 4 +4 Oct 31, 2016, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. DePaul (12/30/20, W 82-61)
Current Week: @ Marquette (1/05/21, W 54-65), @ Butler (1/09/21, W 60-72)
Boise State Broncos 8-1 MWC 4-0 1st 3 +1 Mar 9, 2015, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ San Jose State (12/31/20, W 54-106), @ San Jose State (1/02/21, W 86-87)
Current Week: v. Air Force (1/06/21, W 78-59), v. Air Force (1/08/21, W 80-69)
LSU Tigers 6-2 SEC 1-1 5th 3 +3 Feb 10, 2020, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M (12/29/20, W 77-54), @ Florida (1/02/21, L 83-79)
Current Week: v. Georgia (1/06/21, W 94-92), @ Ole Miss (1/09/21, W 61-75)
Indiana Hoosiers 6-4 Big Ten 1-2 10th 2 -2 Jan 14, 2019, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Penn State (12/30/20, W 87-85)
Current Week: v. Maryland (1/04/21, W 63-55), @ Wisconsin (1/07/21, L 80-73), @ Nebraska (1/10/21, W 76-84)
Alabama Crimson Tide 7-3 SEC 2-0 1st 2 +2 Nov 27, 2017, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (12/29/20, W 82-64), @ Tennessee (1/02/21, W 63-71)
Current Week: v. Florida (1/05/21, W 86-71), @ Auburn (1/09/21, W 90-94)
Syracuse Orange 6-1 ACC 1-0 1st 1 +1 Nov 12, 2018, #15 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Wake Forest (12/30/20)
Current Week: v. Pittsburgh (1/06/21, L 60-63), v. Georgetown (1/09/21, W 74-69)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
19    Clemson Tigers 8-1 ACC 2-1 4th 411 +361 Jan 4, 2021, #19 Dec 14, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Florida State (12/29/20, W 77-67), @ Miami (FL) (1/02/21, W 65-66)
Current Week: v. NC State (1/05/21, W 74-70), @ North Carolina (1/09/21)
23    Saint Louis Billikens 7-1 A-10 0-0 14th 133 +84 Jan 4, 2021, #23 Jan 4, 2021, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Duquesne (12/30/20), v. Massachusetts (1/02/21)
Current Week: @ La Salle (1/06/21)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Ohio State Buckeyes 8-3 Big Ten 2-3 8th 96 -120 Dec 28, 2020, #25 Dec 14, 2020, #20 Dec 28, 2020, #25
Previous Week: v. Nebraska (12/30/20, W 90-54), @ Minnesota (1/03/21, L 77-60)
Current Week: @ Rutgers (1/09/21, W 68-79)
Northwestern Wildcats 6-3 Big Ten 3-2 4th 86 -264 Dec 28, 2020, #19 Dec 28, 2020, #19 Dec 28, 2020, #19
Previous Week: @ Iowa (12/29/20, L 87-72), @ Michigan (1/03/21, L 85-66)
Current Week: v. Illinois (1/07/21, L 56-81)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
Big Ten 7 #5 Iowa Hawkeyes, #8 Wisconsin Badgers, #10 Michigan Wolverines, #12 Illinois Fighting Illini, #15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights, #16 Minnesota Golden Gophers, #23 Michigan State Spartans
ACC 5 #19 Clemson Tigers, #19 Virginia Tech Hokies, #21 Duke Blue Devils, #22 Virginia Cavaliers, #25 Florida State Seminoles
Big 12 5 #2 Baylor Bears, #4 Texas Longhorns, #6 Kansas Jayhawks, #14 West Virginia Mountaineers, #18 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big East 2 #3 Villanova Wildcats, #7 Creighton Bluejays
SEC 2 #9 Tennessee Volunteers, #13 Missouri Tigers
AAC 1 #11 Houston Cougars
A-10 1 #23 Saint Louis Billikens
Pac-12 1 #17 Oregon Ducks
WCC 1 #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs