NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 14 (Mar 1, 2021)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Gonzaga Bulldogs (59) 24-0 WCC 15-0 1st 1571 -25 1 Mar 1, 2021, #1 Mar 1, 2021, #1 93
Previous Week: v. Santa Clara (2/25/21, W 89-75), v. Loyola Marymount (2/27/21, W 86-69)
Current Week:
2    Michigan Wolverines (4) 18-1 Big Ten 13-1 1st 1512 +40 3 Mar 1, 2021, #2 Dec 14, 2020, #25 12
Previous Week: v. Iowa (2/25/21, W 79-57), @ Indiana (2/27/21, W 57-73)
Current Week: v. Illinois (3/02/21, L 53-76), v. Michigan State (3/04/21, W 69-50), @ Michigan State (3/07/21, L 70-64)
3    Baylor Bears 18-1 Big 12 10-1 3rd 1450 -90 2 Feb 22, 2021, #2 Mar 1, 2021, #3 35
Previous Week: v. Iowa State (2/23/21, W 77-72), v. West Virginia (2/25/21), @ Kansas (2/27/21, L 71-58)
Current Week: @ West Virginia (3/02/21, W 89-94), v. Oklahoma State (3/04/21, W 81-70), v. Texas Tech (3/07/21, W 88-73)
4    Illinois Fighting Illini 18-6 Big Ten 14-4 1st 1350 -6 5 Mar 1, 2021, #4 Jan 18, 2021, #22 18
Previous Week: @ Michigan State (2/23/21, L 81-72), v. Nebraska (2/25/21, W 86-70), @ Wisconsin (2/27/21, W 69-74)
Current Week: @ Michigan (3/02/21, W 53-76), @ Ohio State (3/06/21, W 68-73)
5    Iowa Hawkeyes 18-7 Big Ten 12-6 3rd 1266 +178 9 Dec 14, 2020, #3 Feb 8, 2021, #15 24
Previous Week: @ Michigan (2/25/21, L 79-57), @ Ohio State (2/28/21, W 57-73)
Current Week: v. Nebraska (3/04/21, W 102-64), v. Wisconsin (3/07/21, W 77-73)
6    West Virginia Mountaineers 17-6 Big 12 10-4 4th 1210 +196 10 Mar 1, 2021, #6 Feb 1, 2021, #17 17
Previous Week: @ TCU (2/23/21, W 66-74), @ Baylor (2/25/21), v. Kansas State (2/27/21, W 65-43)
Current Week: v. Baylor (3/02/21, L 89-94), v. TCU (3/04/21, W 76-67), v. Oklahoma State (3/06/21, L 80-85)
7    Ohio State Buckeyes 18-7 Big Ten 12-7 4th 1163 -207 4 Feb 22, 2021, #4 Dec 28, 2020, #25 8
Previous Week: @ Michigan State (2/25/21, L 71-67), v. Iowa (2/28/21, L 57-73)
Current Week: v. Illinois (3/06/21, L 68-73)
8    Alabama Crimson Tide 19-6 SEC 14-2 1st 1130 -66 6 Feb 22, 2021, #6 Jan 18, 2021, #18 7
Previous Week: @ Arkansas (2/24/21, L 81-66), @ Mississippi State (2/27/21, W 59-64)
Current Week: v. Auburn (3/02/21, W 70-58), @ Georgia (3/06/21, W 79-89)
9    Houston Cougars 20-3 AAC 13-3 1st 1109 +188 12 Feb 1, 2021, #5 Feb 22, 2021, #12 24
Previous Week: v. Western Kentucky (2/25/21, W 81-57), v. South Florida (2/28/21, W 98-52)
Current Week: v. Memphis (3/07/21, W 67-64)
10    Villanova Wildcats 15-4 Big East 10-3 2nd 942 -190 8 Feb 1, 2021, #3 Nov 30, 2020, #12 38
Previous Week: v. St. John's (2/23/21, W 81-58), @ Butler (2/28/21, L 73-61)
Current Week: v. Creighton (3/03/21, W 72-60), @ Providence (3/06/21, L 54-52)
11    Florida State Seminoles 14-4 ACC 10-3 2nd 897 -70 11 Mar 1, 2021, #11 Jan 4, 2021, #25 6
Previous Week: @ Miami (FL) (2/24/21, W 71-88), @ North Carolina (2/27/21, L 78-70)
Current Week: v. Boston College (3/03/21, W 93-64), @ Notre Dame (3/06/21, L 83-73)
12    Arkansas Razorbacks 19-5 SEC 11-4 2nd 847 +501 20 Mar 1, 2021, #12 Feb 15, 2021, #24 3
Previous Week: v. Alabama (2/24/21, W 81-66), v. LSU (2/27/21, W 83-75)
Current Week: @ South Carolina (3/02/21, W 73-101), v. Texas A&M (3/06/21, W 87-80)
13    Kansas Jayhawks 18-8 Big 12 12-6 2nd 785 +253 17 Dec 28, 2020, #3 Feb 15, 2021, #23 3
Previous Week: @ Texas (2/23/21, L 75-72), v. Baylor (2/27/21, W 71-58)
Current Week: v. UTEP (3/04/21, W 67-62)
14    Creighton Bluejays 17-6 Big East 13-5 1st 669 -167 13 Jan 4, 2021, #7 Feb 8, 2021, #19 22
Previous Week: v. DePaul (2/24/21, W 77-53), @ Xavier (2/27/21, L 77-69)
Current Week: @ Villanova (3/03/21, L 72-60), v. Butler (3/06/21, W 93-73)
15    Texas Longhorns 14-7 Big 12 8-6 6th 650 -80 14 Jan 11, 2021, #4 Nov 30, 2020, #17 15
Previous Week: v. Kansas (2/23/21, W 75-72), @ Texas Tech (2/27/21, L 68-59)
Current Week: @ Iowa State (3/02/21, W 67-81), @ Oklahoma (3/04/21, W 65-69), @ TCU (3/07/21, W 64-76)
16    Oklahoma Sooners 14-7 Big 12 9-6 5th 584 -566 7 Feb 22, 2021, #7 Jan 25, 2021, #24 6
Previous Week: @ Kansas State (2/23/21, L 62-57), v. Oklahoma State (2/27/21, L 90-94)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma State (3/01/21, L 79-75), v. Texas (3/04/21, L 65-69)
17    Oklahoma State Cowboys 16-6 Big 12 9-6 5th 553 +461 N/A Mar 1, 2021, #17 Feb 8, 2021, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Texas Tech (2/22/21, W 74-69), @ Oklahoma (2/27/21, W 90-94)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma (3/01/21, W 79-75), @ Baylor (3/04/21, L 81-70), @ West Virginia (3/06/21, W 80-85)
18    Texas Tech Red Raiders 15-8 Big 12 7-7 8th 494 +17 18 Feb 8, 2021, #7 Mar 1, 2021, #18 15
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma State (2/22/21, L 74-69), v. Texas (2/27/21, W 68-59)
Current Week: v. TCU (3/02/21, W 69-49), v. Iowa State (3/04/21, W 81-54), @ Baylor (3/07/21, L 88-73)
19    San Diego State Aztecs 19-4 MWC 13-3 2nd 406 +184 22 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Feb 15, 2021, #25 3
Previous Week: v. Boise State (2/25/21, W 78-66), v. Boise State (2/27/21, W 62-58)
Current Week: @ UNLV (3/03/21, W 62-71)
20    Loyola (IL) Ramblers 21-4 MVC 16-2 1st 367 +79 21 Mar 1, 2021, #20 Feb 15, 2021, #22 4
Previous Week: v. Southern Illinois (2/26/21, W 60-52), v. Southern Illinois (2/27/21, W 65-58)
Current Week: v. Southern Illinois (3/05/21, W 73-49), v. Indiana State (3/06/21, W 65-49), v. Drake (3/07/21, W 75-65)
21    Virginia Cavaliers 15-6 ACC 11-4 1st 362 -328 15 Feb 15, 2021, #7 Dec 28, 2020, #23 18
Previous Week: v. NC State (2/24/21, L 61-68)
Current Week: v. Miami (FL) (3/01/21, W 62-51), @ Louisville (3/06/21, W 58-68)
22    Virginia Tech Hokies 15-5 ACC 9-4 3rd 335 -210 16 Dec 7, 2020, #15 Dec 28, 2020, #24 11
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (2/23/21, L 53-69), v. Wake Forest (2/27/21, W 84-46)
Current Week: v. Louisville (3/03/21), @ NC State (3/06/21)
23    Purdue Boilermakers 16-8 Big Ten 11-6 4th 192 +139 N/A Mar 1, 2021, #23 Feb 8, 2021, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Penn State (2/26/21, W 52-73)
Current Week: v. Wisconsin (3/02/21, W 73-69), v. Indiana (3/06/21, W 67-58)
24    Colorado Buffaloes 19-7 Pac-12 14-6 1st 150 +142 N/A Mar 1, 2021, #24 Mar 1, 2021, #24 1
Previous Week: v. USC (2/25/21, W 80-62), v. UCLA (2/27/21, W 70-61)
Current Week: v. Arizona State (3/04/21, W 75-61)
25    Wisconsin Badgers 16-9 Big Ten 9-8 6th 106 -94 23 Nov 30, 2020, #4 Mar 1, 2021, #25 18
Previous Week: v. Illinois (2/27/21, L 69-74)
Current Week: @ Purdue (3/02/21, L 73-69), @ Iowa (3/07/21, L 77-73)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Brigham Young Cougars 19-5 WCC 10-3 2nd 101 +82 Mar 18, 2020, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. San Francisco (2/25/21, W 79-73), v. Saint Mary's (2/27/21, W 65-51)
Current Week:
USC Trojans 19-6 Pac-12 13-5 2nd 88 -335 Feb 22, 2021, #19 Feb 15, 2021, #17 Feb 8, 2021, #20
Previous Week: v. Oregon (2/22/21, W 72-58), @ Colorado (2/25/21, L 80-62), @ Utah (2/27/21, L 71-61)
Current Week: v. Stanford (3/03/21, W 79-42), @ UCLA (3/06/21, W 63-64)
Clemson Tigers 15-5 ACC 9-5 3rd 47 +34 Jan 18, 2021, #20 Jan 11, 2021, #12 Dec 14, 2020, #24
Previous Week: @ Wake Forest (2/24/21, W 39-60), v. Miami (FL) (2/27/21, W 66-58)
Current Week: @ Syracuse (3/03/21, L 64-54), v. Pittsburgh (3/06/21, W 77-62)
Florida Gators 13-6 SEC 9-5 3rd 24 +24 Feb 1, 2021, #22 Feb 1, 2021, #22 Feb 1, 2021, #22
Previous Week: @ Auburn (2/23/21, W 57-74), @ Kentucky (2/27/21, W 67-71)
Current Week: v. Missouri (3/03/21, L 70-72), @ Tennessee (3/07/21, L 65-54)
Tennessee Volunteers 16-7 SEC 9-7 5th 19 -126 Feb 22, 2021, #25 Jan 18, 2021, #6 Feb 22, 2021, #25
Previous Week: @ Vanderbilt (2/24/21, W 58-70), @ Auburn (2/27/21, L 77-72)
Current Week: v. Florida (3/07/21, W 65-54)
St. Bonaventure Bonnies 13-3 A-10 11-3 1st 16 +16 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Davidson (2/24/21, W 53-56), v. George Washington (2/26/21, W 88-41)
Current Week: v. Dayton (3/01/21, L 52-55), v. Duquesne (3/05/21, W 75-59), v. Saint Louis (3/06/21, W 71-53)
Oregon Ducks 16-5 Pac-12 11-4 4th 15 -38 Jan 18, 2021, #21 Jan 4, 2021, #17 Dec 21, 2020, #25
Previous Week: @ USC (2/22/21, L 72-58), @ Stanford (2/25/21, W 68-71), @ California (2/27/21, W 63-74)
Current Week: v. Arizona (3/01/21, W 80-69), v. UCLA (3/03/21, W 82-74), @ Oregon State (3/07/21, W 67-80)
Missouri Tigers 14-7 SEC 7-7 8th 13 -136 Feb 22, 2021, #24 Feb 8, 2021, #10 Feb 22, 2021, #24
Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (2/23/21, L 53-60), v. Texas A&M (2/27/21)
Current Week: @ Florida (3/03/21, W 70-72), v. LSU (3/06/21, L 80-86)
Wichita State Shockers 13-4 AAC 9-2 4th 11 +5 Jan 27, 2020, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Southern Methodist (2/25/21), v. Southern Methodist (2/28/21)
Current Week: @ Tulane (3/03/21, W 70-78), v. South Florida (3/06/21, W 80-63)
Maryland Terrapins 15-10 Big Ten 9-9 7th 9 +9 Mar 18, 2020, #12 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Michigan State (2/28/21, W 73-55)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (3/03/21, L 60-55), v. Penn State (3/07/21, L 61-66)
Toledo Rockets 19-6 MAC 14-3 1st 8 +4 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Western Michigan (2/27/21, W 91-44)
Current Week: @ Central Michigan (3/02/21, L 81-79), v. Ball State (3/05/21, W 89-70)
Belmont Bruins 24-3 OVC 17-2 1st 5 -75 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Eastern Kentucky (2/25/21, L 81-67), @ Morehead State (2/27/21, L 89-82)
Current Week: v. SIU-Edwardsville (3/03/21, W 78-61), v. Jacksonville State (3/05/21, W 72-69), v. Morehead State (3/06/21, L 71-86)
UConn Huskies 12-6 Big East 9-6 4th 5 +5 Jan 18, 2021, #23 Jan 18, 2021, #23 Jan 11, 2021, #25
Previous Week: @ Georgetown (2/23/21, W 57-70), v. Marquette (2/27/21, W 80-62)
Current Week: @ Seton Hall (3/03/21, W 58-69), v. Georgetown (3/06/21, W 98-82)
North Carolina Tar Heels 15-8 ACC 9-5 3rd 4 -2 Dec 21, 2020, #17 Nov 30, 2020, #14 Dec 14, 2020, #22
Previous Week: @ Boston College (2/23/21), v. Marquette (2/24/21, L 70-83), v. Florida State (2/27/21, W 78-70)
Current Week: @ Syracuse (3/01/21, L 72-70), v. Duke (3/06/21, W 91-73)
Winthrop Eagles 20-1 Big South 17-1 1st 4 +2 Mar 12, 2007, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Hampton (2/23/21)
Current Week: v. High Point (3/01/21, W 83-54), v. Longwood (3/04/21, W 82-61), v. Campbell (3/07/21, W 80-53)
Louisville Cardinals 13-5 ACC 8-4 8th 2 +2 Jan 25, 2021, #25 Jan 11, 2021, #16 Jan 25, 2021, #25
Previous Week: v. Notre Dame (2/23/21, W 69-57), @ Duke (2/27/21, W 73-80)
Current Week: @ Virginia Tech (3/03/21), v. Virginia (3/06/21, L 58-68)
UCLA Bruins 17-6 Pac-12 13-4 2nd 2 -15 Feb 1, 2021, #21 Feb 1, 2021, #21 Jan 18, 2021, #24
Previous Week: @ Utah (2/25/21, W 61-76), @ Colorado (2/27/21, L 70-61)
Current Week: @ Oregon (3/03/21, L 82-74), v. USC (3/06/21, L 63-64)
Drake Bulldogs 24-3 MVC 15-3 2nd 1 -18 Feb 1, 2021, #25 Feb 1, 2021, #25 Feb 1, 2021, #25
Previous Week: v. Evansville (2/22/21, W 74-63), @ Bradley (2/26/21, W 71-80), @ Bradley (2/27/21, L 67-61)
Current Week: v. Northern Iowa (3/05/21), v. Missouri State (3/06/21, W 71-69), @ Loyola (IL) (3/07/21, L 75-65)
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 17-4 Big West 13-3 2nd 1 -1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UC Riverside (2/26/21, W 68-72), @ UC Riverside (2/27/21, L 68-52)
Current Week: v. Cal Poly (3/05/21, W 71-57), v. Cal Poly (3/06/21, W 70-54)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
17    Oklahoma State Cowboys 16-6 Big 12 9-6 5th 553 +461 Mar 1, 2021, #17 Feb 8, 2021, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Texas Tech (2/22/21, W 74-69), @ Oklahoma (2/27/21, W 90-94)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma (3/01/21, W 79-75), @ Baylor (3/04/21, L 81-70), @ West Virginia (3/06/21, W 80-85)
23    Purdue Boilermakers 16-8 Big Ten 11-6 4th 192 +139 Mar 1, 2021, #23 Feb 8, 2021, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Penn State (2/26/21, W 52-73)
Current Week: v. Wisconsin (3/02/21, W 73-69), v. Indiana (3/06/21, W 67-58)
24    Colorado Buffaloes 19-7 Pac-12 14-6 1st 150 +142 Mar 1, 2021, #24 Mar 1, 2021, #24 1
Previous Week: v. USC (2/25/21, W 80-62), v. UCLA (2/27/21, W 70-61)
Current Week: v. Arizona State (3/04/21, W 75-61)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
USC Trojans 19-6 Pac-12 13-5 2nd 88 -335 Feb 22, 2021, #19 Feb 15, 2021, #17 Feb 8, 2021, #20
Previous Week: v. Oregon (2/22/21, W 72-58), @ Colorado (2/25/21, L 80-62), @ Utah (2/27/21, L 71-61)
Current Week: v. Stanford (3/03/21, W 79-42), @ UCLA (3/06/21, W 63-64)
Tennessee Volunteers 16-7 SEC 9-7 5th 19 -126 Feb 22, 2021, #25 Jan 18, 2021, #6 Feb 22, 2021, #25
Previous Week: @ Vanderbilt (2/24/21, W 58-70), @ Auburn (2/27/21, L 77-72)
Current Week: v. Florida (3/07/21, W 65-54)
Missouri Tigers 14-7 SEC 7-7 8th 13 -136 Feb 22, 2021, #24 Feb 8, 2021, #10 Feb 22, 2021, #24
Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (2/23/21, L 53-60), v. Texas A&M (2/27/21)
Current Week: @ Florida (3/03/21, W 70-72), v. LSU (3/06/21, L 80-86)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
Big 12 7 #3 Baylor Bears, #6 West Virginia Mountaineers, #13 Kansas Jayhawks, #15 Texas Longhorns, #16 Oklahoma Sooners, #17 Oklahoma State Cowboys, #18 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big Ten 6 #2 Michigan Wolverines, #4 Illinois Fighting Illini, #5 Iowa Hawkeyes, #7 Ohio State Buckeyes, #23 Purdue Boilermakers, #25 Wisconsin Badgers
ACC 3 #11 Florida State Seminoles, #21 Virginia Cavaliers, #22 Virginia Tech Hokies
Big East 2 #10 Villanova Wildcats, #14 Creighton Bluejays
SEC 2 #8 Alabama Crimson Tide, #12 Arkansas Razorbacks
AAC 1 #9 Houston Cougars
MVC 1 #20 Loyola (IL) Ramblers
MWC 1 #19 San Diego State Aztecs
Pac-12 1 #24 Colorado Buffaloes
WCC 1 #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs