NCAA Division I Team Rankings
Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 15 (Feb 21, 2022)
| Rank | Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Pvs | Season High | Season Low | Consecutive Weeks Ranked |
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Gonzaga Bulldogs (61) | 23-2 | WCC | 12-0 | 1st | 1525 | +29 | 1 | Feb 21, 2022, #1 | Dec 13, 2021, #5 | 111 |
| Previous Week: @ Pepperdine (2/16/22, W 66-86), v. Santa Clara (2/19/22, W 81-69) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ San Francisco (2/24/22, W 73-89), @ Saint Mary's (2/26/22, L 67-57) | ||||||||||||
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Arizona Wildcats | 24-2 | Pac-12 | 14-1 | 1st | 1461 | +91 | 3 | Feb 21, 2022, #2 | Nov 22, 2021, #17 | 14 |
| Previous Week: v. Oregon State (2/17/22, W 83-69), v. Oregon (2/19/22, W 84-81) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Utah (2/24/22, W 77-97), @ Colorado (2/26/22, L 79-63) | ||||||||||||
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Auburn Tigers | 24-3 | SEC | 12-2 | 1st | 1313 | -100 | 2 | Feb 7, 2022, #1 | Oct 14, 2021, #22 | 16 |
| Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (2/16/22, W 94-80), @ Florida (2/19/22, L 63-62) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Ole Miss (2/23/22, W 77-64), @ Tennessee (2/26/22, L 67-62) | ||||||||||||
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Purdue Boilermakers | 24-4 | Big Ten | 13-4 | 1st | 1299 | +136 | 5 | Dec 6, 2021, #1 | Jan 10, 2022, #7 | 19 |
| Previous Week: @ Northwestern (2/16/22, W 64-70), v. Rutgers (2/20/22, W 84-72) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Michigan State (2/26/22, L 68-65) | ||||||||||||
| 5
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Kansas Jayhawks | 22-4 | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1st | 1297 | +146 | 6 | Nov 15, 2021, #3 | Jan 31, 2022, #10 | 21 |
| Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (2/14/22, W 76-62), @ West Virginia (2/19/22, W 58-71) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Kansas State (2/22/22, W 102-83), @ Baylor (2/26/22, L 80-70) | ||||||||||||
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Kentucky Wildcats | 22-5 | SEC | 11-3 | 2nd | 1248 | -102 | 4 | Feb 14, 2022, #4 | Dec 13, 2021, #21 | 16 |
| Previous Week: @ Tennessee (2/15/22, L 76-63), v. Alabama (2/19/22, W 90-81) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. LSU (2/23/22, W 71-66), @ Arkansas (2/26/22, L 75-73) | ||||||||||||
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Duke Blue Devils | 23-4 | ACC | 13-3 | 1st | 1146 | +73 | 9 | Nov 29, 2021, #1 | Feb 14, 2022, #9 | 16 |
| Previous Week: v. Wake Forest (2/15/22, W 76-74), v. Florida State (2/19/22, W 88-70) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Virginia (2/23/22, W 61-65), @ Syracuse (2/26/22, W 72-97) | ||||||||||||
| 8
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Villanova Wildcats | 21-6 | Big East | 14-3 | 1st | 1071 | +160 | 10 | Oct 14, 2021, #4 | Dec 20, 2021, #23 | 56 |
| Previous Week: @ Providence (2/15/22, W 84-89), v. Georgetown (2/19/22, W 74-66) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ UConn (2/22/22, L 71-69) | ||||||||||||
| 9
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Texas Tech Red Raiders | 21-6 | Big 12 | 10-4 | 2nd | 1066 | +208 | 11 | Feb 21, 2022, #9 | Jan 3, 2022, #25 | 11 |
| Previous Week: v. Baylor (2/16/22, W 83-73), @ Texas (2/19/22, W 55-61) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Oklahoma (2/22/22, W 66-42), @ TCU (2/26/22, L 69-66) | ||||||||||||
| 10
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Baylor Bears | 22-5 | Big 12 | 10-4 | 2nd | 984 | -164 | 7 | Jan 10, 2022, #1 | Feb 21, 2022, #10 | 53 |
| Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (2/16/22, L 83-73), v. TCU (2/19/22, W 72-62) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Oklahoma State (2/21/22, W 64-66), v. Kansas (2/26/22, W 80-70) | ||||||||||||
| 11
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Providence Friars | 22-3 | Big East | 12-2 | 2nd | 910 | -183 | 8 | Feb 14, 2022, #8 | Jan 10, 2022, #23 | 10 |
| Previous Week: v. Villanova (2/15/22, L 84-89), @ Butler (2/20/22, W 70-71) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Xavier (2/23/22, W 99-92), v. Creighton (2/26/22, W 72-51) | ||||||||||||
| 12
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UCLA Bruins | 19-5 | Pac-12 | 11-4 | 2nd | 802 | +91 | 13 | Nov 22, 2021, #2 | Feb 14, 2022, #13 | 16 |
| Previous Week: v. Washington State (2/17/22, W 76-56), v. Washington (2/19/22, W 76-50) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Arizona State (2/21/22, W 66-52), @ Oregon (2/24/22, L 68-63), @ Oregon State (2/26/22, W 55-94) | ||||||||||||
| 13
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Wisconsin Badgers | 21-5 | Big Ten | 12-4 | 1st | 735 | +104 | 15 | Jan 17, 2022, #8 | Dec 27, 2021, #24 | 10 |
| Previous Week: @ Indiana (2/15/22, W 69-74), v. Michigan (2/20/22, W 77-63) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Minnesota (2/23/22, W 67-68), @ Rutgers (2/26/22, W 61-66) | ||||||||||||
| 14 |
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Houston Cougars | 22-4 | AAC | 11-2 | 3rd | 734 | +34 | 14 | Feb 7, 2022, #6 | Nov 29, 2021, #15 | 42 |
| Previous Week: v. UCF (2/17/22, W 70-52), @ Wichita State (2/20/22, W 74-76) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Tulane (2/23/22, W 67-81), v. Southern Methodist (2/27/22, W 75-61) | ||||||||||||
| 15
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Illinois Fighting Illini | 19-7 | Big Ten | 12-4 | 1st | 666 | -112 | 12 | Nov 15, 2021, #10 | Jan 10, 2022, #25 | 7 |
| Previous Week: @ Rutgers (2/16/22, L 70-59), @ Michigan State (2/19/22, W 74-79) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Ohio State (2/24/22, L 83-86), @ Michigan (2/27/22, W 85-93) | ||||||||||||
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USC Trojans | 23-4 | Pac-12 | 12-4 | 2nd | 586 | +32 | 17 | Jan 10, 2022, #5 | Nov 15, 2021, #25 | 15 |
| Previous Week: v. Washington (2/17/22, W 79-69), v. Washington State (2/20/22, W 62-60) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Oregon State (2/24/22, W 91-94), @ Oregon (2/26/22, W 69-70) | ||||||||||||
| 17
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Tennessee Volunteers | 19-7 | SEC | 10-4 | 3rd | 580 | -15 | 16 | Dec 6, 2021, #13 | Jan 17, 2022, #24 | 16 |
| Previous Week: v. Kentucky (2/15/22, W 76-63), @ Arkansas (2/19/22, L 58-48) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Missouri (2/22/22, W 61-80), v. Auburn (2/26/22, W 67-62) | ||||||||||||
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Arkansas Razorbacks | 21-6 | SEC | 10-4 | 3rd | 502 | +344 | 23 | Nov 29, 2021, #10 | Dec 13, 2021, #24 | 2 |
| Previous Week: @ Missouri (2/15/22, W 57-76), v. Tennessee (2/19/22, W 58-48) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Florida (2/22/22, W 74-82), v. Kentucky (2/26/22, W 75-73) | ||||||||||||
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Murray State Racers | 26-2 | OVC | 16-0 | 1st | 371 | +81 | 21 | Feb 21, 2022, #19 | Feb 7, 2022, #23 | 3 |
| Previous Week: v. Austin Peay (2/17/22, W 91-56), @ Tennessee-Martin (2/19/22, W 60-62) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Belmont (2/24/22, W 76-43), @ Southeast Missouri State (2/26/22, W 68-70) | ||||||||||||
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Texas Longhorns | 19-8 | Big 12 | 8-6 | 5th | 349 | -61 | 20 | Oct 14, 2021, #5 | Jan 31, 2022, #23 | 4 |
| Previous Week: @ Oklahoma (2/15/22, W 78-80), v. Texas Tech (2/19/22, L 55-61) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. TCU (2/23/22, W 75-66), @ West Virginia (2/26/22, W 81-82) | ||||||||||||
| 21
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UConn Huskies | 19-7 | Big East | 10-5 | 3rd | 340 | +228 | 24 | Dec 6, 2021, #15 | Jan 17, 2022, #25 | 6 |
| Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (2/16/22, W 70-65), v. Xavier (2/19/22, W 72-61) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Villanova (2/22/22, W 71-69), @ Georgetown (2/27/22, W 77-86) | ||||||||||||
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Ohio State Buckeyes | 16-7 | Big Ten | 9-5 | 5th | 320 | -183 | 18 | Jan 3, 2022, #13 | Feb 21, 2022, #22 | 12 |
| Previous Week: v. Minnesota (2/15/22, W 70-45), v. Iowa (2/19/22, L 62-75) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Indiana (2/21/22, W 80-69), @ Illinois (2/24/22, W 83-86), @ Maryland (2/27/22, L 75-60) | ||||||||||||
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Saint Mary's Gaels | 22-6 | WCC | 10-3 | 2nd | 148 | +126 | N/A | Feb 7, 2022, #22 | Feb 21, 2022, #23 | 1 |
| Previous Week: v. San Francisco (2/17/22, W 69-64), v. Brigham Young (2/19/22, W 69-64) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ San Diego (2/24/22, W 46-60), v. Gonzaga (2/26/22, W 67-57) | ||||||||||||
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Alabama Crimson Tide | 17-10 | SEC | 7-7 | 6th | 63 | -17 | 25 | Dec 13, 2021, #6 | Feb 14, 2022, #25 | 2 |
| Previous Week: v. Mississippi State (2/16/22, W 80-75), @ Kentucky (2/19/22, L 90-81) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (2/22/22, W 72-74), v. South Carolina (2/26/22, W 90-71) | ||||||||||||
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Iowa Hawkeyes | 18-8 | Big Ten | 8-7 | 8th | 59 | +42 | N/A | Feb 21, 2022, #25 | Feb 21, 2022, #25 | 1 |
| Previous Week: v. Michigan (2/17/22, L 79-84), @ Ohio State (2/19/22, W 62-75) | ||||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Michigan State (2/22/22, W 86-60), @ Nebraska (2/25/22, W 78-88) | ||||||||||||
Other Teams Receiving Votes
| Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Last Ranked |
Season High | Season Low | |
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Michigan State Spartans | 18-8 | Big Ten | 9-6 | 6th | 58 | -427 | Feb 14, 2022, #19 | Jan 24, 2022, #10 | Nov 29, 2021, #22 |
| Previous Week: @ Penn State (2/15/22, L 62-58), v. Illinois (2/19/22, L 74-79) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Iowa (2/22/22, L 86-60), v. Purdue (2/26/22, W 68-65) | ||||||||||
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 16-10 | Big Ten | 10-6 | 4th | 35 | +25 | Feb 8, 2021, #25 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: v. Illinois (2/16/22, W 70-59), @ Purdue (2/20/22, L 84-72) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Michigan (2/23/22, L 71-62), v. Wisconsin (2/26/22, L 61-66) | ||||||||||
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Wyoming Cowboys | 22-4 | MWC | 11-2 | 2nd | 24 | -166 | Feb 14, 2022, #22 | Feb 14, 2022, #22 | Feb 14, 2022, #22 |
| Previous Week: @ New Mexico (2/15/22, L 75-66), v. Air Force (2/19/22, W 75-67) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Colorado State (2/23/22, L 61-55), v. Nevada (2/26/22, W 74-61) | ||||||||||
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Boise State Broncos | 21-6 | MWC | 12-2 | 1st | 22 | +19 | Mar 9, 2015, #24 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: @ Air Force (2/16/22, W 59-85), v. Utah State (2/19/22, W 68-57) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: v. San Diego State (2/22/22, W 58-57), @ UNLV (2/26/22, W 76-86) | ||||||||||
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Davidson Wildcats | 22-4 | A-10 | 12-2 | 2nd | 19 | +19 | Jan 24, 2022, #25 | Jan 24, 2022, #25 | Jan 24, 2022, #25 |
| Previous Week: v. Duquesne (2/14/22, W 72-61), v. Saint Louis (2/19/22, W 79-58) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Duquesne (2/23/22, W 50-74), v. Fordham (2/26/22, W 66-45) | ||||||||||
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San Diego State Aztecs | 17-6 | MWC | 9-3 | 4th | 14 | +14 | Mar 15, 2021, #16 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: v. Utah State (2/15/22, W 75-56), @ Fresno State (2/19/22, W 44-61) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Boise State (2/22/22, L 58-57), v. San Jose State (2/25/22, W 77-52) | ||||||||||
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LSU Tigers | 19-8 | SEC | 7-7 | 5th | 13 | -5 | Jan 31, 2022, #25 | Jan 10, 2022, #12 | Jan 31, 2022, #25 |
| Previous Week: v. Georgia (2/16/22, W 84-65), @ South Carolina (2/19/22, L 77-75) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Kentucky (2/23/22, L 71-66), v. Missouri (2/26/22, W 75-55) | ||||||||||
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South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 25-4 | Summit | 16-0 | 1st | 13 | +10 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: v. Western Illinois (2/17/22, W 91-66), v. St. Thomas-Minnesota (2/19/22, W 79-60) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Oral Roberts (2/24/22, W 102-106), @ UMKC (2/26/22, W 75-86) | ||||||||||
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Marquette Golden Eagles | 17-10 | Big East | 9-7 | 5th | 12 | -65 | Feb 7, 2022, #18 | Feb 7, 2022, #18 | Jan 31, 2022, #24 |
| Previous Week: v. Georgetown (2/16/22, W 77-66), @ Creighton (2/20/22, L 83-82) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Butler (2/26/22, W 64-56) | ||||||||||
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 21-7 | ACC | 11-6 | 4th | 11 | +10 | Feb 15, 2010, #23 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: @ Duke (2/15/22, L 76-74), v. Notre Dame (2/19/22, W 79-74) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Clemson (2/23/22, L 80-69), v. Louisville (2/26/22, W 99-77) | ||||||||||
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Colorado State Rams | 21-4 | MWC | 11-4 | 3rd | 10 | -19 | Jan 3, 2022, #20 | Jan 3, 2022, #20 | Dec 13, 2021, #23 |
| Previous Week: @ New Mexico (2/17/22, W 68-83), @ UNLV (2/19/22, L 72-51) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Wyoming (2/23/22, W 61-55), @ Utah State (2/26/22, W 55-66) | ||||||||||
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Belmont Bruins | 24-5 | OVC | 14-2 | 2nd | 5 | +3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: v. Eastern Illinois (2/17/22, W 81-57), v. SIU-Edwardsville (2/19/22, W 73-62) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Murray State (2/24/22, L 76-43), v. Tennessee State (2/26/22, W 87-67) | ||||||||||
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 19-8 | ACC | 12-4 | 2nd | 4 | -13 | Dec 11, 2017, #18 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: v. Boston College (2/16/22, W 99-95), @ Wake Forest (2/19/22, L 79-74) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Syracuse (2/23/22, W 79-69), v. Georgia Tech (2/26/22, W 90-56) | ||||||||||
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Southern Methodist Mustangs | 19-6 | AAC | 10-3 | 6th | 3 | -11 | Mar 13, 2017, #11 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: @ Temple (2/16/22, L 64-57), v. Memphis (2/20/22, W 73-57) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Tulsa (2/23/22, W 75-61), @ Houston (2/27/22, L 75-61) | ||||||||||
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North Texas Mean Green | 20-4 | C-USA | 13-1 | 1st | 2 | +2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: @ Florida Atlantic (2/17/22, W 51-54), @ UAB (2/19/22, W 57-58) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Southern Mississippi (2/24/22, W 85-61), v. Louisiana Tech (2/26/22, W 56-49) | ||||||||||
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Xavier Musketeers | 17-9 | Big East | 7-8 | 6th | 2 | -49 | Feb 7, 2022, #25 | Jan 10, 2022, #17 | Feb 7, 2022, #25 |
| Previous Week: v. St. John's (2/16/22, L 73-86), @ UConn (2/19/22, L 72-61) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Providence (2/23/22, L 99-92), v. Seton Hall (2/26/22, L 66-82) | ||||||||||
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Vermont Catamounts | 22-5 | AM East | 14-1 | 1st | 1 | +NC | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: @ Hartford (2/14/22, L 75-74), @ New Hampshire (2/16/22, W 50-71), v. UMBC (2/19/22, W 86-59) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Binghamton (2/23/22, W 49-66), v. UMass Lowell (2/26/22, W 62-61) | ||||||||||
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Wagner Seahawks | 19-3 | NEC | 13-1 | 1st | 1 | +1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: @ Sacred Heart (2/17/22, W 67-76), v. Central Connecticut State (2/19/22, W 78-68) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2/24/22, L 88-86), @ Bryant (2/26/22, L 78-70) | ||||||||||
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Creighton Bluejays | 18-8 | Big East | 10-5 | 3rd | 1 | +1 | Mar 15, 2021, #19 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous Week: v. Georgetown (2/14/22, W 88-77), @ DePaul (2/17/22, W 59-71), v. Marquette (2/20/22, W 83-82) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ St. John's (2/23/22, W 78-81), @ Providence (2/26/22, L 72-51) | ||||||||||
Teams New Into Rankings
| Rank | Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Season High | Season Low | Consecutive Weeks Ranked |
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Saint Mary's Gaels | 22-6 | WCC | 10-3 | 2nd | 148 | +126 | Feb 7, 2022, #22 | Feb 21, 2022, #23 | 1 |
| Previous Week: v. San Francisco (2/17/22, W 69-64), v. Brigham Young (2/19/22, W 69-64) | |||||||||||
| Current Week: @ San Diego (2/24/22, W 46-60), v. Gonzaga (2/26/22, W 67-57) | |||||||||||
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Iowa Hawkeyes | 18-8 | Big Ten | 8-7 | 8th | 59 | +42 | Feb 21, 2022, #25 | Feb 21, 2022, #25 | 1 |
| Previous Week: v. Michigan (2/17/22, L 79-84), @ Ohio State (2/19/22, W 62-75) | |||||||||||
| Current Week: v. Michigan State (2/22/22, W 86-60), @ Nebraska (2/25/22, W 78-88) | |||||||||||
Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings
| Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Last Ranked |
Season High | Season Low | |
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Michigan State Spartans | 18-8 | Big Ten | 9-6 | 6th | 58 | -427 | Feb 14, 2022, #19 | Jan 24, 2022, #10 | Nov 29, 2021, #22 |
| Previous Week: @ Penn State (2/15/22, L 62-58), v. Illinois (2/19/22, L 74-79) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Iowa (2/22/22, L 86-60), v. Purdue (2/26/22, W 68-65) | ||||||||||
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Wyoming Cowboys | 22-4 | MWC | 11-2 | 2nd | 24 | -166 | Feb 14, 2022, #22 | Feb 14, 2022, #22 | Feb 14, 2022, #22 |
| Previous Week: @ New Mexico (2/15/22, L 75-66), v. Air Force (2/19/22, W 75-67) | ||||||||||
| Current Week: @ Colorado State (2/23/22, L 61-55), v. Nevada (2/26/22, W 74-61) | ||||||||||
Rankings By Conference
| Conference | # Teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | #4 Purdue Boilermakers, #13 Wisconsin Badgers, #15 Illinois Fighting Illini, #22 Ohio State Buckeyes, #25 Iowa Hawkeyes |
| SEC | 5 | #3 Auburn Tigers, #6 Kentucky Wildcats, #17 Tennessee Volunteers, #18 Arkansas Razorbacks, #24 Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Big 12 | 4 | #5 Kansas Jayhawks, #9 Texas Tech Red Raiders, #10 Baylor Bears, #20 Texas Longhorns |
| Big East | 3 | #8 Villanova Wildcats, #11 Providence Friars, #21 UConn Huskies |
| Pac-12 | 3 | #2 Arizona Wildcats, #12 UCLA Bruins, #16 USC Trojans |
| WCC | 2 | #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs, #23 Saint Mary's Gaels |
| AAC | 1 | #14 Houston Cougars |
| ACC | 1 | #7 Duke Blue Devils |
| OVC | 1 | #19 Murray State Racers |