NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 7 (Jan 2, 2006)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Duke Blue Devils (63) 12-0 ACC 1-0 1st 1789 +75 1 Jan 2, 2006, #1 Jan 2, 2006, #1 62
Previous Week: @ UNC Greensboro (12/31/05, W 69-102)
Current Week: v. Bucknell (1/02/06, W 84-50), @ Wake Forest (1/08/06, W 64-82)
2    UConn Huskies (7) 11-0 AAC 0-0 N/A 1727 +69 2 Jan 2, 2006, #2 Dec 5, 2005, #3 44
Previous Week: v. Stony Brook (12/28/05, W 85-52), v. Quinnipiac (12/30/05, W 111-75)
Current Week: @ Marquette (1/03/06, L 94-79), v. LSU (1/07/06, W 67-66)
3    Villanova Wildcats (2) 9-0 AAC 0-0 N/A 1664 +69 3 Jan 2, 2006, #3 Nov 1, 2005, #5 14
Previous Week: @ Temple (12/31/05, W 53-75)
Current Week: @ Louisville (1/05/06, W 67-76), v. West Virginia (1/08/06, L 87-91)
4    Memphis Tigers 11-1 C-USA 0-0 1st 1554 +95 4 Jan 2, 2006, #4 Nov 1, 2005, #12 8
Previous Week: v. Gonzaga (12/27/05, W 83-72), v. Purdue (12/30/05, W 90-70)
Current Week: v. Texas (1/02/06, L 58-69), v. Middle Tennessee State (1/04/06, W 83-50), v. Winthrop (1/08/06, W 73-63)
5    Florida Gators 12-0 SEC 0-0 2nd 1475 +74 5 Jan 2, 2006, #5 Nov 21, 2005, #14 7
Previous Week: v. Florida A&M (12/30/05, W 84-47)
Current Week: v. Morgan State (1/03/06, W 92-49), @ Georgia (1/07/06, W 72-90)
6    Illinois Fighting Illini 14-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1449 +88 6 Jan 2, 2006, #6 Nov 1, 2005, #17 29
Previous Week: v. Southeast Missouri State (12/28/05, W 89-64), v. Tennessee-Martin (12/30/05, W 84-46)
Current Week: v. Michigan State (1/05/06, W 60-50), @ Iowa (1/07/06, L 63-48)
7    Michigan State Spartans 12-2 Big Ten 0-0 2nd 1305 +169 9 Nov 1, 2005, #4 Dec 5, 2005, #14 25
Previous Week: v. Tennessee Tech (12/28/05, W 80-63), v. Coppin State (12/31/05, W 78-54)
Current Week: @ Illinois (1/05/06, L 60-50), @ Wisconsin (1/08/06, L 82-63)
8    Gonzaga Bulldogs 10-3 WCC 0-0 1st 1235 -32 8 Nov 28, 2005, #6 Dec 12, 2005, #10 22
Previous Week: @ Memphis (12/27/05, L 83-72), v. Saint Joseph's (12/31/05, W 102-94)
Current Week: @ Saint Mary's (1/07/06, W 60-68)
9    Louisville Cardinals 11-1 AAC 0-0 N/A 1144 +155 10 Dec 12, 2005, #4 Dec 19, 2005, #11 25
Previous Week: v. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/28/05, W 89-66), @ Miami (FL) (12/31/05, W 43-58)
Current Week: v. Villanova (1/05/06, L 67-76), @ Providence (1/07/06, W 67-72)
10    Washington Huskies 11-1 Pac-12 1-1 4th 1057 -213 7 Dec 26, 2005, #7 Nov 21, 2005, #25 7
Previous Week: v. Arizona State (12/29/05, W 91-67), v. Arizona (12/31/05, L 95-96)
Current Week: v. Cornell (1/02/06, W 87-71), v. Washington State (1/07/06, L 71-78)
11    Boston College Eagles 10-2 ACC 0-1 13th 999 +198 13 Dec 5, 2005, #6 Dec 19, 2005, #14 18
Previous Week: @ Duquesne (12/27/05, W 69-81), @ Rhode Island (12/31/05, W 56-78)
Current Week: v. Massachusetts (1/03/06, W 91-62), @ Georgia Tech (1/08/06, L 60-58)
12    Oklahoma Sooners 8-2 Big 12 0-0 1st 826 +91 14 Nov 28, 2005, #5 Dec 26, 2005, #14 17
Previous Week: v. Oral Roberts (12/28/05, W 81-73), v. Alabama (12/31/05, W 68-56)
Current Week: @ Southern Methodist (1/03/06, W 47-50), @ Nebraska (1/07/06, L 59-58)
13    NC State Wolfpack 11-1 ACC 1-0 1st 812 +330 19 Jan 2, 2006, #13 Dec 5, 2005, #25 6
Previous Week: v. New Hampshire (12/28/05, W 81-62), v. George Washington (12/30/05, W 79-58)
Current Week: v. UNC Greensboro (1/03/06, W 83-52), @ North Carolina (1/07/06, L 82-69)
14    Maryland Terrapins 10-2 ACC 1-0 1st 793 +155 16 Jan 2, 2006, #14 Nov 1, 2005, #24 8
Previous Week: v. Delaware State (12/28/05, W 68-54), v. Virginia Military (12/31/05, W 99-68)
Current Week: v. Texas A&M-CC (1/04/06, W 99-73), @ Miami (FL) (1/07/06, L 84-70)
15    Texas Longhorns 10-2 Big 12 0-0 1st 778 +127 15 Dec 5, 2005, #2 Jan 2, 2006, #15 8
Previous Week: v. Prairie View A&M (12/30/05, W 110-38)
Current Week: @ Memphis (1/02/06, W 58-69), v. Colorado (1/07/06, W 89-64)
16    Indiana Hoosiers 8-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 679 +115 17 Jan 2, 2006, #16 Nov 1, 2005, #23 8
Previous Week: @ Ball State (12/31/05, W 56-80)
Current Week: v. Michigan (1/03/06, W 70-63), v. Ohio State (1/07/06, W 81-79)
17    UCLA Bruins 11-2 Pac-12 1-1 4th 615 -372 11 Dec 26, 2005, #11 Nov 1, 2005, #19 8
Previous Week: v. Stanford (12/29/05, W 71-54), v. California (12/31/05, L 61-68)
Current Week: @ Arizona (1/05/06, W 79-85), @ Arizona State (1/07/06, W 60-61)
18    Ohio State Buckeyes 10-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 585 +193 21 Jan 2, 2006, #18 Dec 19, 2005, #24 3
Previous Week: v. Gardner-Webb (12/28/05, W 87-58), v. LSU (12/31/05, W 78-76)
Current Week: v. Penn State (1/05/06, W 104-69), @ Indiana (1/07/06, L 81-79)
19    Kentucky Wildcats 9-3 SEC 0-0 2nd 572 +51 18 Nov 21, 2005, #7 Dec 12, 2005, #23 62
Previous Week: v. Ohio (12/30/05, W 71-63)
Current Week: v. UCF (1/03/06, W 59-57), @ Kansas (1/07/06, L 73-46)
20    George Washington Revolutionaries 8-1 A-10 0-0 N/A 512 -420 12 Dec 26, 2005, #12 Nov 21, 2005, #21 8
Previous Week: @ NC State (12/30/05, L 79-58)
Current Week: @ Temple (1/04/06, W 60-72), @ Marshall (1/07/06, W 73-79)
21    Arizona Wildcats 9-3 Pac-12 2-0 1st 367 +242 N/A Nov 21, 2005, #9 Dec 12, 2005, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Washington State (12/29/05, W 52-70), @ Washington (12/31/05, W 95-96)
Current Week: v. UCLA (1/05/06, L 79-85), v. USC (1/07/06, W 74-63)
22    Pittsburgh Panthers 11-0 AAC 0-0 N/A 360 +242 N/A Jan 2, 2006, #22 Jan 2, 2006, #22 1
Previous Week: @ South Carolina (12/28/05, W 51-58), v. Wisconsin (12/31/05, W 73-64)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (1/04/06, W 100-97)
23    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 10-2 ACC 0-0 5th 298 +30 22 Dec 12, 2005, #16 Nov 21, 2005, #24 56
Previous Week: v. Charleston Southern (12/30/05, W 87-47)
Current Week: v. East Carolina (1/03/06, W 58-54), v. Duke (1/08/06, L 64-82)
24    West Virginia Mountaineers 8-3 AAC 0-0 N/A 195 +60 25 Nov 21, 2005, #13 Dec 26, 2005, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Canisius (12/30/05, W 80-68)
Current Week: @ South Florida (1/05/06, W 53-57), @ Villanova (1/08/06, W 87-91)
25    North Carolina Tar Heels 7-2 ACC 0-0 5th 171 +2 23 Dec 19, 2005, #17 Jan 2, 2006, #25 5
Previous Week: @ UNC Asheville (12/28/05, W 47-89)
Current Week: v. Davidson (1/03/06, W 82-58), v. NC State (1/07/06, W 82-69)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Nevada Wolf Pack 10-2 WAC 0-0 2nd 114 -299 Dec 26, 2005, #20 Dec 5, 2005, #17 Nov 21, 2005, #22
Previous Week: v. Norfolk State (12/27/05, W 56-46), v. Louisiana (12/29/05, W 65-58), @ Saint Mary's (12/31/05, L 89-80)
Current Week: v. Hawaii (1/06/06, L 69-73), @ San Jose State (1/07/06, W 56-63)
Syracuse Orange 11-2 AAC 0-0 N/A 52 -1 Nov 21, 2005, #17 Nov 1, 2005, #16 Nov 21, 2005, #17
Previous Week: @ Towson (12/27/05, W 52-86), v. Kent State (12/30/05, W 78-66)
Current Week: v. UTEP (1/04/06, W 69-56), v. South Florida (1/08/06, W 63-57)
Wisconsin Badgers 10-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 48 -88 Dec 26, 2005, #24 Dec 26, 2005, #24 Dec 26, 2005, #24
Previous Week: v. Louisiana Tech (12/28/05, W 78-52), @ Pittsburgh (12/31/05, L 73-64)
Current Week: v. Iowa (1/05/06, W 66-52), v. Michigan State (1/08/06, W 82-63)
Iowa Hawkeyes 11-3 Big Ten 0-0 1st 47 -69 Dec 19, 2005, #25 Dec 5, 2005, #12 Dec 19, 2005, #25
Previous Week: @ Saint Louis (12/30/05, W 50-60)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (1/05/06, L 66-52), v. Illinois (1/07/06, W 63-48)
Cincinnati Bearcats 11-2 AAC 0-0 N/A 38 +20 Mar 7, 2005, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Miami (OH) (12/28/05, W 75-65), v. North Carolina A&T (12/30/05, W 105-69)
Current Week: v. DePaul (1/04/06, W 82-60), @ Marquette (1/07/06, W 66-70)
Tennessee Volunteers 8-1 SEC 0-0 2nd 36 -30 Dec 19, 2005, #23 Dec 19, 2005, #23 Dec 19, 2005, #23
Previous Week: v. Alabama A&M (12/27/05, W 93-68), v. Lipscomb (12/29/05, W 69-58)
Current Week: v. South Alabama (1/04/06, W 87-69), @ South Carolina (1/08/06, W 69-76)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 9-4 Big 12 0-0 1st 14 +10 Mar 7, 2005, #6 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UAB (12/28/05, L 90-71), v. Arkansas State (12/31/05, W 84-64)
Current Week: @ Pepperdine (1/03/06, W 49-69), @ Missouri (1/07/06, L 69-61)
Northern Iowa Panthers 11-2 MVC 1-1 3rd 13 -10 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Bradley (12/28/05, L 68-60), v. Evansville (12/31/05, W 71-60)
Current Week: v. Illinois State (1/02/06, W 60-47), @ Wichita State (1/05/06, W 61-75), @ Missouri State (1/07/06, W 62-72)
Vanderbilt Commodores 9-1 SEC 0-0 2nd 13 +6 Jan 19, 2004, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Dayton (12/30/05, W 60-63)
Current Week: @ Georgia Tech (1/03/06, L 76-67), v. Auburn (1/07/06, W 74-50)
Bucknell Bison 9-2 Patriot 0-0 1st 11 -79 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Boston University (12/28/05, W 57-63), v. Santa Clara (12/29/05, L 68-77)
Current Week: @ Duke (1/02/06, L 84-50), @ Navy (1/07/06, W 52-74)
Michigan Wolverines 10-1 Big Ten 0-0 2nd 9 -11 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Coppin State (12/28/05, W 81-53), v. Chicago State (12/31/05, W 86-69)
Current Week: @ Indiana (1/03/06, L 70-63), v. Purdue (1/07/06, W 68-65)
Wichita State Shockers 11-2 MVC 2-0 1st 7 +7 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Indiana State (12/28/05, W 66-62), v. Bradley (12/30/05, W 69-67)
Current Week: @ Southern Illinois (1/02/06, L 58-49), v. Northern Iowa (1/05/06, L 61-75), @ Illinois State (1/08/06, W 47-56)
Colorado Buffaloes 9-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 6 +6 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Dartmouth (12/31/05, W 83-65)
Current Week: v. Savannah State (1/03/06, W 116-52), @ Texas (1/07/06, L 89-64)
Air Force Falcons 12-1 MWC 0-0 1st 6 +6 Mar 8, 2004, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (12/28/05, W 54-46), v. Fort Wayne (12/31/05, W 77-42)
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (1/05/06, W 75-59), v. San Diego State (1/07/06, W 65-62)
Buffalo Bulls 10-1 MAC 0-0 3rd 6 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Delaware State (12/30/05, W 51-56)
Current Week: v. Eastern Michigan (1/04/06, W 78-62), @ Northern Illinois (1/07/06, L 84-82)
Texas A&M Aggies 10-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 4 +3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas Southern (12/27/05, W 81-56), v. Northwestern State (12/31/05, W 73-61)
Current Week: @ Pacific (1/03/06, L 63-56), v. Texas Tech (1/07/06, W 63-55)
Arkansas Razorbacks 11-2 SEC 0-0 2nd 4 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas-RGV (12/30/05, W 66-38), v. Western Illinois (1/01/06, W 83-54)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (1/07/06, L 69-67)
Iowa State Cyclones 10-3 Big 12 0-0 1st 3 +1 Nov 1, 2005, #25 Nov 1, 2005, #25 Nov 1, 2005, #25
Previous Week: v. Tennessee State (12/28/05, W 59-51)
Current Week: v. Kansas State (1/07/06, W 72-70)
Indiana State Sycamores 8-2 MVC 1-2 6th 3 -37 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Wichita State (12/28/05, L 66-62), @ Missouri State (12/30/05, L 97-78)
Current Week: v. Fort Wayne (1/02/06, L 46-54), v. Southern Illinois (1/05/06, L 49-55), @ Evansville (1/07/06, L 63-58)
California Golden Bears 8-3 Pac-12 2-0 1st 2 +2 Mar 10, 2003, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ USC (12/29/05, W 58-62), @ UCLA (12/31/05, W 61-68)
Current Week: v. Oregon (1/05/06, W 77-66), v. Oregon State (1/07/06, L 64-72)
Xavier Musketeers 7-2 A-10 0-0 N/A 2 +2 Mar 17, 2003, #12 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Southern (12/29/05, W 73-56)
Current Week: @ Saint Joseph's (1/04/06, W 58-62), v. St. Bonaventure (1/07/06, W 99-71)
UAB Blazers 8-3 C-USA 0-0 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (12/28/05, W 90-71), @ South Florida (12/30/05, W 47-59)
Current Week: v. VCU (1/02/06, W 68-62), v. Valdosta State (1/05/06)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
21    Arizona Wildcats 9-3 Pac-12 2-0 1st 367 +242 Nov 21, 2005, #9 Dec 12, 2005, #24 1
Previous Week: @ Washington State (12/29/05, W 52-70), @ Washington (12/31/05, W 95-96)
Current Week: v. UCLA (1/05/06, L 79-85), v. USC (1/07/06, W 74-63)
22    Pittsburgh Panthers 11-0 AAC 0-0 N/A 360 +242 Jan 2, 2006, #22 Jan 2, 2006, #22 1
Previous Week: @ South Carolina (12/28/05, W 51-58), v. Wisconsin (12/31/05, W 73-64)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (1/04/06, W 100-97)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Nevada Wolf Pack 10-2 WAC 0-0 2nd 114 -299 Dec 26, 2005, #20 Dec 5, 2005, #17 Nov 21, 2005, #22
Previous Week: v. Norfolk State (12/27/05, W 56-46), v. Louisiana (12/29/05, W 65-58), @ Saint Mary's (12/31/05, L 89-80)
Current Week: v. Hawaii (1/06/06, L 69-73), @ San Jose State (1/07/06, W 56-63)
Wisconsin Badgers 10-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 48 -88 Dec 26, 2005, #24 Dec 26, 2005, #24 Dec 26, 2005, #24
Previous Week: v. Louisiana Tech (12/28/05, W 78-52), @ Pittsburgh (12/31/05, L 73-64)
Current Week: v. Iowa (1/05/06, W 66-52), v. Michigan State (1/08/06, W 82-63)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
ACC 6 #1 Duke Blue Devils, #11 Boston College Eagles, #13 NC State Wolfpack, #14 Maryland Terrapins, #23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #25 North Carolina Tar Heels
AAC 5 #2 UConn Huskies, #3 Villanova Wildcats, #9 Louisville Cardinals, #22 Pittsburgh Panthers, #24 West Virginia Mountaineers
Big Ten 4 #6 Illinois Fighting Illini, #7 Michigan State Spartans, #16 Indiana Hoosiers, #18 Ohio State Buckeyes
Pac-12 3 #10 Washington Huskies, #17 UCLA Bruins, #21 Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 2 #12 Oklahoma Sooners, #15 Texas Longhorns
SEC 2 #5 Florida Gators, #19 Kentucky Wildcats
A-10 1 #20 George Washington Revolutionaries
C-USA 1 #4 Memphis Tigers
WCC 1 #8 Gonzaga Bulldogs