AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll

Rankings

Released April 09
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
UConn (37-3) Big East
-
@ Providence
03/09 8:00 PM EST
1450 (58)
2
Purdue (34-5) Big Ten
1
vs. Wisconsin
03/10 12:30 PM EDT
1386 (0)
3
Alabama (25-12) Southeastern
16
vs. Arkansas
03/09 12:00 PM EST
1216 (0)
3
Houston (32-5) Big 12
-1
vs. Kansas
03/09 4:00 PM EST
1216 (0)
5
Tennessee (27-9) Southeastern
1
vs. Kentucky
03/09 4:15 PM EST
1203 (0)
6
Illinois (29-9) Big Ten
4
@ Iowa
03/10 7:00 PM EDT
1099 (0)
7
North Carolina (29-8) Atlantic Coast
-2
@ Duke
03/09 6:30 PM EST
1046 (0)
8
Iowa State (29-8) Big 12
-4
@ Kansas State
03/09 2:00 PM EST
1008 (0)
9
Duke (27-9) Atlantic Coast
4
vs. North Carolina
03/09 6:30 PM EST
980 (0)
10
North Carolina State (26-15) Atlantic Coast
-
@ Pittsburgh
03/09 7:45 PM EST
927 (0)
11
Marquette (27-10) Big East
-3
@ Xavier
03/09 5:00 PM EST
827 (0)
12
Arizona (27-9) Pacific 12
-3
@ USC
03/09 10:00 PM EST
824 (0)
13
Creighton (25-10) Big East
-2
@ Villanova
03/09 2:30 PM EST
800 (0)
14
Clemson (24-12) Atlantic Coast
-
@ Wake Forest
03/09 6:00 PM EST
748 (0)
15
Gonzaga (27-8) West Coast
3
@ Saint Mary's
03/02 10:00 PM EST
683 (0)
16
Baylor (24-11) Big 12
-2
@ Texas Tech
03/09 6:00 PM EST
536 (0)
17
San Diego State (26-11) Mountain West
7
vs. Boise State
03/08 10:00 PM EST
504 (0)
18
Auburn (27-8) Southeastern
-11
vs. Georgia
03/09 6:30 PM EST
465 (0)
19
Kansas (23-11) Big 12
-2
@ Houston
03/09 4:00 PM EST
268 (0)
20
Kentucky (23-10) Southeastern
-8
@ Tennessee
03/09 4:15 PM EST
244 (0)
21
Saint Mary's (26-8) West Coast
-6
vs. Gonzaga
03/02 10:00 PM EST
206 (0)
22
Utah State (28-7) Mountain West
-2
vs. New Mexico
03/09 8:30 PM EST
183 (0)
23
Washington State (25-10) Pacific 12
2
vs. Washington
03/07 9:00 PM EST
140 (0)
24
Dayton (25-8) Atlantic 10
-
vs. VCU
03/08 7:00 PM EST
119 (0)
25
South Carolina (26-8) Southeastern
-9
vs. Florida A&M
12/30 2:00 PM EST
110 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Texas A&M 87, Oregon 77, Colorado 75, BYU 71, Texas 62, James Madison 61, Seton Hall 39, Grand Canyon 37, Wisconsin 27, Northwestern 23, Texas Tech 19, Indiana St 18, Miami 13, Michigan St. 12, Duquesne 9, Yale 7, Arkansas 6, New Mexico 6, Colorado St. 5, Maryland 5, Florida 4, Rutgers 2, Oakland 1, Nevada 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
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