Grid DistributionWeek 15 AP Poll (Feb 16, 2026)
1Michigan (60)
24-1Previous: 2 ▲
High: 1 - 60 Voters
Low: 2 - Jon Wilner
1524
Points
2Houston (1)
23-2Previous: 3 ▲
High: 1 - Jon Wilner
Low: 6 - Kevin Sjuts
1402
Points
3Duke
23-2Previous: 4 ▲
High: 2 - 17 Voters
Low: 5 - 3 Voters
1397
Points
4Arizona
23-2Previous: 1 ▼
High: 2 - 8 Voters
Low: 6 - Dave Preston
1358
Points
5UConn
24-2Previous: 6 ▲
High: 2 - 4 Voters
Low: 11 - Seth Davis
1318
Points
6Iowa State
22-3Previous: 5 ▼
High: 5 - 3 Voters
Low: 9 - Mark Zeigler
1212
Points
7Purdue
21-4Previous: 13 ▲
High: 6 - 4 Voters
Low: 18 - Brice Cherry
1042
Points
8Kansas
19-6Previous: 9 ▲
High: 6 - Jeff Rabjohns
Low: 15 - Jackson Payne
1011
Points
9Nebraska
22-3Previous: 7 ▼
High: 7 - 9 Voters
Low: 15 - David Jablonski
982
Points
10Illinois
21-5Previous: 8 ▼
High: 4 - Seth Davis
Low: 18 - Joe Cook
938
Points
11Gonzaga
25-2Previous: 12 ▲
High: 6 - 2 Voters
Low: 17 - 3 Voters
903
Points
12Florida
19-6Previous: 14 ▲
High: 5 - Toyloy Brown
Low: 20 - Brenden Martin
895
Points
13Texas Tech
19-6Previous: 16 ▲
High: 7 - 2 Voters
Low: 17 - 3 Voters
822
Points
14Virginia
22-3Previous: 15 ▲
High: 8 - Tony Paul
Low: 22 - Andy Greder
730
Points
15Michigan State
20-5Previous: 10 ▼
High: 9 - 2 Voters
Low: 20 - Scott Hamilton
681
Points
16North Carolina
20-5Previous: 11 ▼
High: 7 - Scott Hamilton
Low: 23 - 3 Voters
594
Points
17St. John's
20-5Previous: 17
High: 10 - Seth Davis
Low: 21 - Randy Heitz
590
Points
18Saint Louis
24-1Previous: 18
High: 8 - David Jablonski
Low: 25 - Mark Zeigler
468
Points
19Vanderbilt
21-4Previous: 19
High: 11 - Parth Upadhyaya
Low: 24 - Dave Borges
449
Points
20Arkansas
19-6Previous: 21 ▲
High: 13 - Mark Zeigler
Low: NR - 1 Voters
387
Points
21Louisville
19-6Previous: 24 ▲
High: 15 - Andy Greder
Low: NR - 4 Voters
263
Points
22Miami (OH)
25-0Previous: 23 ▲
High: 10 - Brice Cherry
Low: NR - 11 Voters
238
Points
23BYU
19-6Previous: 22 ▼
High: 18 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 10 Voters
214
Points
24Wisconsin
18-7Previous: -
High: 12 - Scott Richey
Low: NR - 25 Voters
109
Points
25Alabama
18-7Previous: 26 ▲
High: 19 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 25 Voters
104
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Clemson
20-6Previous: 20 ▼
High: 19 - Bob Ballou
Low: NR - 39 Voters
55
Points
27Utah State
22-3Previous: 31 ▲
High: 21 - Percy Allen
Low: NR - 39 Voters
45
Points
28Tennessee
18-7Previous: 29 ▲
High: 19 - Andy Greder
Low: NR - 47 Voters
36
Points
29Villanova
20-5Previous: 30 ▲
High: 21 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 48 Voters
29
Points
30Kentucky
17-8Previous: 25 ▼
High: 22 - Seth Davis
Low: NR - 53 Voters
15
Points
31Miami (FL)
20-5Previous: -
High: 22 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 55 Voters
10
Points
32Saint Mary's
23-4Previous: 35 ▲
High: 24 - Percy Allen
Low: NR - 58 Voters
3
Points
33VCU
20-6Previous: -
High: 25 - Dave Preston
Low: NR - 59 Voters
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Dave Preston (41)WTOP Radio (Washington, DC)
Andy Greder (24)St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
Sam Rothman (23)WATE-TV (Knoxville, TN)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Dylan Sinn (-12561)The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
Mark Zeigler (-51)San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA)
Stephen Means (-43)Cleveland.com (Cleveland, OH)

Most Extreme Ballots

Seth DavisCBS-Sports Illustrated (New York City, NY)
David JablonskiDayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Mark ZeiglerSan Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA)

Least Extreme Ballots

Trevor HassBoston.com (Boston, MA)
Abby SchnablePittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)
Eric CrawfordWDRB-TV (Louisville, KY)