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Grid DistributionWeek 16 AP Poll (Feb 23, 2026)
1Duke (56)
25-2Previous: 3 ▲
High: 1 - 56 Voters
Low: 2 - 5 Voters
1520
Points
2Arizona (5)
25-2Previous: 4 ▲
High: 1 - 5 Voters
Low: 3 - 30 Voters
1439
Points
3Michigan
25-2Previous: 1 ▼
High: 2 - 30 Voters
Low: 3 - 31 Voters
1433
Points
4Iowa State
23-4Previous: 6 ▲
High: 4 - 23 Voters
Low: 9 - Dave Borges
1272
Points
5Houston
23-4Previous: 2 ▼
High: 4 - 14 Voters
Low: 9 - 3 Voters
1251
Points
6UConn
25-3Previous: 5 ▼
High: 4 - 15 Voters
Low: 11 - Victor Flores
1211
Points
7Florida
21-6Previous: 12 ▲
High: 4 - 6 Voters
Low: 15 - Brenden Martin
1112
Points
8Purdue
22-5Previous: 7 ▼
High: 5 - 4 Voters
Low: 18 - Brice Cherry
1062
Points
9Gonzaga
27-2Previous: 11 ▲
High: 4 - 2 Voters
Low: 16 - 2 Voters
1039
Points
10Illinois
22-6Previous: 10
High: 4 - Seth Davis
Low: 17 - 3 Voters
895
Points
11Virginia
24-3Previous: 14 ▲
High: 5 - Bob Ballou
Low: 21 - Andy Greder
884
Points
12Nebraska
23-4Previous: 9 ▼
High: 8 - Brenna Greene
Low: 16 - David Jablonski
858
Points
13Michigan State
22-5Previous: 15 ▲
High: 8 - 2 Voters
Low: 16 - 2 Voters
856
Points
14Kansas
20-7Previous: 8 ▼
High: 9 - 4 Voters
Low: 18 - 2 Voters
774
Points
15St. John's
22-5Previous: 17 ▲
High: 8 - Seth Davis
Low: 18 - 2 Voters
763
Points
16Texas Tech
20-7Previous: 13 ▼
High: 13 - 2 Voters
Low: 20 - 4 Voters
592
Points
17Alabama
20-7Previous: 25 ▲
High: 14 - Parth Upadhyaya
Low: NR - 2 Voters
402
Points
18North Carolina
21-6Previous: 16 ▼
High: 14 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 6 Voters
388
Points
19BYU
20-7Previous: 23 ▲
High: 15 - Eric Crawford
Low: NR - 3 Voters
361
Points
20Arkansas
20-7Previous: 20
High: 15 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 3 Voters
356
Points
21Miami (OH)
27-0Previous: 22 ▲
High: 8 - Brice Cherry
Low: NR - 7 Voters
335
Points
22Tennessee
20-7Previous: 28 ▲
High: 13 - Seth Davis
Low: NR - 2 Voters
288
Points
23Saint Louis
25-2Previous: 18 ▼
High: 12 - David Jablonski
Low: NR - Mark Zeigler
242
Points
24Louisville
20-7Previous: 21 ▼
High: 15 - Andy Greder
Low: NR - 11 Voters
186
Points
25Vanderbilt
21-6Previous: 19 ▼
High: 15 - Victor Flores
Low: NR - 19 Voters
171
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Wisconsin
19-8Previous: 24 ▼
High: 18 - Seth Davis
Low: NR - 46 Voters
47
Points
27Saint Mary's
25-4Previous: 32 ▲
High: 21 - Percy Allen
Low: NR - 41 Voters
30
Points
28Villanova
21-6Previous: 29 ▲
High: 22 - Michael McCleary
Low: NR - 54 Voters
15
Points
29Miami (FL)
21-6Previous: 31 ▲
High: 23 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 55 Voters
10
Points
30Utah State
23-4Previous: 27 ▼
High: 24 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 54 Voters
8
Points
31NC State
19-8Previous: -
High: 23 - Randy Heitz
Low: NR - 57 Voters
7
Points
32SMU
19-8Previous: -
High: 22 - Mark Zeigler
Low: NR - 59 Voters
4
Points
33Iowa
19-8Previous: -
High: 23 - Toyloy Brown
Low: NR - 59 Voters
3
Points
Texas A&M
19-8Previous: -
High: 23 - Brice Cherry
Low: NR - 59 Voters
3
Points
UCF
19-7Previous: -
High: 24 - Randy Heitz
Low: NR - 58 Voters
3
Points
36High Point
26-4Previous: -
High: 24 - Dave Preston
Low: NR - 59 Voters
2
Points
Stephen F. Austin
25-3Previous: -
High: 25 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 58 Voters
2
Points
38Navy
23-6Previous: -
High: 25 - Dave Preston
Low: NR - 59 Voters
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Dick Vitale (23)ABC-ESPN (Bristol, CT)
Mick Shaffer (22)KSHB (Kansas City, MO)
Brenna Greene (22)KOIN TV (Portland, OR)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Dylan Sinn (-3187)The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
Dave Borges (-47)New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Toyloy Brown (-41)The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Most Extreme Ballots

Seth DavisCBS-Sports Illustrated (New York City, NY)
Randy Heitz107.7 The Franchise (Norman, OK)
David JablonskiDayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)

Least Extreme Ballots

Trevor HassBoston.com (Boston, MA)
Joe CookWAPT-TV (Jackson, MS)
Pat RooneyDaily Camera (Boulder, CO)