C.J. Moore The Athletic (Shawnee, KS) About: C.J. Moore, a staff writer for The Athletic, has been on the college basketball beat since 2011. He has worked at Bleacher Report as the site’s national college basketball writer and also covered the sport for CBSSports.com and Basketball Prospectus. He is the coauthor of "Beyond the Streak," a behind-the-scenes look at Kansas basketball's record-setting Big 12 title run.
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Oct 14, 2024 Pre-Season Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Alabama (14) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1428
2 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 1157
3 Houston (4) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Bob Ballou 1343
4 Kansas (30) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 30 Voters Lowest: 5 - Bob Ballou 1449
5 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1177
6 Duke 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1154
7 UConn (11) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1345
8 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein 775
9 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1109
10 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 905
11 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Scott Richey Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson 901
12 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou 737
13 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1037
14 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 678
15 Marquette 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 484
16 Florida 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 249
17 Texas Tech 0-0 Actual: 29Highest: 14 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 58
18 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 34Highest: 18 - C.J. Moore Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 19
19 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 492
20 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 92
21 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 271
22 Xavier 0-0 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Mike Hlas Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 73
23 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 191
24 St. John's 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 15 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 91
25 UCLA 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 210
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Creighton 16-Arkansas 19-Texas 24-Ole Miss 25-Rutgers
