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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Jan 27, 2025 Week 13 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Auburn (62) 18-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters 1550 Points
2 Duke 17-2 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 58 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1484 Points
3 Iowa State 17-2 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1404 Points
4 Alabama 17-3 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 8 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1342 Points
5 Florida 18-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 10 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1278 Points
6 Houston 16-3 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters 1242 Points
7 Tennessee 17-3 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Rick Bozich 1149 Points
8 Michigan State 17-2 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner 1170 Points
9 Marquette 17-3 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 16 - Seth Davis 1068 Points
10 Purdue 16-5 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: 20 - Mitchell Northam 892 Points
11 Kansas 14-5 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Scott Richey 877 Points
12 St. John's 17-3 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Mark Berman 588 Points
13 Kentucky 14-5 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Mike Hlas 858 Points
14 Mississippi State 16-4 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Mike Hlas Lowest: 24 - Brice Cherry 715 Points
15 Texas A&M 15-5 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Mike Hlas 775 Points
16 Texas Tech 15-4 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 308 Points
17 Illinois 14-6 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 384 Points
18 Wisconsin 16-4 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - Reece Van Haaften Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 440 Points
19 Missouri 16-4 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 352 Points
20 Ole Miss 15-5 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Mike Hlas Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 215 Points
21 Michigan 14-5 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 129 Points
22 Oregon 16-4 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 448 Points
23 Louisville 15-5 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 346 Points
24 Memphis 16-4 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 383 Points
25 Clemson 17-4 Actual: 29Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 92 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Vanderbilt 25-UConn