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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Feb 17, 2025 Week 16 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Auburn (59) 23-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - Adam Lichtenstein 1499
2 Duke 22-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 24 Voters Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters 1382
3 Florida (1) 22-3 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Adam Lichtenstein Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters 1387
4 Alabama 21-4 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1335
5 Houston 21-4 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters 1290
6 Tennessee 21-5 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means 1147
7 Texas A&M 20-5 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Dave Borges Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1140
8 Iowa State 20-5 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 23 - Mark Berman 1034
9 Wisconsin 20-5 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mark Zeigler 879
10 Purdue 19-7 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Scott Richey 732
11 Texas Tech 20-5 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn 969
12 St. John's 22-4 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 20 - Adam Lichtenstein 933
13 Michigan 20-5 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 25 - Stephen Thompson 734
14 Missouri 19-6 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 573
15 Michigan State 20-5 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Mick Shaffer Lowest: 24 - Mark Berman 724
16 Arizona 17-8 Actual: 19Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 362
17 Kentucky 17-8 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Brenna Greene Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 518
18 Marquette 19-6 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 527
19 Maryland 20-6 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Reece Van Haaften Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 361
20 Clemson 21-5 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Seth Davis 499
21 Mississippi State 18-7 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Pat Rooney Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 325
22 Ole Miss 19-7 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 177
23 UCLA 19-7 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 56
24 Kansas 17-8 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 193
25 Louisville 20-6 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 137
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Memphis
