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 24, 2025 Week 17 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Auburn (60) 25-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 1 - 60 Voters 1500
2 Duke 24-3 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 29 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1406
3 Florida 24-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 25 Voters Lowest: 4 - 8 Voters 1397
4 Houston 23-4 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn 1327
5 Alabama 22-5 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Zach Klein 1198
6 Tennessee 22-5 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1236
7 Michigan State 22-5 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Zach Klein Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1055
8 Iowa State 21-6 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Mark Berman 1004
9 St. John's 24-4 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 7 Voters 1132
10 Wisconsin 21-6 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Louis Fernandez Lowest: 19 - Bob Ballou 800
11 Texas A&M 20-7 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Zach Klein Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 797
12 Missouri 20-7 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Ian Kress Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry 683
13 Texas Tech 21-6 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - Zach Klein 915
14 Michigan 20-6 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Tony Paul Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 657
15 Arizona 18-9 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 289
16 Maryland 21-6 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 630
17 Kentucky 18-9 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 461
18 Purdue 19-9 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 328
19 Clemson 22-5 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters 712
20 Louisville 21-6 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien 372
21 Mississippi State 19-8 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 264
22 Ole Miss 19-8 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 28
23 BYU 19-8 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 135
24 Saint Mary's 25-4 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 284
25 Marquette 20-7 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 309
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Memphis
