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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Mar 3, 2025 Week 18 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Auburn (61) 27-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Duke 26-3 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 55 Voters Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters 1458
3 Houston 25-4 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn 1396
4 Florida 25-4 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Adam Lichtenstein Lowest: 9 - Brice Cherry 1247
5 Tennessee 24-5 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - Dave Preston 1326
6 Alabama 23-6 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 11 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1176
7 Michigan State 24-5 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Zach Klein Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1165
8 St. John's 26-4 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1179
9 Texas Tech 22-7 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Randy Heitz 947
10 Iowa State 22-7 Actual: 10Highest: 9 - 11 Voters Lowest: 21 - Mark Berman 918
11 Wisconsin 22-7 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 815
12 Missouri 21-8 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 603
13 Michigan 22-7 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 494
14 Maryland 22-7 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 628
15 Purdue 20-9 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 454
16 Arizona 19-10 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 162
17 Clemson 24-5 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn 905
18 Kentucky 19-10 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 417
19 Texas A&M 20-9 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 364
20 Louisville 23-6 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien 606
21 BYU 21-8 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 287
22 Saint Mary's 27-4 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 399
23 Marquette 22-7 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 409
24 Oregon 21-8 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 37
25 Ole Miss 20-9 Actual: 32Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 13
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Memphis 25-Mississippi State
