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 17, 2025 Week 20 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Duke (49) 31-3 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 49 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1463
2 Florida (2) 30-4 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters 1370
3 Houston (6) 30-4 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters 1394
4 Auburn (2) 28-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters 1291
5 Michigan State 27-6 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Eric Newman 1080
6 St. John's 30-4 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters 1225
7 Tennessee 27-7 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Zach Klein 1174
8 Alabama 25-8 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Zach Klein Lowest: 11 - Brice Cherry 1120
9 Texas Tech 25-8 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - 7 Voters Lowest: 18 - Mark Berman 926
10 Wisconsin 26-9 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Kate Rogerson Lowest: 25 - Brice Cherry 732
11 Maryland 25-8 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Brian Holland Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski 764
12 Iowa State 24-9 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien 641
13 Kentucky 22-11 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 511
14 Arizona 22-12 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 253
15 Michigan 25-9 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Zach Klein Lowest: 24 - Reece Van Haaften 681
16 Texas A&M 22-10 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 457
17 BYU 24-9 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 563
18 Purdue 22-11 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 227
19 Louisville 27-7 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: 25 - Jon Rothstein 809
20 Clemson 27-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 746
21 Oregon 24-9 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 115
22 Memphis 29-5 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 636
23 Illinois 21-12 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 55
24 Missouri 22-11 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 159
25 Ole Miss 22-11 Actual: 32Highest: 19 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 13
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Saint Mary's 24-Gonzaga
