C.J. MooreThe Athletic (Shawnee, KS)
Twitter: @CJMooreHoops
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.


Ballot Score

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Jan 12, 2026Week 10 Rankings for C.J. Moore
1Arizona (60)
16-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Shane Mettlen
1524
Points
2Iowa State (1)
16-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 5 - David Jablonski
1448
Points
3Michigan
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 10 - Mark Berman
1300
Points
4UConn
16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1358
Points
5Purdue
15-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1253
Points
6Vanderbilt
16-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1035
Points
7Gonzaga
17-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1050
Points
8Houston
15-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters
1130
Points
9Nebraska
16-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 11 - 14 Voters
1056
Points
10Duke
15-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Chris Lea
Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore
1237
Points
11BYU
15-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1013
Points
12Michigan State
14-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 13 - Zach Klein
865
Points
13Illinois
13-3Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
778
Points
14Texas Tech
12-4Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
609
Points
15North Carolina
14-2Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
659
Points
16Alabama
11-5Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
470
Points
17Arkansas
12-4Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
492
Points
18Virginia
14-2Actual: 16
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
515
Points
19Florida
11-5Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
349
Points
20Clemson
14-3Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
218
Points
21Utah State
14-1Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
161
Points
22Saint Louis
15-1Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
92
Points
23Louisville
12-4Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
336
Points
24Kansas
11-5Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
60
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25SMU
12-4Actual: 36
Highest: 22 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
15
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Georgia24-Tennessee25-Seton Hall