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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Jan 19, 2026 Week 11 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Arizona (61) 18-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Michigan 16-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 15 Voters Lowest: 7 - Mark Berman 1377
3 UConn 18-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 35 Voters Lowest: 9 - Donna Ditota 1419
4 Nebraska 18-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1207
5 Purdue 17-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1318
6 Houston 17-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Brenna Greene Lowest: 8 - 7 Voters 1217
7 Duke 17-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1296
8 Gonzaga 19-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1103
9 Iowa State 16-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1001
10 Michigan State 16-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 998
11 Illinois 15-3 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns 893
12 Vanderbilt 16-2 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 656
13 Texas Tech 14-4 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Matt Young Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 805
14 BYU 16-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - Brenden Martin 791
15 Virginia 16-2 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Peter Rauterkus 713
16 Florida 13-5 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 651
17 Alabama 13-5 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Eric Crawford Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 571
18 Kansas 13-5 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 305
19 Clemson 16-3 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters 449
20 Arkansas 13-5 Actual: 20Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 298
21 Saint Louis 17-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 187
22 North Carolina 14-4 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Johnny Congdon Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 220
23 Louisville 13-5 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 195
24 St. John's 13-5 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 64
25 Wisconsin 13-5 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 64
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Georgia 25-Miami (OH)
