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 2, 2026 Week 13 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Arizona (59) 22-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 1 - 59 Voters 1475 Points
2 Michigan 20-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 38 Voters Lowest: 4 - 7 Voters 1388 Points
3 UConn 21-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 21 Voters Lowest: 5 - Victor Flores 1367 Points
4 Duke 20-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 17 Voters Lowest: 5 - Michael McCleary 1314 Points
5 Illinois 19-3 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - Michael McCleary Lowest: 9 - Chris Murray 1172 Points
6 Houston 19-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - Shane Mettlen 1067 Points
7 Nebraska 20-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Chris Lea 1036 Points
8 Iowa State 20-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1130 Points
9 Gonzaga 22-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Victor Flores Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1167 Points
10 Michigan State 19-3 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: 12 - 7 Voters 950 Points
11 Purdue 18-4 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Brice Cherry 697 Points
12 Vanderbilt 19-3 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Connor Earegood 627 Points
13 Kansas 17-5 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 847 Points
14 Florida 16-6 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Justin Jackson 618 Points
15 Texas Tech 16-6 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 638 Points
16 BYU 17-4 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 20 - Mark Berman 622 Points
17 Virginia 18-3 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 578 Points
18 Saint Louis 21-1 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 353 Points
19 North Carolina 18-4 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - 7 Voters Lowest: NR - Geoff Grammer 633 Points
20 Tennessee 15-6 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 134 Points
21 Arkansas 16-6 Actual: 20Highest: 17 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 276 Points
22 Clemson 18-4 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 284 Points
23 Alabama 14-7 Actual: 27Highest: 20 - Andy Greder Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 47 Points
24 St. John's 16-5 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 199 Points
25 Louisville 15-6 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Andy Greder Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 148 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Miami (OH)