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 23, 2026 Week 16 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Duke (56) 25-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 56 Voters Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters 1520
2 Michigan 25-2 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 30 Voters Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters 1433
3 Arizona (5) 25-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 3 - 30 Voters 1439
4 Iowa State 23-4 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 23 Voters Lowest: 9 - Dave Borges 1272
5 Houston 23-4 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 14 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1251
6 UConn 25-3 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 15 Voters Lowest: 11 - Victor Flores 1211
7 Illinois 22-6 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Seth Davis Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters 895
8 Purdue 22-5 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 18 - Brice Cherry 1062
9 Florida 21-6 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 6 Voters Lowest: 15 - Brenden Martin 1112
10 Nebraska 23-4 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Brenna Greene Lowest: 16 - David Jablonski 858
11 Michigan State 22-5 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 856
12 Gonzaga 27-2 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1039
13 Virginia 24-3 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 21 - Andy Greder 884
14 Texas Tech 20-7 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters 592
15 Alabama 20-7 Actual: 17Highest: 14 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 402
16 St. John's 22-5 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 763
17 Kansas 20-7 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 774
18 Arkansas 20-7 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 356
19 Tennessee 20-7 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 288
20 Vanderbilt 21-6 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 171
21 North Carolina 21-6 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 388
22 Louisville 20-7 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Andy Greder Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 186
23 BYU 20-7 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - Eric Crawford Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 361
24 Saint Louis 25-2 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - Mark Zeigler 242
25 Wisconsin 19-8 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 47
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Miami (OH)
