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 9, 2026 Week 18 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Duke (56) 29-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 56 Voters Lowest: 3 - Johnny Congdon 1519
2 Michigan (1) 29-2 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Johnny Congdon Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters 1434
3 Arizona (4) 29-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 3 - 29 Voters 1439
4 Florida 25-6 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 56 Voters Lowest: 5 - 5 Voters 1337
5 UConn 27-4 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1178
6 Houston 26-5 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Connor Earegood 1241
7 Michigan State 25-6 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Brenden Martin 1083
8 Illinois 24-7 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Brice Cherry 1037
9 Iowa State 25-6 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - Brenden Martin 1137
10 Nebraska 26-5 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 939
11 Alabama 23-8 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood 602
12 Purdue 23-8 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry 529
13 Gonzaga 28-3 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Abby Schnable Lowest: 21 - Scott Richey 846
14 Virginia 27-4 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Brenden Martin Lowest: 19 - Jeff Neiburg 953
15 St. John's 25-6 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - Johnny Congdon 733
16 Kansas 22-9 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Donna Ditota Lowest: 22 - Justin Jackson 608
17 Texas Tech 22-9 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Matt Young Lowest: 22 - Toyloy Brown 554
18 Arkansas 23-8 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Percy Allen 532
19 North Carolina 24-7 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - Toyloy Brown 488
20 Wisconsin 22-9 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 201
21 Saint Mary's 27-4 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Matt Young 325
22 Vanderbilt 24-7 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Jeff Neiburg Lowest: NR - Dave Preston 323
23 Tennessee 21-10 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 72
24 Louisville 22-9 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 140
25 UCLA 21-10 Actual: 33Highest: 25 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 3
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Miami (OH)
