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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Nov 24, 2025 Week 4 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Purdue (46) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1509
2 Arizona (11) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1439
3 Houston (4) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn 1425
4 Louisville 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 14 - Dave Borges 1201
5 Gonzaga 5-0 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 22 - Parth Upadhyaya 863
6 UConn 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook 1208
7 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Kevin Sjuts Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 1080
8 Duke 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters 1319
9 Alabama 3-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Randy Heitz 1070
10 Illinois 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 830
11 BYU 4-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Scott Hamilton 1033
12 Florida 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Andy Greder Lowest: 19 - Shane Mettlen 961
13 St. John's 3-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Dave Borges Lowest: 19 - Brian Holland 743
14 North Carolina 5-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Shane Mettlen 595
15 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 706
16 Michigan State 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Randy Heitz 879
17 UCLA 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 488
18 Tennessee 5-0 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 495
19 Indiana 5-0 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 100
20 Kansas 3-2 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 34
21 Texas Tech 4-2 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 319
22 Kentucky 4-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 394
23 Vanderbilt 5-0 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Donna Ditota Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 111
24 Saint Mary's 6-0 Actual: 30Highest: 21 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 27
25 Nebraska 6-0 Actual: 30Highest: 20 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 27
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Auburn 22-Arkansas 23-NC State
