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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Dec 1, 2025 Week 5 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Michigan (15) 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - Andy Greder 1417
2 Purdue (40) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1494
3 Arizona (6) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1442
4 UConn 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Andy Greder Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1244
5 Louisville 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis 1177
6 Duke 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1355
7 Iowa State 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 975
8 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea 934
9 Michigan State 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Randy Heitz 1095
10 BYU 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Seth Davis 1036
11 Houston 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1085
12 Alabama 5-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: 18 - Brian Holland 868
13 Tennessee 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 23 - Kevin Sjuts 771
14 Indiana 7-0 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 312
15 North Carolina 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 518
16 Kansas 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 339
17 Illinois 6-2 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 656
18 Vanderbilt 8-0 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 474
19 Florida 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Chris Lea Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 567
20 Texas Tech 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 386
21 Kentucky 5-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 451
22 Iowa 7-0 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Anthony Kristensen Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 99
23 Nebraska 8-0 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 52
24 Auburn 6-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 375
25 St. John's 4-3 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Pat Rooney Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 200
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-USC 25-Arkansas
