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 8, 2025 Week 6 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Michigan (19) 8-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder 1440
2 Arizona (33) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1461
3 Iowa State (1) 9-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1304
4 UConn 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Dylan Sinn 1263
5 Duke (7) 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore 1400
6 Purdue 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene 1173
7 Gonzaga 9-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Chris Lea 1054
8 BYU 7-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1007
9 Michigan State 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1017
10 Houston 8-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1064
11 Vanderbilt 9-0 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 686
12 Louisville 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - John Johnson Lowest: 17 - Tony Paul 877
13 Alabama 7-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 15 - Brenden Martin 854
14 Illinois 7-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - David Jablonski 771
15 North Carolina 8-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - John Johnson Lowest: 22 - Shane Mettlen 724
16 Kansas 7-3 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 380
17 Texas Tech 7-2 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 508
18 Florida 5-3 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Matt Young Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 422
19 Tennessee 7-3 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 286
20 Nebraska 9-0 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 180
21 Virginia 8-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 130
22 Iowa 8-1 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 60
23 Arkansas 7-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters 488
24 St. John's 5-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 254
25 Georgia 8-1 Actual: 29Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 49
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Auburn 25-UCLA
