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 15, 2025 Week 7 Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Michigan (15) 10-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder 1470
2 Arizona (42) 9-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 42 Voters Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters 1500
3 Iowa State (1) 11-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 6 - Randy Heitz 1336
4 UConn 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Andy Greder Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn 1286
5 Duke (3) 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore 1406
6 Purdue 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene 1195
7 Gonzaga 10-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Chris Lea 1109
8 BYU 9-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Dylan Sinn 1017
9 Michigan State 9-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Toyloy Brown 1037
10 Houston 10-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1079
11 Louisville 9-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 14 - 5 Voters 921
12 Vanderbilt 10-0 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis 766
13 Nebraska 11-0 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - David Jablonski Lowest: 21 - Matt Young 655
14 Arkansas 8-2 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Jeff Borzello Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis 726
15 North Carolina 9-1 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - John Johnson Lowest: 24 - Shane Mettlen 794
16 Kansas 8-3 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - Percy Allen 502
17 Alabama 7-3 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland 644
18 Illinois 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - Victor Flores Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 483
19 Florida 6-4 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 200
20 Tennessee 7-3 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 286
21 Texas Tech 7-3 Actual: 19Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 314
22 Virginia 9-1 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 200
23 Iowa 9-2 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 47
24 St. John's 6-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 250
25 Georgia 9-1 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 82
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Auburn
