Grid DistributionWeek 18 AP Poll (Mar 9, 2026)
1Duke (56)
29-2Previous: 1
High: 1 - 56 Voters
Low: 3 - Johnny Congdon
Next: 3/19 vs Siena
1519
Points
2Arizona (4)
29-2Previous: 2
High: 1 - 4 Voters
Low: 3 - 29 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs Long Island University
1439
Points
3Michigan (1)
29-2Previous: 3
High: 1 - Johnny Congdon
Low: 3 - 31 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs TBD
1434
Points
4Florida
25-6Previous: 5 ▲
High: 4 - 56 Voters
Low: 5 - 5 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs TBD
1337
Points
5Houston
26-5Previous: 7 ▲
High: 4 - 3 Voters
Low: 11 - Connor Earegood
Next: 3/19 vs Idaho
1241
Points
6UConn
27-4Previous: 4 ▼
High: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Low: 10 - 2 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs Furman
1178
Points
7Iowa State
25-6Previous: 6 ▼
High: 5 - 5 Voters
Low: 13 - Brenden Martin
Next: 3/20 vs Tennessee St
1137
Points
8Michigan State
25-6Previous: 8
High: 5 - 2 Voters
Low: 12 - Brenden Martin
Next: 3/19 vs N Dakota St
1083
Points
9Illinois
24-7Previous: 11 ▲
High: 5 - 3 Voters
Low: 15 - Brice Cherry
Next: 3/19 vs Pennsylvania
1037
Points
10Virginia
27-4Previous: 13 ▲
High: 4 - Brenden Martin
Low: 19 - Jeff Neiburg
Next: 3/20 vs Wright St
953
Points
11Nebraska
26-5Previous: 9 ▼
High: 6 - 2 Voters
Low: 15 - 2 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs Troy
939
Points
12Gonzaga
28-3Previous: 12
High: 8 - Abby Schnable
Low: 21 - Scott Richey
Next: 3/19 vs Kennesaw St
846
Points
13St. John's
25-6Previous: 18 ▲
High: 9 - David Jablonski
Low: NR - Johnny Congdon
Next: 3/20 vs Northern Iowa
733
Points
14Kansas
22-9Previous: 14
High: 10 - Donna Ditota
Low: 22 - Justin Jackson
Next: 3/20 vs California Baptist
608
Points
15Alabama
23-8Previous: 16 ▲
High: 11 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - Connor Earegood
Next: 3/20 vs Hofstra
602
Points
16Texas Tech
22-9Previous: 10 ▼
High: 12 - Matt Young
Low: 22 - Toyloy Brown
Next: 3/20 vs Akron
554
Points
17Arkansas
23-8Previous: 20 ▲
High: 12 - Jon Wilner
Low: 24 - Percy Allen
Next: 3/19 vs Hawai'i
532
Points
18Purdue
23-8Previous: 15 ▼
High: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Low: NR - Brice Cherry
Next: 3/20 vs Queens University
529
Points
19North Carolina
24-7Previous: 17 ▼
High: 9 - Dave Preston
Low: NR - Toyloy Brown
Next: 3/19 vs VCU
488
Points
20Miami (OH)
31-0Previous: 19 ▼
High: 8 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 5 Voters
Next: 3/18 vs SMU
420
Points
21Saint Mary's
27-4Previous: 21
High: 15 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - Matt Young
Next: 3/19 vs Texas A&M
325
Points
22Vanderbilt
24-7Previous: 24 ▲
High: 12 - Jeff Neiburg
Low: NR - Dave Preston
Next: 3/19 vs McNeese
323
Points
23Wisconsin
22-9Previous: 30 ▲
High: 12 - Jeff Rabjohns
Low: NR - 11 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs High Point
201
Points
24Louisville
22-9Previous: 27 ▲
High: 15 - Victor Flores
Low: NR - 14 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs S Florida
140
Points
25Tennessee
21-10Previous: 23 ▼
High: 18 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 38 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs TBD
72
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Miami (FL)
24-7Previous: 22 ▼
High: 18 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 31 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs Missouri
60
Points
27TCU
21-10Previous: 38 ▲
High: 20 - Brice Cherry
Low: NR - 53 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs Ohio St
19
Points
28BYU
21-10Previous: 26 ▼
High: 23 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - 52 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs TBD
18
Points
29Saint Louis
27-4Previous: 25 ▼
High: 23 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 55 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs Georgia
12
Points
30High Point
30-4Previous: 33 ▲
High: 24 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 51 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs Wisconsin
11
Points
31Georgia
22-9Previous: -
High: 24 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - 54 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs Saint Louis
10
Points
Villanova
24-7Previous: 36 ▲
High: 23 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 56 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs Utah St
10
Points
33UCLA
21-10Previous: -
High: 25 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 57 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs UCF
3
Points
VCU
24-7Previous: -
High: 23 - Randy Heitz
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs N Carolina
3
Points
35Missouri
20-11Previous: 29 ▼
High: 24 - Mark Zeigler
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs Miami
2
Points
Ohio State
20-11Previous: 40 ▲
High: 24 - Toyloy Brown
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/19 vs TCU
2
Points
Stephen F. Austin
27-4Previous: -
High: 24 - David Jablonski
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/17 @ Tulsa
2
Points
Utah State
25-6Previous: 32 ▼
High: 25 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 58 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs Villanova
2
Points
39Akron
26-5Previous: -
High: 25 - Owen Siebring
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/20 vs Texas Tech
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Jon Wilner (15)San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Mick Shaffer (14)KSHB (Kansas City, MO)
Dick Vitale (13)ABC-ESPN (Bristol, CT)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Dylan Sinn (-8685)The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
Brenden Martin (-31)Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ)
Dave Borges (-23)New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)

Most Extreme Ballots

Brenden MartinArizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ)
Dave BorgesNew Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Jeff NeiburgThe Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

Least Extreme Ballots

Sam RothmanWATE-TV (Knoxville, TN)
Eric CrawfordWDRB-TV (Louisville, KY)
Jackson PayneDeseret News (Provo, UT)