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

Others Receiving Votes

26Miami (FL)
24-7Previous: 22 ▼
High: 18 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 31 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs TBD
60
Points
27TCU
21-10Previous: 38 ▲
High: 20 - Brice Cherry
Low: NR - 53 Voters
Next: 3/11 vs TBD
19
Points
28BYU
21-10Previous: 26 ▼
High: 23 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - 52 Voters
Next: 3/10 vs Kansas St
18
Points
29Saint Louis
27-4Previous: 25 ▼
High: 23 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 55 Voters
Next: 3/13 vs TBD
12
Points
30High Point
30-4Previous: 33 ▲
High: 24 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 51 Voters
11
Points
31Georgia
22-9Previous: -
High: 24 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - 54 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs TBD
10
Points
Villanova
24-7Previous: 36 ▲
High: 23 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 56 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs TBD
10
Points
33UCLA
21-10Previous: -
High: 25 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 57 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs TBD
3
Points
VCU
24-7Previous: -
High: 23 - Randy Heitz
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/13 vs TBD
3
Points
35Missouri
20-11Previous: 29 ▼
High: 24 - Mark Zeigler
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs TBD
2
Points
Ohio State
20-11Previous: 40 ▲
High: 24 - Toyloy Brown
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs TBD
2
Points
Stephen F. Austin
27-4Previous: -
High: 24 - David Jablonski
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/10 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2
Points
Utah State
25-6Previous: 32 ▼
High: 25 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 58 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs TBD
2
Points
39Akron
26-5Previous: -
High: 25 - Owen Siebring
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 3/12 vs Buffalo
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Mick Shaffer (8)KSHB (Kansas City, MO)
Dick Vitale (8)ABC-ESPN (Bristol, CT)
Jon Wilner (8)San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Dylan Sinn (-2144)The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
Brenden Martin (-25)Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ)
Dave Borges (-11)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)