AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll
AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll
AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll

AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll

March Madness betting guide: Not just about brackets

LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn't just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that will consume basketball fans... Read more

Released March 13
RankTeamTrendThis WeekPoints
1
Alabama
(29-5)
Southeastern
3
@ Texas A&M
03/04 01:00 PM ET
1,508 (48)
2
Houston
(31-3)
American Athletic
1
@ Memphis
03/05 01:00 PM ET
1,404 (9)
3
Purdue
(29-5)
Big Ten
2
vs Illinois
03/05 01:30 PM ET
1,367 (3)
4
Kansas
(27-7)
Big 12
1
@ Texas
03/04 05:00 PM ET
1,303
5
Texas
(26-8)
Big 12
2
vs Kansas
03/04 05:00 PM ET
1,276
6
Marquette
(28-6)
Big East
-
vs St. John's
03/04 03:00 PM ET
1,244
7
UCLA
(29-5)
Pacific 12
5
vs Arizona
03/04 11:00 PM ET
1,209 (1)
8
Arizona
(28-6)
Pacific 12
-
@ UCLA
03/04 11:00 PM ET
1,155
9
Gonzaga
(28-5)
West Coast
-
vs Chicago State
03/01 10:00 PM ET
1,046
10
UConn
(25-8)
Big East
1
@ Villanova
03/04 08:30 PM ET
854
11
Baylor
(22-10)
Big 12
1
vs Iowa State
03/04 01:00 PM ET
779
12
Duke
(26-8)
Atlantic Coast
9
@ North Carolina
03/04 07:30 PM ET
763
13
Xavier
(25-9)
Big East
2
vs Butler
03/04 08:00 PM ET
738
14
Virginia
(25-7)
Atlantic Coast
1
vs Louisville
03/04 03:00 PM ET
711
15
Big 12
3
@ West Virginia
03/04 03:00 PM ET
709
16
Miami (FL)
(25-7)
Atlantic Coast
2
vs Pittsburgh
03/04 07:00 PM ET
581
17
Texas A&M
(25-9)
Southeastern
1
vs Alabama
03/04 01:00 PM ET
562
18
Mountain West
2
vs Wyoming
03/04 11:00 PM ET
550
19
West Coast
3
@ Gonzaga
02/25 11:00 PM ET
426
20
Tennessee
(23-10)
Southeastern
3
@ Auburn
03/04 03:00 PM ET
381
21
Indiana
(22-11)
Big Ten
2
vs Michigan
03/05 05:30 PM ET
332
22
TCU
(21-12)
Big 12
-
@ Oklahoma
03/04 04:00 PM ET
254
23
Missouri
(24-9)
Southeastern
2
vs Ole Miss
03/04 04:30 PM ET
171
24
Memphis
(26-8)
American Athletic
-
vs Houston
03/05 01:00 PM ET
110
25
Conference USA
-
@ Louisiana Tech
03/04 08:00 PM ET
99
Others receiving votes:
Creighton 94, Oral Roberts 58, Kentucky 39, Iowa State 32, VCU 26, Utah State 15, Penn State 11, Charleston 10, West Virginia 2, Drake 2, Kent State 2, Northwestern 2
Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.