AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll
Rankings
Released December 05
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
Houston (8-0) American Athletic
-
@ Memphis
03/05 5:00 PM EST
1502 (37)
2
Texas (6-0) Big 12
-
vs. Kansas
03/04 9:00 PM EST
1473 (14)
3
Virginia (7-0) Atlantic Coast
-
vs. Northern Iowa
11/15 1:00 AM EST
1416 (3)
4
Purdue (8-0) Big Ten
1
vs. Illinois
03/05 5:30 PM EST
1411 (8)
5
UConn (9-0) Big East
3
@ Villanova
03/05 12:30 AM EST
1295 (0)
6
Kansas (8-1) Big 12
3
@ Texas
03/04 9:00 PM EST
1131 (0)
7
Tennessee (7-1) Southeastern
6
@ Auburn
03/04 7:00 PM EST
1046 (0)
8
Alabama (7-1) Southeastern
3
@ Texas A&M
03/04 5:00 PM EST
1029 (0)
9
Arkansas (7-1) Southeastern
2
vs. Kentucky
03/04 7:00 PM EST
1021 (0)
10
Arizona (7-1) Pacific 12
-6
@ UCLA
03/05 3:00 AM EST
1013 (0)
11
Auburn (8-0) Southeastern
4
vs. Tennessee
03/04 7:00 PM EST
853 (0)
12
Baylor (6-2) Big 12
-6
vs. Iowa State
03/04 5:00 PM EST
841 (0)
13
Maryland (8-0) Big Ten
9
@ Penn State
03/05 5:00 PM EST
811 (0)
14
Indiana (7-1) Big Ten
-4
vs. Michigan
03/05 9:30 PM EST
759 (0)
15
Duke (8-2) Atlantic Coast
2
@ North Carolina
03/04 11:30 PM EST
745 (0)
16
Kentucky (6-2) Southeastern
3
@ Arkansas
03/04 7:00 PM EST
596 (0)
17
Illinois (6-2) Big Ten
-1
vs. Minnesota
02/08 1:30 AM EST
554 (0)
18
Gonzaga (5-3) West Coast
-4
vs. Chicago State
03/02 2:00 AM EST
517 (0)
19
UCLA (7-2) Pacific 12
2
vs. Arizona
03/05 3:00 AM EST
479 (0)
20
Iowa State (7-1) Big 12
3
vs. Omaha
12/22 12:00 AM EST
376 (0)
21
Creighton (6-3) Big East
-14
@ DePaul
03/05 2:00 AM EST
346 (0)
22
San Diego State (6-2) Mountain West
2
vs. Wyoming
03/05 3:00 AM EST
265 (0)
23
Mississippi State (8-0) Southeastern
-
@ Vanderbilt
03/05 1:30 AM EST
187 (0)
24
TCU (6-1) Big 12
-
@ Oklahoma
03/04 8:00 PM EST
113 (0)
25
Ohio State (6-2) Big Ten
-
@ Michigan State
03/04 5:00 PM EST
81 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Iowa 70, Coll of Charleston 54, Miami 29, Virginia Tech 27, Arizona St 20, Utah 16, Wisconsin 16, UNLV 14, Texas Tech 10, West Virginia 8, Marquette 7, Xavier 6, New Mexico 3, Michigan St. 3, Memphis 3, Missouri 2, North Carolina 1, Kansas St 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.