NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll (2024)

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NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr., potential first-round NBA draft pick, not guilty of rape Dan Hurley says he belongs at UConn after turning down ‘obviously tempting’ offer from Lakers Bob Harris, former radio play-by-play voice of Duke athletics, dies at 81 Rankings AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll More college basketball news SWAC extends commissioner Charles McClelland’s contract through 2032 St. John’s announces that Mike Cragg is out as athletic director in mutual parting Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett agrees to extension through at least 2030 10 members of NC State’s 1983 national champions sue NCAA over name, image and likeness compensation Ex-LSU player Josh Maravich, son of Hall of Fame player Pete Maravich, dead at age 42 North Carolina House speaker says university athletics scheduling bill isn’t going further Pat Kelsey has worked fast to build staff, roster and grasp Louisville’s basketball legacy Michigan State adds ex-Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo’s staff Kansas loses guard Elmarko Jackson to torn patellar tendon during Bill Self’s basketball camp West Virginia adds Detroit Mercy guard Jayden Stone to its men’s basketball roster North Carolina legislators advance schedule mandates amid college sports uncertainty Clemson adds Illinois State forward Foster to its men’s basketball roster St. Bonaventure names alum Bob Beretta athletic director. He oversaw Le Moyne’s jump to Div. 1 Creighton will rename its practice facility the McDermott Center in honor of coach and his family Schools in basketball-centric leagues face different economic challenges with NCAA settlement References
  • March Madness

  • Men’s college basketball

  • AP Top 25 Women’s Poll

  • Women’s college basketball

  • Men’s Bracket

  • Women’s Bracket

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    • March Madness

    • Men’s college basketball

    • AP Top 25 Women’s Poll

    • Women’s college basketball

    • Men’s Bracket

    • Women’s Bracket

NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says

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DOUG FEINBERG

Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr., potential first-round NBA draft pick, not guilty of rape

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Dave Skretta

Dan Hurley says he belongs at UConn after turning down ‘obviously tempting’ offer from Lakers

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JIM FULLER

Bob Harris, former radio play-by-play voice of Duke athletics, dies at 81

Rankings

Released April 09

Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points

1

UConn (37-3) Big East

-

@ Providence
03/09 8:00 PM EST

1450 (58)

2

Purdue (34-5) Big Ten

1

vs. Wisconsin
03/10 12:30 PM EDT

1386 (0)

3

Alabama (25-12) Southeastern

16

vs. Arkansas
03/09 12:00 PM EST

1216 (0)

3

Houston (32-5) Big 12

-1

vs. Kansas
03/09 4:00 PM EST

1216 (0)

5

Tennessee (27-9) Southeastern

vs. Kentucky
03/09 4:15 PM EST

1203 (0)

6

Illinois (29-9) Big Ten

4

@ Iowa
03/10 7:00 PM EDT

1099 (0)

7

North Carolina (29-8) Atlantic Coast

-2

@ Duke
03/09 6:30 PM EST

1046 (0)

8

Iowa State (29-8) Big 12

-4

@ Kansas State
03/09 2:00 PM EST

1008 (0)

9

Duke (27-9) Atlantic Coast

4

vs. North Carolina
03/09 6:30 PM EST

980 (0)

10

North Carolina State (26-15) Atlantic Coast

-

@ Pittsburgh
03/09 7:45 PM EST

927 (0)

11

Marquette (27-10) Big East

-3

@ Xavier
03/09 5:00 PM EST

827 (0)

12

Arizona (27-9) Pacific 12

-3

@ USC
03/09 10:00 PM EST

824 (0)

13

Creighton (25-10) Big East

-2

@ Villanova
03/09 2:30 PM EST

800 (0)

14

Clemson (24-12) Atlantic Coast

-

@ Wake Forest
03/09 6:00 PM EST

748 (0)

15

Gonzaga (27-8) West Coast

3

@ Saint Mary's
03/02 10:00 PM EST

683 (0)

16

Baylor (24-11) Big 12

-2

@ Texas Tech
03/09 6:00 PM EST

536 (0)

17

San Diego State (26-11) Mountain West

7

vs. Boise State
03/08 10:00 PM EST

504 (0)

18

Auburn (27-8) Southeastern

-11

vs. Georgia
03/09 6:30 PM EST

465 (0)

19

Kansas (23-11) Big 12

-2

@ Houston
03/09 4:00 PM EST

268 (0)

20

Kentucky (23-10) Southeastern

-8

@ Tennessee
03/09 4:15 PM EST

244 (0)

21

Saint Mary's (26-8) West Coast

vs. Gonzaga
03/02 10:00 PM EST

206 (0)

22

Utah State (28-7) Mountain West

-2

vs. New Mexico
03/09 8:30 PM EST

183 (0)

23

Washington State (25-10) Pacific 12

2

vs. Washington
03/07 9:00 PM EST

140 (0)

24

Dayton (25-8) Atlantic 10

-

vs. VCU
03/08 7:00 PM EST

119 (0)

25

South Carolina (26-8) Southeastern

-9

vs. Florida A&M
12/30 2:00 PM EST

110 (0)

Others receiving votes:

Texas A&M 87, Oregon 77, Colorado 75, BYU 71, Texas 62, James Madison 61, Seton Hall 39, Grand Canyon 37, Wisconsin 27, Northwestern 23, Texas Tech 19, Indiana St 18, Miami 13, Michigan St. 12, Duquesne 9, Yale 7, Arkansas 6, New Mexico 6, Colorado St. 5, Maryland 5, Florida 4, Rutgers 2, Oakland 1, Nevada 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.

AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll

The official page for the AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll. Keep up to date and view the latest NCAA women’s basketball ranking updates each week for the 2023-24 season.

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1:09

UCONN students celebrate second straight NCAA basketball championship

Huge crowds of students celebrated in Storrs, Connecticut on Monday night after the UConn (University of Connecticut) Huskies won their second straight men’s college basketball national championship. The Huskies defeated Purdue 75-60.

NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll (32)

On Now

1:34

Watch moment Caitlin Clark learns she is AP’s Player of the Year

Watch the moment Iowa star Caitlin Clark learned she was named the AP Player of the Year. Credit: Iowa Athletics

NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll (33)

On Now

0:37

Watch moment Dawn Staley learns she is AP’s Coach of the Year

Watch the moment South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley learns she was named the AP Coach of the Year. Credit: South Carolina Athletics

NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll (34)

On Now

1:28

NC State’s DJ Burns Jr. says he’s not playing football

North Carolina State big man DJ Burns Jr. sees himself as a center on the basketball court, not a pulling guard on the football field.

NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll (35)

On Now

1:46

From homeless to Final Four history, Fisk player being honored for his courage

Jeremiah Armstead turned to basketball to help him through a period in high school when his family of four was unable to find housing, sometimes sleeping on the beach in their car. Now his passion is taking him to the Final Four. Armstead is the first player from a historically Black college or university or NAIA school to receive the Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. (AP video by Kristin M. Hall)

NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll (36)

On Now

0:43

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women’s career scoring record.

The University of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is the new NCAA women’s basketball career scoring leader. She now has 3,569 career points, putting her ahead of Kelsey Plum, who scored 3,527 points in four seasons at Washington from 2013-17. (Feb. 16)

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On Now

One-armed basketball star dunks with ease

Hansel Enmanuel became an internet sensation with videos showing the one-armed basketball star dunking with ease in high school. It helped him earn a spot on the Northwestern State team. (December 30)

More college basketball news

SWAC extends commissioner Charles McClelland’s contract through 2032

Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner Charles McClelland has received a contract extension through the 2032 academic year.

St. John’s announces that Mike Cragg is out as athletic director in mutual parting

Mike Cragg is out as the St. John’s athletic director in what the school describes as a mutual parting.

Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett agrees to extension through at least 2030

Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett has signed an extension that will keep him with the Cavaliers through at least 2030.

10 members of NC State’s 1983 national champions sue NCAA over name, image and likeness compensation

Ten players from North Carolina State’s 1983 national champion basketball team have sued the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company seeking compensation for unauthorized use of their name, image and likeness.

Ex-LSU player Josh Maravich, son of Hall of Fame player Pete Maravich, dead at age 42

LSU says former Tigers basketball player Josh Maravich has died at age 42. He was the youngest son of late Hall of Fame basketball player Pete Maravich.

North Carolina House speaker says university athletics scheduling bill isn’t going further

The most powerful member of the North Carolina House says legislation requiring several University of North Carolina system schools to play each other regularly in football and basketball is done for the year.

Pat Kelsey has worked fast to build staff, roster and grasp Louisville’s basketball legacy

Pat Kelsey knew he had to hit the ground running in taking over Louisville’s men’s basketball program, and he hasn’t stopped.

Michigan State adds ex-Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo’s staff

Michigan State has added former Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo’s coaching staff.

Kansas loses guard Elmarko Jackson to torn patellar tendon during Bill Self’s basketball camp

Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson has torn his patellar tendon during a scrimmage at Jayhawks coach Bill Self’s basketball camp.

West Virginia adds Detroit Mercy guard Jayden Stone to its men’s basketball roster

West Virginia has signed Detroit Mercy guard Jayden Stone to its men’s basketball roster for next season.

North Carolina legislators advance schedule mandates amid college sports uncertainty

Some North Carolina legislators are interested in setting athletic schedule mandates for a handful of public university system schools.

Clemson adds Illinois State forward Foster to its men’s basketball roster

Clemson has added forward Myles Foster from Illinois State to its men’s basketball team. Tigers coach Brad Brownell said the 6-foot-7 Foster gives the team depth for its front court where it lost 6-11 PJ Hall, 6-10 Jack Clark and 6-8 RJ Godfrey from this past year’s team which reached the Elite Eigh

St. Bonaventure names alum Bob Beretta athletic director. He oversaw Le Moyne’s jump to Div. 1

Bob Beretta is returning to his alma mater in being named St. Bonaventure’s athletic director. The move comes a year after he oversaw Le Moyne College’s transition to the Division I ranks.

Creighton will rename its practice facility the McDermott Center in honor of coach and his family

Creighton will rename its basketball practice facility the McDermott Center in honor of coach Greg McDermott and his family.

Schools in basketball-centric leagues face different economic challenges with NCAA settlement

Schools in basketball-centric leagues face the challenge of generating revenue to pay future players without the lucrative revenues from football.

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