The Arizona Wildcats had a remarkable nine-week stint at the top of the AP Top 25, but they faced consecutive defeats against Kansas and Texas Tech.
Now, the Michigan Wolverines have claimed the top spot, riding a ten-game winning streak to their first No. 1 ranking of the season, perfectly timed for significant games against Purdue (Tuesday) and Duke in Washington D.C. (Saturday).
Here’s the complete list of the latest AP poll, including a notable statistic and an outline of what’s next for each team.
All times are in Eastern. All statistics provided by ESPN Research unless stated otherwise.
Previous polls: Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
Previous ranking: 2
2025-26 record: 24-1
Stat to know: Michigan achieved its 10th 30-point win with a victory over UCLA on Saturday, leading all of Division I. This was also the Wolverines’ 20th win by double digits this season.
What’s next: Tuesday at Purdue, 6:30 p.m., Peacock
Previous ranking: 3
2025-26 record: 23-2
Stat to know: Houston has secured a six-game winning streak, marking its 18th consecutive home victory after Saturday’s match against Kansas State.
What’s next: Monday at Iowa State, 9 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 4
2025-26 record: 21-2
Stat to know: Duke achieved its 29th consecutive home win with a triumph over Clemson, tying with Miami (Ohio) and Akron for the longest active home win streak in Division I.
What’s next: Monday vs. Syracuse, 7 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 1
2025-26 record: 23-2
Stat to know: Arizona is now one of three Division I teams in the last 40 years to suffer back-to-back losses directly following a start of 20-0 or better, alongside this season’s Nebraska and the 2013-14 Syracuse team.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. BYU, 9 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 6
2025-26 record: 24-2
Stat to know: Alex Karaban has increased his career total for 3-pointers to 264, now on track to surpass both Christian crucial (265) and Rashad Anderson (276) for the most in program history.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Creighton, 7 p.m., TNT/HBO Max
Previous ranking: 5
2025-26 record: 22-3
Stat to know: Iowa State ended Kansas’ eight-game winning streak, achieving its largest margin of victory over the Jayhawks since 1973.
What’s next: Monday vs. Houston, 9 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 13
2025-26 record: 21-4
Stat to know: Braden Smith achieved his 12th game of 10 or more assists this season with a 12-assist performance in Saturday’s win over Iowa, now sitting sixth in all-time career assists for Division I with 980.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Michigan, 6:30 p.m., Peacock
Previous ranking: 9
2025-26 record: 18-5
Stat to know: Flory Bidunga recorded his ninth double-double of the season, while Melvin Council Jr. had his third game scoring 20 or more points in Kansas’ upset over Arizona last Monday.
What’s next: Wednesday at Oklahoma State, 9 p.m., Peacock
Previous ranking: 7
2025-26 record: 22-3
Stat to know: Pryce Sandfort achieved his 11th game scoring over 20 points on Saturday with 29 against Northwestern.
What’s next: Tuesday at Iowa, 9 p.m., Big Ten Network
Previous ranking: 8
2025-26 record: 21-5
Stat to know: With his 25 points against Indiana on Saturday, David Mirkovic became one of the first Illinois freshmen in the past 25 years to have multiple 25-point games in a season, joining Keaton Wagler.
What’s next: Wednesday at USC, 10 p.m., Big Ten Network
Previous ranking: 12
2025-26 record: 25-2
Stat to know: Graham Ike recorded his WCC-leading 13th double-double of the season in Saturday’s win over Santa Clara, surpassing Drew Timme for the most games with 20 points and 10 rebounds (16) by a Gonzaga player in the last 30 seasons.
What’s next: Wednesday at San Francisco, 11 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 14
2025-26 record: 19-6
Stat to know: Rueben Chinyelu achieved his SEC-leading 15th double-double of the season in Saturday’s win against Kentucky—Florida’s first home victory over the Wildcats since 2018.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. South Carolina, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 16
2025-26 record: 19-6
Stat to know: JT Toppin matched the feat of former North Carolina star Luke Maye, being one of the only players in AP poll history (since 1948-49) to record a 30-point double-double while winning on the road against the No. 1 team, with 31 points and 13 rebounds against Arizona on Saturday.
What’s next: Tuesday at Arizona State, 11 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 15
2025-26 record: 22-3
Stat to know: Virginia has achieved its best start through 25 games since the 2018-19 season, where it began with a record of 23-2 before winning the national championship that year.
What’s next: Wednesday at Georgia Tech, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Previous ranking: 10
2025-26 record: 20-5
Stat to know: Michigan State’s 21-point defeat against Wisconsin was its most significant since February 22, 2022, (26-point loss at No. 25 Iowa). It also marked one of the Spartans’ four largest losses as a top-ten AP team since 1948-49.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. UCLA, 8:30 p.m., Peacock
Previous ranking: 11
2025-26 record: 20-5
Stat to know: In their first game following Caleb Wilson’s fracture, four Tar Heel players scored at least 15 points: Seth Trimble (19), Jarin Stevenson (19), Luka Bogavac (15), and Zayden High (15).
What’s next: Tuesday at NC State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 17
2025-26 record: 20-5
Stat to know: Following their 11th consecutive win over Providence, St. John’s is now tied with Winthrop and Stephen F. Austin for the fourth-longest active winning streak in Division I, behind Miami (Ohio) (25), Saint Louis (18), and Liberty (15).
What’s next: Wednesday at Marquette, 9 p.m., TNT
Previous ranking: 18
2025-26 record: 24-1
Stat to know: Saint Louis’ 18 consecutive wins mark the second-longest active streak in Division I this season—just one shy of their program record of 19 set in 2013-14.
What’s next: Tuesday at Rhode Island, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 19
2025-26 record: 21-4
Stat to know: Vanderbilt’s 21 wins this season surpass the previous year’s total (20-13) and tie for the most wins in a 25-game stretch since 2007-08.
What’s next: Wednesday at Missouri, 9 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 21
2025-26 record: 19-6
Stat to know: Darius Acuff Jr. made history by becoming the first SEC freshman to reach 500 points and 150 assists in a season since 2017-18, following in the footsteps of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at Kentucky and Tremont Waters at LSU.
What’s next: Wednesday at Alabama, 7 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 24
2025-26 record: 19-6
Stat to know: Mikel Brown Jr.’s 74 points across the last two games represent the most in a two-game span by any ACC player since Jerome Robinson recorded 75 for Boston College in February 2018.
What’s next: Tuesday at SMU, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 23
2025-26 record: 25-0
Stat to know: As the only unbeaten team in Division I, Miami (Ohio) leads the nation in scoring, averaging an impressive 92.6 points per game.
What’s next: Tuesday at Massachusetts, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 22
2025-26 record: 19-6
Stat to know: With Richie Saunders out for the season due to an ACL injury, Robert Wright III set a new career-high of 39 points in Saturday’s overtime win against Colorado, just a game after achieving his previous best of 30 at Baylor.
What’s next: Wednesday at Arizona, 9 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: Unranked
2025-26 record: 18-7
Stat to know: Wisconsin’s 21-point victory over Michigan State on Friday marked its largest against an AP top-10 opponent in program history, achieving three wins against top-10 teams this season—the most in Division I.
What’s next: Tuesday at Ohio State, 8:30 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: Unranked
2025-26 record: 18-7
Stat to know: Latrell Wrightsell made history as the third player in Division I to score 21 or more points in multiple games this season.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m., ESPN
