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4.66Iowa · 55 Ranked Votes

AP Top 25 Final

2025–26 · 2026-04-07

AP Top 25 — 2025 Final
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank 1	Michigan	1,425	1st Votes57	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 1	0.0
Rank 2	UConn	1,352	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 4	0.6
Rank 3	Arizona	1,311	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 5	0.6
Rank 4	Duke	1,237	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 5	0.9
Rank 5	Illinois	1,228	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 7	0.7
Rank 6	Purdue	1,113	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low6 / 11	0.9
Rank 7	Houston	1,021	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 16	2.1
Rank 8	Iowa State	924	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low6 / 19	2.4
Rank 9	Florida	909	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low6 / 17	3.1
Rank 10	St. John's	891	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low6 / 16	1.9
Rank 11	Michigan State	865	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 17	2.1
Rank 12	Tennessee	756	1st Votes—	98%56/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 21	3.9
Rank 13	Arkansas	716	1st Votes—	100%57/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low8 / 18	2.0
Rank 14	Nebraska	696	1st Votes—	98%56/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low9 / 17	2.0
Rank 15	Iowa	620	1st Votes—	96%55/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 25	4.7
Rank 16	Alabama	617	1st Votes—	98%56/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 20	2.2
Rank 17	Virginia	530	1st Votes—	96%55/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 22	2.5
Rank 18	Gonzaga	459	1st Votes—	98%56/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low12 / 25	2.6
Rank 19	Vanderbilt	445	1st Votes—	96%55/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low13 / 23	2.1
Rank 20	Kansas	330	1st Votes—	93%53/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low12 / 25	2.1
Rank 21	Texas Tech	244	1st Votes—	89%51/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low17 / 25	1.5
Rank 22	Texas	216	1st Votes—	65%37/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low12 / 25	3.2
Rank 23	Louisville	150	1st Votes—	70%40/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low19 / 25	1.6
Rank 24	Miami	89	1st Votes—	58%33/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	1.1
Rank 25	Wisconsin	70	1st Votes—	40%23/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low19 / 25	1.5

Other Teams Receiving Votes (15)

Other Teams Receiving Votes — 2025 Final
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank NR	Saint Louis	51	1st Votes—	33%19/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	1.5
Rank NR	UCLA	51	1st Votes—	28%16/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low17 / 25	2.6
Rank NR	Utah State	45	1st Votes—	25%14/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low19 / 25	1.9
Rank NR	High Point	37	1st Votes—	26%15/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low19 / 25	1.7
Rank NR	VCU	29	1st Votes—	16%9/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	1.7
Rank NR	Miami (OH)	26	1st Votes—	23%13/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 25	1.3
Rank NR	BYU	15	1st Votes—	11%6/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 25	1.5
Rank NR	Kentucky	14	1st Votes—	7%4/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 24	1.1
Rank NR	North Carolina	14	1st Votes—	9%5/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 25	1.2
Rank NR	TCU	9	1st Votes—	11%6/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 25	0.5
Rank NR	Saint Mary's	7	1st Votes—	4%2/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 23	0.5
Rank NR	Texas A&M	7	1st Votes—	5%3/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 25	1.2
Rank NR	Akron	3	1st Votes—	2%1/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low23 / 23	0.0
Rank NR	Ohio State	2	1st Votes—	2%1/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Auburn	1	1st Votes—	2%1/57 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0

Biggest Ballot Outliers

Voters whose rankings differ most from the AP Top 25, comparing teams both rank.

Voter

Joe Cook23 Compared · 2 Added / 2 Omitted2.83 Jon Rothstein21 Compared · 4 Added / 4 Omitted2.81 Percy Allen23 Compared · 2 Added / 2 Omitted2.48 Donna Ditota23 Compared · 2 Added / 2 Omitted2.30 Connor Earegood22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted2.23

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Biggest Inclusion Differences

Voters with the most additions and omissions compared with the AP Top 25.

Voter
David Jablonski	5 / 5
Dave Preston	5 / 5
Jon Rothstein	4 / 4
Eric Crawford	4 / 4
Anthony Kristensen	4 / 4

Ballot Distribution

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Team

Iowa4.7

96% · 55 of 57 Voters
Average When Ranked: #14.73 · 2 Unranked

Ranked High #7 · Low #252 / 57 Ballots

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Iowa votes by rank, including zero counts
Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	9
9	1
10	0
11	3
12	5
13	4
14	3
15	3
16	5
17	3
18	6
19	6
20	0
21	2
22	0
23	2
24	1
25	1
NR	2

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Biggest Individual Outliers

The largest gaps between a voter’s rank and the AP rank for the same team.

Voter	Team	Vote
Joe Cook	Iowa State	#19	#8	-11
Percy Allen	Texas	#12	#22	+10
Chris Lea	Iowa	#25	#15	-10
Jon Rothstein	Houston	#16	#7	-9
John Johnson	Houston	#16	#7	-9
Tony Paul	Tennessee	#21	#12	-9
Justin Jackson	Iowa	#24	#15	-9
Jon Rothstein	Florida	#17	#9	-8

Who’s In, Who’s Out

Teams voters included outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they left out.

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Voter	Team	Vote
Bruce Pascoe	Utah State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Bruce Pascoe	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Kate Rogerson	High Point	#25	NR	Voter Only
Kate Rogerson	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Kate Rogerson	VCU	#22	NR	Voter Only
Kate Rogerson	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Connor Earegood	Alabama	NR	#16	Omitted by Voter
Connor Earegood	High Point	#24	NR	Voter Only
Connor Earegood	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Connor Earegood	Saint Louis	#21	NR	Voter Only
Connor Earegood	VCU	#20	NR	Voter Only
Connor Earegood	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Trevor Hass	Texas Tech	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
Trevor Hass	UCLA	#25	NR	Voter Only
Trevor Hass	Utah State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Trevor Hass	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Seth Davis	High Point	#25	NR	Voter Only
Seth Davis	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Seth Davis	Ohio State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Seth Davis	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Brenna Greene	High Point	#19	NR	Voter Only
Brenna Greene	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Brenna Greene	UCLA	#25	NR	Voter Only
Brenna Greene	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Jeff Borzello	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Jeff Borzello	Saint Louis	#24	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Jon Wilner	Saint Louis	#24	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	TCU	#25	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Jon Wilner	UCLA	#23	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Chris Murray	Kentucky	#21	NR	Voter Only
Chris Murray	North Carolina	#22	NR	Voter Only
Chris Murray	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Chris Murray	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Toyloy Brown III	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Toyloy Brown III	Saint Louis	#22	NR	Voter Only
Toyloy Brown III	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Toyloy Brown III	Utah State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Mark Zeigler	Auburn	#25	NR	Voter Only
Mark Zeigler	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Geoff Grammer	BYU	#25	NR	Voter Only
Geoff Grammer	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Geoff Grammer	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Geoff Grammer	Utah State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Pat Rooney	Kansas	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Pat Rooney	Kentucky	#23	NR	Voter Only
Pat Rooney	Saint Louis	#25	NR	Voter Only
Pat Rooney	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Jon Rothstein	Gonzaga	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Jon Rothstein	Kansas	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Jon Rothstein	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Jon Rothstein	Saint Louis	#20	NR	Voter Only
Jon Rothstein	TCU	#25	NR	Voter Only
Jon Rothstein	UCLA	#18	NR	Voter Only
Jon Rothstein	Utah State	#19	NR	Voter Only
Jon Rothstein	Vanderbilt	NR	#19	Omitted by Voter
Sam Rothman	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Sam Rothman	Miami (OH)	#24	NR	Voter Only
Andy Greder	Saint Mary's	#23	NR	Voter Only
Andy Greder	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Mia O&apos;Brien	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Mia O&apos;Brien	Saint Louis	#25	NR	Voter Only
Mia O&apos;Brien	UCLA	#24	NR	Voter Only
Mia O&apos;Brien	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Kevin Sjuts	BYU	#22	NR	Voter Only
Kevin Sjuts	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Kevin Sjuts	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Kevin Sjuts	UCLA	#25	NR	Voter Only
Dave Borges	High Point	#25	NR	Voter Only
Dave Borges	Iowa	NR	#15	Omitted by Voter
Dave Borges	Miami (OH)	#23	NR	Voter Only
Dave Borges	TCU	#24	NR	Voter Only
Dave Borges	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Dave Borges	Texas Tech	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
Victor Flores	BYU	#25	NR	Voter Only
Victor Flores	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Victor Flores	Utah State	#23	NR	Voter Only
Victor Flores	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Abby Schnable	Iowa	NR	#15	Omitted by Voter
Abby Schnable	Miami (OH)	#25	NR	Voter Only
Abby Schnable	TCU	#24	NR	Voter Only
Abby Schnable	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Abby Schnable	UCLA	#22	NR	Voter Only
Abby Schnable	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	High Point	#25	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Kansas	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Miami (OH)	#21	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Saint Louis	#24	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Texas Tech	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Utah State	#22	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	VCU	#23	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Michael McCleary	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Michael McCleary	Saint Louis	#22	NR	Voter Only
Michael McCleary	TCU	#25	NR	Voter Only
Michael McCleary	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Shane Mettlen	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Shane Mettlen	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Shane Mettlen	Miami (OH)	#23	NR	Voter Only
Shane Mettlen	Utah State	#22	NR	Voter Only
Shane Mettlen	VCU	#25	NR	Voter Only
Shane Mettlen	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Owen Siebring	High Point	#23	NR	Voter Only
Owen Siebring	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Owen Siebring	Saint Louis	#25	NR	Voter Only
Owen Siebring	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Stephen Means	Miami (OH)	#25	NR	Voter Only
Stephen Means	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Bob Ballou	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Bob Ballou	Saint Louis	#25	NR	Voter Only
Bob Ballou	TCU	#24	NR	Voter Only
Bob Ballou	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
John Johnson	High Point	#22	NR	Voter Only
John Johnson	North Carolina	#25	NR	Voter Only
John Johnson	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
John Johnson	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Scott Richey	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Scott Richey	Utah State	#24	NR	Voter Only
John Wustrow	High Point	#25	NR	Voter Only
John Wustrow	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
John Wustrow	VCU	#24	NR	Voter Only
John Wustrow	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Mick Shaffer	BYU	#24	NR	Voter Only
Mick Shaffer	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Mick Shaffer	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Mick Shaffer	UCLA	#20	NR	Voter Only
Eric Crawford	High Point	#24	NR	Voter Only
Eric Crawford	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Eric Crawford	Nebraska	NR	#14	Omitted by Voter
Eric Crawford	Saint Louis	#22	NR	Voter Only
Eric Crawford	Texas Tech	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
Eric Crawford	UCLA	#17	NR	Voter Only
Eric Crawford	Utah State	#19	NR	Voter Only
Eric Crawford	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Brice Cherry	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Brice Cherry	Miami (OH)	#25	NR	Voter Only
Brice Cherry	North Carolina	#24	NR	Voter Only
Brice Cherry	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Brice Cherry	Texas A&M	#22	NR	Voter Only
Brice Cherry	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Randy Heitz	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Randy Heitz	UCLA	#25	NR	Voter Only
Tony Paul	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Tony Paul	Miami (OH)	#25	NR	Voter Only
Tony Paul	North Carolina	#23	NR	Voter Only
Tony Paul	Virginia	NR	#17	Omitted by Voter
Kyle Franko	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Kyle Franko	Saint Louis	#24	NR	Voter Only
Kyle Franko	VCU	#25	NR	Voter Only
Kyle Franko	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Justin Jackson	BYU	#21	NR	Voter Only
Justin Jackson	Kansas	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Justin Jackson	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Justin Jackson	Miami (OH)	#25	NR	Voter Only
Justin Jackson	Utah State	#22	NR	Voter Only
Justin Jackson	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Peter Rauterkus	High Point	#24	NR	Voter Only
Peter Rauterkus	Miami (OH)	#25	NR	Voter Only
Peter Rauterkus	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Peter Rauterkus	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Jackson Payne	Saint Louis	#24	NR	Voter Only
Jackson Payne	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Percy Allen	Kentucky	#22	NR	Voter Only
Percy Allen	Texas A&M	#25	NR	Voter Only
Percy Allen	Texas Tech	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
Percy Allen	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Dylan Sinn	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Dylan Sinn	UCLA	#24	NR	Voter Only
Matt Young	UCLA	#24	NR	Voter Only
Matt Young	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Chris Lea	High Point	#22	NR	Voter Only
Chris Lea	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Chris Lea	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Chris Lea	Miami (OH)	#24	NR	Voter Only
Chris Lea	Saint Louis	#21	NR	Voter Only
Chris Lea	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Brenden Martin	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Brenden Martin	Miami (OH)	#22	NR	Voter Only
Brenden Martin	Texas A&M	#24	NR	Voter Only
Brenden Martin	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Kevin McNamara	BYU	#24	NR	Voter Only
Kevin McNamara	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Kevin McNamara	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Kevin McNamara	UCLA	#20	NR	Voter Only
Jeff Neiburg	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Jeff Neiburg	Saint Mary's	#22	NR	Voter Only
Jeff Neiburg	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Jeff Neiburg	UCLA	#25	NR	Voter Only
Mark Berman	High Point	#25	NR	Voter Only
Mark Berman	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Mark Berman	VCU	#24	NR	Voter Only
Mark Berman	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Donna Ditota	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Donna Ditota	Saint Louis	#24	NR	Voter Only
Donna Ditota	VCU	#21	NR	Voter Only
Donna Ditota	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Joe Cook	Kentucky	#24	NR	Voter Only
Joe Cook	Saint Louis	#25	NR	Voter Only
Joe Cook	Vanderbilt	NR	#19	Omitted by Voter
Joe Cook	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Anthony Kristensen	High Point	#21	NR	Voter Only
Anthony Kristensen	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Anthony Kristensen	Miami (OH)	#25	NR	Voter Only
Anthony Kristensen	Saint Louis	#23	NR	Voter Only
Anthony Kristensen	Texas Tech	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
Anthony Kristensen	Utah State	#22	NR	Voter Only
Anthony Kristensen	Virginia	NR	#17	Omitted by Voter
Anthony Kristensen	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Chris Nee	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Chris Nee	UCLA	#24	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Akron	#23	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	High Point	#24	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	North Carolina	#22	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Tennessee	NR	#12	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	Utah State	#25	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	VCU	#21	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Wisconsin	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
C.J. Moore	Louisville	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
C.J. Moore	Miami	NR	#24	Omitted by Voter
C.J. Moore	Saint Louis	#23	NR	Voter Only
C.J. Moore	Texas	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
C.J. Moore	UCLA	#24	NR	Voter Only
C.J. Moore	Utah State	#25	NR	Voter Only

2025–26 · Final · 2026-04-07 · 57/57 complete ballots. Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots.

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Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	9
9	1
10	0
11	3
12	5
13	4
14	3
15	3
16	5
17	3
18	6
19	6
20	0
21	2
22	0
23	2
24	1
25	1
NR	2

Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	9
9	1
10	0
11	3
12	5
13	4
14	3
15	3
16	5
17	3
18	6
19	6
20	0
21	2
22	0
23	2
24	1
25	1
NR	2

Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	9
9	1
10	0
11	3
12	5
13	4
14	3
15	3
16	5
17	3
18	6
19	6
20	0
21	2
22	0
23	2
24	1
25	1
NR	2