Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
2025–26 AP Men’s Basketball Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
20Polls43Teams Ranked
NC State
Season Best: No. 23 · Ranked in 2 of 20 Polls · Final: NR
NR means outside the published Top 25. It does not mean the team received no votes.
2025–26 Season · Week 16
Week 16 AP Top 25
Source label: February 23, 2026 · Publication date unverified · 25 Ranked Teams
No. 1Duke
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 3 | 1,520 | 56 | |
| 2 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 4 | 1,439 | 5 | |
| 3 | ↓ 2 Previously No. 1 | 1,433 | 0 | |
| 4 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 6 | 1,272 | 0 | |
| 5 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 2 | 1,251 | 0 | |
| 6 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 5 | 1,211 | 0 | |
| 7 | ↑ 5 Previously No. 12 | 1,112 | 0 | |
| 8 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 7 | 1,062 | 0 | |
| 9 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 11 | 1,039 | 0 | |
| 10 | — Previously No. 10 | 895 | 0 | |
| 11 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 14 | 884 | 0 | |
| 12 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 9 | 858 | 0 | |
| 13 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 15 | 856 | 0 | |
| 14 | ↓ 6 Previously No. 8 | 774 | 0 | |
| 15 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 17 | 763 | 0 | |
| 16 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 13 | 592 | 0 | |
| 17 | ↑ 8 Previously No. 25 | 402 | 0 | |
| 18 | ↓ 2 Previously No. 16 | 388 | 0 | |
| 19 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 23 | 361 | 0 | |
| 20 | — Previously No. 20 | 356 | 0 | |
| 21 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 22 | 335 | 0 | |
| 22 | New New to the Rankings | 288 | 0 | |
| 23 | ↓ 5 Previously No. 18 | 242 | 0 | |
| 24 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 21 | 186 | 0 | |
| 25 | ↓ 6 Previously No. 19 | 171 | 0 |