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UCLA's Arizona Win Reaches Every Returning AP Voter

The Bruins climbed from No. 22 to No. 9 after two wins. All 59 returning voters raised or added them, but 28 still placed them outside the top 10.

By Poll Behavior · Nov 9, 2026

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UCLA Climbs to No. 9. Blue and gold rising paper layers connect preseason No. 22 with No. 9 on November 9, 2026. All 59 returning AP voters raised or added UCLA: 45 raised it and 14 added it after a preseason omission. A large UCLA mark and Arizona mark accompany the 84–75 opening-game result.

AP Top 25 Week 1

2026–27 · 2026-11-09 · Changes Since Preseason

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AP Top 25 — 2026 Week 1 · Compact Rankings
Rank	Team	Points	1st	Ranked By	Change
1	Florida	1,490	53	60/60	Unchanged at No. 1 since Preseason
2	Duke	1,432	7	60/60	Unchanged at No. 2 since Preseason
3	Illinois	1,366	—	60/60	Unchanged at No. 3 since Preseason
4	UConn	1,339	—	60/60	Unchanged at No. 4 since Preseason
5	Michigan State	1,222	—	60/60	Up 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 6 to No. 5
6	Virginia	1,161	—	60/60	Up 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 9 to No. 6
7	Texas	1,092	—	60/60	Unchanged at No. 7 since Preseason
8	Houston	947	—	60/60	Up 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 10 to No. 8
9	UCLA	925	—	60/60	Up 13 spots since Preseason, from No. 22 to No. 9
10	Louisville	901	—	60/60	Up 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 11 to No. 10
11	Tennessee	887	—	57/60	Down 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 8 to No. 11
12	Arizona	814	—	59/60	Down 7 spots since Preseason, from No. 5 to No. 12
13	St. John's	760	—	60/60	Unchanged at No. 13 since Preseason
14	Gonzaga	745	—	60/60	Up 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 15 to No. 14
15	Kansas	717	—	60/60	Up 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 17 to No. 15
16	Texas Tech	480	—	52/60	Up 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 19 to No. 16
17	Miami	451	—	54/60	Down 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 14 to No. 17
18	Alabama	429	—	58/60	Up 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 20 to No. 18
19	Arkansas	411	—	53/60	Down 7 spots since Preseason, from No. 12 to No. 19
20	Michigan	350	—	56/60	Down 4 spots since Preseason, from No. 16 to No. 20
21	USC	323	—	48/60	Unchanged at No. 21 since Preseason
22	Vanderbilt	318	—	59/60	Up 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 24 to No. 22
23	BYU	272	—	55/60	Up 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 25 to No. 23
24	Kentucky	249	—	53/60	Down 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 23 to No. 24
25	Nebraska	101	—	26/60	New to the Top 25 since Preseason

AP Top 25 — 2026 Week 1
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank 1	FloridaUnchanged at No. 1 since Preseason	1,490	1st Votes53	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 3	0.5
Rank 2	DukeUnchanged at No. 2 since Preseason	1,432	1st Votes7	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 4	0.7
Rank 3	IllinoisUnchanged at No. 3 since Preseason	1,366	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 5	0.7
Rank 4	UConnUnchanged at No. 4 since Preseason	1,339	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 6	0.8
Rank 5	Michigan StateUp 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 6 to No. 5	1,222	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low4 / 14	1.4
Rank 6	VirginiaUp 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 9 to No. 6	1,161	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 11	1.5
Rank 7	TexasUnchanged at No. 7 since Preseason	1,092	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 16	2.2
Rank 8	HoustonUp 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 10 to No. 8	947	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 18	3.2
Rank 9	UCLAUp 13 spots since Preseason, from No. 22 to No. 9	925	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 20	3.2
Rank 10	LouisvilleUp 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 11 to No. 10	901	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 18	2.6
Rank 11	TennesseeDown 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 8 to No. 11	887	1st Votes—	95%57/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 19	3.4
Rank 12	ArizonaDown 7 spots since Preseason, from No. 5 to No. 12	814	1st Votes—	98%59/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 21	3.0
Rank 13	St. John'sUnchanged at No. 13 since Preseason	760	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 21	2.4
Rank 14	GonzagaUp 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 15 to No. 14	745	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low6 / 22	3.7
Rank 15	KansasUp 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 17 to No. 15	717	1st Votes—	100%60/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low4 / 24	4.5
Rank 16	Texas TechUp 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 19 to No. 16	480	1st Votes—	87%52/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 25	3.9
Rank 17	MiamiDown 3 spots since Preseason, from No. 14 to No. 17	451	1st Votes—	90%54/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low9 / 24	3.4
Rank 18	AlabamaUp 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 20 to No. 18	429	1st Votes—	97%58/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low14 / 25	2.5
Rank 19	ArkansasDown 7 spots since Preseason, from No. 12 to No. 19	411	1st Votes—	88%53/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 25	3.1
Rank 20	MichiganDown 4 spots since Preseason, from No. 16 to No. 20	350	1st Votes—	93%56/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 25	3.2
Rank 21	USCUnchanged at No. 21 since Preseason	323	1st Votes—	80%48/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 24	3.1
Rank 22	VanderbiltUp 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 24 to No. 22	318	1st Votes—	98%59/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 25	3.4
Rank 23	BYUUp 2 spots since Preseason, from No. 25 to No. 23	272	1st Votes—	92%55/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 25	3.6
Rank 24	KentuckyDown 1 spot since Preseason, from No. 23 to No. 24	249	1st Votes—	88%53/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 25	2.7
Rank 25	NebraskaNew to the Top 25 since Preseason	101	1st Votes—	43%26/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low13 / 25	3.2

Other Teams Receiving Votes (16)

Other Teams Receiving Votes — 2026 Week 1
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank NR	Memphis	97	1st Votes—	37%22/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 25	3.9
Rank NR	Saint Louis	67	1st Votes—	35%21/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low17 / 25	2.5
Rank NR	Iowa StateOut of the Top 25; ranked No. 18 in Preseason	57	1st Votes—	23%14/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low18 / 25	2.3
Rank NR	North Carolina	20	1st Votes—	18%11/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 25	1.3
Rank NR	Iowa	15	1st Votes—	8%5/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	2.1
Rank NR	Baylor	14	1st Votes—	3%2/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low13 / 25	6.0
Rank NR	TCU	13	1st Votes—	2%1/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low13 / 13	0.0
Rank NR	Marquette	10	1st Votes—	5%3/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	2.1
Rank NR	Indiana	7	1st Votes—	3%2/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	2.5
Rank NR	Nevada	5	1st Votes—	3%2/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 25	1.5
Rank NR	Texas A&M	5	1st Votes—	3%2/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low23 / 24	0.5
Rank NR	High Point	3	1st Votes—	2%1/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low23 / 23	0.0
Rank NR	Santa Clara	2	1st Votes—	2%1/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Creighton	1	1st Votes—	2%1/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0
Rank NR	East Texas A&M	1	1st Votes—	2%1/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0
Rank NR	Utah State	1	1st Votes—	2%1/60 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0

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Memphis Won Twice and Missed the Top 25 by Four Points

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The 2026–27 Week 1 AP Men’s Basketball poll was published on 2026-11-09. 41 teams received votes.

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Biggest Ballot Outliers

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

Voter

Dave Borges21 Compared · 4 Added / 4 Omitted4.67 Andrew Kahn22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted4.45 Shane Mettlen22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted3.45 Donna Ditota22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted3.23 Toyloy Brown III24 Compared · 1 Added / 1 Omitted3.21

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Biggest Inclusion Differences

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

Voter
David Jablonski	6 / 6
Dave Borges	4 / 4
CJ Moore	4 / 4
Jon Wilner	3 / 3
Mia O'Brien	3 / 3

Ballot Distribution

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Kansas4.5

100% · 60 of 60 Voters
Average When Ranked: #14.05 · 0 Unranked

Ranked High #4 · Low #240 / 60 Ballots

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

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41Teams Receiving Votes

2.09

4.53Kansas · 60 Ranked Votes

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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
Dave Borges	USC	#7	#21	+14
Andrew Kahn	Kentucky	#11	#24	+13
Dave Borges	BYU	#11	#23	+12
Shane Mettlen	Nebraska	#13	#25	+12
Andrew Kahn	BYU	#12	#23	+11
Seth Davis	Kansas	#4	#15	+11
Shane Mettlen	Vanderbilt	#11	#22	+11
Lance Allan	UCLA	#20	#9	-11

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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2026–27 · Week 1 · 2026-11-09 · 60/60 complete ballots. Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots.

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8	3
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12	5
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17	4
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