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2026–27 · Men’s Basketball

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#8AP Rank
947
60/60Ranked BallotsRanked average 10.22
3.18

Season Poll History

EditionPublishedRankPointsRanked / Ballots
Preseason2026-10-19#1082959/59
Week 12026-11-09#894760/60

Every Voter’s Choice

VoterRankBallot
Shane Mettlen#3Complete Ballot
CJ Moore#4Complete Ballot
Donna Ditota#5Complete Ballot
Andrew Kahn#6Complete Ballot
Eric Crawford#6Complete Ballot
Harold Kuntz#6Complete Ballot
Mark Zeigler#6Complete Ballot
Peter Rauterkaus#6Complete Ballot
Toyloy Brown III#6Complete Ballot
Rob Gray#7Complete Ballot
Seth Davis#7Complete Ballot
Jeff Neiburg#8Complete Ballot
Joseph Duarte#8Complete Ballot
Pete Hayes#8Complete Ballot
Trevor Hass#8Complete Ballot
Chris Lea#9Complete Ballot
Dave Mackall#9Complete Ballot
Ian Kress#9Complete Ballot
Janyre Cooper#9Complete Ballot
Jeff Rabjohns#9Complete Ballot
Joe Cook#9Complete Ballot
John Wustrow#9Complete Ballot
Kate Rogerson#9Complete Ballot
Percy Allen#9Complete Ballot
Sam Rothman#9Complete Ballot
Andrew Quinn#10Complete Ballot
Chris Nee#10Complete Ballot
Dave Preston#10Complete Ballot
Dick Vitale#10Complete Ballot
Kendall Duncan#10Complete Ballot
Kevin McNamara#10Complete Ballot
Kevin Sjuts#10Complete Ballot
Lance Allan#10Complete Ballot
Randy Heitz#10Complete Ballot
Stephen Means#10Complete Ballot
Zach Klein#10Complete Ballot
Andrew Krammer#11Complete Ballot
Brenna Greene#11Complete Ballot
David Jablonski#11Complete Ballot
Davis Baker#11Complete Ballot
Dylan Sinn#11Complete Ballot
Scott Hamilton#11Complete Ballot
Geoff Grammer#12Complete Ballot
Izzie Begley#12Complete Ballot
Jackson Payne#12Complete Ballot
Kyle Franko#12Complete Ballot
Pat Rooney#12Complete Ballot
Anthony Kristensen#13Complete Ballot
Chris Murray#13Complete Ballot
Jon Rothstein#13Complete Ballot
John Johnson#14Complete Ballot
Keith Farmer#14Complete Ballot
Scott Richey#14Complete Ballot
Bob Ballou#15Complete Ballot
Jeff Borzello#15Complete Ballot
Jon Wilner#15Complete Ballot
Dave Borges#16Complete Ballot
Mia O'Brien#16Complete Ballot
Kellan Olson#17Complete Ballot
Justin Jackson#18Complete Ballot

Games and Season Record

5408 known games · Partial schedule coverage; missing games are unavailable · Saved observation: 2026-11-13T20:26:16.099Z. Automatic provider updates are active.

1–0 in known completed results before 2026-11-09 (Eastern calendar day). 24 games have unresolved dates, results or season classification. Same-day games are excluded because this poll has no publication time.

Beyond the Ballot

Meet University of Houston

The University of Houston began in 1927 as Houston Junior College. It became a state university in 1963 and serves students at its Houston campus and regional locations.

Location
Houston, Texas
University Type
Public
Founded
1927
Total Enrollment
48,950Fall 2025 · University of Houston, including regional locations; institutional fact sheet
Nickname
Houston Cougars
Sources & References
Ezekiel W. Cullen Building at University of Houston
Ezekiel W. Cullen Building · 2012 · Display images resized and converted to WebPPhoto: Another Believer / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.