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Jan 19, 2026, 01:23 PM ET
The newest AP Top 25 poll is out, featuring all three remaining unbeaten teams for the first time this season: Arizona (No. 1), Nebraska (No. 7) and Miami (Ohio) (No. 25). The RedHawks are ranked for the first time in 27 years.
The Wildcats are the unanimous No. 1 for the first time this season, receiving all 61 votes. UConn, Michigan, Purdue and Duke round out the top five, with Iowa State falling to No. 9 after two consecutive losses this past week. Michigan State replaces Vanderbilt as the final team in the top 10 after the Commodores also lost both games this past week.
North Carolina fell the furthest (eight spots), followed by the Cyclones (seven), Commodores (five) and Louisville and Georgia (three each). Tennessee, Utah State and Seton Hall dropped out and were replaced by Kansas, Saint Louis and the RedHawks.
Clemson saw the biggest rise in the rankings (four spots), with Texas Tech and Florida each climbing three spots.
Let's take a look at the full Week 11 rankings and what's next for each team.
All times Eastern. All stats courtesy of ESPN Research unless otherwise noted.
Previous polls: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 9 | Week 10
1. Arizona Wildcats
Previous ranking: 1
2025-26 record: 18-0
Stat to know: The Wildcats have trailed for just 11:57 total in conference play this season.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Cincinnati, 9 p.m., FSI
2. UConn Huskies
Previous ranking: 3
2025-26 record: 18-1
Stat to know: This is the Huskies' seventh season starting 18-1 or better since 1980. The last time was the 2008-09 season, when they made the Final Four.
What's next: Saturday vs. Villanova, 12:30 p.m., Fox
3. Michigan Wolverines
Previous ranking: 4
2025-26 record: 16-1
Stat to know: Michigan has won nine straight games on the road or at neutral sites, its second-longest win streak in the past 35 years. It makes the Wolverines one of six teams to remain undefeated away from home this season, along with Arizona, Nebraska, Miami (Ohio), Purdue and UConn.
What's next: Tuesday vs. Indiana, 7 p.m., Peacock
4. Purdue Boilermakers
Previous ranking: 5
2025-26 record: 17-1
Stat to know: Purdue has won 17 straight games against unranked opponents, its longest streak since 1986-87, when it won 20 in a row.
What's next: Tuesday @ UCLA, 10 p.m., Peacock
5. Duke Blue Devils
Previous ranking: 6
2025-26 record: 17-1
Stat to know: Cameron Boozer how has two 30-point double-doubles this season, the most by a Duke freshman since Zion Williamson had four during the 2018-19 season. Boozer is also up to three career 30-point games; his father, Carlos, had two across his three seasons in Durham.
What's next: Saturday vs. Wake Forest, 5:45 p.m., The CW Network
6. Houston Cougars
Previous ranking: 7
2025-26 record: 17-1
Stat to know: The Cougars are 43-1 (.977) at home across the past three seasons, the best home winning percentage among major conference teams over that span.
What's next: Saturday @ Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
7. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Previous ranking: 8
2025-26 record: 18-0
Stat to know: The Cornhuskers are 7-0 in conference play for the first time since 1965-66.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Washington, 9 p.m., BTN
8. Gonzaga Bulldogs
Previous ranking: 9
2025-26 record: 19-1
Stat to know: Gonzaga has won 11 games by 20 or more points this season, tying with Arizona and Saint Louis for most such wins in D-I.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Pepperdine, 9 p.m., ESPN+
9. Iowa State Cyclones
Previous ranking: 2
2025-26 record: 16-2
Stat to know: Iowa State is the first team in Big 12 history to start 15-0 or better before losing consecutive games to unranked opponents. The Cyclones have now lost as an AP top-15 team to unranked Cincinnati in football, women's basketball and men's basketball this season.
What's next: Tuesday vs. UCF, 7 p.m., CBSSN
10. Michigan State Spartans
Previous ranking: 12
2025-26 record: 16-2
Stat to know: Michigan State has 18 consecutive wins against unranked opponents, its longest such win streak since a 23-game run between 2012-13 and 2013-14.
What's next: Tuesday @ Oregon, 9 p.m., FS1
11. Illinois Fighting Illini
Previous ranking: 13
2025-26 record: 15-3
Stat to know: Illinois has won five consecutive games against conference opponents, its longest such streak since it won six straight from Dec. 3, 2021, to Jan. 14, 2022.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Maryland, 7 p.m., BTN
12. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Previous ranking: 15
2025-26 record: 14-4
Stat to know: JT Toppin has the longest active double-double streak in D-I with seven straight. His 43 career double-doubles are the second most among active players (Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg has 48).
What's next: Tuesday @ Baylor, 9 p.m., Peacock
13. BYU Cougars
Previous ranking: 11
2025-26 record: 16-2
Stat to know: BYU is winless against just two Big 12 schools since joining the league in 2023-24: Texas Tech (0-4) and Houston (0-2).
What's next: Saturday vs. Utah, 5:30 p.m., FOX
14. Virginia Cavaliers
Previous ranking: 16
2025-26 record: 16-2
Stat to know: Virginia has won at least 16 of its first 18 games of the season for the first time since it started 17-1 in 2018-19 (when it won the national title).
What's next: Saturday vs. North Carolina, 2 p.m., ESPN
15. Vanderbilt Commodores
Previous ranking: 10
2025-26 record: 16-2
Stat to know: Vanderbilt is the third SEC program over the past 45 seasons to start 15-0 or better and then lose consecutive games. They Commodores have done it twice in that span (also in 2007-08).
What's next: Tuesday @ Arkansas, 9 p.m., ESPN
16. Florida Gators
Previous ranking: 19
2025-26 record: 13-5
Stat to know: This is the first time in program history that Florida has scored 90-plus points in four straight games against SEC opponents.
What's next: Tuesday vs. LSU, 7 p.m., ESPN2
17. Alabama Crimson Tide
Previous ranking: 18
2025-26 record: 13-5
Stat to know: Alabama has now won three games after trailing by double digits at halftime since Nate Oats took over in the 2019-20 season. (The Tide have lost 15 such games in that span as well.)
What's next: Saturday vs. Tennessee, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
18. Clemson Tigers
Previous ranking: 22
2025-26 record: 16-3
Stat to know: Clemson is now 6-0 in conference play, its second-best start since joining the ACC.
What's next: Tuesday vs. NC State, 7 p.m., ACCN
19. Kansas Jayhawks
Previous ranking: Unranked
2025-26 record: 13-5
Stat to know: Darryn Peterson is averaging .798 points per minute, the second most in Big 12 history (minimum 20 minutes played per team game; minimum five games) behind Kansas State's Michael Beasley (.832 in 2007-08). Peterson also averages the third-most points per minute of any major conference player in the past 30 seasons, after Marquette's Markus Howard (.837 in 2019-20) and Beasley. Peterson trails only Tarleton's Dior Johnson for most points per minute in D-I this season (.967).
What's next: Tuesday @ Colorado, 11 p.m., ESPN
20. Arkansas Razorbacks
Previous ranking: 17
2025-26 record: 13-5
Stat to know: Darius Acuff Jr. has scored in double figures in 18 straight games. That's the fourth-longest such streak by an SEC freshman to start their career over the past 20 seasons, behind Vanderbilt's AJ Ogilvy (2007-08), Auburn's Mustapha Heron (2016-17) and Kentucky's Malik Monk (2016-17).
What's next: Tuesday vs. Vanderbilt, 9 p.m., ESPN
21. Georgia Bulldogs
Previous ranking: 21
2025-26 record: 15-3
Stat to know: Georgia has won two of its past three games against AP-ranked opponents after losing the previous eight straight.
What's next: Tuesday @ Missouri, 9 p.m., SEC Network
22. North Carolina Tar Heels
Previous ranking: 14
2025-26 record: 14-4
Stat to know: North Carolina is 1-6 in games in the Pacific Time Zone in five seasons under Hubert Davis.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Notre Dame, 7 p.m., ESPN2
23. Louisville Cardinals
Previous ranking: 20
2025-26 record: 13-5
Stat to know: Louisville has had five 100-point games this season, tying for the second-most such games within a season in program history.
What's next: Saturday vs. Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m., The CW Network
24. Saint Louis Billikens
Previous ranking: Unranked
2025-26 record: 17-1
Stat to know: The Billikens have won 11 straight games since losing to Stanford in Palm Springs, California, in November.
What's next: Tuesday @ Duquesne, 7 p.m., ESPN+
25. Miami (Ohio) Redhawks
Previous ranking: Unranked
2025-26 record: 19-0
Stat to know: Miami (Ohio) is now tied for the second-longest single-season win streak in MAC history. The only team with a longer streak was 2001-02 Kent State, which featured future Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates.
What's next: Tuesday @ Kent State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
