Welcome to the Examiner.com college basketball rankings, where Examiners from all over the nation vote for their Top 25 college basketball teams. Examiners sent in their weekly polls on March 4, ranking the Top 25 college basketball teams in the country.
Another number one team fell, as the Indiana Hoosiers lost once again. This allowed Gonzaga move into the number one spot in the polls for the first time. Gonzaga received 11 first place votes in this week's college basketball rankings, while both Duke and Indiana received one each. However, Kansas took the second spot in this week's poll, while Georgetown came in third. That left Duke and Indiana at numbers four and five.
Notre Dame fell from the Top 25 this week after losing to Marquette and Virginia Commonwealth moved back into the college basketball rankings at the 23rd spot.
The Big Ten took sole possession of the number one spot this week in the Top 25, with five teams. Notre Dame falling from the polls caused them to drop back into second place with four teams. The Big 12 remains in third place with three programs in the poll and VCU joins Saint Louis and Butler to also give the Atlantic 10 three teams as well. The SEC, Pac-12, and the ACC rank next, all tied with two teams each. Finally, the Mountain West, Western Athletic Conference, West Coast Conference, Atlantic 10 and Conference USA all have one team represented each.
- Gonzaga (11) - 321
- Kansas - 300
- Georgetown - 285
- Duke (1) - 283
- Indiana (1) - 282
- Michigan - 257
- Louisville - 247
- Miami - 236
- Florida - 200
- Kansas State - 196
- New Mexico - 182
- Michigan State - 175
- Oklahoma State - 166
- Ohio State - 151
- Arizona - 130
- Syracuse - 119
- Saint Louis - 95
- Marquette - 89
- Pittsburgh - 81
- Memphis - 78
- Louisiana Tech - 67
- Oregon - 64
- VCU - 39
- Wisconsin - 38
- Butler - 32
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (28), UCLA (22), Oklahoma (18), Virginia (11), Wichita State (11), Saint Mary's (10), Stephen F Austin (4), Missouri (3), UNLV (2), Middle Tennessee (2), Bucknell (1)
The following Examiners voted in this week’s college basketball rankings Top 25 poll: Marc Calnan, Eastern Maine College Sports Examiner; Peter Koiva, UConn Huskies Examiner; Olga Ball, College Sports Examiner; Ryan Horne, Saint Joseph's Hawks Examiner; Gregory Smith, Black College Sports Examiner; Terry Davis, Texas Longhorns Basketball Examiner; Troy Hyde, Iowa Hawkeyes Examiner; Ryan Gamble, Spokane Sports Examiner; Mike Moguin, Tulsa Golden Hurricane Examiner; Wes Sims, Detroit Sports Examiner; Ari Bluestein, Drexel Dragons Basketball Examiner; Peter Koutroumpis, Raleigh Sports Examiner; Shawn S. Lealos, College Basketball Examiner
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