AP Top 25 Poll - Week 17
Poll Released: Mar 15 2021
Rank Trend Team Conference Record Points Game scores Share
1 - Gonzaga West Coast 26-0 1,500(60) _
2 1 Illinois Big Ten 23-6 1,415 _
3 1 Baylor Big 12 22-2 1,397 _
4 - Michigan Big Ten 20-4 1,280 _
5 1 Alabama SEC 24-6 1,242 _
6 1 Houston American Athletic Conference (AAC) 24-3 1,145 _
7 2 Ohio State Big Ten 21-9 1,138 _
8 3 Iowa Big Ten 21-8 1,132 _
9 4 Texas Big 12 19-7 993 @ TCU W 76-64
10 2 Arkansas SEC 22-6 895 _
11 1 Oklahoma State Big 12 20-8 891 _
12 1 Kansas Big 12 20-8 803 _
13 3 West Virginia Big 12 18-9 745 _
14 1 Florida State ACC 16-6 651 _
15 1 Virginia ACC 18-6 584 _
16 3 San Diego State Mountain West 23-4 521 _
17 1 Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley(-) 24-4 513 _
18 4 Villanova Big East 16-6 490 _
19 2 Creighton Big East 20-8 411 _
20 - Purdue Big Ten 18-9 382 _
21 1 Texas Tech Big 12 17-10 271 _
22 1 Colorado Pac-12 22-8 243 _
23 1 Southern California Pac-12 22-7 125 _
23 - Brigham Young West Coast 20-6 125 _
25 3 Virginia Tech ACC 15-6 118 _

Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:Georgia Tech 103, Tennessee 72, St. Bonaventure 71, UConn 62, LSU 54, Oregon 40, Oklahoma 40, Wisconsin 26, Winthrop 10, Clemson 5, UC Santa Barbara 2, Missouri 2, Cleveland St. 2, Georgetown 1.

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