The 2025-26 College Basketball AP Poll for Week 2 is out.Purdue and Houston have flip-flopped in the top positions. UConn stays locked in at 3, while Arizona and Duke flip-flop at 4 and 5.Biggest movers to watch for your brackets:Louisville rockets up 6 spots to No. 6, Illinois climbs 6 to No. 8 – Big Ten beasts awakening early, and Gonzaga jumps 6 to No. 13 – Zags looking like contenders again.
2025-26 College Basketball AP Poll – Week 2
Here’s our second 2025-26 college basketball AP Poll for the regular season. Purdue and Houston have flipped flopped, and a big jump by Louisville this week up to #6.
| Rank | Team | Prev | Record |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 4-0 |
| 2 | Houston | 1 | 4-0 |
| 3 | UConn | 3 | 4-0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 5 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Duke | 4 | 4-0 |
| 6 | Louisville | 12 | 4-0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 6 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 14 | 4-0 |
| 9 | BYU | 7 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Florida | 10 | 3-1 |
| 11 | Alabama | 8 | 2-1 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 9 | 3-1 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 19 | 4-0 |
| 14 | St. John’s | 13 | 2-1 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 11 | 3-1 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 16 | 3-0 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 17 | 3-0 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 18 | 4-0 |
| 19 | UCLA | 15 | 3-1 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 20 | 3-0 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 21 | 3-1 |
| 22 | Auburn | 22 | 3-1 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 24 | 3-0 |
| 24 | Kansas | 25 | 3-1 |
| 25 | NC State | NR | 3-0 |
Others receiving votes: San Diego St. 71, Indiana 65, Vanderbilt 57, Oregon 28, Ohio St. 21, Southern Cal 16, Georgetown 16, Creighton 12, Baylor 11, Saint Mary’s 8, Missouri 7, Mississippi 5, Iowa 3, Utah St. 2, Georgia 2, Virginia 1, Virginia Tech 1, Stanford 1, Kansas St 1.
2026 Men’s Basketball Postseason Schedule
We have the 2026 March Madness schedule up here if you want to get way ahead on your planning. The printable, blank March Madness Bracket is here for you to start working your bracketology throughout the season. And of course, all things college basketball for this season are posted up here for you.
