Washington didn't just climb the rankings — the Huskies conquered them. A 22-spot surge from No. 23 to No. 1 is the kind of jump that makes you double-check the poll twice. At 16-6-2, Washington didn't sneak in the back door. They kicked it off the hinges.
Right behind them, NC State (16-3-4) rode a seven-spot jump from 11 to 2, while Saint Louis rocketed from 22 to 4 — proof that a few dominant weeks can reshape the entire landscape. Furman's steady climb from 12 to 3 rounds out a top four nobody saw coming last month.
The fall? Maryland tumbled from No. 1 to No. 7, and Vermont's drop from 2 to 13 is the poll's steepest plunge. Four newcomers — Hofstra, Grand Canyon, UConn, and a Kansas City side clinging to the 25th spot — crashed the party. This isn't a ranking. It's a shake-up. The race is wide open, and nobody's seat is safe.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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