| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | It took overtime against Ole Miss and double overtime at Texas A&M, but Kentucky remains perfect on the year. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Virginia | Virginia went to South Bend and came away with a nother quality win. This week they play Clemson and BC. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga cruised past USF and Santa Clara. They may have a little more trouble on the road against Pepperdine and LMU. | 7 |
| 4 |  | Duke | Duke took the short trip to NC State and came back with their first loss of the year. They must rebound against Miami. | 2 |
| 5 | 
| Utah | The Utes had no problem with Colorado and now they can make a huge statement at Arizona. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Villanova | Villanova followed up their loss to Seton Hall with wins against St. John's and DePaul. Xavier awaits. | 10 |
| 7 |  | Kansas | Kansas snuck past Baylor and destroyed Texas Tech to get off to a 2-0 start in Big 12 play. | 11 |
| 8 |  | Wisconsin | Even without Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin should be able to beat Rutgers. They didn't. Nebraska and Iowa are next. | 4 |
| 9 |  | Arizona | Arizona was shocked late Sunday night at Oregon State. This week they host Colorado and Utah this week. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Louisville | Louisville lost a 72-71 heartbreaker at North Carolina. The big one this week is at home against Duke. | 5 |
| 11 |  | Iowa State | The Cyclones beat both Oklahoma State and WVU two points. They'll take close wins over Baylor and Kansas too. | 16 |
| 12 | 
| Notre Dame | It was a big week for the Irish and they did go on the road and beat UNC before falling in a close game to Virginia. | 13 |
| 13 | 
| Maryland | Even with the loss at Illinois, the Terps have already won two Big Ten road games. This week they stay home though. | 12 |
| 14 |  | North Carolina | Following a tough 71-70 loss to Notre Dame, the Tar Heels won a close 72-71 contest against Louisville. | 17 |
| 15 |  | Wichita State | The Shockers had to come from behind to beat Loyola (IL), but that should have been one of the tougher MVC games. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Texas | It was a tough week for Texas. Not only did they lose to OU and Oklahoma State, but they didn't look very good. | 9 |
| 17 |  | West Virginia | WVU will need to rebound quickly from their loss to Iowa State with Oklahoma and Texas on deck. | 14 |
| 18 |  | VCU | VCU is 3-0 in A-10 play and this week head to Rhode Island in what could be the game of the year in the conference. | 21 |
| 19 |  | Oklahoma | Fresh off their blowout win at Texas, the Sooners were shocked at home by Kansas State. | 19 |
| 20 | 
| Arkansas | The SEC is going to be a grind for teams like Arkansas, and starting off 2-0 is a good way to help make the NCAAs. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Northern Iowa | The Northern Iowa defense is going to be tough for any MVC team to crack. The issue has been their offense. | NR |
| 22 |  | Wyoming | With a win at Colorado State, Wyoming put themselves right in the middle of the MW title race. | NR |
| 23 |  | Seton Hall | The Pirates did lose to Xavier on the road, but picked up a road win at Creighton. This week they go back home. | 18 |
| 24 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes lost at Indiana to fall to 2-2 in B10 play, but they did pick up a quality road win against Minnesota. | 20 |
| 25 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State has a very important week coming up with games against Wyoming and UNLV. | NR |
