| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies are back where they belong atop the rankings after beating former #1 South Carolina by 25 points. | 2 |
| 2 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina followed up their loss at Connecticut with victories over LSU and Vanderbilt. | 1 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Following easy home wins over Oklahoma and West Virginia, Baylor has now won 23 games in a row. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | Maryland got past their toughest remaining games and are now eyeing a perfect 18-0 record in Big Ten play. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish had the week off to prepare for their big game against Duke on Monday night. They also head to GT. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee picked up another big win, this time against Kentucky. Their lone game this week is against Alabama. | 6 |
| 7 | 
| Louisville | The Cardinals have a warmup at VT before heading to Notre Dame on 2/23 with the ACC title on the line. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Duke | An ACC title goes through South Bend and that is exactly where Duke is headed on Monday night. | 8 |
| 9 | 
| Oregon State | Oregon State beat Arizona State for the second time this season. Next up is a trip to Colorado and Utah. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Florida State | FSU suffered their third loss of the year at North Carolina. The Seminoles should win their last four games. | 7 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | With games against Alabama, Kentucky and Florida, this is a huge week for Texas A&M. | 14 |
| 12 | 
| Arizona State | ASU again had trouble with Oregon State and lost to the Beavers for the second time this season. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Iowa | Iowa picked up a huge win at Nebraska. Tough road trips are coming up this week too at Minnesota and OSU. | 16 |
| 14 | 
| Kentucky | The Wildcats beat Mississippi State in a double overtime thriller, but could not get the job done at Tennessee. | 12 |
| 15 | 
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State lost a double overtime thriller at Kentucky 92-90. A trip to Alabama should be less stressful. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Princeton | Princeton had a close call at Yale to move to 23-0. The good news is the next four games are at home. | 15 |
| 17 | 
| North Carolina | UNC held serve at home and beat FSU, but could not get the job done on the road in Louisville. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Stanford | The Cardinal dominated both UCLA and USC in their homestand. This week should be interesting against Cal. | 19 |
| 19 | 
| Rutgers | Once again Rutgers fell by 11 to Maryland, but they looked pretty good and looked even better against Purdue. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Chattanooga | Chattanooga dominated once again last week. However, a trip to Samford on Saturday could prove tricky. | 20 |
| 21 |  | George Washington | The Colonials lost pretty badly at Saint Louis, but this is still a 22-3 team with some decent wins along the way. | 21 |
| 22 |  | James Madison | James Madison creeps into the top 25 with a 22-2 record. Those losses came against Maryland and Vanderbilt. | NR |
| 23 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska ended their three game skid by beating Wisconsin 70-63 on Sunday. A trip to Northwestern is next. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern clawed their way to two impressive, and hugely important, road wins against Purdue and Michigan. | NR |
| 25 | 
| Syracuse | The Orange were surprisingly slaughtered at home by Miami. They should be able to gain momentum this week. | 23 |
