| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky was down five at the half to Buffalo, but turned things around in the second half for a 71-52 win. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Arizona | Arizona is still heating up. They looked good against Mt. St. Mary's and CSUN and will only get better. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Wisconsin | Wisconsin did what they were supposed to against Northern Kentucky and Chattanooga. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Duke | Duke didn't have any trouble with Presbyterian or Fairfield. We'll see what Michigan State can do. | 4 |
| 5 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels cruised past North Carolina Central and Robert Morris. This week they face Davidson. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Florida | The Florida frontcourt dominated William & Mary on Friday night. This week the big game is against Miami. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Kansas | Kansas did not look too good against a scrappy UCSB squad. They will have to play better against Kentucky. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Ohio State | A balanced scoring attack led to an easy win over Umass-Lowell. Marquette should prove to be a tougher test. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga's tough non-conference schedule begins on Monday night against SMU. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Texas | Texas crushed North Dakota State and Alcorn State. Now it's off to NYC to face Iowa and either Cal or Syracuse. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Villanova | VU got a tougher game then they expected from Lehigh. They should be able to get a couple more wins this week. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Syracuse | The 2K Classic continues this week against California and either Iowa or Texas. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Wichita State | Wichita State heads to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to play Memphis in what should be a very fun game. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | Montrezl Harrell scored 30 points as Louisville won the first Pitino battle against Minnesota. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Virginia | Virginia's defense is off to a good start. The toughest game of the young season comes Friday against George Washington. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans struggled with Navy and now have to play against Duke on Tuesday night in Indianapolis. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma cruised past Southeastern Louisiana and take an interesting trip to Creighton on Wednesday. | 17 |
| 18 |  | VCU | VCU started off the season with a quality win over Tennessee. This week they host Toledo and UMES. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Michigan | It's hardly worth even looking at the win over Hillsdale. The Wolverines really tip things off against Bucknell. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Iowa State | Everybody in the starting five reached double digits for Iowa State in a 93-82 win over Oakland. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Iowa | Behind a big game from Aaron White, Iowa crushed Hampton. We'll learn more about the Hawkeyes against Texas. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Stanford | Stanford is off to a 2-0 start, but they haven't looked that great. Games against UNLV and either Duke or Temple await. | 23 |
| 23 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State got a nice warm-up win over CSUN before hosting Utah on Tuesday afternoon. | 24 |
| 24 | 
| Connecticut | Ryan Boatright willed Connecticut to a 66-53 win over Bryant. This week they head to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Nebraska | Terran Petteway and company beat Northern Kentucky 80-61. The wins should keep on coming. | NR |
