| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky survived another tough test against Texas. They have yet another this week against North Carolina. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Arizona | Arizona added another quality win to their resume by beating Gonzaga in overtime. They host Michigan this week. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Duke | Duke went on the road to Wisconsin and came away with a very impressive 80-70 victory. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Villanova | Villanova will look to remain perfect against Illinois on Tuesday night in New York. They also host Temple. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | Louisville looked impressive in their win over Ohio State and they will look for another win over a Big Ten team next. | 12 |
| 6 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers lost at home to Duke, but at least followed it up with a 49-38 win at Marquette. | 3 |
| 7 |  | Texas | There is no shame in losing by a dozen points at Kentucky. The lone game this week is against Texas State. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Kansas | Kansas slipped past Florida and now they hit the road to face Georgetown and Utah this week. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Gonzaga | Taking Arizona to overtime on the road is not a bad result for Gonzaga. It was closer than some expected. | 7 |
| 10 |  | Virginia | Virginia proved that they are still a top team in the country with wins at Maryland and at VCU. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Ohio State | The 64-55 final score makes Ohio State's loss to Louisville seem close. It wasn't close at all. | 8 |
| 12 | 
| North Carolina | The Tar Heels fell at home to Iowa, but they must feel a little better after scoring 108 points against East Carolina. | 10 |
| 13 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State crushed a ranked Arkansas squad 95-77. This week the big game is against Iowa. | 19 |
| 14 |  | Wichita State | The Shockers lost an overtime thriller at Utah, but rebounded nicely with a thumping of Saint Louis. | 11 |
| 15 | 
| Utah | After beating Wichita State last week, Utah can add more big wins against BYU and Kansas. | 23 |
| 16 | 
| Butler | With wins over Indiana State and Northwestern, Butler is now 7-1. This week they head to Tennessee. | NR |
| 17 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma dropped Mizzou by a score of 82-63 on Friday night. This week they head to Tulsa for a Saturday contest. | 24 |
| 18 | 
| Notre Dame | The Irish are off to a 8-1 start and the overtime win over Michigan State is a tournament resume builder. | 25 |
| 19 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State played another very, very ugly game in a loss to Washington. They just could not knock down shots. | 14 |
| 20 | 
| Northern Iowa | The Panthers do not have a signature win, but beating Virginia Tech and Stephen F. Austin is not bad. | NR |
| 21 | 
| West Virginia | West Virginia suffered their first loss of the season in a 74-73 thriller against LSU. They beat NKU after that. | 21 |
| 22 | 
| Miami | Miami lost a tough game to Green Bay on Saturday, but earlier in the week they beat a decent Illinois squad. | 22 |
| 23 | 
| Washington | In March beating San Diego State will look good. For now, it was an ugly win, but a win nonetheloss. | NR |
| 24 |  | Michigan | Michigan was one of the top Big Ten teams that won in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. But then they lost to NJIT. | 17 |
| 25 |  | California | California moved to 7-1 with wins over Montana and Nevada. Neither were easy, but at least Cal is winning. | NR |
