| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky was able to grind out a win at Louisville and now we wonder if this team will lose before March. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Duke | Duke enjoyed the week off, but they are busy now with games against Toledo, Woffrod and BC on the docket. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Villanova | Unlike some other teams, Villanova had no trouble with NJIT. On New Year's Eve they begin Big East play. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Wisconsin | After beating Cal and Buffalo last week, the Badgers should get off to a strong Big Ten start with PSU and NW. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Virginia | Virginia took last week off to revel in their blowout of Harvard. After Davidson comes the ACC opener at Miami. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Louisville | There is no shame in losing to Kentucky. Following it up with wins over LBSU and Wake Forest will be important. | 5 |
| 7 |  | Arizona | Arizona was stunned by UNLV, but they will start anew in Pac-12 play on Sunday against Arizona State. | 2 |
| 8 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga survived perhaps their toughest WCC game of the year at BYU. More conference road games are coming up. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Texas | The Longhorns lost a tough home game to Stanford in overtime on Tuesday. They host Rice next. | 7 |
| 10 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State wraps up conference play this week against Mississippi Valley State and South Carolina. | 11 |
| 11 | 
| Utah | The Utes start Pac-12 play with a trip to Southern California to take on the Trojans and the Bruins. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Kansas | There have been eight days between Kansas' loss to Temple and their Tuesday night contest against Kent State. | 9 |
| 13 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes offense is on a roll, but we'll see what happens this week when Big Ten play begins. | 15 |
| 14 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish finish up non-conference play against Hartford and open ACC play on Saturday against Georgia Tech. | 16 |
| 15 | 
| West Virginia | West Virginia starts Big 12 play on Saturday at TCU. They play Virginia Tech before that on Tuesday afternoon. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Wichita State | WSU had a pretty tough time in Hawaii, but did come away with two wins before being upset by George Washington. | 12 |
| 17 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina will start ACC play with a trip to Clemson on Saturday night. They also host William & Mary this week. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Maryland | The Terps begin conference play with a trip to Michigan State and a weekend tilt at home against Minnesota. | 19 |
| 19 |  | St. John's | St. John's handled Tulane with little trouble to cap off a strong 11-1 non-conference record. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Washington | Washington fell from the ranks of the unbeatens on Sunday night when they were upset by Stony Brook. | 14 |
| 21 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma beat up on Weber State in their lone game last week. The big one this week is against Baylor on Saturday. | 21 |
| 22 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State added a couple more wins to the resume last week. MW action begins against Air Force. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa made it through non-conference play with just one loss, a double overtime thriller at VCU. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Baylor | Baylor barely slipped past Southern on their way to the holidays. They open Big 12 play in Norman. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Colorado State | Colorado State finished non-conference play with a 13-0 record. There are not many big wins though. | NR |
