| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky avoided overtime this week by easily crushing Missouri and Alabama. Vanderbilt and USC are next. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Virginia | Virginia stayed perfect with wins over Clemson and BC. The tougher games are still a couple weeks away. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Gonzaga | The Bulldogs had some trouble at Pepperdine, but came away with another conference win. They are now 7-0. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Villanova | The Wildcats beat Xavier and Penn last week and next up they head to Georgetown for an important Big East tilt. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Duke | Duke fell against Miami, but then went on the road on Saturday and came away from Louisville with a 63-52 win. | 4 |
| 6 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers cruised past Nebraska and have another potentially tough home game against Iowa on Tuesday. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Arizona | In what was supposed to be the game of the year in the Pac-12, Arizona absolutely crushed Utah. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Maryland | Melo Trimble and Jake Layman combined to score 57 of Maryland's 75 points in a nice win over Michigan State. | 13 |
| 9 |  | Utah | Utah was very disappointing in their game against Arizona. They will get another shot at the Wildcats on 2/28. | 5 |
| 10 |  | Notre Dame | Thanks to Jerian Grant, the Irish held on to beat Georgia Tech and rallied to surpass Miami 75-70. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Kansas | Eventually the Big 12 may separate a little bit, but for now it looks like anybody can beat anybody on any given day. | 7 |
| 12 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State lost a heartbreaker at Baylor before picking up a huge win over Kansas. This week is as easy as it gets. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Louisville | Louisville lost a tough home game to Duke and the offense never really got going. Pitt is their lone game this week. | 10 |
| 14 |  | North Carolina | UNC held on to beat NC State and had little trouble at home against VT. They should win a couple more this week. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Wichita State | Wichita State looks unbeatable in MVC action. A January 31st trip to Northern Iowa may be the only exception. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Texas | Texas crushed West Virginia to get back to .500 in conference play. The big one this week is against Kansas. | 16 |
| 17 |  | VCU | The Rams have now won ten in a row. Saint Louis and George Washington will look to end it this week. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa keeps cruising along and beating MVC opponents handily. However, Indiana State could be tough. | 21 |
| 19 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia picked up a nice win over Oklahoma, but could not compete at all on the road in Austin. | 17 |
| 20 |  | Oklahoma | As is often the case in the Big 12, Oklahoma lost on the road and picked up a big win at home. | 19 |
| 21 |  | Dayton | With relatively easy wins over La Salle and Saint Louis, Dayton is off to a 5-0 start in Atlantic 10 play. | NR |
| 22 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State held on to beat Wyoming and UNLV. It may not be pretty, but this is a tough team to beat. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Stanford | With wins over Cal and Connecticut, Stanford moves into the top 25. This week they host Arizona and Arizona State. | NR |
| 24 |  | Indiana | The Hoosiers are 4-1 in Big Ten action, and can make a big statement this week against Maryland and Ohio State. | NR |
| 25 |  | Colorado State | The Mountain West has some great teams this year. CSU, Wyoming, SDSU and UNM will fight it out until the end. | NR |
