| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky is the only remaining unbeaten in men's basketball after cruising past Mizzou and Alabama. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Gonzaga | Beating Memphis didn't really add anything to Gonzaga's resume or give them a tough test in the middle of WCC play. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers are back on a roll after a couple tough games a few weeks back. This week they host IU and NW. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Virginia | Virginia fell from the ranks of the unbeatens after losing 69-63 to Duke. UNC and Louisville are up next. | 2 |
| 5 |  | Duke | Splitting on the road against Notre Dame and Virginia is not something many teams will be able to do this year. | 4 |
| 6 |  | Arizona | Arizona has trouble with Oregon State's defense, but this time they only allowed 34 points against the Beavers. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Kansas | Kansas will hope to get revenge at home againt Iowa State on Monday night. They lost at Hilton 86-81 on 1/17. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Louisville | Louisville mounted a massive comeback to beat UNC in OT. That's momentum will be needed at Miami and UVA. | 11 |
| 9 |  | Villanova | Villanova better enjoy their homestand this week because after that five of their last seven games are on the road. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Iowa State | With victories over Texas and TCU, Iowa State remains in the thick of the Big 12 title race along with KU and WVU. | 18 |
| 11 |  | Notre Dame | Fresh off a big home win over Duke, Notre Dame lost 76-72 at Pitt. Duke awaits again this weekend. | 9 |
| 12 |  | Northern Iowa | The Panthers made a big splash by not just beating Wichita State, but dominating them from start to finish. | 17 |
| 13 |  | Utah | Utah did not play well at UCLA, but they absolutely dominated USC on Sunday afternoon, winning 67-39. | 8 |
| 14 |  | West Virginia | The Mountaineers picked up a couple more conference wins last week, but it will be tougher against OU and Baylor. | 19 |
| 15 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels were on a roll until the second half of the Louisville game. They better recover quickly with UVA next. | 12 |
| 16 |  | Maryland | Maryland was crushed once again on the road, this time against Ohio State. The next road trip is at Iowa on Sunday. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Wichita State | The Shockers were dominated at Northern Iowa. They should get back on track this week against easier teams. | 14 |
| 18 |  | Butler | Once again Butler won a tough Big East road game in overtime. This time it was against a pesky Marquette squad. | NR |
| 19 |  | VCU | VCU suffered their first A-10 setback at home to Richmond, but the loss of Briante Weber to injury is the big story. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Ohio State | D'Angelo Russell only scored 18 points, but he grabbed 14 rebounds and 6 assists in a blowout win over Maryland. | NR |
| 21 |  | Baylor | This is a Baylor team that desperately needs a quality road win. They have a chance at WVU on Saturday. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma beat Texas Tech and OSU last week; a couple wins they deserpately needed to stay in the Big 12 hunt. | NR |
| 23 |  | Southern Methodist | SMU is 9-1 in AAC play and their one loss came at Cincinnati. They will hope to get revenge on Thursday night. | NR |
| 24 |  | Texas | Texas has slipped to 3-5 in Big 12 play and they must put an end to their three game skid against OSU on Wednesday. | 15 |
| 25 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas fell at home to Xavier, but this a good road team. We'll see just how good at Villanova on Saturday. | 23 |
