| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | South Carolina | The time has finally come for the epic showdown of #1 vs. #2. South Carolina heads to Storrs on Monday. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut had no hiccups leading up to their biggest game since December against South Carolina on Monday. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Baylor's perfect Big 12 record was on the line at Texas on Sunday afternoon, but they came away with a 70-68 win. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | Maryland has yet to find a Big Ten team that can beat them. Rutgers will get another shot this week. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish cruised past Virginia and BC last week. They don't play again until 2/16 when they host Duke. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee only has a few regular season tests left. One is this week against Kentucky on Sunday afternoon. | 7 |
| 7 | 
| Florida State | Florida State keeps making it look easy and are now 22-2. Another road test at North Carolina is up next. | 10 |
| 8 |  | Duke | The Blue Devils picked up three wins last week, including vs. Louisville, to remain in the ACC title hunt. | 9 |
| 9 | 
| Louisville | Louisville once again lost on the road to a top ACC team, this time at Duke. They'll have a shot at ND in a few weeks. | 8 |
| 10 |  | Oregon State | The Beavers split on the road in Washington. The good news their only other road trip is to Colorado and Utah. | 6 |
| 11 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State beat Stanford by one and lost to Cal by one. The excitement should continues at OSU on Friday. | 12 |
| 12 | 
| Kentucky | Winning at Vanderbilt is never easy, but it looked easy for Kentucky. This week they play MSU and Tennessee. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Mississippi State | The Bulldogs amazing season continued with a very nice overtime win over Texas A&M. A trip to UK is up next. | 20 |
| 14 | 
| Texas A&M | The Aggies could not quite survive their road trip last week, falling in overtime at Mississippi State. | 13 |
| 15 | 
| Princeton | The Tigers moved to 21-0 with easy wins over Columbia and Cornell. A trip to Yale on Saturday may be interesting. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Iowa | Iowa has the best chance of anybody to catch Maryland at the top of the standings, but they must win at Nebraska. | 19 |
| 17 | 
| North Carolina | If things keep going as they are, the Tar Heels are going to have a tough time this week against FSU and Louisville. | 16 |
| 18 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers kept their Big Ten title hopes alive by beating Nebraska, but they will have to win at Maryland on Tuesday. | 21 |
| 19 | 
| Stanford | It's not bad to lose at ASU, but the Cardinal were then shocked and blew a big lead against lowly Arizona. | 11 |
| 20 |  | Chattanooga | Chattanooga had to hold on to beat East Tennessee State on the road Monday night. This Monday they host Wofford. | 23 |
| 21 |  | George Washington | If there was any doubt who is the best team in the A-10, it is gone now. GW beat Dayton for the second time. | 25 |
| 22 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska's important stretch of games is not going well. They lost at RU and Maryland and still have to play Iowa. | 14 |
| 23 |  | Syracuse | It was a big week for Syracuse. Even though they lost at FSU, the Orange got a huge win over UNC and beat GT. | 24 |
| 24 |  | California | Cal has now won seven in a row, their latest coming at Arizona State. Tougher games are still to come though. | NR |
| 25 | 
| South Florida | They may not be dominating in UConn fashion, but USF is cruising in the AAC. They'll face the Huskies again on 3/2. | NR |
