| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky held on for wins last week over Georgia and Florida. Next up is a tricky trip to LSU. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Gonzaga | Despite slow starts, Gonzaga handled Santa Clara and San Francisco relatively easily. LMU and Pepperdine await. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Virginia | Virginia follwed up their loss to Duke with wins over North Carolina and Louisville last week. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers have now won six in a row after their loss at Rutgers. This week they play Nebraska and Illinois. | 3 |
| 5 |  | Duke | It was not a surprise that Duke beat Notre Dame, but it is a surprise that they were up by 24 at halftime and won by 30. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Villanova | Villanova is keeping the pace in the tough Big East title chase. This week they head to Providence and Butler. | 9 |
| 7 |  | Arizona | The Pac-12 race is back up for grabs now that Arizona lost to Arizona State. Utah and the Wildcats meet again on 2/28. | 6 |
| 8 |  | Kansas | The Jayhawks suffered their second Big 12 loss on the year, once again on the road and this time at OSU. | 7 |
| 9 |  | Louisville | Louisville's comeback attempt against Virginia was too little too late. This week they host Pitt and NC State. | 8 |
| 10 |  | Northern Iowa | The Panthers have moved to 11-1 in MVC play and 22-2 overall. They should add a couple more wins this week. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Utah | Utah once again cruised past rival Colorado. This weekend they host Stanford and California. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Iowa State | After a loss to KU and a win over TTU, Iowa State has a big week coming up against Oklahoma and WVU. | 10 |
| 13 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish have played pretty well on the road this season, but that went away at Cameron on Saturday afternoon. | 11 |
| 14 |  | Wichita State | The Shockers are headed towards another massive season finale showdown against UNI. Both are now 11-1. | 17 |
| 15 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina lost to UVA on Monday, but went on the road and came away with a decent victory over BC. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Butler | With wins over St. John's and DePaul, Butler is looking good for a solid seed in the NCAA Tournament. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Baylor | The Bears picked up a nice road win at WVU and will hope for another big road win on Saturday against Kansas. | 21 |
| 18 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is trying to hang around the Big 12 title race and wins over WVU and TCU certainly helped. | 22 |
| 19 |  | Maryland | Maryland's road woes continued this week, falling at Iowa. Maybe a trip to Happy Valley will turn things around. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas beat South Carolina and MSU by 20 points last week. It will be a bit tougher on the road this week. | NR |
| 21 |  | VCU | VCU must readjust to life without Briante Weber. So far it has been a very tough job, but they can turn things around. | 19 |
| 22 |  | West Virginia | The Mountaineers had a rough week, losing badly at Oklahoma and at home against Baylor. | 14 |
| 23 |  | Ohio State | Road wins have been tough to come by for OSU. But after falling at Purdue, they did at least win at Rutgers. | 20 |
| 24 |  | Southern Methodist | SMU lost to Cincinnati on Thursday, but followed it up by handing Tulsa their first conference loss of the year. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin's last loss came on November 24th at Baylor. They have won 18 in a row since. | NR |
