| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | UConn once again dominated their competition. Maybe a Monday trip to Tulane will result in just a 40 point win. | 1 |
| 2 |  | South Carolina | The SEC game of the year is on Monday night when 13-0 South Carolina hosts 13-0 Tennessee. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | With their win over TCU, Baylor clinched their fifth straight Big 12 title on Saturday night. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | Maryland will look to end their first year in the Big Ten at 16-0. Penn State, IU and Northwestern stand in the way. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | The big games on Monday are not just in the SEC. The Irish host Louisville in a battle for ACC supremacy. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee should be able to win the SEC title if they can beat South Carolina on the road Monday night. | 6 |
| 7 | 
| Louisville | The Cardinals have looked good in their leadup to the big game at Notre Dame on Monday night. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State has clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 title and just need to beat Stanford or Cal to win it outright. | 9 |
| 9 | 
| Florida State | The Seminoles finish up the regular season against two teams desperate for big wins, N.C. State and Miami. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies grabbed a huge win at Kentucky 81-69. The battle for third place in the SEC will be interesting. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Arizona State | With Utah and Colorado coming to town, Arizona State should be able to finish the regular season on a high note. | 12 |
| 12 | 
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State is not getting as much respect as their 25-4 record would indicate. A win at SC would help. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Duke | Duke is on a two game losing streak. They'll hope to avoid another three game streak at Georgia Tech on Thursday. | 8 |
| 14 | 
| North Carolina | North Carolina crushed Wake Forest and slipped past Miami on the road. The season ends Sunday at Duke. | 17 |
| 15 | 
| Princeton | Princeton moved to 25-0 on the year. However, their toughest conference games of the year are coming in March. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky has now lost two in a row heading into a tough stretch of three games in the last week of the season. | 14 |
| 17 | 
| Stanford | Stanford split against rival Cal, winning on the road and losing at home. The season concludes in Oregon. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Chattanooga | Chattanooga (12-0) wraps up conference play against Mercer and 11-1 East Tennessee State. It should be interesting. | 20 |
| 19 | 
| Iowa | Iowa's defense let them down in losses at Minnesota and Ohio State. They finish the season vs. UW and Minnesota. | 13 |
| 20 |  | George Washington | The Colonials need to get past Richmond and George Mason to win the Atlantic 10 title. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Northwestern | It was a huge week for Northwestern and their NCAA hopes. They beat Nebraska and won in overtime at UW. | 24 |
| 22 |  | Syracuse | The Orange wrap up the regular season on Thursday night at Clemson. A win their and they finish 11-5 in ACC play. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Seton Hall | Seton Hall moved to 24-4 on the season. They wrap up the regular season on a road trip to Xavier and Butler. | NR |
| 24 |  | Rutgers | After losing at Michigan State, Rutgers has one more shot at getting a quality road win at Northwestern on Thursday. | 19 |
| 25 | 
| Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast have just two losses on the year, a three point loss at Auburn and an overtime loss to Ohio State. | NR |
