| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | UConn started fast against Louisville and knocked off the Cardinals and then crushed Temple. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Mississippi State | Another excellent week for the Bulldogs as they are now 28-0 and have clinched the SEC regular season title. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Bears dominated Oklahoma State and Kansas and are in firm command of the Big 12 race. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Louisville | Louisville had a rough start against UConn but did a nice job over the final 30 minutes against the Huskies. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | Fighting Irish are continuing to roll along as they blitzed Boston College 89-55 on Sunday. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Texas | Texas picked up two more solid wins over Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. | 7 |
| 7 |  | South Carolina | Gamecocks picked up a big win at Georgia and finished the week with a win over Kentucky. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Oregon | Oregon survived against USC in double-overtime on Friday night. UCLA visits Eugene on Monday night. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Oregon State | Beavers sweep the LA schools at home in Corvallis this week as they won a couple of nail biters. | 13 |
| 10 |  | UCLA | UCLA dropped a tough one on Friday night in Corvallis against a surging Oregon State team. | 6 |
| 11 |  | Florida State | Seminoles got things rolling offensively against Clemson as they routed the Tigers 91-43. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Missouri | Missouri picked up a clean sweep of Arkansas, Auburn, and Tennessee this week in impressive fashion. | 16 |
| 13 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State got back on track with solid wins against Illinois and Purdue. | 18 |
| 14 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee had a flat effort in a home loss to Alabama and then lost at Missouri. | 10 |
| 15 |  | Maryland | Terrapins had a rough week as they could not slow down Purdue and Minnesota. | 11 |
| 16 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M survived at home against Florida and didn’t have any answers against MSU in Starkville. | 15 |
| 17 |  | South Florida | South Florida had to battle against SMU and UCF, but found a way to win both games. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Stanford | Cardinal split rivalry week against California as they won a close one at home and then lost 78-66 in Berkeley. | 14 |
| 19 |  | Duke | Duke dropped its final road game of the regular season at Syracuse 68-65. Florida State visits on Monday. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Minnesota | Golden Gophers had a big week beating Michigan and Maryland to land in the rankings this week. | NR |
| 21 |  | Georgia | Bulldogs put up a good fight against South Carolina but couldn’t slow down the Gamecocks enough to win. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Belmont | Bruins are 26-3 on the season and have cruised through the Ohio Valley Conference so far this season. | NR |
| 23 |  | LSU | LSU has very quietly won 18 games so far this season as they have picked up multiple big wins at home. | NR |
| 24 |  | North Carolina State | Wolfpack dispatched of Wake Forest 74-61 on Sunday in the annual Play4Kay game. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay was surprised by Cleveland State, but rebounded to beat Youngstown State. | 21 |
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