| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina got their hopeful championship season off to a strong start by knocking off MSU and UNC-Asheville. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky hosts Kanas on Tuesday, providing the young Wildcats with their first big test of the year. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Ohio State | Is Ohio State a championship contender? The road to New Orleans starts Tuesday night against Florida. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Syracuse | The Orange host the opening rounds of the NIT Season Tip-Off this week. The games will get better at MSG. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Duke | Duke held off Belmont and Coach K will go for his record breaking win against Michigan State on Tuesday. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisville | Louisville knocked off UTM and Lamar during the opening weekend and now have an interesting game at Butler. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Memphis | Memphis opens up their season on Tuesday against an already tested Belmont squad. Tigers are on upset alert. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Kansas | The game of the early season is on Tuesday as Kansas heads to Lexington to take on Kentucky. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Vanderbilt | It's not even March yet and Vanderbilt is losing to teams like Cleveland State. They'll get better once Ezeli is back. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Arizona | It was not always pretty, but Arizona won all three games last week. Playing St. John's in NY will be a challenge. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh had a tough time with Rider on Sunday and Long Beach State could give them a run on Wednesday. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Florida | Florida had no problem with Jackson State over the weekend, but a trip to Columbus will be slightly more difficult. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies won their warm up games in the 2k Sports Classic, but the competition takes a big leap in New York. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies have a few more cupcakes on the schedule before going to the Bahamas in The Battle 4 Atlantis. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Wisconsin | The Badger defense shut down Kennesaw State. The competition will not get tougher this week with Colgate. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Xavier | Morgan State gave Xavier some problems on opening day. IPFW and Miami (OH) will tell us where Xavier stands. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Marquette | Marquette heads to paradise for the Paradise Jam this week and, while they are the favorites, should be tested. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Missouri | Missouri should have a couple more games to break in Frank Haith before the schedule gets a little tougher. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Florida State | FSU did not blow away Jacksonville on Friday. UCF is a much better team than JU and could be a close game. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Alabama | Alabama hosts Oakland and Maryland this week. Oakland is a tougher game than it sounds; Maryland is easier. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Purdue | Purdue looked great in their opener against Northern Illinois, but watch out for Iona on Thursday night. | 21 |
| 22 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico State is a nice rivalry game, but a trip to Arizona State will tell us more about the Lobos. | 22 |
| 23 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia got past their first little test of the year in a tough Oral Roberts squad. Kent State is up next. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Baylor | Baylor had some time to work on their chemistry agaisnt Jackson State last week, but SDSU could give them a game. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Gonzaga | EWU gave Gonzaga all they could handle. Washington State won't be intimidated in the Kennel either. | 25 |
11/14 Men's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 11/13/2011
