| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Syracuse | The Cuse keep cruising along and make light work out of games that look tough. They may stay here for a while. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky survived road trips to Auburn and Tennessee last week. This week they get to stay at home. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Baylor survived a road test at Kansas State and this week they will be seriously tested against Kansas and Missouri. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Kansas | Kansas hosts undefeated Baylor on Monday and then travels to Austin for a weekend matchup against Texas. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Duke | Duke played in a couple close games last week, but found a clutch shooter in Andre Dawkins. | 7 |
| 6 |  | North Carolina | It is not a huge surprise that North Carolina lost on the road, but getting beat 90-57 should not happen. | 3 |
| 7 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State got revenge for their loss at IU, but the revenge for their loss to Illinois will have to wait a while. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Missouri | The Tigers got a couple quality wins after their bad loss to Kansas State. A trip to Baylor on Saturday will be fun. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies followed up an awful week by beating a surging WVU squad and Notre Dame on the road. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Florida | Florida finally won a road game and that could provide the momentum this team needs to make a run in the SEC. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State got beat on the road by an average Northwestern team. The game in Ann Arbor will be tougher. | 8 |
| 12 |  | Georgetown | Following a victory over St. John's on Sunday, the Hoyas get as much of a break as possible in the Big East. | 9 |
| 13 |  | Vanderbilt | Now Vanderbilt is playing like the team we expected back in November. A trip to Bama will not be easy though. | 18 |
| 14 |  | Michigan | Michigan continues to struggle on the road. This week they host MSU before traveling to Arkansas. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Murray State | Murray State held on to beat a solid Tennessee Tech team, but they still have to play them on the road later. | 19 |
| 16 |  | Virginia | Virginia lost their lone game last week at Duke in a nailbitter. This week they take on the Tech teams of the ACC. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Louisville | Louisville slipped again, this time against Providence. Road trips to Marquette and Pittsburgh will be tough. | 15 |
| 18 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State has not been blowing out the competition, but they can keep just about any game close. | 24 |
| 19 |  | Marquette | Back at home Marquette got a couple quality wins last week. Next up they get Louisville in Milwaukee. | 25 |
| 20 |  | Creighton | It's not easy to win three games in six days in the MVC, but that is what Creighton did last week. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Indiana | Losing at Ohio State is one thing, but top ten teams don't lose to Minnesota at home. And down go the Hoosiers. | 11 |
| 22 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State had not played a good team in a while, but they were ready to take on UNLV. UNM will be fun too. | NR |
| 23 |  | UNLV | UNLV lost to a close game to SDSU, but they play New Mexico this week. UNM could be in the top 25 next week. | 16 |
| 24 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers got back on track last week beating Purdue and Nebraska, but there is a long way left to go. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Illinois | Illinois got a huge win over Ohio State on Tuesday and stayed home during a weekend of Big Ten upsets. | NR |
1/16 Men's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 01/15/2012
