| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky remains undefeated in the SEC with a couple home wins last week, but this week they hit the road. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Syracuse | A long way away from home and without Fab Melo, the Orange finally lost a game. They are still really good. | 1 |
| 3 |  | Kansas | Kansas had a great week, beating Baylor and Texas. Texas A&M is up next in a big Monday matchup. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Missouri | After beating TAMU and Baylor, Missouri is the team to beat in the Big 12. But two games against Kansas remain. | 8 |
| 5 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina rebounded nicely from the blowout loss to FSU, but they lost veteran Strickland to an injury. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State avoided an upset in their one game last week. Penn State and Michigan will look to win in Columbus. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Baylor | Baylor was really tested last week and came away with two losses. We'll see how they recover now. | 3 |
| 8 |  | Duke | Duke suffered their first, and probably last, loss at home last week. Maryland won't do what FSU did. | 5 |
| 9 |  | Florida | Florida won a couple tough games last week and this week they face the surging Mississippi schools. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Georgetown | No game is easy in the Big East, as G'town had some trouble against DePaul and Rutgers. But they won both games. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans lost a heartbreaker to Michigan, but followed it up with a beat down against a struggling Purdue. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Murray State | Murray State is the last of the unbeatens and they may not be challenged again until late February. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Michigan | U of M got a huge win over Michigan State, but stuttered out of the gate against Arkansas. Purdue and OSU await. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Marquette | Marquette had a nice victory over Louisville on Monday and managed to survive on the road over the weekend. | 19 |
| 15 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State beat UNLV and New Mexico, at the Pit. They are a legitimate top 25 team and will be dangerous. | 22 |
| 16 |  | Mississippi State | The Bulldogs fell to rival Ole Miss, but had a huge road win at Vanderbilt on Saturday. LSU and Florida are next. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Creighton | Creighton had a game at MSU, but blew out Indiana State. This week against Drake and Bradley should be easy. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies have had a tough January, with the latest losses coming against Cincinnati and Tennessee. | 9 |
| 19 |  | Virginia | Virginia's stifling defense shutdown Georgia Tech, but they lost the rivalry game against Virginia Tech at home. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Vanderbilt | Vandy lost an overtime thriller to MSU, their first loss in over a month. They may not lose again for a couple weeks. | 13 |
| 21 |  | UNLV | UNLV got a nice victory over UNM on Saturday night. The Rebels should compete with SDSU for the MWC title. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers got a nice win at Illinois on Sunday and they can keep the good times rolling this week against IU. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Louisville | The tough Big East schedule has been difficult for Louisville, but they can string some wins together this week. | 17 |
| 24 |  | Kansas State | After a slow start (and a tough schedule) in conference play, Kansas State got two quality wins last week. | NR |
| 25 |  | Saint Mary's | The Gaels have won nine games in a row following a loss to Baylor. A tough test awaits this weekend at BYU. | NR |
1/23 Men's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 01/22/2012
