| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky had little trouble last week, but they should face tougher tests this week against Florida and Vandy. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Syracuse | After some close games, Syracuse came back strong with Fab Melo back on board. G'town and Uconn are next. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Ohio State | Coach Thad Matta got his first ever win at the Kohl Center last week. This week they get to stay at home. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Missouri | Missouri had a great week, beating Texas on the road and Kansas at home. This week they host Baylor. | 8 |
| 5 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina has not been a dominate team lately and that may show against Duke and UVA this week. | 3 |
| 6 |  | Baylor | It was not easy, but Baylor got a couple nice road wins. But now they have to face Mizzou and KU again. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Kansas | Kansas does not have much time to regroup following their loss at Mizzou last weekend with Baylor coming up. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Duke | Duke lost at home again. And now they have to hit the road and play North Carolina on Wednesday night. | 6 |
| 9 |  | Florida | Florida got a nice win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, but to win the SEC, they'll have to knock off Kentucky. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Murray State | Murray State is still unbeaten, but after a couple home games this week, the schedule gets a little tougher. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State looked awful against Illinois, but then beat Michigan. They'll have to beat OSU to win the Big Ten. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Georgetown | Georgetown's stifling defense will be tested on Wednesday night when they travel to the Carrier Dome. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Florida State | FSU has now won seven games in a row and their victory over UVA cements their spot as the third best ACC team. | 24 |
| 14 |  | Virginia | Virginia lost a tough game on the road to Florida State. The road tests continue this weekend in Chapel Hill. | 13 |
| 15 |  | UNLV | UNLV had a tough time at Wyoming and now they have to play San Diego State to stop their mini slide. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Michigan | Michigan got a nice win over Indiana, but could not hang with MSU. The schedule gets a little easier from here on. | 18 |
| 17 |  | San Diego State | UNLV will be looking for revenge this weekend when San Diego State heads to Las Vegas to take on the Rebels. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Marquette | After reeling in seven wins in a row, Marquette lost at Notre Dame on Saturday. They head to DePaul next. | 14 |
| 19 |  | Saint Mary's | The Gaels were tested at home by San Diego. With Gonzaga this week, Saint Mary's will have to play better. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Creighton | Creighton dropped 102 points on Illinois State, but fell to rival UNI on Saturday. This weekend they play WSU. | 15 |
| 21 |  | Louisville | Louisville had some time off before beating Rutgers. It will be a telling week now when they play Uconn and WVU. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Harvard | Harvard has, arguably, their toughest road trip in Ivy play this week with trips to Penn and Princeton. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers lost a close game at home to Ohio State. Now they have to rebound and hit the road. | 20 |
| 24 |  | Mississippi State | The Bulldogs have a couple winnable games this week, but after that the schedule is full of road games. | 22 |
| 25 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State is the fourth best team in the Big 12 right now behind Kansas, Baylor and Missouri. | NR |
2/6 Men's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 02/05/2012
