| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Over a crazy weekend in the SEC, Kentucky managed to leave Vanderbilt with a victory. Ole Miss is next. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse got past home games against Georgetown and Uconn. They hit the road this week starting with Louisville. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Missouri | Missouri got a huge win against Baylor on Saturday and play a couple teams in dire needs of victories this week. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Kansas | Kansas got a big win at Baylor, but a trip to rival Kansas State on Monday night will be a tough game. | 7 |
| 5 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State lost a home game for the first time in a long, long time. A road trip this week might do them well. | 3 |
| 6 |  | Duke | Duke got a miraclous win against North Carolina on Wednesday night. That one will be seen for years to come. | 8 |
| 7 |  | North Carolina | The loss to Duke will go down in history, but UNC rebounded nicely and beat a good Virginia squad on Saturday. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans got a huge win at Ohio State. This week Wisconsin is looking for revenge after falling at home earlier. | 11 |
| 9 |  | Baylor | Baylor yet again lost back-to-back games to Kansas and Missouri. Like last time, they should bounce back. | 6 |
| 10 |  | UNLV | The Rebels got a nice win against SDSU, but they have tough road games at TCU and New Mexico this week. | 15 |
| 11 |  | Georgetown | Georgetown nearly beat Syracuse on the road last week. This week their lone game is at Providence. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Marquette | Marquette's offense was rolling last week against DePaul and Cincinnati. Connecticut may not be able to stop them. | 18 |
| 13 |  | Michigan | Michigan got a couple nice wins against Nebraska and Illinois. The host Ohio State on Saturday in a huge game. | 16 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | Louisville beat up on Uconn and snuck past WVU. This week they get a statement game against Syracuse. | 21 |
| 15 |  | Florida | Florida was blown out by Kentucky and was short handed against Tennessee. Either way, they still played bad. | 9 |
| 16 |  | Murray State | Murray State was bound to lose a game sooner or later, although at home to Tennessee State was a surprise. | 10 |
| 17 |  | Virginia | Poor Virginia had to feel the wrath of an angry UNC. They'll get another shot at the Tar Heels soon enough though. | 14 |
| 18 |  | Florida State | Usually it is understandable to lose on the road, but that does not apply to BC this year. FSU travels to NC State next. | 13 |
| 19 |  | San Diego State | The Aztecs lost a tough game at UNLV on Saturday and it will not get much easier with UNM coming to town. | 17 |
| 20 |  | Wisconsin | It took overtime for Wisconsin to win at Minnesota and now they will have to travel to East Lansing. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Saint Mary's | There is no shame in going to Gonzaga and losing. Believe it or not, Senior Day is on Wednesday. | 19 |
| 22 |  | Wichita State | The Shockers went into Omaha and beat up on Creighton. With four regular season games left, WSU is getting hot. | NR |
| 23 |  | Indiana | The Hoosiers have gotten past the toughest part of their schedule and have a couple winnable games this week. | NR |
| 24 |  | California | Is California the team to beat in the Pac-12? Maybe, but that might change the way the Pac-12 is going. | NR |
| 25 |  | Creighton | Creighton is on a big losing streak and they need to turn things around quickly because time is running out. | 20 |
2/13 Men's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 02/12/2012
