| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Louisville | Louisville has scored 79, 80 and 80 points in their three wins so far this season. UNI and Illinois State are better. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Indiana | IU is living up to their hype early. Georgia should not be too tough, but at least tougher than the first 3 opponents. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Ohio State | Deshaun Thomas put himself on the national radar during the Buckeyes win over Washington. | 4 |
| 4 |  | North Carolina | In their lone game last week, North Carolina hit the southland and came away with a win against Long Beach State. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Florida | Florida's win over Wisconsin is a great early season victory that could look even better by March. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse is off to a quality start after wins against SDSU and Wagner. This week Princeton and Colgate are added. | 9 |
| 7 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky failed their first big time test in a 68-75 loss to Duke. The youngsters can grow up with easier games. | 2 |
| 8 |  | UCLA | UCLA has struggled a bit early, but that could end now that Shabazz Muhammad has been deemed eligible. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Michigan | Michigan is off to MSG for the Preseason NIT, but first they take on Pittsburgh at home on Wednesday. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Kansas | There is no shame in losing to Michigan State. Next up is the CBE Classic, beginning with pesky Washington State. | 6 |
| 11 |  | North Carolina State | North Carolina State looked good against Penn State and Umass before losing by 20 to Oklahoma State. | 7 |
| 12 |  | Arizona | Arizona is off to a nice start, with the latest win coming against UTEP. They'll stay at home this week and face LBSU. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State rebounded from their loss to Uconn with a great win against Kansas. The schedule lightens up now. | 15 |
| 14 |  | Duke | Duke got a great win against Kentucky to get back to where they belong on the national radar. | 19 |
| 15 |  | Missouri | Alex Oriakhi is playing solid basketball early in the year, but the competition gets tougher with Stanford. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Creighton | The day after Thanksgiving, be sure to catch Creighton play Wisconsin if you need a break from football. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Memphis | Memphis took care of Samford in their second game of the young season. This week it is off to The Bahamas. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers had a tough loss against Florida. This week they get another test against a very good Creighton squad. | 16 |
| 19 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame was surprised in a loss to St. Joe's. They rebounded nicely though with a win over BYU. | 13 |
| 20 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State is building nicely following their early loss to Syracuse. The tough test this week is at USC. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga kicks off the Old Spice Classic on Thanksgiving against Clemson. It should be a very interesting tournament. | 21 |
| 22 |  | UNLV | UNLV, sitting undefeated at 2-0, will play Oregon on Friday night in what should be an interesting game. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Cincinnati | UC's competition gets a bit tougher this week when they host Iowa State, but it could be a while before a loss. | NR |
| 24 |  | Texas | Texas is off to Maui. They'll start the invitational against the Silverswords of Chaminade. But it gets more difficult. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Baylor | Even though Baylor lost to Colorado in the Charleston Classic, they still beat St. John's and Boston College. | 23 |
11/19 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 11/18/2012
