| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Indiana | Indiana crushed UNC on Tuesday night and followed it up with an equally comfortable win over Coppin State. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Duke | Duke added Ohio State to their list of big wins that already included Kentucky and Louisville. | 6 |
| 3 |  | Florida | Florida stayed perfect with an easy win over Marquette. Next up is an always fun game against Florida State. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Syracuse | With the win at Arkansas, Syracuse is poised to go at least 14-0. That is when they leave New York again. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Michigan | Michigan got a couple quality wins against NC State and Bradley. This week they host WMU and Arkansas. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | The loss at Duke was not a bad loss at all. Few teams go to Cameron Indoor Stadium and leave with a win. | 2 |
| 7 |  | Louisville | Gorgui Dieng's absence is already being felt, but at least the Cardinals survived a tight game with Illinois State. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Kansas | Kansas held on to beat Oregon State on Friday night. This week they host Colorado in what could be a good game. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Arizona | Arizona played well in Lubbock, leading to a 5-0 start. This week they take on Southern Miss and Clemson. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga had no trouble with Pacific on Saturday night. This week the competition gets tough with WSU and Illinois. | 14 |
| 11 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish shut down the potentially explosive Kentucky offense, holding them to 50 points, to improve to 7-1. | 18 |
| 12 |  | Kentucky | It has been a long, long time since Kentucky lost on their home floor, but Baylor managed to pull it off. | 7 |
| 13 |  | Missouri | Missouri is getting some decent wins early in the 2012 campaign, adding Appalachian State to that list this week. | 16 |
| 14 |  | North Carolina | It would be perfectly fine to lose at Indiana, but the Tar Heels got absolutely crushed. Time off won't hurt. | 9 |
| 15 |  | Creighton | Creighton lost to Boise State and now they play their first true road game at Nebraska. That could be a trap game. | 12 |
| 16 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans did not play well in their first true road game against the Hurricanes. They'll stay home for a while. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Cincinnati | Cincinnati's offense was a bit disappointing, but they beat Alabama on a thrilling buzzer beater by Cashmere Wright. | 20 |
| 18 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State got a quality win at UCLA. However, it remains to be seen if beating the Bruins is actually quality. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Minnesota | The Golden Gophers keep cruising along and adding quality wins to the resume, the latest being at Florida State. | 23 |
| 20 |  | North Carolina State | The tough schedule is catching up to NC State already. After losing to OSU and Michigan, Uconn could be next. | 17 |
| 21 |  | Georgetown | A win is a win, but Georgetown's 37-36 victory over Tennessee sure was ugly. But it was uglier for Tennessee. | NR |
| 22 |  | UNLV | We should learn quite a bit more about UNLV this week as they hit the road and head to Portland and Cal. | 22 |
| 23 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico had a close call on Saturday, needing overtime to knock off Indiana State, but they are now 8-0. | NR |
| 24 |  | Memphis | Memphis has not been all that impressive so far this season, but this is a talented team when they play as a team. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State's defensive effort was lacking in their loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday. USF is up next. | 21 |
12/3 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/02/2012
