| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Duke | With wins over Davidson and Wake Forest, Duke is still undefeated. A trip to NC State will be very interesting. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Michigan | The Big Ten slate started off pretty easily for Michigan, but that will certainly not last too long. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Kansas | The Jayhawks were tested big time by Temple, but the home winning streak is still alive. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Indiana | The Hoosiers survived their Big Ten opener at Iowa. The gem this week is at home against the Golden Gophers. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Arizona | Arizona did not have too easy of a time against Colorado and Utah. The Pac-12 is not going to be that easy for UA. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisville | Louisville won their Big East opener last week. This week they'll boost their mark against Seton Hall and USF. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Syracuse | It was not pretty, but Syracuse took the long road trip to South Florida and came away with a conference win. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Notre Dame | Many are waiting for Notre Dame to actually play a road game. And they finally will on Monday at Cincinnati. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing well, but they will be seriously tested on the road against Illinois and Indiana. | 14 |
| 10 |  | Florida | Florida didn't have much trouble at Yale. This weekend they hit the road again to face off against LSU. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Creighton | The Bluejays had another good week in MVC play, this time coming away with wins over Illinois St and Indiana St. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga got a huge win on Saturday night over a very, very good Santa Clara squad. Next up is St. Mary's. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Ohio State | There is no shame in losing on the road to Illinois, but the Buckeyes should not lose by 19 points. | 8 |
| 14 |  | Missouri | Missouri struggled against Bucknell. Do not be fooled, this is a very talented and experienced Bucknell squad. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Illinois | After a loss at Purdue, Illinois crushed Ohio State at home. Now they have to play Minnesota, but it is at home. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Cincinnati | The schedule is getting tougher and the Bearcats are sliding down the rankings. It's a big Monday against the Irish. | 12 |
| 17 |  | Butler | With wins against Penn and UNO, Butler is heading into A-10 play on a nine game winning streak. | 19 |
| 18 |  | North Carolina State | It was tough, but NC State got a road victory in the ACC. The road games will get tougher than BC though. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Kansas State | The Wildcats finally got a win over a top 25 team by knocking off Oklahoma State. A trip to WVU will be tough too. | 24 |
| 20 |  | Michigan State | Winning on the road is going to be tough in the Big Ten this year. A game at Iowa will be huge for both teams. | 16 |
| 21 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas failed to score 50 points in a game again this season. And this time they lost 49-48 to Marquette. | 18 |
| 22 |  | San Diego State | SDSU had an easy game against CSU Bakersfield to get back on track after the loss to Arizona. MW play is next. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Wyoming | Wyoming is now 13-0 after a win at SMU last week. This week Boise State and Nevada will mess with perfection. | NR |
| 24 |  | UNLV | Beating up on Chicago State and CSU Bakersfield last week may be a good warm up for the big game at UNM. | NR |
| 25 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico's offense struggled against the stingy St. Louis defense. The scoreboard should light up against UNLV. | 21 |
1/7 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 01/06/2013
