| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans struggled against Columbia coming off of their huge win against former #1 Kentucky. | 3 |
| 2 |  | Louisville | Louisville has been dominate early and that should continue this week against Hartford and Fairfield. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Arizona | Arizona picked up nice early wins against Long Beach State and San Diego State. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky lost to Michigan State 78-74 and fell from the #1 spot, but at least they get revenge on Robert Morris. | 1 |
| 5 |  | Kansas | Kansas moved up among the elite of the college basketball teams with their nice win over Duke. | 18 |
| 6 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga faces Washington State this week before heading to Maui where they'll play Dayton and probably Baylor. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies don't play a road game until late December, but they are playing another neutral game this week. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes held Marquette to just 35 points. The defense will dominate American this week too. | 12 |
| 9 |  | Duke | Duke's defense allowed 94 points in a loss to Kansas. UNC-Asheville and Vermont are next. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse is off to a strong 3-0 start, but the competition has not been tough and won't be this week either. | 10 |
| 11 |  | VCU | VCU snuck past UVA 59-56 and dropped 92 points on Wintrhop. Florida State's D could cause problems on Thursday. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Florida | The depleted Florida squad could not get much going against Wisconsin's defense. | 5 |
| 13 |  | Wichita State | Fred VanVleet and Cleanthony Early have led Wichita State to a 4-0 start. They hit the road this week. | 15 |
| 14 |  | North Carolina | The depleted Tar Heels lost to Belmont and they will have another interesting test on Saturday against Richmond. | 7 |
| 15 |  | New Mexico | The Lobos had no trouble with Charleston Southern, but will get tested more in the Charleston Classic. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Marquette | Marquette's young backcourt could get nothing done in a 35 point effort against Ohio State. | 11 |
| 17 |  | Memphis | We should learn quite a bit about Memphis this week when they face off against Oklahoma State. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Wisconsin | Wisconsin's win over Florida is going to be a big one when all is said and done. However, they barely beat Green Bay. | 23 |
| 19 |  | Michigan | Michigan failed their first serious test of the season as Iowa State beat the Wolverines 77-70. | 14 |
| 20 |  | Oklahoma State | The Cowboys will have their first real test of the year when they face Memphis on Tuesday night. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Saint Louis | The Billikens trip through Southern Illinois resulted in a couple more wins. They host Oral Roberts next. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Baylor | Baylor now has wins over Colorado, South Carolina and Louisiana. Charleston Southern is the lone game this week. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Oregon | The Ducks lone game last week was a win over Western Carolina. This week they play Utah Valley and San Fran. | NR |
| 24 |  | Colorado | Colorado has been up and down already this year, but the talent will come around sooner or later. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Villanova | Villanova beat a decent Towson squad and Saturday and will go for another win over a CAA team this week. | NR |
11/17 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 11/17/2013
