| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (61) | 32-2 | 1,621 |
| 2 | Syracuse (1) | 31-2 | 1,545 |
| 3 | Missouri (2) | 30-4 | 1,459 |
| 4 | North Carolina (1) | 29-5 | 1,403 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 27-7 | 1,386 |
| 6 | Kansas | 27-6 | 1,330 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 1,229 |
| 8 | Duke | 27-6 | 1,158 |
| 9 | Baylor | 27-7 | 1,064 |
| 10 | Florida State | 24-9 | 972 |
| 11 | Marquette | 25-7 | 912 |
| 12 | Murray State | 30-1 | 871 |
| 13 | Michigan | 24-9 | 808 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 24-9 | 766 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 23-8 | 726 |
| 16 | Indiana | 25-8 | 576 |
| 17 | Louisville | 26-9 | 558 |
| 18 | Wichita State | 27-5 | 517 |
| 19 | Creighton | 28-5 | 373 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 24-10 | 334 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 318 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 26-7 | 223 |
| 23 | UNLV | 26-8 | 201 |
| 24 | Saint Mary’s | 27-5 | 187 |
| 25 | Florida | 23-10 | 146 |
- Others receiving votes: Temple 103, Cincinnati 89, Notre Dame 85, Memphis 59, Gonzaga 47, Iowa State 13, Virginia Commonwealth 12, Drexel 11, Virginia 9, Long Beach State 5, Harvard 4, Kansas State 3, St. Bonaventure 1
- Dropped from rankings: Temple 21, Notre Dame 23, Gonzaga 24, Iowa State 25
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (30) | 32-2 | 774 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 31-2 | 730 |
| 3 | Missouri (1) | 30-4 | 715 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 27-7 | 660 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 29-5 | 652 |
| 6 | Kansas | 27-6 | 586 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 578 |
| 8 | Duke | 27-6 | 557 |
| 9 | Murray State | 30-1 | 502 |
| 10 | Baylor | 27-7 | 481 |
| 11 | Marquette | 25-7 | 452 |
| 12 | Florida State | 24-9 | 442 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 24-9 | 348 |
| 14 | Michigan | 24-9 | 319 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 23-8 | 307 |
| 16 | Saint Mary’s | 27-5 | 268 |
| 17 | Indiana | 25-8 | 252 |
| 18 | Louisville | 26-9 | 245 |
| 19 | Wichita State | 27-5 | 231 |
| 20 | Creighton | 28-5 | 199 |
| 21 | Florida | 23-10 | 189 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 125 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 26-7 | 99 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 24-10 | 94 |
| 25 | UNLV | 26-8 | 79 |
- Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 48, Memphis 40, Temple 24, Cincinnati 22, Gonzaga 20, Virginia Commonwealth 13, Kansas State 6, Virginia 5, Long Beach State 3, Harvard 3, Iowa State 2, Saint Louis 2, North Carolina State 2, Montana 1
- Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 23, Temple 24, Gonzaga 25
