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A surprise to no one, Kentucky stays at the top spot with Arizona, Wisconsin, and Duke right behind. The first-place votes were much less spread out this time. Kentucky earned all but three first place votes; those votes went to Wisconsin.
Kansas fell to #11 after the beatdown in Indianapolis. Other Big 12 teams in the AP Poll include #7 Texas, #13 Iowa State, and #21 West Virginia. Oklahoma fell out of the top 25 after their defeat at the hands of Creighton. Big 12 teams receiving votes include Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Baylor. Kansas State is no longer in the receiving votes category.
Regionally, Wichita State moved up to #9 while Nebraska fell out of the Top 25 after a loss to Rhode Island.
AP Poll
| Rank | School | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (62) | 5-0 | 1,622 |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats | 3-0 | 1,493 |
| 2 | Wisconsin Badgers (3) | 4-0 | 1,493 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 5-0 | 1,473 |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 3-0 | 1,315 |
| 6 | Louisville Cardinals | 3-0 | 1,220 |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns | 4-0 | 1,185 |
| 8 | Virginia Cavaliers | 4-0 | 1,166 |
| 9 | Wichita State Shockers | 3-0 | 1,120 |
| 10 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 4-0 | 1,076 |
| 11 | Kansas Jayhawks | 1-1 | 982 |
| 12 | Villanova Wildcats | 3-0 | 913 |
| 13 | Iowa State Cyclones | 2-0 | 831 |
| 14 | Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 3-0 | 761 |
| 15 | San Diego State Aztecs | 3-0 | 735 |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 3-0 | 557 |
| 17 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 5-0 | 524 |
| 18 | Florida Gators | 2-1 | 467 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines | 3-0 | 402 |
| 20 | Michigan State Spartans | 2-1 | 400 |
| 21 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 5-0 | 345 |
| 22 | UCLA Bruins | 4-0 | 177 |
| 23 | Creighton Bluejays | 4-0 | 148 |
| 24 | Connecticut Huskies | 3-1 | 145 |
| 25 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 3-0 | 129 |
| Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 109, Stanford 80, Providence 63, Utah 38, Minnesota 21, Northern Iowa 17, Rhode Island 16, Syracuse 15, Oklahoma St 14, Memphis 10, Georgetown 10, Baylor 7, Indiana 6, California 5, Nebraska 5, Illinois 5, Cincinnati 4, NC State 4, Wyoming 4, UTEP 3, Maryland 3, Dayton 3, BYU 2, Northeastern 1, Xavier 1 | |||
Coaches Poll
| Rank | School | Record | Pts | 1st | Prev | Change | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 5-0 | 796 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Duke | 5-0 | 733 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4-0 | 726 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 |
| 4 | Arizona | 3-0 | 723 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2/2 |
| 5 | Louisville | 3-0 | 622 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8/9 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 617 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6/6 |
| 7 | Virginia | 4-0 | 585 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8/9 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 4-0 | 558 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11/13 |
| 9 | Texas | 4-0 | 541 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10/10 |
| 10 | Wichita State | 3-0 | 491 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 11/13 |
| 11 | Villanova | 3-0 | 469 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12/12 |
| 12 | Kansas | 1-1 | 458 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 5/5 |
| 13 | Iowa St. | 2-0 | 378 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14/14 |
| 14 | Virginia Commonwealth | 3-0 | 369 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15/16 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 3-0 | 348 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16/17 |
| 16 | Florida | 2-1 | 303 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 7/7 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 281 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 20/20 |
| 18 | Michigan | 3-0 | 265 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 22/23 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 238 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 18/19 |
| 20 | Miami | 5-0 | 160 | 0 | 46 | 26 | – |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 114 | 0 | 18 | -3 | 18/19 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 3-1 | 112 | 0 | 17 | -5 | 15/17 |
| 23 | UCLA | 4-0 | 93 | 0 | 29 | 6 | – |
| 24 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 81 | 0 | NR | 0 | – |
| 25 | Providence | 5-0 | 47 | 0 | NR | 0 | – |
| Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 42; Arkansas 35; Utah 27; Syracuse 26; Georgetown 23; Notre Dame 20; Nebraska 17; Oregon 11; Baylor 10; Creighton 9; Minnesota 9; Oklahoma State 8; Northern Iowa 6; California 6; Indiana 5; Texas-El Paso 5; Iowa 4; Colorado 4; Charlotte 4; Louisiana Tech 3; George Washington 3; Saint Mary's 3; Wyoming 3; Rhode Island 2; Kansas State 2; Memphis 2; LSU 1; Illinois 1; Southern Methodist 1. | |||||||