| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Syracuse (31) | 28-5 | 775 |
| 2 | Kansas | 29-7 | 742 |
| 3 | Texas | 26-6 | 694 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 32-4 | 666 |
| 5 | Arizona | 28-4 | 654 |
| 6 | Marquette | 27-5 | 626 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 27-7 | 595 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 28-5 | 559 |
| 9 | Duke | 26-7 | 493 |
| 10 | Maryland | 21-10 | 384 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 23-10 | 371 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 25-6 | 361 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 24-8 | 345 |
| 13 | Illinois | 25-7 | 345 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 24-10 | 333 |
| 16 | Florida | 25-8 | 309 |
| 17 | Xavier | 26-6 | 253 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 22-13 | 252 |
| 19 | Louisville | 25-7 | 244 |
| 20 | Stanford | 24-9 | 164 |
| 21 | Butler | 27-6 | 133 |
| 22 | Missouri | 22-11 | 122 |
| 23 | Creighton | 29-5 | 121 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 22-10 | 94 |
| 25 | Dayton | 25-6 | 81 |