| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Duke (31) | 33-5 | 775 |
| 2 | Butler | 32-4 | 739 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 31-6 | 696 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 28-8 | 654 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 35-3 | 650 |
| 6 | Kansas | 33-3 | 604 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 29-8 | 573 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 30-5 | 554 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 28-9 | 494 |
| 10 | Baylor | 28-8 | 487 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 29-8 | 483 |
| 12 | Purdue | 29-6 | 448 |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | 30-5 | 344 |
| 14 | Xavier | 26-9 | 271 |
| 15 | Villanova | 25-8 | 267 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 30-5 | 229 |
| 17 | Cornell | 29-5 | 225 |
| 18 | Maryland | 24-9 | 201 |
| 19 | Saint Mary's | 28-6 | 198 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 25-9 | 182 |
| 21 | Washington | 26-10 | 163 |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 30-6 | 161 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 27-7 | 141 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 24-9 | 140 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 24-10 | 136 |