| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (65) | 32-2 | 1,625 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 32-2 | 1,559 |
| 3 | Duke | 29-5 | 1,427 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 28-4 | 1,412 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 1,377 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 27-6 | 1,365 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 26-7 | 1,209 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 29-4 | 1,043 |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | 961 |
| 10 | Purdue | 27-5 | 915 |
| 11 | Butler | 28-4 | 903 |
| 12 | Temple | 29-5 | 843 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 24-8 | 836 |
| 14 | Georgetown | 23-10 | 788 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 25-8 | 616 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 23-8 | 603 |
| 17 | Brigham Young | 29-5 | 600 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 24-8 | 566 |
| 19 | Baylor | 25-7 | 550 |
| 20 | Maryland | 23-8 | 394 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 24-8 | 382 |
| 22 | Gonzaga | 26-6 | 359 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 23-9 | 290 |
| 24 | Richmond | 26-8 | 141 |
| 25 | Xavier | 24-8 | 106 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (31) | 32-2 | 775 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 32-2 | 744 |
| 3 | Duke | 29-5 | 699 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 28-4 | 667 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 27-6 | 661 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 626 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 26-7 | 566 |
| 8 | Butler | 28-4 | 511 |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | 471 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 29-4 | 467 |
| 11 | Purdue | 27-5 | 462 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 24-8 | 409 |
| 13 | Temple | 29-5 | 403 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 25-8 | 352 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 23-10 | 341 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 29-5 | 265 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 24-8 | 265 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 26-6 | 245 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 23-8 | 215 |
| 20 | Maryland | 23-8 | 184 |
| 21 | Baylor | 25-7 | 177 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 24-8 | 127 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 23-9 | 126 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 28-4 | 122 |
| 25 | UTEP | 26-6 | 67 |