| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Texas (57) | 17-0 | 1,617 |
| 2 | Kentucky (8) | 18-0 | 1,568 |
| 3 | Kansas | 16-1 | 1,457 |
| 4 | Villanova | 16-1 | 1,442 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 17-1 | 1,376 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 15-3 | 1,259 |
| 7 | Duke | 15-2 | 1,249 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 14-2 | 1,163 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 15-2 | 1,015 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 15-2 | 989 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 13-3 | 922 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 13-3 | 873 |
| 13 | Purdue | 14-3 | 799 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 18-1 | 763 |
| 15 | Gonzaga | 14-3 | 748 |
| 16 | Temple | 15-3 | 581 |
| 17 | Clemson | 15-3 | 568 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 14-4 | 542 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 13-4 | 380 |
| 20 | Northern Iowa | 16-1 | 252 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 13-5 | 228 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 13-4 | 211 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 15-3 | 189 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 12-6 | 161 |
| 25 | Baylor | 14-2 | 147 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Texas (30) | 17-0 | 774 |
| 2 | Kentucky (1) | 18-0 | 742 |
| 3 | Kansas | 16-1 | 704 |
| 4 | Villanova | 16-1 | 686 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 17-1 | 648 |
| 6 | Duke | 15-2 | 614 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 15-3 | 593 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 14-2 | 534 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 15-2 | 480 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 14-3 | 419 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 15-2 | 412 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 13-3 | 409 |
| 13 | Brigham Young | 18-1 | 397 |
| 14 | Georgetown | 13-3 | 377 |
| 15 | Purdue | 14-3 | 363 |
| 16 | Clemson | 15-3 | 315 |
| 17 | Temple | 15-3 | 236 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 13-4 | 234 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 14-4 | 218 |
| 20 | Butler | 14-4 | 162 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 11-6 | 113 |
| 22 | Northern Iowa | 16-1 | 111 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 12-6 | 108 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 13-4 | 71 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 13-5 | 70 |