| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (63) | 29-2 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Kentucky (2) | 29-2 | 1,553 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 28-3 | 1,500 |
| 4 | Duke | 26-5 | 1,348 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 24-7 | 1,344 |
| 6 | Purdue | 26-4 | 1,252 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 24-6 | 1,231 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 28-3 | 1,188 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 24-6 | 1,063 |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-6 | 1,016 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 24-7 | 1,015 |
| 12 | Butler | 27-4 | 796 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 23-7 | 710 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 28-4 | 690 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 23-7 | 650 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 24-7 | 644 |
| 17 | Temple | 26-5 | 552 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 26-5 | 534 |
| 19 | Maryland | 23-7 | 499 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 23-7 | 480 |
| 21 | Baylor | 24-6 | 474 |
| 22 | Georgetown | 20-9 | 277 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 22-8 | 271 |
| 24 | Xavier | 23-7 | 136 |
| 25 | UTEP | 24-5 | 134 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (30) | 29-2 | 774 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 29-2 | 740 |
| 3 | Syracuse (1) | 28-3 | 709 |
| 4 | Duke | 26-5 | 661 |
| 5 | Purdue | 26-4 | 625 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 24-6 | 610 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 24-7 | 604 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 28-3 | 526 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 24-6 | 501 |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-6 | 476 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 24-7 | 463 |
| 12 | Butler | 27-4 | 461 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 23-7 | 387 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | 26-5 | 347 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 28-4 | 324 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 24-7 | 295 |
| 17 | Temple | 26-5 | 282 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 23-7 | 273 |
| 19 | Maryland | 23-7 | 210 |
| 20 | Baylor | 24-6 | 167 |
| 21 | UTEP | 24-5 | 153 |
| 22 | Georgetown | 20-9 | 125 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 23-7 | 117 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 22-8 | 103 |
| 25 | Northern Iowa | 28-4 | 54 |