| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (52) | 29-2 | 1,612 |
| 2 | Kansas (13) | 29-2 | 1,569 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 27-4 | 1,493 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 25-5 | 1,416 |
| 5 | Duke | 27-4 | 1,265 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 24-6 | 1,209 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 29-2 | 1,197 |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 28-3 | 1,187 |
| 9 | Purdue | 25-6 | 1,108 |
| 10 | Texas | 25-6 | 1,081 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 25-6 | 984 |
| 12 | Florida | 24-6 | 931 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 23-7 | 870 |
| 14 | Louisville | 23-8 | 794 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 22-8 | 639 |
| 16 | Arizona | 25-6 | 562 |
| 17 | St. John's | 20-10 | 462 |
| 18 | Xavier | 24-6 | 437 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 22-9 | 345 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 20-10 | 294 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 21-9 | 281 |
| 22 | Georgetown | 21-9 | 244 |
| 23 | Utah State | 28-3 | 234 |
| 24 | Temple | 24-6 | 209 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 24-7 | 202 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (25) | 29-2 | 767 |
| 2 | Kansas (6) | 29-2 | 748 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 27-4 | 702 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 25-5 | 678 |
| 5 | Duke | 27-4 | 595 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 29-2 | 592 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 24-6 | 560 |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 28-3 | 546 |
| 9 | Purdue | 25-6 | 537 |
| 10 | Texas | 25-6 | 518 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 25-6 | 492 |
| 12 | Florida | 24-6 | 456 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 23-7 | 396 |
| 14 | Louisville | 23-8 | 364 |
| 15 | Arizona | 25-6 | 285 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 22-8 | 274 |
| 17 | Utah State | 28-3 | 237 |
| 18 | St. John's | 20-10 | 230 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 21-9 | 165 |
| 20 | Xavier | 24-6 | 150 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 23-7 | 146 |
| 22 | Georgetown | 21-9 | 117 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 22-9 | 113 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 21-9 | 80 |
| 25 | Temple | 24-6 | 77 |