2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason Week 1 (Mar. 12)
Year:Week:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (61) | 32-2 | 1,621 |
| 2 | Syracuse (1) | 31-2 | 1,545 |
| 3 | Missouri (2) | 30-4 | 1,459 |
| 4 | North Carolina (1) | 29-5 | 1,403 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 27-7 | 1,386 |
| 6 | Kansas | 27-6 | 1,330 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 1,229 |
| 8 | Duke | 27-6 | 1,158 |
| 9 | Baylor | 27-7 | 1,064 |
| 10 | Florida State | 24-9 | 972 |
| 11 | Marquette | 25-7 | 912 |
| 12 | Murray State | 30-1 | 871 |
| 13 | Michigan | 24-9 | 808 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 24-9 | 766 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 23-8 | 726 |
| 16 | Indiana | 25-8 | 576 |
| 17 | Louisville | 26-9 | 558 |
| 18 | Wichita State | 27-5 | 517 |
| 19 | Creighton | 28-5 | 373 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 24-10 | 334 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 318 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 26-7 | 223 |
| 23 | UNLV | 26-8 | 201 |
| 24 | Saint Mary's | 27-5 | 187 |
| 25 | Florida | 23-10 | 146 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (30) | 32-2 | 774 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 31-2 | 730 |
| 3 | Missouri (1) | 30-4 | 715 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 27-7 | 660 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 29-5 | 652 |
| 6 | Kansas | 27-6 | 586 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 578 |
| 8 | Duke | 27-6 | 557 |
| 9 | Murray State | 30-1 | 502 |
| 10 | Baylor | 27-7 | 481 |
| 11 | Marquette | 25-7 | 452 |
| 12 | Florida State | 24-9 | 442 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 24-9 | 348 |
| 14 | Michigan | 24-9 | 319 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 23-8 | 307 |
| 16 | Saint Mary's | 27-5 | 268 |
| 17 | Indiana | 25-8 | 252 |
| 18 | Louisville | 26-9 | 245 |
| 19 | Wichita State | 27-5 | 231 |
| 20 | Creighton | 28-5 | 199 |
| 21 | Florida | 23-10 | 189 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 125 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 26-7 | 99 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 24-10 | 94 |
| 25 | UNLV | 26-8 | 79 |
