| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Syracuse (60) | 17-0 | 1,618 |
| 2 | Kentucky (5) | 15-1 | 1,558 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 14-2 | 1,476 |
| 4 | Baylor | 15-0 | 1,436 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 15-2 | 1,347 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 14-2 | 1,263 |
| 7 | Indiana | 15-1 | 1,217 |
| 8 | Duke | 13-2 | 1,186 |
| 9 | Missouri | 14-1 | 1,096 |
| 10 | Kansas | 12-3 | 1,005 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 13-2 | 990 |
| 12 | UNLV | 16-2 | 852 |
| 13 | Michigan | 13-3 | 715 |
| 14 | Louisville | 13-3 | 704 |
| 15 | Murray State | 16-0 | 628 |
| 16 | Virginia | 14-1 | 607 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 12-3 | 535 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 12-2 | 482 |
| 19 | Florida | 12-4 | 463 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 13-3 | 362 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 13-2 | 347 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 13-2 | 313 |
| 23 | Creighton | 13-2 | 236 |
| 24 | Seton Hall | 14-2 | 205 |
| 25 | Marquette | 12-4 | 170 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Syracuse (30) | 17-0 | 774 |
| 2 | Kentucky (1) | 15-1 | 742 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 14-2 | 702 |
| 4 | Baylor | 15-0 | 684 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 15-2 | 649 |
| 6 | Duke | 13-2 | 583 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 14-2 | 578 |
| 8 | Indiana | 15-1 | 552 |
| 9 | Missouri | 14-1 | 540 |
| 10 | Kansas | 12-3 | 480 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 13-2 | 425 |
| 12 | UNLV | 16-2 | 374 |
| 13 | Michigan | 13-3 | 351 |
| 14 | Murray State | 16-0 | 341 |
| 15 | Louisville | 13-3 | 321 |
| 16 | Connecticut | 12-3 | 304 |
| 17 | Virginia | 14-1 | 251 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 12-2 | 242 |
| 19 | Florida | 12-4 | 226 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 13-3 | 181 |
| 21 | Creighton | 13-2 | 163 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 13-2 | 131 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 13-2 | 103 |
| 24 | Marquette | 12-4 | 69 |
| 25 | Harvard | 13-2 | 58 |