| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (63) | 21-1 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 22-1 | 1,550 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 19-3 | 1,498 |
| 4 | Missouri | 19-2 | 1,363 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 18-3 | 1,331 |
| 6 | Baylor | 19-2 | 1,310 |
| 7 | Duke | 18-3 | 1,250 |
| 8 | Kansas | 17-4 | 1,178 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 17-4 | 1,098 |
| 10 | Murray State | 21-0 | 979 |
| 11 | UNLV | 20-3 | 936 |
| 12 | Florida | 17-4 | 861 |
| 13 | Creighton | 20-2 | 803 |
| 14 | Georgetown | 16-4 | 762 |
| 15 | Marquette | 18-4 | 682 |
| 16 | Virginia | 17-3 | 578 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 18-3 | 566 |
| 18 | Saint Mary's | 21-2 | 472 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 17-5 | 415 |
| 20 | Indiana | 17-5 | 395 |
| 21 | Florida State | 14-6 | 375 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 17-5 | 329 |
| 23 | Michigan | 16-6 | 305 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 17-3 | 141 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 16-5 | 102 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 21-1 | 775 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 22-1 | 730 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 19-3 | 726 |
| 4 | Missouri | 19-2 | 635 |
| 5 | Duke | 18-3 | 631 |
| 6 | Baylor | 19-2 | 622 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 18-3 | 622 |
| 8 | Kansas | 17-4 | 548 |
| 9 | Murray State | 21-0 | 511 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 17-4 | 456 |
| 11 | Florida | 17-4 | 445 |
| 12 | Creighton | 20-2 | 426 |
| 13 | UNLV | 20-3 | 399 |
| 14 | Georgetown | 16-4 | 355 |
| 15 | Marquette | 18-4 | 323 |
| 16 | Saint Mary's | 21-2 | 284 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 18-3 | 264 |
| 18 | Virginia | 17-3 | 253 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 17-5 | 193 |
| 20 | Indiana | 17-5 | 142 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 17-5 | 142 |
| 22 | Michigan | 16-6 | 120 |
| 23 | Harvard | 18-2 | 116 |
| 24 | Florida State | 14-6 | 85 |
| 25 | Louisville | 17-5 | 68 |