| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (63) | 23-1 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 23-1 | 1,553 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 20-3 | 1,493 |
| 4 | Missouri | 21-2 | 1,415 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 20-3 | 1,352 |
| 6 | Baylor | 21-2 | 1,318 |
| 7 | Kansas | 18-5 | 1,170 |
| 8 | Florida | 19-4 | 1,066 |
| 9 | Murray State | 23-0 | 1,055 |
| 10 | Duke | 19-4 | 1,037 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 18-5 | 1,032 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 18-4 | 919 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 20-3 | 728 |
| 14 | UNLV | 21-4 | 702 |
| 15 | Florida State | 16-6 | 694 |
| 16 | Saint Mary's | 22-2 | 635 |
| 17 | Creighton | 21-3 | 600 |
| 18 | Marquette | 19-5 | 469 |
| 19 | Virginia | 18-4 | 448 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 18-5 | 401 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 18-6 | 384 |
| 22 | Michigan | 17-7 | 253 |
| 23 | Indiana | 18-6 | 227 |
| 24 | Louisville | 18-5 | 112 |
| 25 | Harvard | 20-2 | 105 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 23-1 | 775 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 23-1 | 740 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 20-3 | 715 |
| 4 | Missouri | 21-2 | 673 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 20-3 | 639 |
| 6 | Baylor | 21-2 | 635 |
| 7 | Florida | 19-4 | 536 |
| 7 | Murray State | 23-0 | 536 |
| 9 | Duke | 19-4 | 525 |
| 10 | Kansas | 18-5 | 480 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 18-4 | 454 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 18-5 | 444 |
| 13 | Saint Mary's | 22-2 | 382 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 20-3 | 332 |
| 15 | Creighton | 21-3 | 316 |
| 16 | UNLV | 21-4 | 302 |
| 17 | Florida State | 16-6 | 247 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 18-5 | 241 |
| 19 | Marquette | 19-5 | 239 |
| 20 | Virginia | 18-4 | 192 |
| 21 | Harvard | 20-2 | 153 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 18-6 | 133 |
| 23 | Indiana | 18-6 | 93 |
| 23 | Louisville | 18-5 | 93 |
| 25 | Michigan | 17-7 | 79 |