2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 5 (Dec. 5)
Year:Week:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (47) | 8-0 | 1,606 |
| 2 | Ohio State (18) | 8-0 | 1,575 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 8-0 | 1,491 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 1,328 |
| 5 | Louisville | 7-0 | 1,325 |
| 6 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1,283 |
| 7 | Duke | 7-1 | 1,264 |
| 8 | Xavier | 6-0 | 1,133 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 7-1 | 1,120 |
| 10 | Missouri | 7-0 | 1,009 |
| 11 | Marquette | 7-0 | 982 |
| 12 | Florida | 5-2 | 923 |
| 13 | Kansas | 5-2 | 833 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 665 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 660 |
| 16 | Alabama | 7-1 | 635 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 8-1 | 493 |
| 18 | Georgetown | 7-1 | 491 |
| 19 | Creighton | 7-0 | 352 |
| 20 | Michigan | 6-2 | 312 |
| 21 | Memphis | 4-2 | 216 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 199 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 5-1 | 197 |
| 24 | Illinois | 8-0 | 193 |
| 25 | Harvard | 8-0 | 191 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (19) | 8-0 | 763 |
| 2 | Ohio State (11) | 8-0 | 754 |
| 3 | Syracuse (1) | 8-0 | 713 |
| 4 | Louisville | 7-0 | 654 |
| 5 | Duke | 7-1 | 611 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 594 |
| 7 | Baylor | 7-0 | 582 |
| 8 | Xavier | 6-0 | 538 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 7-1 | 533 |
| 10 | Missouri | 7-0 | 511 |
| 11 | Marquette | 7-0 | 468 |
| 12 | Florida | 5-2 | 419 |
| 13 | Kansas | 5-2 | 385 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 359 |
| 15 | Alabama | 7-1 | 326 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 306 |
| 17 | Creighton | 7-0 | 222 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 8-1 | 208 |
| 19 | Michigan | 6-2 | 164 |
| 20 | Memphis | 4-2 | 154 |
| 21 | Georgetown | 7-1 | 136 |
| 22 | Gonzaga | 5-1 | 96 |
| 22 | Illinois | 8-0 | 96 |
| 24 | Harvard | 8-0 | 95 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 79 |
