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| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (65) | 19-0 | 1,625 |
| 2 | Kansas | 18-1 | 1,519 |
| 3 | Villanova | 18-1 | 1,503 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 19-1 | 1,455 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 17-3 | 1,324 |
| 6 | Texas | 17-2 | 1,307 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 15-3 | 1,124 |
| 8 | Duke | 16-3 | 1,120 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 15-3 | 1,113 |
| 10 | Purdue | 16-3 | 977 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 16-3 | 960 |
| 12 | Brigham Young | 20-1 | 894 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 16-3 | 847 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 15-3 | 837 |
| 15 | Temple | 17-3 | 707 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 16-4 | 635 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 15-4 | 599 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 15-4 | 411 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 13-6 | 286 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 14-6 | 270 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 15-3 | 264 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 14-5 | 194 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 18-3 | 180 |
| 24 | Baylor | 15-3 | 157 |
| 25 | UAB | 17-2 | 125 |
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 19-0 | 775 |
| 2 | Kansas | 18-1 | 739 |
| 3 | Villanova | 18-1 | 714 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 19-1 | 680 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 17-3 | 627 |
| 6 | Texas | 17-2 | 613 |
| 7 | Duke | 16-3 | 555 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 16-3 | 533 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 15-3 | 506 |
| 10 | Brigham Young | 20-1 | 485 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 15-3 | 483 |
| 12 | Purdue | 16-3 | 420 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 16-3 | 409 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 15-3 | 385 |
| 15 | Temple | 17-3 | 339 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 16-4 | 282 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 15-4 | 267 |
| 18 | Butler | 16-4 | 213 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 13-6 | 199 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 15-4 | 151 |
| 21 | Clemson | 15-5 | 112 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 14-5 | 105 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 15-3 | 71 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 14-6 | 62 |
| 25 | Northern Iowa | 17-2 | 60 |