The top five of Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Virginia, and Tennessee remained the same. After losing to Michigan and Furman, defending champs Villanova fell out of the poll. The Wolverines jumped from No. 18 to No. 9. Five SEC teams made the Top 25: 5. Tennessee, 8. Auburn, 10. Kentucky, 15. Mississippi State, and 19. LSU.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Duke (53) | 3-0 | 1,564 |
| 2 | Kansas (7) | 3-0 | 1,510 |
| 3 | Gonzaga | 3-0 | 1,437 |
| 4 | Virginia (2) | 3-0 | 1,299 |
| 5 | Tennessee (1) | 3-0 | 1,281 |
| 6 | Nevada | 3-0 | 1,253 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 4-0 | 1,246 |
| 8 | Auburn | 3-0 | 1,123 |
| 9 | Michigan | 5-0 | 1,021 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 3-1 | 980 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 937 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 889 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 849 |
| 14 | Florida State | 2-0 | 794 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 3-0 | 619 |
| 16 | Clemson | 3-0 | 462 |
| 17 | UCLA | 3-0 | 430 |
| 18 | TCU | 3-0 | 388 |
| 19 | LSU | 4-0 | 358 |
| 20 | Iowa | 4-0 | 354 |
| 21 | Oregon | 3-1 | 325 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 3-0 | 240 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 222 |
| 24 | Purdue | 4-1 | 199 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 150 |
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 98, Indiana 74, Maryland 56, Villanova 53, Furman 50, Syracuse 29, Washington 29, Texas 23, West Virginia 18, Butler 18, Miami 18, St.