Somehow Louisville won its only game of the season by 41 points and lost votes in both polls:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | North Carolina (37) | 2-0 | 1,571 |
| 2 | Kentucky (8) | 2-0 | 1,520 |
| 3 | Maryland (14) | 1-0 | 1,496 |
| 4 | Kansas (5) | 1-0 | 1,415 |
| 5 | Duke | 2-0 | 1,348 |
| 6 | Virginia (1) | 1-0 | 1,341 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-0 | 1,189 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1,095 |
| 9 | Wichita St | 1-0 | 1,043 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 0-0 | 1,040 |
| 11 | Villanova | 1-0 | 1,013 |
| 12 | Arizona | 1-0 | 973 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 837 |
| 14 | Indiana | 1-0 | 763 |
| 15 | California | 1-0 | 761 |
| 16 | Utah | 1-0 | 514 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 462 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 414 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 1-0 | 373 |
| 20 | Baylor | 1-0 | 368 |
| 21 | Purdue | 2-0 | 291 |
| 22 | Butler | 1-0 | 284 |
| 23 | LSU | 1-0 | 283 |
| 24 | Michigan | 1-0 | 141 |
| 25 | Oregon | 1-0 | 121 |
- Others receiving votes: SMU 105, Texas A&M 83, West Virginia 78, Cincinnati 72, Louisville 39, Miami (FL) 37, Wisconsin 25, Providence 14, Dayton 12, Florida State 10, Xavier 10, Valparaiso 8, Iowa 8, Texas 6, Rhode Island 5, BYU 4, Western Illinois 4, Oklahoma State 2, Old Dominion 2, UC Irvine 2, Colorado State 1, Yale 1, Washington 1
- Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 17
USA Today Coaches Poll RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 North Carolina (16) 2-0 762 2 Kentucky (8) 2-0 759 3 Maryland (3) 1-0 724 4 Duke (3) 2-0 709 5 Kansas (2) 1-0 680 6 Virginia 1-0 649 7 Iowa State 1-0 563 8 Oklahoma 0-0 523 8 Villanova 1-0 523 10 Arizona 1-0 494 11 Wichita St 1-0 465 12 Gonzaga 0-0 462 13 Michigan State 1-0 413 14 California 1-0 365 15 Indiana 1-0 314 16 Utah 1-0 253 17 Vanderbilt 1-0 223 18 Notre Dame 1-0 217 19 LSU 1-0 208 20 Butler 1-0 183 21 Baylor 1-0 177 22 West Virginia 1-0 136 23 Purdue 2-0 135 24 Connecticut 1-0 132 25 Michigan 1-0 105 - Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 45, Oregon 42, Louisville 34, Texas A&M 34, Florida State 18, Wisconsin 13, NC State 8, Xavier 7, Dayton 6, Providence 4, Belmont 4, Davidson 3, Miami (FL) 2, San Diego State 2, Georgetown 1, New Mexico 1, Old Dominion 1, Washington 1
- Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 17