Purdue was able to notch a top 50 RPI win when it beat Michigan on Thursday, but a loss last night at Illinois not only offset that, but caused Purdue to drop yet again in both polls. First, here is the coaches poll:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Kansas | 14-1 | 800 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1/7 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 13-1 | 743 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1/8 |
| 3 | Maryland | 15-1 | 742 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2/9 |
| 4 | Michigan St | 16-1 | 694 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1/13 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 15-2 | 673 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1/11 |
| 6 | Duke | 14-2 | 596 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3/12 |
| 7 | Villanova | 14-2 | 557 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6/17 |
| 8 | Xavier | 14-1 | 555 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6/NR |
| 9 | Miami-Florida | 13-1 | 551 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/NR |
| 10 | West Virginia | 14-1 | 477 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10/23 |
| 11 | Virginia | 12-3 | 426 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4/12 |
| 12 | Providence | 14-2 | 400 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 9/NR |
| 13 | Kentucky | 12-3 | 393 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 1/13 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 13-2 | 383 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14/NR |
| 15 | South Carolina | 15-0 | 361 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Arizona | 13-3 | 337 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 6/16 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 14-1 | 263 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Iowa St. |