Purdue's home collapse against Iowa likely cost it a shot at cracking the top 10 again. Butler lost twice and a pair of wins to start B1G play could have been enough to move up. Instead, we see Iowa jump into the poll. First, here is hte coaches poll:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 12-0 | 781 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1/8 |
| 2 | Kansas | 12-1 | 769 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2/7 |
| 3 | Maryland | 13-1 | 732 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2/9 |
| 4 | Virginia | 12-1 | 698 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4/12 |
| 5 | Michigan St | 14-1 | 676 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1/13 |
| 6 | Arizona | 13-1 | 618 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/14 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 13-2 | 592 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1/11 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 526 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1/11 |
| 9 | Providence | 14-1 | 509 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Duke | 12-2 | 487 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3/12 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 12-1 | 444 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11/NR |
| 12 | Xavier | 13-1 | 442 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 6/NR |
| 13 | Villanova | 12-2 | 434 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6/17 |
| 14 | Iowa St. |