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On the heels of an upset in Norman, Oklahoma against the Iowa St. Cyclones, Lon Kruger and his Oklahoma Sooners are making their debut in the top 25 this season. The occasion marks the first time the men's basketball program has been ranked since 2009.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona Wildcats (61) | 17-0 | 1,621 |
| 2 | Syracuse Orange (4) | 16-0 | 1,560 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Badgers | 16-0 | 1,482 |
| 4 | Michigan St. Spartans | 15-1 | 1,442 |
| 5 | Wichita St. Shockers | 17-0 | 1,300 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 15-1 | 1,289 |
| 7 | Florida Gators | 13-2 | 1,205 |
| 8 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 14-1 | 1,048 |
| 9 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 14-2 | 1,046 |
| 10 | San Diego St. Aztecs | 14-1 | 1,020 |
| 11 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | 15-2 | 979 |
| 12 | Baylor Bears | 13-2 | 952 |
| 13 | Kentucky Wildcats | 12-3 | 912 |
| 14 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 14-3 | 831 |
| 15 | Kansas Jayhawks | 11-4 | 686 |
| 16 | UMass Minutemen | 14-1 | 579 |
| 17 | Memphis Tigers | 12-3 | 536 |
| 18 | Louisville Cardinals | 14-3 | 525 |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 15-2 | 405 |
| 20 | Creighton Bluejays | 14-2 | 329 |
| 21 | Colorado Buffaloes | 14-3 | 328 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 15-1 | 299 |
| 23 | Duke Blue Devils | 12-4 | 193 |
| 24 | Saint Louis Billikens | 15-2 | 148 |
| 25 | Oklahoma Sooners | 13-3 | 103 |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins | 13-3 | 103 |
Coaches Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona (30) | 17-0 | 798 |
| 2 | Syracuse (1) | 16-0 | 766 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 16-0 | 724 |
| 4 | Michigan State (1) | 15-1 | 718 |
| 5 | Wichita State | 17-0 | 666 |
| 6 | Villanova | 15-1 | 598 |
| 7 | Florida | 13-2 | 573 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 14-2 | 517 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 15-2 | 516 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 14-1 | 495 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 14-1 | 481 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 12-3 | 424 |
| 13 | Baylor | 13-2 | 413 |
| 14 | Louisville | 14-3 | 393 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 14-1 | 330 |
| 16 | Iowa | 14-3 | 297 |
| 17 | Memphis | 12-3 | 274 |
| 18 | Kansas | 11-4 | 272 |
| 19 | Creighton | 14-2 | 216 |
| 20 | Duke | 12-4 | 163 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 15-1 | 144 |
| 22 | Colorado | 14-3 | 103 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 15-2 | 87 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 14-3 | 82 |
| 25 | UCLA | 13-3 | 74 |
