| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky's first true road game is at Louisville on Saturday afternoon. It should be their toughest test to date. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Arizona | Arizona survived their first true road game against UTEP on Friday. Their next is Tuesday against UNLV. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Duke | Duke handled Elon and Connecticut last week. They have this week off and are back in action on 12/29. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Villanova | Villanova scored five quick points at the end of regulation to take Syracuse to overtime. Then they won to go to 11-0. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | Louisville went on the road and beat WKU. This week they head back home to face CSUN and #1 Kentucky. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Wisconsin | After a week off, Wisconsin is back in action on Monday night when they head to Berkeley to take on Cal. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Texas | The Longhorns boosted their win total to ten by beating Lipscomb and Long Beach State. Next up is Stanford. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Virginia | Virginia absolutely manhandled Harvard, coasting to a 76-27 victory after allowing just eight points in the first half.
| 10 |
| 9 |  | Kansas | Kelly Oubre had a big game as Kansas dominated Lafayette 96-69. Their only game this week is at Temple on Monday. | 8 |
| 10 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga beat Texas Southern, something Michigan State couldn't do, and Cal Poly last week. | 9 |
| 11 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State had no trouble with Drake on Saturday. They will not take the court again until New Year's Eve. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Wichita State | Wichita State stole a road win at Alabama and hope to take that momentum to Hawaii for the Diamond Head Classic. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Utah | The Utes beat UNLV in a hard fought contest. This week Utah's only contest is at home against South Dakota State. | 15 |
| 14 |  | Washington | UW remained perfect on the year with a big win over Oklahoma. This week they host Tulane and Stony Brook.
| 20 |
| 15 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes tried to comeback against UNC after a very slow start, but they could not get the job down. | 11 |
| 16 |  | Notre Dame | Six players scored in double figures, led by Demetrius Jackson's 22, as Notre Dame absolutely crushed Purdue.
| 17 |
| 17 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia grabbed another quality win on Saturday, knocking off North Carolina State 83-69. | 18 |
| 18 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels looked pretty good against Ohio State in a 82-74 win. The lone game this week is against UAB. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Maryland | Maryland played their first true road game against Oklahoma State on Sunday and looked good in a 73-64 win. | 25 |
| 20 |  | St. John's | St. John's was able to grind out a quality win over St. Mary's and they face Long Beach State this week. | NR |
| 21 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners mounted a nice comeback against Washington, but ended up losing by a score of 69-67. | 14 |
| 22 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State lost to Cincinnati in overtime and their shots are still not falling consistently. | 16 |
| 23 |  | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa's second half defense led to a 56-44 win over rival Iowa. There is just one more game before MVC play. | 23 |
| 24 |  | California | Cal picked up their tenth win over the season with a 78-67 victory over EWU. They host Wisconsin on Monday. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Baylor | Baylor moved to 9-1 on the year with a win over New Mexico State. The Big 12 is going to be very interesting. | NR |
