| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky slipped past LSU on the road 71-69 in a thrilling matchup. A trip to Tennessee won't be as interesting. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga hits the road this week, including a contest at St. Mary's on Saturday. That is their best chance to lose. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Virginia | It was Virginia's defense, again, that saved the day against both North Carolina State and Wake Forest. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers are now 23-2, but their two toughest Big Ten games, at Maryland and Ohio State, are yet to come. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Duke | Duke went on the road and came away with wins over FSU and Cuse. Round one of the UNC rivalry is on Wednesday. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Villanova | Villanova cemented their spot atop the Big East standings with road wins over Providence and Butler. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Arizona | Well that was an easy roadtrip for Arizona. They combined to outscore UW and WSU 96-43 in the first halves. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Kansas | The Jayhawks are trying to run away with the Big 12 title, but West Virginia will have something to say about that. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Utah | Utah picked up their 19th and 20th wins of the season with wins over Stanford and Cal. A trip to Oregon awaits. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish survived their road trip to Clemson and should add a couple more wins this week against Wake and BC. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Northern Iowa | UNI had no trouble with Illinois State or Missouri State last week. A trip to Loyola could at least be interesting. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Louisville | Louisville lost at home again, this time to North Carolina State. This week they head to Syracuse and host Miami. | 9 |
| 13 |  | Wichita State | Wichita State moved to 13-1 in MVC play and it looks likely that it will all come down to the 2/28 showdown with UNI. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Iowa State | The Cyclones are hanging around the Big 12 title chase at 8-4. This week they hit the road to face OSU and Texas. | 12 |
| 15 |  | Maryland | Maryland held at home against IU and picked up a road win at Penn State. The lone game this week is against Nebraska. | 19 |
| 16 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina has now lost three of four. And it may get worse before it gets better with a trip to Duke next. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas won a thriller over Ole Miss on Saturday and added another road win against Auburn. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Butler | Butler could not quite get past Villanova at home. It looks like they will have to settle for a shot at second place. | 16 |
| 19 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma picked up a nice win over Iowa State, but followed it up with a poor offensive showing at Kansas State. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Southern Methodist | SMU absolutely crushed UConn on Saturday. Their lone game this week is against a Temple team that needs a big win. | 24 |
| 21 |  | VCU | VCU was upset by La Salle during the week, but Saturday's win at GW was absolutely huge for VCU's momentum. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Baylor | The brutality of the Big 12 is starting to catch up to Baylor. Texas Tech and Kansas State are a welcome site on the slate. | 17 |
| 23 |  | West Virginia | Despite losing three of their last four, WVU is still 19-6 overall. A big game on Big Monday against Kansas is next. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Texas | Texas did what they needed to do and beat TCU and TTU at home. The schedule is brutal from here on out. | NR |
| 25 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes have eight days between their loss at Michigan State and their next game in Ann Arbor. | 23 |
