| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky moves up to #1…for now. They have to play North Carolina this week and that will shake things up. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State took care of business against some cupcakes last week, but now they face Duke on Tuesday night. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse had a close call against Stanford and they must play better this week if they hope to get past Florida. | 4 |
| 4 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina drops from the top spot after losing to UNLV, but now they have Wisconsin and Kentucky. | 1 |
| 5 |  | Duke | Duke continued their unparalleled dominance of the Maui Invitational. A trip to Ohio State is on Tuesday. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisville | Louisville has a couple fun games coming up when they host LBSU and travel to Vanderbilt. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers have not been seriously tested yet, but do have a win over BYU. UNC and Marquette are huge games. | 10 |
| 8 |  | Kansas | Kansas had a nice showing in Maui, beating Georgetown and UCLA, but fell in the final to Duke. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Florida | Florida has blown out everybody except Ohio State. They have another good team on the schedule this week. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Missouri | Missouri beat Notre Dame and California last week and should now be considered a threat to win the Big 12. | 17 |
| 11 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut rebounded from their loss to UCF by beating FSU in overtime. This week they get Arkansas. | 9 |
| 12 |  | Marquette | The Golden Eagles won the Paradise Jam, but it wasn't all easy. A trip to the Kohl Center on Saturday awaits. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Memphis | Memphis had a couple thrilling overtime games in Maui, but they left the island with just one win. | 7 |
| 14 |  | Xavier | So how good is Xavier? If the Georgia game didn't do it for you, they play Vanderbilt and Purdue this week. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Alabama | Alabama hosts Georgetown in the Big East/SEC Invitational on Thursday night, their only game of the week. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M should get a couple more wins with Alcorn State and Stephen F. Austin coming to town. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Vanderbilt | Xavier and Louisville will provide Vandy with a couple huge tests this week. Wins and Vandy is back on the rise. | 16 |
| 18 |  | Michigan | After a very, very nice showing in Maui, Michigan heads to Virginia as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. | NR |
| 19 |  | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh has not been very dominate at home. This week they will try their luck on the road. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State keeps cruising along after their early loss to Akron. West Virginia will be a good game. | 21 |
| 21 |  | UNLV | UNLV burst onto the national scene with their win over UNC, but tough games at UCSB and at Wichita State await. | NR |
| 22 |  | Baylor | Baylor has not been tested too much this year, but a trip to Northwestern should tell us more. | 24 |
| 23 |  | California | California got slaughtered by Missouri, but otherwise have played quite well. SDSU will provide another test. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga's schedule is getting tougher and it starts this week with Notre Dame and Illinois. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Arizona | Arizona had a tough week with losses to Mississippi State and SDSU. Those won't be bad losses in March. | 12 |
11/28 Men's Basketball Top 25
Mon, 11/28/2011
