# 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | New to rankings from previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

| | Preseason Nov 1 | Week 2 Nov 13 | Week 3 Nov 20 | Week 4 Nov 27 | Week 5 Dec 4 | Week 6 Dec 11 | Week 7 Dec 18 | Week 8 Dec 25 | Week 9 Jan 1 | Week 10 Jan 8 | Week 11 Jan 15 | Week 12 Jan 22 | Week 13 Jan 29 | Week 14 Feb 5 | Week 15 Feb 12 | Week 16 Feb 19 | Week 17 Feb 26 | Week 18 Mar 5 | Week 19 Mar 12 | |
| 1. | Duke (33) | Duke (2–0) (34) | Duke (4–0) (54) | Duke (8–0) (65) | Duke (10–0) (65) | Villanova (10–0) (41) | Villanova (11–0) (45) | Villanova (12–0) (43) | Michigan State (14–1) (43) | Villanova (14–1) (52) | Villanova (16–1) (63) | Villanova (18–1) (63) | Villanova (20–1) (47) | Villanova (22–1) (48) | Virginia (23–2) (30) | Virginia (24–2) (42) | Virginia (26–2) (48) | Virginia (28–2) (65) | Virginia (31–2) (65) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan State (13) | Michigan State (1–0) (13) | Arizona (3–0) (11) | Kansas (5–0) | Kansas (7–0) | Michigan State (9–1) (19) | Michigan State (10–1) (15) | Michigan State (12–1) (16) | Duke (13–1) (21) | West Virginia (14–1) (12) | Virginia (16–1) (1) | Virginia (18–1) (1) | Virginia (20–1) (17) | Virginia (22–1) (16) | Michigan State (24–3) (21) | Michigan State (26–3) (19) | Michigan State (28–3) (17) | Villanova (27–4) | Villanova (30–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Arizona (18) | Arizona (2–0) (16) | Kansas (3–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Michigan State (7–1) | Wichita State (8–1) | Arizona State (10–0) (5) | Arizona State (12–0) (6) | Villanova (13–1) (1) | Virginia (14–1) (1) | Purdue (17–2) (1) | Purdue (19–2) (1) | Purdue (21–2) (1) | Purdue (23–2) (1) | Villanova (23–2) (9) | Villanova (24–3) (4) | Xavier (25–4) | Xavier (27–4) | Xavier (28–5) | 3. |
| 4. | Kansas (1) | Kansas (1–0) (2) | Michigan State (2–1) | Villanova (6–0) | Villanova (9–0) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (12–1) | Arizona State (12–1) | Michigan State (15–2) | Oklahoma (14–2) | Duke (17–2) | Duke (18–3) | Michigan State (22–3) | Xavier (23–3) (5) | Xavier (24–4) | Villanova (25–4) | Michigan State (29–4) | Kansas (27–7) | 4. |
| 5. | Kentucky | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (3–0) | Notre Dame (6–0) | Florida (5–1) | Arizona State (9–0) (5) | North Carolina (10–1) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Xavier (14–1) | Wichita State (13–2)т | Duke (15–2) | Kansas (16–3) | Michigan State (20–3) | Xavier (21–3) | Cincinnati (23–2) | Duke (22–5) | Duke (24–5) | Duke (25–6) | Michigan State (29–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Villanova | Wichita State (1–0) | Wichita State (2–0) | Florida (5–1) | Wichita State (6–1) | Miami (8–0) | Miami (9–0) | Xavier (12–1) | West Virginia (12–1) | Purdue (15–2)т | West Virginia (15–2) | Michigan State (17–3) | Xavier (19–3) | Cincinnati (21–2) | Purdue (23–4) | Texas Tech (22–5) т | Kansas (23–6) | Gonzaga (28–4) | Cincinnati (30–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Wichita State | Kentucky (2–0) | Florida (3–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Texas A&M (7–0) | North Carolina (9–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Duke (13–2) | Wichita State (15–2) | West Virginia (16–3) | Kansas (17–4) | Texas Tech (19–4) | Texas Tech (21–4) | Gonzaga (25–4) т | Gonzaga (27–4) | Michigan (28–7) | Michigan (28–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida | Florida (0–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Wichita State (4–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Wichita State (10–2) | Virginia (12–1) | Texas Tech (14–1) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Xavier (18–3) | Cincinnati (19–2) | Auburn (21–2) | Ohio State (22–5) | Kansas (21–6) | Purdue (26–5) | Cincinnati (27–4) | Gonzaga (30–4) | 8. |
| 9. | North Carolina | North Carolina (1–0) | North Carolina (2–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Texas A&M (8–1) | Xavier (10–1) | Virginia (11–1) | Wichita State (11–2) | Oklahoma (12–2) | Michigan State (16–3) | Cincinnati (17–2) | Arizona (18–4) | Duke (19–4) | Gonzaga (23–4) | Purdue (24–5) | North Carolina (22–7) | Kansas (24–7) | Duke (26–7) | 9. |
| 10. | USC | USC (1–0) | USC (3–0) | Miami (5–0) | Miami (7–0) | Xavier (9–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | TCU (12–0) | Kansas (11–2) | Xavier (15–2) | Kansas (14–3) | North Carolina (16–4) | Texas Tech (17–4) | Kansas (18–5) | Auburn (22–3) | North Carolina (21–7) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Purdue (28–6) | North Carolina (25–10) | 10. |
| 11. | West Virginia | Miami (2–0) | Miami (3–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Wichita State (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Texas A&M (11–2) | Arizona State (13–2) | Xavier (16–3) | Arizona (16–4) | Auburn (19–2) | Saint Mary's (23–2) | Clemson (20–4) | Cincinnati (23–4) | Wichita State (23–5) | Wichita State (24–6) | Purdue (28–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (1–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Minnesota (7–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Gonzaga (9–2) | Oklahoma (10–1) | North Carolina (12–2) | Kansas (12–3) | Cincinnati (15–2) | Oklahoma (14–4) | Oklahoma (15–5) | Gonzaga (21–4) | Duke (20–5) | Auburn (23–4) | Texas Tech (22–7) | North Carolina (22–9) | Arizona (27–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Miami | Notre Dame (1–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Xavier (7–1) | Kansas (7–2) | Virginia (9–1) | North Carolina (11–2) | Purdue (13–2) | Seton Hall (14–2) | Gonzaga (16–3) | Ohio State (17–4) | Saint Mary's (21–2) | Arizona (19–5) | Kansas (19–6) | Wichita State (21–5) | Ohio State (24–7) | Tennessee (23–7) | Tennessee (25–8) | 13. |
| 14. | Notre Dame | Minnesota (1–0) | Minnesota (4–0) | USC (4–1) | Minnesota (8–1) | TCU (10–0) | Kansas (8–2) | Purdue (12–2) | Arizona (11–3) | Cincinnati (14–2) | Arizona (14–4) | Texas Tech (15–4) | Gonzaga (19–4) | Ohio State (20–5) | North Carolina (19–7) | Arizona (21–6) | Auburn (24–5) | Texas Tech (23–8) | Texas Tech (24–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Minnesota | Xavier (1–0) | Xavier (3–0) | Gonzaga (5–1) | Virginia (8–0) | Seton Hall (8–1) | TCU (10–0) | Miami (10–1) | Miami (12–1) | Gonzaga (14–3) | North Carolina (14–4) | Gonzaga (17–4) | West Virginia (16–5) | Tennessee (17–5) | Saint Mary's (24–3) | Clemson (20–6) | Michigan (24–7) | Arizona (24–7) | West Virginia (24–10) | 15. |
| 16. | Louisville | Texas A&M (1–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Baylor (5–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Virginia (8–1) | Purdue (11–2) | Kentucky (9–2) | TCU (12–1) | TCU (13–2) | Arizona State (14–3) | Saint Mary's (19–2) | Wichita State (17–4) | Clemson (19–4) | Rhode Island (20–3) | Ohio State (22–7) | Tennessee (21–7) | Auburn (25–6) | Wichita State (25–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Xavier | Gonzaga (1–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Cincinnati (7–1) | Purdue (10–2) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Arizona (10–3) | Kentucky (11–2) | Arizona (12–4) | Auburn (16–1) | Wichita State (15–4) | Ohio State (18–5) | Oklahoma (16–6) | Arizona (20–6) | Michigan (22–7) | Rhode Island (23–4) | Ohio State (24–8) | Ohio State (24–8) | 17. |
| 18. | Gonzaga | Louisville (1–0) | Purdue (4–0) | Virginia (6–0) | West Virginia (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Arizona (8–3)т | Baylor (10–2) | Texas Tech (12–1) | Miami (13–2) | Kentucky (14–3) | Clemson (16–3) | Tennessee (15–5) | Rhode Island (19–3) | Tennessee (18–6) | Rhode Island (21–4) | Clemson (21–7) | West Virginia (22–9) | Kentucky (24–10) | 18. |
| 19. | Northwestern | Purdue (2–0) | Louisville (2–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Seton Hall (7–1) | Florida State (9–0) | Baylor (9–2)т | Tennessee (9–2) | Gonzaga (12–3)т | Clemson (14–1) | Seton Hall (15–3) | Auburn (17–2) | North Carolina (16–6) | West Virginia (17–6) | Wichita State (19–5) | Tennessee (19–7) | Arizona (22–7) | Clemson (22–8) | Auburn (25–7) | 19. |
| 20. | Purdue | Northwestern (1–0) | Seton Hall (4–0) | Arizona State (6–0) | TCU (8–0) | Tennessee (7–1) | Cincinnati (9–2) | Gonzaga (10–3) | Cincinnati (12–2)т | North Carolina (12–4) | Clemson (15–2) | Florida (14–5) | Clemson (17–4) | Michigan (19–6) | West Virginia (18–7) | Nevada (23–5) | West Virginia (21–8) | Saint Mary's (28–4) | Clemson (23–9) | 20. |
| 21. | UCLA | Saint Mary's (1–0) | Saint Mary's (4–0) | Xavier (5–1) | Purdue (8–2) | Baylor (7–2) | Tennessee (7–2)т | Cincinnati (10–2) | Seton Hall (13–2) | Kentucky (12–3) | Tennessee (12–4) | Arizona State (15–4) | Kentucky (16–5) | North Carolina (17–7) | Texas A&M (17–8) | West Virginia (19–8) | Nevada (25–5) | Houston (24–6) | Houston (26–7) | 21. |
| 22. | Saint Mary's | Seton Hall (2–0) | Baylor (3–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Nevada (8–0) | Florida (6–3) | Texas Tech (9–1)т | Texas Tech (11–1) | Arkansas (11–2) | Auburn (14–1) | Ohio State (15–4) | Tennessee (13–5) | Rhode Island (17–3) | Wichita State (17–5) | Michigan (20–7) | Saint Mary's (25–4) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Nevada (26–6) | Miami (22–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Seton Hall | UCLA (1–0) | West Virginia (2–1) т | TCU (6–0) | Baylor (5–2) | Arizona (7–3) | Seton Hall (9–2) | Seton Hall (11–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | Florida State (12–3) | Michigan (15–4) | Nevada (18–3) | Florida (15–6) | Nevada (20–4) | Oklahoma (16–8) | Houston (21–5) | Kentucky (20–9) | Florida (20–11) | Florida (20–12) | 23. |
| 24. | Baylor | West Virginia (0–1) | UCLA (3–0) т | Alabama (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Texas Tech (7–1) | Florida State (9–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Florida State (11–2) | Tennessee (10–4) | TCU (13–4) | Rhode Island (15–3) | Michigan (17–6) | Kentucky (17–6) | Nevada (21–5) | Middle Tennessee (22–5) | Middle Tennessee (23–5) | Miami (22–8) | Nevada (27–7) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas A&M | Baylor (1–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Creighton (5–1) | USC (4–2) | Cincinnati (7–2) | Creighton (8–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Clemson (12–1) | Creighton (13–3) | Miami (13–3) | Michigan (17–5) | Arizona State (16–5) | Miami (17–5) | Arizona State (19–6) | Florida State (19–8) | Houston (22–6) | Rhode Island (23–6) | Saint Mary's (28–5) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 1 | Week 2 Nov 13 | Week 3 Nov 20 | Week 4 Nov 27 | Week 5 Dec 4 | Week 6 Dec 11 | Week 7 Dec 18 | Week 8 Dec 25 | Week 9 Jan 1 | Week 10 Jan 8 | Week 11 Jan 15 | Week 12 Jan 22 | Week 13 Jan 29 | Week 14 Feb 5 | Week 15 Feb 12 | Week 16 Feb 19 | Week 17 Feb 26 | Week 18 Mar 5 | Week 19 Mar 12 | |
| | | None | Dropped: Northwestern (3–2) | Dropped: Arizona (3–3)Purdue (5–2)Seton Hall (5–1)Saint Mary's (5–2)UCLA (5–1) | Dropped: Louisville (4–2)Texas Tech (6–1)Alabama (6–2)Creighton (5–2) | Dropped: Minnesota (8–3)Nevada (8–2)USC (4–3) | Dropped: Notre Dame (8–3)Florida (6–4) | None | Dropped: Baylor (10–3)Creighton (11–3) | Dropped: Texas A&M (11–4)Arkansas (11–4) | Dropped: Creighton (14–4)Florida State (13–4) | Dropped: Kentucky (14–5)Seton Hall (15–5)TCU (14–5)Miami (14–4) | Dropped: Nevada (18–4) | Dropped: Florida (15–8)Arizona State (17–6) | Dropped: Kentucky (17–8)Miami (18–6) | Dropped: Arizona State (19–7)Oklahoma (16–10)Texas A&M (17–10) | Dropped: Florida State (19–9) | Dropped: Kentucky (21–10)Middle Tennessee (24–6) | Dropped: Rhode Island (25–7) | |

## USA Today Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.
| | Preseason Oct 19 | Week 2 Nov 20 | Week 3 Nov 27 | Week 4 Dec 3 | Week 5 Dec 11 | Week 6 Dec 18 | Week 7 Dec 26 | Week 8 Jan 2 | Week 9 Jan 8 | Week 10 Jan 17 | Week 11 Jan 22 | Week 12 Jan 29 | Week 13 Feb 5 | Week 14 Feb 12 | Week 15 Feb 19 | Week 16 Feb 26 | Week 17 Mar 5 | Week 18 Mar 12 | Week 19 Apr 3 | |
| 1. | Duke (20) | Duke (4–0) (29) | Duke (8–0) (30) | Duke (10–0) (30) | Villanova (10–0) (22) | Villanova (11–0) (26) | Villanova (12–0) (27) | Michigan State (14–1) (25) | Villanova (14–1) (27) | Villanova (16–1) (31) | Villanova (18–1) (30) | Villanova (20–1) (22) | Villanova (22–1) (22) | Michigan State (24–3) (17) | Michigan State (26–3) (20) | Virginia (26–2) (17) | Virginia (28–2) (32) | Virginia (31–2) | Villanova (36–4) (32) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan State (9) | Kansas (3–0) (2) | Kansas (5–0) (1) | Kansas (7–0) (1) | Michigan State (9–1) (10) | Michigan State (10–1) (6) | Michigan State (12–1) (5) | Duke (13–1) (4) | West Virginia (14–1) (4) | Virginia (16–1) | Virginia (18–1) | Virginia (20–1) (8) | Virginia (22–1) (8) | Villanova (23–2) (8) | Virginia (24–2) (3) | Michigan State (28–3) (15) | Xavier (27–4) | Villanova (30–4) | Michigan (33–8) | 2. |
| 3. | Kansas | Villanova (3–0) (1) | Michigan State (5–1) | Michigan State (7–1) | Wichita State (8–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (12–1) | Villanova (13–1) (1) | Virginia (14–1) | Purdue (17–2) (1) | Purdue (19–2) (1) | Purdue (21–2) (1) | Purdue (23–2) (1) | Virginia (23–2) (5) | Villanova (24–3) (4) | Duke (24–5) | Villanova (27–4) | Kansas (27–7) | Kansas (31–8) | 3. |
| 4. | Kentucky | Arizona (3–0) | Villanova (6–0) | Villanova (8–0) | Duke (11–1) | Arizona State (10–0)т | Arizona State (12–0) | Xavier (14–1) | Michigan State (15–2) | Wichita State (15–2) | Duke (17–2) | Michigan State (18–3) | Michigan State (22–3) | Xavier (23–3) (1) | Xavier (24–4) | Xavier (25–4) | Duke (25–6) | Xavier (28–5) | Duke (29–8) | 4. |
| 5. | Arizona (2) | Michigan State (2–1) | Notre Dame (6–0) | Florida (5–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | North Carolina (10–1)т | Xavier (12–1) | West Virginia (13–1) | Wichita State (13–2) | Duke (15–2) | Kansas (16–3) | Duke (19–3) | Xavier (21–3) | Cincinnati (23–2) (1) | Duke (22–5) | Villanova (25–4) | Michigan State (29–4) | Michigan State (29–4) | Virginia (31–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Villanova | Wichita State (2–0) | Florida (5–1) | Wichita State (6–1) | Arizona State (9–0) | Kentucky (9–1) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Arizona State (12–1) | Duke (13–2) | Oklahoma (14–2) | Michigan State (17–3) | Xavier (19–3) | Cincinnati (21–2) | Texas Tech (21–4) | Gonzaga (25–4) | Kansas (23–6) | Gonzaga (28–4) | Duke (26–7) | Texas Tech (27–10) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida (1) | Florida (3–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Miami (9–0) | West Virginia(11–1) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Purdue (15–2) | West Virginia (15–2) | West Virginia (16–3) | Kansas (17–4) | Texas Tech (19–4) | Purdue (23–4) | Texas Tech (22–5) | Gonzaga (27–4) | Michigan (28–7) | Michigan (28–7) | Loyola–Chicago (32–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Wichita State | Kentucky (3–1) | Wichita State (4–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Miami (8–0 | Xavier (10–1) | TCU(12–0) | Virginia (12–1) | Texas Tech (14–1) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Cincinnati (17–2)т | Cincinnati (19–2) | Duke (19–4) | Gonzaga (23–4) | Kansas (21–6) | Purdue (26–5) | Cincinnati (27–4) | Gonzaga (30–4) | Xavier (29–6) | 8. |
| 9. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Xavier (9–1) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Virginia (11–1) | Wichita State (11–2) | Oklahoma (12–2) | Michigan State (16–3) | Xavier (18–3)т | Arizona (18–4) | Auburn (21–2) | Ohio State (22–5) | Purdue (24–5) | North Carolina (22–7) | Kansas (24–7) | North Carolina (25–10) | Purdue (30–7) | 9. |
| 10. | West Virginia | USC (3–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | Texas A&M (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Wichita State (10–2) | Kansas (11–2) | Xavier (15–2) | Kansas (14–3) | North Carolina (16–4) | Texas Tech (17–4) | Kansas (18–5) | Duke (20–5) | North Carolina (21–7) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Purdue (28–6) | Cincinnati (30–4) | Gonzaga (32–5) | 10. |
| 11. | USC | Miami (3–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Miami (7–0) | West Virginia (9–1) | Wichita State (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | North Carolina (12–2) | Arizona State (13–2) | Cincinnati (15–2) | Oklahoma (14–4) | West Virginia (16–5) | Gonzaga (21–4) | Auburn (22–3) | Cincinnati (23–4) | Wichita State (23–5) | North Carolina (22–9) | Purdue (28–6) | Michigan State (30–5) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami | Notre Dame (3–0) | Minnesota (7–0) | Virginia (8–0) | Kansas (7–2) | TCU (10–0) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Purdue (13–2) | Kansas (12–3) | Xavier (16–3) | Arizona (16–4) | Gonzaga (19–4) | Saint Mary's (23–2) | Clemson (20–4) | Wichita State (21–5) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Tennessee (23–7) | Tennessee (25–8) | Cincinnati (31–5) | 12. |
| 13. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (3–0) | Miami (5–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Kansas (8–2) | Purdue (12–2) | Texas A&M (11–2) | Cincinnati (14–2) | Gonzaga (16–3) | Ohio State (17–4) | Auburn (19–2) | Arizona (19–5) | Kansas (19–6) | Auburn 23–4) | Michigan (24–7) | Texas Tech (23–8) | Texas Tech (24–9) | West Virginia (26–11) | 13. |
| 14. | Notre Dame | Xavier (3–0) | Gonzaga (5–1) | Xavier (7–1) | TCU (10–0) | Virginia (9–1) | North Carolina (11–2) | Kentucky (11–2) | Gonzaga (14–3) | North Carolina (14–4)т | Texas Tech (15–4) | Saint Mary's (21–2) | Tennessee (17–5) | Rhode Island (20–3) | Arizona (21–6) | Ohio State (24–7) | Wichita State (24–6) | West Virginia (24–10) | North Carolina (26–11) | 14. |
| 15. | Minnesota | Minnesota (4–0) | Virginia (6–0) | Minnesota (8–1) | Seton Hall (8–1) | Gonzaga (9–2) | Kentucky (9–2) | TCU (12–1) | Seton Hall (14–2) | Arizona State (14–3)т | Gonzaga (17–4) | Oklahoma (15–5) | Clemson (19–4) | Saint Mary's (24–3) | Ohio State (22–7) | Auburn (24–5) | Auburn (25–6) | Arizona (27–7) | Clemson (25–10) | 15. |
| 16. | Louisville | Purdue (4–0) | Baylor (5–0) | West Virginia (7–1) | Virginia (8–1) | Purdue (11–2) | Miami (11–1) | Arizona (11–3) | TCU (13–2) | Kentucky (14–3) | Wichita State (15–4) | Wichita State (17–4) | Ohio State (20–5) | North Carolina (19–7) | Michigan (22–7) | Rhode Island (23–4) | Ohio State (24–8) | Wichita State (25–7) | Tennessee (26–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Xavier | Gonzaga (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Arizona State (7–0)т | Purdue (10–2) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Baylor (10–2) | Miami (12–1) | Clemson (14–1) | Arizona (14–4) | Clemson (16–3) | North Carolina (16–6) | West Virginia (17–6) | Tennessee (18–6) | Clemson (20–6) | Tennessee (21–7) | Arizona (24–7) | Ohio State (24–8) | Kentucky (26–11) | 17. |
| 18. | UCLA | Louisville (2–0) | USC (4–1) | Cincinnati (7–1)т | Notre Dame (8–2) | Baylor (9–2) | Arizona (10–3) | Texas Tech (12–1) | North Carolina (12–4) | Clemson (15–2) | Saint Mary's (19–2) | Ohio State (18–5) | Oklahoma (16–6) | Wichita State (19–5) | Rhode Island (21–4) | Clemson (21–7) | West Virginia (22–9) | Clemson (23–9) | Florida State (23–12) | 18. |
| 19. | Gonzaga | Texas A&M (2–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Seton Hall (7–1) | Florida State (9–0) | Arizona (8–3) | Gonzaga (10–3) | Gonzaga (12–3) | Miami (13–2) | Seton Hall (15–3) | Arizona State (15–4) | Tennessee (15–5) | Rhode Island (19–3) | Arizona (20–6) | Tennessee (19–7) | West Virginia (21–8) | Saint Mary's (28–4) | Houston (26–7) | Kansas State (25–12) | 19. |
| 20. | Northwestern | West Virginia (2–1) | Xavier (5–1) | TCU (8–0) | Tennessee (7–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Cincinnati (12–2) | Kentucky (12–3) | Auburn (16–1) | Auburn (17–2) | Clemson (17–4) | Michigan (19–6) | West Virginia (18–7) | Saint Mary's (25–4) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Clemson (22–8) | Kentucky (24–10) | Nevada (29–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Purdue | Saint Mary's (4–0) | Arizona State (6–0) | Purdue (8–2) | Baylor (7–2) | Texas Tech (9–1) | Texas Tech (11–1) | Seton Hall (13–2) | Arizona (12–4) | Tennessee (12–4) | Tennessee (13–5) | Rhode Island (17–3) | Wichita State (17–5) | Michigan (20–7) | West Virginia (19–8) | Nevada (25–5) | Houston (24–6) | Auburn (25–7) | Ohio State (25–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Saint Mary’s | Seton Hall (4–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Baylor (5–2) | Florida (6–3) | Seton Hall (9–2)т | Cincinnati (11–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | Creighton (13–3) | Ohio State (15–4) | Florida (14–5) | Kentucky (16–5) | North Carolina (17–7) | Arizona State (19–6) | Nevada (23–5) | Arizona (22–7) | Nevada (26–6) | Rhode Island (25–7) | Houston (27–8) | 22. |
| 23. | Seton Hall | UCLA (3–0) | Creighton (5–1) | UCLA (7–1) | Arizona (7–3) | Cincinnati (9–2)т | Creighton (10–2) | Arkansas (11–2) | Tennessee (10–4) | Miami (13–3) | Rhode Island (15–3) | Arizona State (16–5) | Nevada (20–4) | Oklahoma (16–8) | Houston (21–5) | Middle Tennessee (23–5) | Florida (20–11) | Saint Mary's (28–5) | Auburn (26–8) | 23. |
| 24. | Baylor | Baylor (3–0) | Seton Hall (5–1) | Nevada (8–0) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Creighton (8–2) | Seton Hall (11–2) | Creighton (11–3) | Auburn (14–1) | Michigan (15–4) | Miami (14–4) | Florida (15–6) | Kentucky (17–6) | Nevada (21–5) | Middle Tennessee (22–5) | Creighton (20–9) | Rhode Island (23–6) | Florida (20–12) | Texas A&M (22–13) | 24. |
| 25. | Alabama | Virginia (4–0) | UCLA (5–1) | USC (4–2) | Creighton (7–2) | Florida State (9–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Clemson (12–1) | Notre Dame (13–3) | TCU (13–4) | Michigan (17–5) | Michigan (17–6) | Miami (17–5) | Creighton (18–7) | Arizona State (19–7) | Kentucky (20–9) | Miami (22–8) | Miami (22–9)т Nevada (27–7)т | Wichita State (25–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 19 | Week 2 Nov 20 | Week 3 Nov 27 | Week 4 Dec 3 | Week 5 Dec 11 | Week 6 Dec 18 | Week 7 Dec 26 | Week 8 Jan 2 | Week 9 Jan 8 | Week 10 Jan 17 | Week 11 Jan 22 | Week 12 Jan 29 | Week 13 Feb 5 | Week 14 Feb 12 | Week 15 Feb 19 | Week 16 Feb 26 | Week 17 Mar 5 | Week 18 Mar 12 | Week 19 Apr 3 | |
| | | Dropped: Alabama (3–0)Northwestern(3–2) | Dropped: Arizona (3–3)Purdue (5–2)Saint Mary's (5–2) | Dropped: Louisville (4–2)Texas Tech (6–1)Creighton (5–2) | Dropped: Minnesota (8–3)Cincinnati (7–2)UCLA (7–2)Nevada (8–2)USC (4–3) | Dropped: Notre Dame (8–3)Florida (6–4) | None | Dropped: Baylor (10–3)Florida State (11–2) | Dropped: Texas A&M (11–4)Arkansas (11–4) | Dropped: Creighton (14–4)Notre Dame (13–5) | Dropped: Kentucky (14–5)Seton Hall (15–5)TCU (14–5) | Dropped: Miami (15–5) | Dropped: Arizona State (17–6)Florida (15–8) | Dropped: Kentucky (17–8)Miami (18–6) | Dropped: Creighton (19–8)Oklahoma (16–10) | Dropped: Arizona State (19–9)Houston (22–6) | Dropped: Middle Tennessee (24–6)Creighton (21–10)Kentucky (21–10) | None | Dropped: Arizona (27–8)Rhode Island (26–8)St. Mary’s (30–6)Florida (21–13)Miami (22–10) | |