# 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2024–25 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 |
| | No movement 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 Oct. 14 | Week 2 Nov. 11 | Week 3 Nov. 18 | Week 4 Nov. 25 | Week 5 Dec. 2 | Week 6 Dec. 9 | Week 7 Dec. 16 | Week 8 Dec. 23 | Week 9 Dec. 30 | Week 10 Jan. 6 | Week 11 Jan. 13 | Week 12 Jan. 20 | Week 13 Jan. 27 | Week 14 Feb. 3 | Week 15 Feb. 10 | Week 16 Feb. 17 | Week 17 Feb. 24 | Week 18 Mar. 3 | Week 19 Mar. 10 | Week 20 Mar. 17 | Final | |
| 1. | Kansas (30) | Kansas (2–0) (44) | Kansas (4–0) (49) | Kansas (5–0) (51) | Kansas (7–0) (35) | Tennessee (8–0) (58) | Tennessee (10–0) (50) | Tennessee (11–0) (41) | Tennessee (12–0) (41) | Tennessee (14–0) (45) | Auburn (15–1) (60) | Auburn (17–1) (62) | Auburn (18–1) (62) | Auburn (20–1) (62) | Auburn (21–2) (34) | Auburn (23–2) (59) | Auburn (25–2) (60) | Auburn (27–2) (61) | Duke (28–3) (52) | Duke (31–3) (49) | | 1. |
| 2. | Alabama (14) | Alabama (2–0) (6) | UConn (3–0) (7) | UConn (4–0) (6) | Auburn (7–0) (26) | Auburn (8–1) (3) | Auburn (9–1) (12) | Auburn (11–1) (21) | Auburn (11–1) (20) | Auburn (13–1) (15) | Iowa State (14–1) | Duke (16–2) | Duke (17–2) | Duke (19–2) | Alabama (20–3) (23) | Florida (22–3) (1) | Duke (24–3) | Duke (26–3) | Houston (27–4) (5) | Houston (30–4) (6) | | 2. |
| 3. | UConn (11) | UConn (2–0) (7) | Gonzaga (3–0) (2) | Gonzaga (5–0) (2) | Tennessee (7–0) | Iowa State (7–1) (1) | Iowa State (9–1) | Iowa State (10–1) | Iowa State (10–1) | Iowa State (12–1) | Duke (14–2) (1) | Iowa State (15–2) | Iowa State (17–2) | Alabama (19–3) | Florida (20–3) (3) т | Duke (22–3) | Florida (24–3) | Houston (25–4) | Auburn (27–4) (4) | Florida (30–4) (2) | | 3. |
| 4. | Houston (4) | Gonzaga (2–0) (3) | Auburn (3–0) (3) | Auburn (4–0) (3) | Kentucky (7–0) | Duke (7–2) | Kentucky (10–1) | Duke (10–2) | Duke (10–2) | Duke (12–2) | Alabama (14–2) | Alabama (15–3) | Alabama (17–3) | Tennessee (18–4) | Duke (20–3) т | Alabama (21–4) | Houston (23–4) | Tennessee (24–5) | Florida (27–4) | Auburn (28–5) (2) | | 4. |
| 5. | Iowa State | Auburn (2–0) (2) | Iowa State (3–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | Marquette (8–0) | Kentucky (8–1) | Duke (8–2) | Alabama (10–2) | Alabama (11–2) | Alabama (12–2) | Florida (15–1) (1) | Florida (16–2) | Florida (18–2) | Houston (17–4) | Tennessee (20–4) (1) | Houston (21–4) | Tennessee (22–5) | Florida (25–4) | Alabama (24–7) | St. John's (30–4) | | 5. |
| 6. | Gonzaga (1) | Duke (2–0) | Purdue (4–0) | Houston (3–1) | Iowa State (5–1) | Marquette (9–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Florida (12–0) | Florida (13–0) | Kentucky (12–2) | Tennessee (15–1) | Tennessee (16–2) | Houston (16–3) | Florida (18–3) | Houston (19–4) | Tennessee (21–5) | Alabama (22–5) | St. John's (26–4) | St. John's (27–4) | Tennessee (27–7) | | 6. |
| 7. | Duke | Iowa State (1–0) | Houston (2–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Florida (10–0) | Kansas (9–2) | Kansas (9–2) | Marquette (13–2) | Marquette (14–2) | Houston (14–3) | Michigan State (17–2) | Purdue (17–5) | Purdue (19–5) | Texas A&M (20–5) | St. John's (24–4) | Alabama (23–6) | Michigan State (26–5) | Alabama (25–8) | | 7. |
| 8. | Baylor | Houston (1–1) | Alabama (3–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Purdue (7–1) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Kansas (8–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Florida (13–1) | Kentucky (13–3) | Michigan State (16–2) | Tennessee (17–3) | Iowa State (17–4) | Texas A&M (18–5) | Iowa State (20–5) | Michigan State (22–5) | Michigan State (24–5) | Tennessee (25–6) | Michigan State (27–6) | | 8. |
| 9. | North Carolina | Arizona (2–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Duke (5–2) | Florida (9–0) | Marquette (9–2) | Oregon (11–1) | Oregon (12–1) | UConn (12–3) | Kansas (12–3) | Kentucky (14–4) | Marquette (17–3) | Michigan State (18–3) | St. John's (21–3) | Texas Tech (20–5) | Iowa State (21–6) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Texas Tech (24–7) | Texas Tech (25–8) | | 9. |
| 10. | Arizona | North Carolina (1–1) | North Carolina (2–1) | Marquette (6–0) | Alabama (6–2) | Kansas (7–2) | Oregon (10–1) | Kentucky (10–2) | Kentucky (10–2) | Texas A&M (12–2) | Houston (12–3) | Marquette (15–3) | Purdue (16–5) | Texas A&M (17–5) | Iowa State (18–5) | St. John's (22–4) | Texas Tech (21–6) | Iowa State (22–7) | Clemson (26–5) | Louisville (27–7) | | 10. |
| 11. | Auburn | Tennessee (2–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Duke (4–1) | Wisconsin (8–0) | Purdue (8–2) | UConn (8–3) | UConn (10–3) | UConn (10–3) | Kansas (10–3) | Texas A&M (13–3) | Purdue (15–4) | Kansas (14–5) | Marquette (18–4) | Michigan State (19–4) | Wisconsin (20–5) | Wisconsin (21–6) | Clemson (24–5) | Maryland (24–7) | Maryland (25–8) | | 11. |
| 12. | Tennessee | Baylor (1–1) | Duke (3–1) | North Carolina (3–1) | Oregon (8–0) | Oregon (9–1) | Texas A&M (9–2) | Oklahoma (12–0) | Oklahoma (13–0) | Houston (10–3) | Michigan State (14–2) | Kansas (13–4) | Kentucky (14–5) | St. John's (19–3) | Texas Tech (18–5) | Michigan (20–5) | Texas A&M (20–7) | Wisconsin (22–7) | Iowa State (23–8) | Clemson (27–6) | | 12. |
| 13. | Texas A&M | Purdue (2–0) | Baylor (3–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Florida (8–0) | Oklahoma (9–0) | Gonzaga (7–3) | Texas A&M (10–2) | Texas A&M (11–2) | Illinois (11–3) | Oregon (15–2) | Texas A&M (14–4) | Texas A&M (15–5) | Texas Tech (17–4) | Arizona (17–6) | Purdue (19–7) | Clemson (22–5) | Maryland (22–7) | Louisville (25–6) | Wisconsin (26–9) | | 13. |
| 14. | Purdue | Creighton (2–0) | Creighton (4–0) | Indiana (4–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Michigan (8–1) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Gonzaga (9–3) | Houston (8–3) | Mississippi State (13–1) | UConn (13–4) | Mississippi State (15–3) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Kentucky (15–6) | Memphis (20–4) | Michigan State (20–5) | Missouri (20–7) | Louisville (23–6) | Texas A&M (22–9) | Michigan (25–9) | | 14. |
| 15. | Creighton | Marquette (2–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Wisconsin (7–0) | Baylor (5–2) | Houston (5–3) | Houston (6–3) | Houston (8–3) | UCLA (11–2) | Oregon (13–2) | Mississippi State (14–2) | Oregon (15–3) | St. John's (17–3) | Missouri (17–4) | Kentucky (16–7) | Missouri (19–6) | Michigan (20–6) | Missouri (21–8) | Kentucky (21–10) | Iowa State (24–9) | | 15. |
| 16. | Arkansas | Indiana (2–0) | Indiana (3–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Memphis (6–1) | Clemson (9–1) | Purdue (8–3) | Ole Miss (11–1) | Cincinnati (10–1) | Michigan State (12–2) | Gonzaga (14–4) | Ole Miss (15–3) | Oregon (16–4) | Kansas (15–6) | Wisconsin (19–5) | Marquette (19–6) | Maryland (21–6) | Memphis (24–5) | Memphis (26–5) | Memphis (29–5) | | 16. |
| 17. | Indiana | Cincinnati (2–0) | Arizona (2–1) | Baylor (4–2) | Houston (4–3) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Ole Miss (9–1) | Cincinnati (10–1) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Oklahoma (13–1) | Purdue (13–4) | Illinois (13–5) | Wisconsin (16–4) | Memphis (18–4) | Kansas (16–7) | Kentucky (17–8) | Kentucky (18–9) | Michigan (22–7) | BYU (23–8) | BYU (24–9) | | 17. |
| 18. | Marquette | Arkansas (1–1) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Florida (6–0) | Pittsburgh (7–1) | UConn (7–3) | UCLA (9–1) | Michigan State (10–2) | Michigan State (10–2) | Gonzaga (12–4) | Memphis (13–3) | Wisconsin (15–3) | Illinois (14–6) | Maryland (17–5) | Marquette (18–6) | Clemson (21–5) | Memphis (22–5) | Purdue (20–9) | Wisconsin (23–8) | Kentucky (22–11) | | 18. |
| 19. | Texas | Kentucky (2–0) | Wisconsin (4–0) | Arkansas (4–1) | Illinois (6–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Cincinnati (8–1) | Mississippi State (10–2) | Gonzaga (9–4) | Memphis (12–3) | Illinois (12–4) | UConn (13–5) | Memphis (16–4) | UConn (16–6) | Ole Miss (18–6) | Arizona (17–8) | Louisville (21–6) | Kentucky (19–10) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Texas A&M (22–10) | | 19. |
| 20. | Cincinnati | Florida (2–0) | Arkansas (2–1) | Texas A&M (4–1) | North Carolina (4–3) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | San Diego State (8–2) | Purdue (9–4) | Purdue (11–4) | Michigan (13–3) | St. John's (16–3) | Missouri (16–4) | Arizona (15–6) | Michigan (18–5) | Maryland (20–6) | Purdue (19–9) | Marquette (22–7) | Purdue (21–10) | Saint Mary's (28–5) | | 20. |
| 21. | Florida | Ohio State (1–0) | Florida (4–0) | Creighton (4–1) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Michigan State (8–2) | Memphis (8–2) | Purdue (8–4) | Memphis (10–3) | West Virginia (11–2) | Ole Miss (14–2) | Michigan (14–4) | Louisville (15–5) | Wisconsin (17–5) | Missouri (17–6) | Mississippi State (18–7) | Marquette (20–7) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Missouri (21–10) | Arizona (22–12) | | 21. |
| 22. | UCLA | St. John's (2–0) | St. John's (4–0) | Xavier (5–0) | Texas A&M (6–2) | Cincinnati (7–1) | Dayton (9–2) | UCLA (10–2) | Illinois (9–3) | UCLA (11–3) | Utah State (16–1) | Missouri (15–3) | Texas Tech (15–4) | Mississippi State (16–6) | Mississippi State (17–6) | Memphis (21–5) | Arizona (18–9) | Texas A&M (20–9) | Michigan (22–9) | Purdue (22–11) | | 22. |
| 23. | Kentucky | Texas A&M (1–1) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–0) | Ole Miss (6–1) | San Diego State (6–2) | San Diego State (7–2) | Arkansas (10–2) | Arkansas (10–2) | Ole Miss (12–2) | Georgia (14–2) | West Virginia (13–4) | Ole Miss (15–5) | Illinois (15–7) | Clemson (19–5) | Kansas (17–8) | Saint Mary's (25–4) | BYU (21–8) | Oregon (23–8) | Missouri (22–11) | | 23. |
| 24. | Ole Miss | Rutgers (2–0) | Rutgers (3–0) | Arizona (2–2) | San Diego State (4–2) | UCLA (8–1) | Michigan (8–2) | Illinois (8–3) | Ole Miss (11–2) | Michigan (11–3) | Wisconsin (13–3) | Memphis (14–4) | Vanderbilt (16–4) | Michigan (16–5) | Creighton (18–6) | Ole Miss (19–7) | Mississippi State (19–8) | Arizona (19–10) | Illinois (20–11) | Gonzaga (25–8) | | 24. |
| 25. | Rutgers | Ole Miss (2–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Mississippi State (5–0) | UConn (5–3) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Clemson (9–2) | Baylor (7–3) | Baylor (8–3) | Utah State (14–1) | Baylor (11–4) | Louisville (14–5) | UConn (14–6) | Ole Miss (16–6) | Maryland (18–6) | Louisville (20–6) | BYU (19–8) | Mississippi State (20–9) | Marquette (22–9) | Oregon (24–9) | | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct. 14 | Week 2 Nov. 11 | Week 3 Nov. 18 | Week 4 Nov. 25 | Week 5 Dec. 2 | Week 6 Dec. 9 | Week 7 Dec. 16 | Week 8 Dec. 23 | Week 9 Dec. 30 | Week 10 Jan. 6 | Week 11 Jan. 13 | Week 12 Jan. 20 | Week 13 Jan. 27 | Week 14 Feb. 3 | Week 15 Feb. 10 | Week 16 Feb. 17 | Week 17 Feb. 24 | Week 18 Mar. 3 | Week 19 Mar. 10 | Week 20 Mar. 17 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: Texas (1–1)UCLA (1–1) | Dropped: Ohio State (2–1)Ole Miss (4–0) | Dropped: St. John's (5–2)Rutgers (4–1)Illinois (4–1) | Dropped: Indiana (5–2)Arkansas (5–2)Creighton (5–3)Xavier (7–1)Arizona (3–4)Mississippi State (6–1) | Dropped: Baylor (5–3)Memphis (7–2)Pittsburgh (8–2)Illinois (6–2)North Carolina (5–4) | Dropped: Wisconsin (9–3)Mississippi State (9–1) | Dropped: Memphis (9–3)Dayton (10–3)Michigan (9–3)Clemson (10–3) | Dropped: San Diego State (8–3) | Dropped: Cincinnati (10–3)Arkansas (11–3)Baylor (9–4) | Dropped: Oklahoma (13–3)West Virginia (12–3)UCLA (11–5) | Dropped: Gonzaga (14–6)Utah State (16–2)Georgia (14–4)Baylor (11–6) | Dropped: Michigan (14–5)West Virginia (13–6) | Dropped: Oregon (16–6)Louisville (16–6)Vanderbilt (16–5) | Dropped: UConn (16–7)Illinois (16–8) | Dropped: Creighton (18–8) | Dropped: Kansas (18–9)Ole Miss (19–8) | None | Dropped: Arizona (20–11)Mississippi State (20–11) | Dropped: Illinois (21–12)Marquette (23–10) | None | |

## USA Today Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Oct. 23 | Week 2 Nov. 11 | Week 3 Nov. 18 | Week 4 Nov. 25 | Week 5 Dec. 2 | Week 6 Dec. 9 | Week 7 Dec. 16 | Week 8 Dec. 23 | Week 9 Dec. 30 | Week 10 Jan. 6 | Week 11 Jan. 13 | Week 12 Jan. 20 | Week 13 Jan. 27 | Week 14 Feb. 3 | Week 15 Feb. 10 | Week 16 Feb. 17 | Week 17 Feb. 24 | Week 18 Mar. 3 | Week 19 Mar. 10 | Week 20 Mar. 16 | Final | |
| 1. | Kansas (15) | Kansas (2–0) | Kansas (4–0) (21) | Kansas (5–0) (25) | Kansas (7–0) (19) | Tennessee (8–0) (25) | Tennessee (10–0) (22) | Tennessee (11–0) (20) | Tennessee (12–0) (20) | Tennessee (14–0) (21) | Auburn (15–1) (25) | Auburn (17–1) (30) | Auburn (18–1) (30) | Auburn (20–1) (29) | Alabama (20–3) (15) | Auburn (23–2) (31) | Auburn (25–2) (28) | Auburn (27–2) (30) | Duke (28–3) (26) | Duke (31–3) (25) | | 1. |
| 2. | Alabama (6) | Alabama (2–0) | UConn (3–0) (3) | UConn (4–0) (2) | Auburn (7–0) (12) | Auburn (8–1) (5) | Auburn (9–1) (9) | Auburn (11–1) (11) | Auburn (11–1) (11) | Auburn (13–1) (10) | Iowa State (14–1) (5) | Duke (16–2) | Duke (17–2) | Duke (19–2) (2) | Auburn (21–2) (16) | Florida (22–3) | Duke (24–3) (2) | Duke (26–3) (2) | Houston (27–4) (2) | Houston (30–4) (2) | | 2. |
| 3. | UConn (6) | UConn (2–0) | Auburn (3–0) (2) | Auburn (4–0) (3) | Tennessee (7–0) | Iowa State (7–1) | Iowa State (9–1) | Iowa State (10–1) | Iowa State (10–1) | Iowa State (12–1) | Duke (14–2) | Alabama (15–3) | Iowa State (17–2) | Alabama (19–3) | Florida (20–3) | Duke (22–3) | Florida (24–3) | Houston (25–4) | Auburn (27–4) (2) | Florida (30–4) (3) | | 3. |
| 4. | Houston (4) | Auburn (2–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) (1) | Gonzaga (5–0) (1) | Marquette (8–0) | Marquette (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Duke (10–2) | Duke (10–2) | Duke (12–2) | Florida (15–1) | Iowa State (15–2) (1) | Alabama (17–3) | Tennessee (18–4) | Tennessee (20–4) | Alabama (21–4) | Houston (23–4) | Tennessee (24–5) | Florida (27–4) (1) | Auburn (28–5) (1) | | 4. |
| 5. | Duke | Gonzaga (2–0) | Iowa State (2–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | Iowa State (5–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Duke (8–2) | Florida (12–0) | Florida (13–0) | Alabama (12–2) | Alabama (14–2) | Houston (14–3) | Houston (16–3) | Houston (17–4) | Duke (20–3) | Houston (21–4) | Tennessee (22–5) | Florida (25–4) | St. John's (27–4) | St. John's (30–4) | | 5. |
| 6. | Iowa State | Duke (2–0) | Purdue (4–0) | Tennessee (6–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Duke (7–2) | Florida (10–0) | Alabama (10–2) | Alabama (11–2) | Marquette (13–2) | Tennessee (15–1) (1) | Florida (16–2) | Florida (18–2) | Florida (18–3) | Houston (19–4) | Tennessee (21–5) | Alabama (22–5) | St. John's (26–4) | Tennessee (25–6)т | Tennessee (27–7) | | 6. |
| 7. | Gonzaga | Iowa State (1–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Houston (3–1) | Purdue (7–1) | Florida (9–0) | Alabama (8–2) | Kansas (9–2) | Kansas (9–2) | Kentucky (12–2) | Marquette (14–2) | Tennessee (16–2) | Michigan State (17–2) | Purdue (17–5) | Purdue (19–5) | Texas A&M (20–5) | St. John's (24–4) | Michigan State (24–5) | Michigan State (26–5)т | Michigan State (27–6) | | 7. |
| 8. | Baylor | Arizona (2–0) | Houston (2–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Kansas (8–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Florida (13–1) | Houston (12–3) | Michigan State (16–2) | Tennessee (17–3) | Iowa State (17–4) | St. John's (21–3) | Iowa State (20–5) | Michigan State (22–5) | Alabama (23–6) | Alabama (24–7) | Alabama (25–8) | | 8. |
| 9. | Arizona | Tennessee (2–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Duke (5–2) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Marquette (9–2) | Oregon (11–1) | Oregon (12–1) | Texas A&M (12–2) | Kentucky (13–3) | Kentucky (14–4) | Marquette (17–3) | Michigan State (18–3) | Texas A&M (18–5) | St. John's (22–4) | Iowa State (21–6) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Texas Tech (24–7) | Texas Tech (25–8) | | 9. |
| 10. | North Carolina | Houston (1–1) | Duke (3–1) | Duke (4–1) | Oregon (8–0) | Kansas (7–2) | Oregon (10–1) | Kentucky (10–2) | Oklahoma (13–0) | UConn (12–3) | Kansas (12–3) | Marquette (15–4) | Purdue (16–5) | St. John's (19–3) | Iowa State (18–5) | Texas Tech (20–5) | Texas Tech (21–6) | Iowa State (22–7) | Clemson (26–5) | Wisconsin (26–9) | | 10. |
| 11. | Auburn | North Carolina (1–1) | Kentucky (3–0) | Marquette (4–1) | Wisconsin (8–0) | Purdue (8–2) | Texas A&M (9–2) | Oklahoma (11–0) | Kentucky (10–2) | Houston (10–3) | Texas A&M (13–3) | Kansas (13–4) | Kansas (14–5) | Marquette (18–4) | Michigan State (19–4) | Wisconsin (20–5) | Texas A&M (20–7) | Clemson (24–5) | Maryland (24–7) | Louisville (27–7) | | 11. |
| 12. | Tennessee | Purdue (2–0) | North Carolina (2–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Oregon (9–1) | Houston (6–3) | Houston (8–3) | Texas A&M (11–2) | Kansas (10–3) | Michigan State (14–2) | Purdue (15–4) | Kentucky (14–5) | Texas Tech (17–4) | Texas Tech (18–5) | Michigan (20–5) | Wisconsin (21–6) | Wisconsin (22–7) | Iowa State (23–8) | Maryland (25–8) | | 12. |
| 13. | Purdue | Creighton (2–0) | Creighton (4–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Florida (8–0) | Houston (5–3) | UConn (8–3) | Texas A&M (10–2) | UConn (10–3) | Mississippi State (13–1) | UConn (13–4) | Texas A&M (14–4) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Texas A&M (17–5) | Arizona (17–6) | Michigan State (20–5) | Michigan (20–6) | Louisville (23–6) | Louisville (25–6) | Clemson (27–6) | | 13. |
| 14. | Creighton | Baylor (1–1) | Marquette (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Michigan (8–1) | Gonzaga (7–3) | UConn (10–3) | Houston (8–3) | Michigan State (12–2) | Oregon (15–2) | Mississippi State (15–3) | St. John's (17–3) | Kentucky (15–6) | Memphis (20–4) | Purdue (19–7) | Clemson (22–5) | Maryland (22–7) | Wisconsin (23–8) | Iowa State (24–9) | | 14. |
| 15. | Texas A&M | Marquette (2–0) | Baylor (3–1) | Indiana (4–0) | Memphis (6–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Gonzaga (9–3) | Michigan State (10–2) | Illinois (11–3) | Purdue (13–4) | Oregon (15–3) | Texas A&M (15–5) | Memphis (18–4) | Wisconsin (19–5) | Marquette (19–6) | Maryland (21–6) | Michigan (22–7) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Michigan (25–9) | | 15. |
| 16. | Arkansas | Indiana (2–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Florida (6–0) | Baylor (5–2) | Clemson (9–1) | Ole Miss (9–1) | Ole Miss (11–1) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Oklahoma (13–1) | Gonzaga (14–4) | Ole Miss (15–3) | Memphis (16–4) | Missouri (17–4) | Marquette (18–6) | Missouri (19–6) | Missouri (20–7) | Memphis (24–5) | Texas A&M (22–9) | Memphis (29–5) | | 16. |
| 17. | Marquette | Cincinnati (2–0) | Arizona (3–1) | Wisconsin (7–0) | Illinois (6–1) | Oklahoma (9–0) | Purdue (8–3) | Cincinnati (10–1) | Cincinnati (10–1) | Oregon (13–2) | Memphis (13–3) | Illinois (13–5) | Wisconsin (16–4) | Kansas (15–6) | Michigan (18–5) | Clemson (21–5) | Louisville (21–6) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Memphis (26–5) | BYU (24–9) | | 17. |
| 18. | Indiana | Kentucky (2–0) | Indiana (3–0) | Baylor (4–2) | Houston (4–3) | Texas A&M (8–2) | UCLA (9–1) | Michigan State (10–2) | UCLA (11–2) | Gonzaga (12–4) | Mississippi State (14–2) | UConn (13–5) | Oregon (16–4) | UConn (16–6) | Kentucky (16–7) | Arizona (17–8) | Memphis (22–5) | Purdue (20–9) | BYU (23–8) | Texas A&M (22–10) | | 18. |
| 19. | Texas | Florida (2–0) | Florida (4–0) | Creighton (4–1) | Pittsburgh (7–1) | Michigan State (8–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Gonzaga (9–4) | Purdue (11–4) | Michigan (13–3) | Wisconsin (15–3) | Texas Tech (15–4) | Wisconsin (17–5) | Clemson (19–5) | Memphis (21–5) | Purdue (19–9) | Missouri (21–8) | Kentucky (21–10) | Saint Mary's (28–5) | | 19. |
| 20. | Cincinnati | Illinois (2–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Ole Miss (6–1) | UConn (7–3) | Cincinnati (8–1) | San Diego State (8–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Memphis (12–3) | Illinois (12–4) | Michigan (14–4) | Illinois (14–6) | Arizona (15–6) | Kansas (16–7) | Maryland (20–6) | Saint Mary's (25–4) | Marquette (22–7) | Purdue (21–10) | Arizona (22–12) | | 20. |
| 21. | Florida | Arkansas (1–1) | St. John's (4–0) | Arkansas (4–1) | Oklahoma (7–0) | UCLA (8–1) | Michigan (8–2) | UCLA (10–2) | Baylor (8–3) | UCLA (11–3) | Ole Miss (14–2) | St. John's (16–3) | Missouri (16–4) | Clemson (18–4) | Creighton (18–6) | Kentucky (17–8) | Arizona (18–9) | Texas A&M (20–9) | Michigan (22–9) | Kentucky (22–11) | | 21. |
| 22. | UCLA | Ohio State (1–0) | Texas Tech (3–0) | Xavier (5–0) | North Carolina (4–3) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Memphis (8–2) | Illinois (8–3) | Purdue (9–4) | Ole Miss (12–2) | Utah State (16–1) | Memphis (14–4) | Louisville (15–5) | Michigan (16–5) | Missouri (17–6) | Louisville (20–6) | Marquette (20–7) | BYU (21–8) | Missouri (21–10) | Purdue (22–11) | | 22. |
| 23. | Kentucky | Texas A&M (1–1) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Arizona (2–2) | Michigan (6–1) | Cincinnati (7–1) | San Diego State (7–2) | Baylor (7–3) | Ole Miss (11–2) | West Virginia (11–2) | Georgia (14–2) | West Virginia (13–4) | Ole Miss (15–5) | Saint Mary's (20–3) | Ole Miss (18–6) | Mississippi State (18–7) | Kentucky (18–9) | Arizona (19–10) | Marquette (22–9) | Gonzaga (25–8) | | 23. |
| 24. | Illinois | Rutgers (1–0) | Arkansas (2–1) | Ole Miss (5–0) | Texas A&M (6–2) | San Diego State (6–2) | Dayton (9–2) | St. John's (10–2) | Maryland (11–2) | Michigan (11–3) | Baylor (11–4) | Missouri (15–3) | UConn (14–6) | Maryland (17–5) | UConn (16–7) | Saint Mary's (23–4) | Mississippi State (19–8) | Kentucky (19–10) | Arizona (20–11) | Missouri (22–11) | | 24. |
| 25. | Ole Miss | St. John's (2–0) | Wisconsin (4–0) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Baylor (5–3) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Purdue (8–4) | Memphis (10–3) | Utah State (14–1) | West Virginia (12–3) | Texas Tech (13–4) | Clemson (17–4) | Illinois (15–7) | Maryland (18–6) | Kansas (17–8) | Creighton (19–8) | VCU (24–5) | Illinois (20–11) | Marquette (23–10) | | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct. 23 | Week 2 Nov. 11 | Week 3 Nov. 18 | Week 4 Nov. 25 | Week 5 Dec. 2 | Week 6 Dec. 9 | Week 7 Dec. 16 | Week 8 Dec. 23 | Week 9 Dec. 30 | Week 10 Jan. 6 | Week 11 Jan. 13 | Week 12 Jan. 20 | Week 13 Jan. 27 | Week 14 Feb. 3 | Week 15 Feb. 10 | Week 16 Feb. 17 | Week 17 Feb. 24 | Week 18 Mar. 3 | Week 19 Mar. 10 | Week 20 Mar. 16 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: Texas (1–1)UCLA (1–1)Ole Miss (2–0) | Dropped: Ohio State (2–1)Rutgers (3–0) | Dropped: Illinois (4–1)St. John's (5–2)Texas Tech (5–1) | Dropped: UConn (5–3)Indiana (5–2)Creighton (5–3)Arkansas (5–2)Xavier (7–1)Arizona (3–4) | Dropped: Memphis (7–2)Illinois (6–2)Pittsburgh (8–2)North Carolina (5–4) | Dropped: Clemson (9–2)Wisconsin (9–3)Baylor (7–3) | Dropped: Michigan (9–3)Memphis (9–3)Dayton (10–3) | Dropped: San Diego State (8–3)St. John's (11–2) | Dropped: Cincinnati (11–2)Baylor (9–4)Maryland (11–4) | Dropped: Oklahoma (13–3)UCLA (11–5) | Dropped: Gonzaga (12–6)Utah State (16–2)Georgia (14–4)Baylor (11–6) | Dropped: Michigan (14–5)West Virginia (13–6) | Dropped: Mississippi State (16–6)Oregon (16–6)Louisville (16–6)Ole Miss (16–6) | Dropped: Saint Mary's (21–4)Illinois (16–8) | Dropped: Creighton (18–8)Ole Miss (19–7)UConn (17–8) | Dropped: Kansas (18–9) | Dropped: Mississippi State (20–9)Creighton (20–9) | Dropped: VCU (25–6) | Dropped: Illinois (21–12) | None | |