# 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2012–13 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 |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| (#-#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP poll

This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play.
| | Preseason Oct. 26 | Week 2 Nov. 12 | Week 3 Nov. 19 | Week 4 Nov. 26 | Week 5 Dec. 3 | Week 6 Dec. 10 | Week 7 Dec. 17 | Week 8 Dec. 24 | Week 9 Dec. 31 | Week 10 Jan. 7 | Week 11 Jan. 14 | Week 12 Jan. 21 | Week 13 Jan. 28 | Week 14 Feb. 4 | Week 15 Feb. 11 | Week 16 Feb. 18 | Week 17 Feb. 25 | Week 18 Mar. 4 | Week 19 Mar. 11 | Week 20 Mar. 18 | |
| 1. | Indiana 43 | Indiana (1–0) 46 | Indiana (3–0) 46 | Indiana (6–0) 47 | Indiana (8–0) 45 | Indiana (9–0) 44 | Duke (9–0) 62 | Duke (11–0) 63 | Duke (12–0) 63 | Duke (14–0) 62 | Louisville (16–1) 36 | Duke (16–1) 39 | Michigan (19–1) 51 | Indiana (20–2) 58 | Indiana (22–3) 26 | Indiana (23–3) 43 | Indiana (24–3) 64 | Gonzaga (29–2) 51 | Gonzaga (30–2) 54 | Gonzaga (31–2) 45 | 1. |
| 2. | Louisville 20 | Louisville (1–0) 18 | Louisville (3–0) 19 | Duke (6–0) 18 | Duke (8–0) 20 | Duke (9–0) 20 | Michigan (11–0) 3 | Michigan (12–0) 2 | Michigan (13–0) 2 | Michigan (15–0) 3 | Indiana (15–2) 13 | Michigan (17–1) 11 | Kansas (18–1) 13 | Florida (18–2) 7 | Duke (22–2) 20 | Miami (FL) (21–3) 20 | Gonzaga (27–2) 1 | Indiana (25–4) 7 | Duke (27–4) 11 | Louisville (29–5) 20 | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky 2 | Kentucky (1–0) 1 | Ohio State (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Syracuse (9–0) | Arizona (12–0) | Arizona (12–0) | Louisville (13–1) | Duke (15–1) 14 | Syracuse (17–1) 8 | Indiana (18–2) | Michigan (20–2) | Miami (FL) (20–3) 17 | Gonzaga (25–2) 2 | Duke (24–3) | Duke (25–4) 5 | Indiana (26–5) | Kansas (29–5) | 3. |
| 4. | Ohio State | Ohio State (1–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Syracuse (5–0) | Syracuse (8–0) | Arizona (8–0) | Louisville (11–1) | Louisville (12–1) | Arizona (14–0) | Kansas (15–1) 1 | Kansas (16–1) 7 | Florida (16–2) 1 | Duke (19–2) | Michigan (21–4) | Michigan State (22–4) | Michigan (23–4) | Kansas (25–4) | Louisville (26–5) | Indiana (27–6) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan | Michigan (1–0) | Duke (3–0) | Louisville (5–1) | Louisville (6–1) | Florida (7–0) | Louisville (9–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Indiana (12–1) | Indiana (13–1) | Michigan (16–1) 1 | Louisville (16–2) | Duke (17–2) | Kansas (19–2) | Gonzaga (24–2) 2 | Florida (21–3) | Miami (FL) (22–4) | Georgetown (23–4) 2 | Georgetown (24–5) | Miami (FL) (27–6) | 5. |
| 6. | NC State | NC State (1–0) | Syracuse (2–0) | Syracuse (4–0) | Florida (6–0) | Louisville (8–1) | Indiana (9–1) | Kansas (10–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Kansas (12–1) | Syracuse (16–1) | Arizona (16–1) | Syracuse (18–2) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Syracuse (20–4) | Duke (22–3) | Kansas (23–4) | Miami (FL) (23–5) | Michigan (25–6) | Duke (27–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Kansas | Kansas (1–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (5–0) | Ohio State (5–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Missouri (10–1) | Syracuse (11–1) | Syracuse (14–1) | Arizona (15–1) | Indiana (16–2) | Gonzaga (19–2) | Arizona (19–2) | Florida (20–3) | Michigan (22–4) | Georgetown (21–4) | Michigan (24–5) | Kansas (26–5) | Ohio State (26–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Duke | Syracuse (1–0) | Kentucky (2–1) | Kentucky (4–1) | Arizona (5–0) | Arizona (7–0) | Florida (7–1) | Cincinnati (12–0) | Ohio State (10–2) | Minnesota (14–1) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Florida (14–2) | Arizona (17–2) | Miami (FL) (17–3) | Michigan State (21–4) | Syracuse (21–4) | Florida (22–4) | Louisville (24–5) | Michigan State (24–7) | Georgetown (25–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Syracuse | Duke (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Kansas (6–1) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Syracuse (10–1) | Minnesota (12–1) | Gonzaga (15–1) | Minnesota (15–2) | Butler (16–2) | Butler (17–3) | Syracuse (18–3) | Arizona (20–4) | Kansas (21–4) | Michigan State (22–6) | Kansas St (24–5) | Miami (FL) (24–6) | Michigan State (25–8) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida | Florida (1–0) | Arizona (2–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Gonzaga (8–0) | Illinois (10–0) | Illinois (12–0) | Ohio State (9–2) | Gonzaga (12–1) | Missouri (11–2) | Florida (12–2) | Gonzaga (17–2) | Oregon (18–2) | Ohio State (17–4) | Kansas State (19–5) | Louisville (21–5) | Louisville (22–5) | Michigan St (22–7) | Ohio St (23–7) | Michigan (26–7) т | 10. |
| 11. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Creighton (6–0) | Cincinnati (6–1) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Cincinnati (10–0) | Minnesota (12–1) | Illinois (13–1) | Florida (10–2) | Ohio State (13–3) | Kansas State (15–2) | Ohio State (15–4) | Louisville (18–4) | Butler (20–5) | Georgetown (19–4) | Arizona (23–4) | Florida (23–5) | Kansas St (25–6) | New Mexico (29–5) т | 11. |
| 12. | Arizona | Arizona (1–0) | Kansas (2–1) | Gonzaga (6–0) | Missouri (6–1) | Missouri (8–1) | Missouri (8–1) | Illinois (12–1) | Missouri (10–2) | Illinois (14–2) | Creighton (17–1) | Minnesota (15–3) | Louisville (16–4) | Michigan State (18–4) | Louisville (20–5) | Arizona (21–4) | Syracuse (22–5) | New Mexico (25–4) | Marquette (23–7) | Kansas State (27–7) | 12. |
| 13. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Illinois (8–0) | Minnesota (10–1) | Minnesota (11–1) | Gonzaga (11–1) | Florida (9–2) | Creighton (14–1) | Butler (15–2) | Michigan State (16–3) | Michigan State (17–4) | Kansas State (17–4) | Ohio State (20–6) | Kansas State (21–5) | Kansas St (22–5) | Oklahoma St (22–6) | Florida (24–6) | Saint Louis (27–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan State | Missouri (1–0) | Creighton (3–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Minnesota (8–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | Florida (8–2) | Cincinnati (12–1) | Butler (12–2) | NC State (14–3) | Ohio State (13–4) | Miami (FL) (15–3) | Butler (18–4) | Kansas (20–4) | Oklahoma State (19–5) | New Mexico (23–4) | Ohio St (21–7) | Oklahoma State (23–7) | Florida (26–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Missouri | Creighton (1–0) | Michigan State (2–1) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Georgetown (5–1) | Georgetown (7–1) | Georgetown (9–1) | Georgetown (10–1) | Georgetown (10–1) | Ohio State (11–3) | San Diego State (14–2) | New Mexico (16–2) | Wichita State (19–2) | New Mexico (19–3) | Georgetown (19–4) | Butler (21–5) | Oklahoma St (20–6) | Marquette (21–7) | New Mexico (26–5) | Marquette (23–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Creighton | Baylor (2–0) | NC State (3–1) | Missouri (5–1) | Creighton (7–1) | Creighton (9–1) | New Mexico (11–0) | Creighton (11–1) | Creighton (12–1) | San Diego State (12–2) | Kansas State (14–2) | Oregon (16–2) | Ole Miss (17–2) | Creighton (20–3) | Pittsburgh (20–5) | New Mexico (22–4) | Ohio St (20–7) | Saint Louis (23–5) | Saint Louis (24–6) | Syracuse (26–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Memphis | Memphis (0–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | San Diego State (5–1) | New Mexico (10–0) | Creighton (10–1) | San Diego State (11–2) | Butler (10–2) | Notre Dame (13–1) | Missouri (13–3) | Creighton (17–2) | Missouri (15–4) | Cincinnati (18–4) | Oklahoma State (18–5) | Marquette (18–6) | Wisconsin (19–8) | Syracuse (22–7) | Pittsburgh (24–7) | Oklahoma State (24–8) | 17. |
| 18. | UNLV | UNLV (0–0) | UNLV (2–0) | NC State (4–1) | New Mexico (8–0) | San Diego State (7–1) | San Diego State (8–1) | Butler (9–2) | Michigan State (11–2) | Kansas State (12–2) | Michigan State (15–3) | NC State (15–3) | Kansas State (15–4) | Minnesota (17–5) | Marquette (17–6) | Ohio State (18–7) | Saint Louis (21–5) | Arizona (23–6) | Arizona (24–6) | Wisconsin (23–11) | 18. |
| 19. | Baylor | Gonzaga (1–0) | Memphis (2–0) | Colorado (5–0) | Michigan State (6–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Butler (8–2) | Michigan State (11–2) | San Diego State (11–2) | Georgetown (10–2) | New Mexico (15–2) | VCU (16–3) | NC State (16–4) | Oregon (18–4) | New Mexico (21–4) | Wisconsin (18–8) | Memphis (24–3) | Oregon (23–6) | Syracuse (23–8) | Memphis (30–4) | 19. |
| 20. | San Diego State | Notre Dame (1–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Georgetown (4–1) | North Carolina (6–2) | UNLV (7–1) | Michigan State (9–2) | UNLV (11–1) | New Mexico (13–1) | NC State (12–2) | Notre Dame (14–3) | Wichita State (17–2) | New Mexico (17–3) | Georgetown (16–4) | Wisconsin (17–8) | Pittsburgh (20–7) | Butler (22–6) | Pittsburgh (23–7) | Memphis (27–4) | Pittsburgh (24–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Gonzaga | Michigan State (0–1) | Connecticut (4–0) | Minnesota (6–1) | UNLV (5–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | UNLV (8–1) | Notre Dame (12–1) | Notre Dame (13–1) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Oregon (14–2) | Cincinnati (16–3) | Creighton (18–3) | Missouri (16–5) | Notre Dame (20–6) | Memphis (22–3) | Notre Dame (22–6) | VCU (23–6) | UCLA (23–8) | Arizona (25–7) | 21. |
| 22. | Notre Dame | Wisconsin (1–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Illinois (7–0) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Michigan State (12–3) | VCU (14–3) | Missouri (13–4) | San Diego State (16–4) | Oklahoma State (15–5) | Memphis (21–3) | Colorado State (21–4) | Marquette (19–7) | Wisconsin (20–9) | Wisconsin (21–10) | Creighton (27–7) | 22. |
| 23. | Wisconsin | Connecticut (1–0) | Colorado (4–0) | San Diego State (4–1) | Oklahoma State | Wichita State (9–0) | North Carolina (8–2) | NC State (9–2) | NC State (10–2) | Wichita State (14–1) | Illinois (14–4) | Ole Miss (15–2) | Minnesota (15–5) | Pittsburgh (18–5) | Oregon (20–5) | Oregon (21–5) | Pittsburgh (21–7) | UCLA (22–7) | Creighton (27–7) | Notre Dame (25–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (1–0) | Baylor (4–1) | UNLV (3–1) | Wichita State (8–0) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Pittsburgh (12–1) | Pittsburgh (12–1) | UNLV (13–2) | UCLA (14–3) | Notre Dame (15–3) | Cincinnati (16–4) | Marquette (15–5) | Colorado State (20–4) | VCU (21–5) | Oregon (22–6) | Notre Dame (22–7) | Notre Dame (23–8) | UCLA (25–9) | 24. |
| 25. | Florida State | San Diego State (0–1) | San Diego State (2–1) | New Mexico (6–0) | NC State (4–2) | NC State (6–2) | NC State (7–2) | Kansas State (9–2) | Kansas State (10–2) | New Mexico (13–2) | Marquette (12–3) | Miami (FL) (13–3) | Marquette (14–4) | Notre Dame (18–4) | Kentucky (17–6) | Notre Dame (21–6) | Louisiana Tech (24–3) | Memphis (25–4) | VCU (24–7) | Oregon (26–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct. 26 | Week 2 Nov. 12 | Week 3 Nov. 19 | Week 4 Nov. 26 | Week 5 Dec. 3 | Week 6 Dec. 10 | Week 7 Dec. 17 | Week 8 Dec. 24 | Week 9 Dec. 31 | Week 10 Jan. 7 | Week 11 Jan. 14 | Week 12 Jan. 21 | Week 13 Jan. 28 | Week 14 Feb. 4 | Week 15 Feb. 11 | Week 16 Feb. 18 | Week 17 Feb. 25 | Week 18 Mar. 4 | Week 19 Mar. 11 | Week 20 Mar. 18 | |
| | | Dropped: Florida State (1–0) | Dropped: Notre Dame (3–1),Wisconsin (2–1) | Dropped: UCLA (4–2),Memphis (3–2),Connecticut (5–1),Baylor (4–2) | Dropped: Kentucky (4–3),Colorado (6–1) | None | Dropped: Wichita State (9–1) | Dropped: New Mexico (12–1)North Carolina (9–3) | Dropped: UNLV (11–2) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (10–3)Pittsburgh(12–3) | Dropped: Georgetown (11–3)Cincinnati (14–3)Wichita St (15–2)UNLV (14–3) | Dropped: San Diego State (14–4)Illinois (15–5)UCLA (15–4)Marquette (13–4) | Dropped: VCU (16–5)Notre Dame (16–4) | Dropped: Wichita State (19–4)Ole Miss (17–4)NC State (16–6)San Diego State (17–5) | Dropped: Creighton (20–5)Cincinnati (18–6)Minnesota (17–7)Missouri (17–6) | Dropped: Kentucky (17–8) | Dropped: Colorado State (21–6)VCU (22–6) | Dropped: Butler (22–7)Louisiana Tech (26–3) | Dropped: Oregon (23–8) | Dropped: VCU (26–8) | |

## 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 #1; second highest is ranked #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. 17 | Week 2 Nov. 12 | Week 3 Nov. 19 | Week 4 Nov. 26 | Week 5 Dec. 3 | Week 6 Dec 10 | Week 7 Dec 17 | Week 8 Dec 24 | Week 9 Dec 31 | Week 10 Jan 7 | Week 11 Jan 14 | Week 12 Jan 21 | Week 13 Jan 28 | Week 14 Feb 4 | Week 15 Feb 11 | Week 16 Feb 18 | Week 17 Feb 25 | Week 18 Mar 4 | Week 19 Mar 11 | Week 20 Mar 18 | Final Apr 8 | |
| 1. | Indiana 21 | Indiana (1–0) 25 | Indiana (3–0) 26 | Indiana (6–0) 27 | Indiana (8–0) 25 | Indiana (9–0) 25 | Duke (9–0) 30 | Duke (11–0) 30 | Duke (12–0) 30 | Duke (14–0) 30 | Louisville (15–1) 18 | Duke (16–1) 20 | Kansas (18–1) 16 | Indiana (20–2) 25 | Duke (21–2) 18 | Indiana (23–3) 19 | Indiana (24–3) 28 | Gonzaga (29–2) 29 | Gonzaga (30–2) 29 | Gonzaga (31–2) 30 | Louisville (35–5) 31 | 1. |
| 2. | Louisville 5 | Louisville (1–0) 4 | Louisville (3–0) 5 | Duke (6–0) 4 | Duke (8–0) 6 | Duke (9–0) 6 | Michigan (11–0) 1 | Michigan (12–0) 1 | Michigan (13–0) 1 | Michigan (15–0) 1 | Indiana (15–1) 6 | Kansas (16–1) 8 | Michigan (19–1) 14 | Florida (18–2) 6 | Indiana (21–3) 6 | Miami (FL) (21–3) 7 | Gonzaga (27–2) 3 | Indiana (25–4) | Duke (27–4) 2 | Louisville (29–5) 1 | Michigan (31–8) | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky 5 | Kentucky (1–0) 2 | Ohio State (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Syracuse (9–0) | Arizona (11–0) т | Arizona (12–0) | Arizona (14–0) | Duke (15–1) 7 | Michigan (17–1) 1 | Indiana (18–2) | Michigan (20–2) | Gonzaga (23–2) 1 | Gonzaga (25–2) 3 | Duke (24–3) | Kansas (25–4) 1 | Indiana (26–5) | Kansas (29–5) | Syracuse (30–10) | 3. |
| 4. | Ohio State | Ohio State (1–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Syracuse (5–0) | Syracuse (8–0) | Louisville (9–1) | Louisville (11–1) т | Louisville (12–1) | Louisville (13–1) | Kansas (14–1) | Syracuse (17–1) 2 | Florida (16–2) 1 | Duke (19–2) | Miami (FL) (19–3) 5 | Florida (21–3) 2 | Michigan (23–4) | Duke (25–4) | Louisville (26–5) | Indiana (27–6) т | Wichita State (30–9) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan | Michigan (1–0) | Duke (3–0) | Syracuse (4–0) | Florida (6–0) | Florida (7–0) | Arizona (8–0) | Indiana (11–1) | Indiana (12–1) | Indiana (13–1) | Michigan (16–1) | Louisville (16–2) | Duke (17–2) | Kansas (19–2) | Michigan (21–3) 1 | Michigan State (22–4) | Kansas (23–4) | Georgetown (23–4) | Georgetown (24–5) | Miami (FL) (27–6) т | Duke (30–6) | 5. |
| 6. | NC State | NC State (1–0) | Syracuse (2–0) | Louisville (5–1) | Louisville (6–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Indiana (9–1) | Kansas (10–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Kansas (12–1) | Syracuse (16–1) | Arizona (16–1) | Syracuse (18–2) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Florida (19–3) | Duke (22–3) | Florida (22–4) | Louisville (24–5) 1 | Kansas (26–5) | Ohio State (26–7) | Ohio State (29–8) | 6. |
| 7. | Kansas | Kansas (1–0) | Kentucky (2–1) | Florida (5–0) | Ohio State (5–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Syracuse (10–1) | Syracuse (11–1) | Syracuse (14–1) | Arizona (15–1) | Florida (14–2) | Gonzaga (19–2) | Arizona (19–2) | Syracuse (20–3) | Michigan (22–4) | Miami (FL) (22–4) | Miami (FL) (23–5) | Michigan State (24–7) | Duke (27–5) | Indiana (29–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Duke | Syracuse (1–0) | Florida (3–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Arizona (5–0) | Arizona (7–0) | Kansas (8–1) | Cincinnati (12–0) | Ohio State (10–2) | Gonzaga (15–1) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Indiana (16–2) | Arizona (17–2) | Michigan State (18–4) | Michigan State (20–4) | Syracuse (21–4) | Georgetown (21–4) | Michigan (24–5) | Michigan (25-6) | Georgetown (25–6) | Kansas (31–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Syracuse | Duke (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Kansas (6–1) | Kansas (7–1) | Florida (7–1) | Missouri (10–1) | Florida (9–2) | Florida (10–2) | Florida (12–2) | Butler (16–2) | Michigan State (17–4) | Syracuse (18–3) | Arizona (20–3) | Kansas (21–4) | Louisville (22–5) | Florida (23–5) | Ohio State (23–7) | Michigan State (25–8) | Florida (29–8) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida | Florida (1–0) | Arizona (2–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Gonzaga (8–0) | Illinois (10–0) | Illinois (12–0) | Ohio State (9–2) | Gonzaga (12–1) | Minnesota (14–1) | Creighton (16–1) | Gonzaga (17–2) | Butler (17–3) | Ohio State (17–4) | Butler (20–4) | Louisville (21–5) | Michigan State (22–6) | Kansas State (24–5) | Miami (FL) (24–6) | New Mexico (29–5) | Miami (FL) (29–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Arizona | North Carolina (2–0) | Kansas (2–1) | Creighton (6–0) | Missouri (6–1) | Missouri (8–1) | Cincinnati (1–0) | Florida (8–2) | Creighton (12–1) | Creighton (14–1) | Ohio State (13–3) | Michigan State (16–3) | Ohio State (15–4) | Miami (FL) (17–3) | Kansas State (19–4) | Georgetown (19–4) | Arizona (23–4) | New Mexico (25–4) | Florida (24–6) | Michigan (26–7) | Marquette (26–9) | 11. |
| 12. | North Carolina | Arizona (1–0) | Creighton (3–0) | Gonzaga (6–0) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Missouri (8–1) | Creighton (11–1) | Missouri (10–2) | Missouri (11–2) | Minnesota (15–2) | Creighton (17–2) | Oregon (18–2) | Louisville (18–4) | Louisville (19–5) | Arizona (21–4) | Syracuse (22–5) | Michigan State (22–7) | Kansas State (25–6) | Florida (26–7) | Gonzaga (32–3) | 12. |
| 13. | UCLA | Creighton (1–0) | UCLA (3–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Creighton (7–1) | Creighton (9–1) | Creighton (10–1) | Gonzaga (11–1) | Minnesota (12–1) | Illinois (14–2) | Butler (14–2) | Kansas State (15–2) | Louisville (16–4) | Creighton (20–3) | Kansas (19–4) | Kansas State (20–5) | Kansas State (22–5) | Ohio State (21–7) | Marquette (23–7) | Saint Louis (27–6) | Michigan State (27–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan State | UCLA (1–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Illinois (8–0) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | Minnesota (12–1) | Illinois (13–1) | Ohio State (11–3) | San Diego State (14–2) | Minnesota (15–3) | Wichita State (19–2) | Butler (18–4) | Ohio State (17–6) | Oklahoma State (19–5) | New Mexico (23–4) | Oklahoma State (22–6) | New Mexico (26–5) | Kansas State (27–7) | Arizona (27–8) | 14. |
| 15. | Creighton | Missouri (1–0) | NC State (3–1) | Missouri (5–1) | San Diego State (5–1) | San Diego State (7–1) | San Diego State (8–1) | Illinois (12–1) | Cincinnati (12–1) | San Diego State (12–2) | NC State (14–2) | Ohio State (13–4) | Miami (FL) (15–3) | Kansas State (17–4) | Georgetown (17–4) | Butler (21–5) | Ohio State (20–7) | Saint Louis (23–5) | Oklahoma State (23–7) | Memphis (30–4) | Oregon (28–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Memphis | Memphis (0–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | Minnesota (10–1) | Minnesota (11–1) | San Diego State (11–1) | Georgetown (10–1) | Notre Dame (13–1) | Missouri (12–3) | VCU (16–3) | Ole Miss (17–2) | New Mexico (19–3) | Oklahoma State (17–5) | New Mexico (22–4) | Wisconsin (19–8) | Syracuse (22–7) | Saint Louis (24–6) | Marquette (23–8) | Saint Louis (28–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Missouri | Baylor (2–0) | Memphis (2–0) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–2) | UNLV (7–1) | New Mexico (11–0) | UNLV (11–1) | San Diego State (11–2) | Butler (12–2) | Michigan State (14–3) | New Mexico (16–2) | Creighton (18–3) | Cincinnati (18–4) | Pittsburgh (20–5) | Wisconsin (18–8) | Memphis (24–3) | Marquette (21–7) | Memphis (27–4) | Wisconsin (23–11) | Georgetown (25–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Baylor | UNLV (0–0) | UNLV (2–0) | NC State (4–1) | UNLV (5–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | UNLV (8–1) | Georgetown (10–1) | Michigan State (11–2) | Michigan State (12–3) | Kansas State (13–2) | NC State (15–3) | Missouri (15–4) | Minnesota (17–5) | New Mexico (20–4) | Ohio State (18–7) | Oklahoma State (20–6) | Arizona (23–6) | Arizona (24–6) | Syracuse (26–9) | Memphis (31–5) | 18. |
| 19. | UNLV | Gonzaga (1–0) | Michigan State (2–1) | Colorado (5–0) | Kentucky (4–3) | Michigan State (8–2) | Michigan State (9–2) т | Michigan State (11–2) | Notre Dame (12–1) | UNLV (13–2) | VCU (14–3) | Oregon (16–2) | NC State (16–4) | Oregon (18–4) | Wisconsin (17–7) | Memphis (22–3) | Saint Louis (21–5) | VCU (23–6) | Pittsburgh (24–7) | Oklahoma State (24–8) | New Mexico (29–6) | 19. |
| 20. | San Diego State | Wisconsin (1–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | UNLV (3–1) | New Mexico (8–0) | New Mexico (10–0) | North Carolina (8–2) т | Notre Dame (12–1) | Butler (10–2) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Notre Dame (14–2) | Cincinnati (16–3) | San Diego State (16–4) | Missouri (16–5) | Marquette (17–5) | Marquette (18–6) | Notre Dame (22–6) | Memphis (25–4) | Syracuse (23–8) | Arizona (25–7) | Kansas State (27–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Wisconsin | Notre Dame (1–0) | Baylor (4–1) | San Diego State (4–1) | Minnesota (8–1) | Georgetown (7–1) | Georgetown (9–1) | Butler (9–2) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | NC State (12–2) | New Mexico (15–2) | Wichita State (17–2) | Kansas State (15–4) | Georgetown (16–4) | Notre Dame (19–5) | Colorado State (21–4) | Butler (22–6) | Wisconsin (20–9) | Saint Mary's (27–5) | Creighton (27–7) | Creighton (28–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Gonzaga | Michigan State (0–1) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Illinois (7–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Kentucky (6–3) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Pittsburgh (12–1) | Georgetown (10–2) | Illinois (14–4) | Missouri (13–4) | New Mexico (17–3) | Wichita State (19–4) | San Diego State (18–5) | Pittsburgh (20–6) | Marquette (19–7) | Pittsburgh (23–7) | VCU (24–7) | Pittsburgh (24–8) | Wisconsin (23–12) | 22. |
| 23. | Notre Dame | San Diego State (0–1) | Connecticut (4–0) | New Mexico (6–0) | Georgetown (5–1) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | Kentucky (7–3) | Kentucky (8–3) | New Mexico (13–1) | Kansas State (12–2) | UNLV (14–3) | Notre Dame (15–3) | Cincinnati (16–4) | Ole Miss (17–4) | Creighton (20–5) | Oregon (21–5) | Saint Mary's (24–5) | Saint Mary's (26–5) | Wisconsin (21–10) | VCU (26–8) | VCU (27–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Florida State т | Cincinnati (1–0) | Wisconsin (2–1) | UCLA (4–2) | NC State (4–2) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Pittsburgh (12–1) | UNLV (11–2) | VCU (12–3) | Cincinnati (14–3) | Ole Miss (15–2) | Minnesota (15–5) | Oklahoma State (15–5) | Colorado State (19–4) | VCU (21–5) | Akron (22–4) | Notre Dame (22–7) | Creighton (27–7) | Oregon (26–8) | La Salle (24–10) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas т | Texas (1–0) | San Diego State (2–1) | Georgetown (4–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | NC State (6–2) | Butler (8–2) | NC State (9–2) | NC State (10–2) | Wyoming (13–0) | UCLA (14–3) | San Diego State (14–4) | Marquette (14–4) | Pittsburgh (18–5) тSan Diego State (16–5) т | Memphis (20–3) | Notre Dame (20–6) | VCU (22–6) | Oregon (23–6) | UCLA (23–8) | Saint Mary's (27–6) | Florida Gulf Coast (26–11) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct. 17 | Week 2 Nov. 12 | Week 3 Nov. 19 | Week 4 Nov. 26 | Week 5 Dec. 3 | Week 6 Dec 10 | Week 7 Dec 17 | Week 8 Dec 24 | Week 9 Dec 31 | Week 10 Jan 7 | Week 11 Jan 14 | Week 12 Jan 21 | Week 13 Jan 28 | Week 14 Feb 4 | Week 15 Feb 11 | Week 16 Feb 18 | Week 17 Feb 25 | Week 18 Mar 4 | Week 19 Mar 11 | Week 20 Mar 18 | Final Apr 8 | |
| | | Dropped: Florida State (1–0) | Dropped: Notre Dame (3–1),Texas (2–1) | Dropped: Memphis (3–2),Baylor (4–2),Connecticut (5–1),Wisconsin (4–2) | Dropped: Colorado (6–1),UCLA (5–3) | None | Dropped: NC State (7–2) | Dropped: New Mexico (12–1)North Carolina (9–3) | Dropped: Kentucky (8–4) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (10–3)Pittsburgh (12–3)New Mexico (13–2) | Dropped: Georgetown (11–3)Wyoming (14–1) | Dropped: Illinois (14–5)UNLV (15–4)UCLA (15–4) | Dropped: VCU (16–5)Notre Dame (16–4) | Dropped: NC State (16–6)Marquette (15–5) | Dropped: Cincinnati (18–6)Minnesota (17–7)Oregon (19–5)Missouri (17–6)Wichita State (20–5)Ole Miss (18–5) | Dropped: San Diego State (18–7)Creighton (21–6) | Dropped: Colorado State (21–6)Pittsburgh (21–7)Oregon (22–6) | Dropped: Butler (22–7)Akron (23–5) | Dropped: Notre Dame (23–8)Oregon (23–8) | Dropped: UCLA (25–9) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (24–9)Saint Mary's (28–7) | |

## Preseason polls

Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
| | Sporting News | Blue Ribbon | ESPN | Sports Illustrated |
| 1. | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana |
| 2. | Louisville | Louisville | Louisville | Louisville |
| 3. | Ohio State | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kansas |
| 4. | Kentucky | NC State | Michigan | Kentucky |
| 5. | Michigan | Michigan | Kansas | NC State |
| 6. | Duke | Duke | NC State | Michigan |
| 7. | Syracuse | Michigan State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 8. | Arizona | Florida | Syracuse | Duke |
| 9. | NC State | North Carolina | Duke | Florida |
| 10. | Missouri | Creighton | UCLA | UCLA |
| 11. | UCLA | Saint Louis | Florida | Syracuse |
| 12. | Kansas | UCLA | Michigan State | North Carolina |
| 13. | North Carolina | Kansas | North Carolina | Michigan State |
| 14. | Creighton | Syracuse | Arizona | Missouri |
| 15. | Memphis | UNLV | Memphis | Arizona |
| 16. | Florida | Arizona | Creighton | San Diego State |
| 17. | Wisconsin | Ohio State | Missouri | Creighton |
| 18. | Cincinnati | Memphis | Gonzaga | Memphis |
| 19. | San Diego State | Baylor | UNLV | UNLV |
| 20. | UNLV | Gonzaga | San Diego State | Notre Dame |
| 21. | Gonzaga | Notre Dame | Baylor | Gonzaga |
| 22. | Michigan State | Tennessee | Notre Dame | Wisconsin |
| 23. | Murray State | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | VCU |
| 24. | Notre Dame | Miami (FL) | Cincinnati | Baylor |
| 25. | VCU | Texas | Saint Louis | Saint Louis |