2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Rankings for the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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Two human polls make up the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
Legend
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| Italics | Number of first-place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP poll
| Preseason Oct 13[1] | Week 2 Nov 10[2] | Week 3 Nov 17[3] | Week 4 Nov 24[4] | Week 5 Dec 1[5] | Week 6 Dec 8[6] | Week 7 Dec 15[7] | Week 8 Dec 22[8] | Week 9 Dec 29[a] | Week 10 Jan 5[9] | Week 11 Jan 12[10] | Week 12 Jan 19[11] | Week 13 Jan 26[12] | Week 14 Feb 2[13] | Week 15 Feb 9[14] | Week 16 Feb 16[15] | Week 17 Feb 23[16] | Week 18 Mar 2[17] | Week 19 Mar 9[18] | Week 20 Mar 16[19] | Final Apr 7[20] | ||
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| 1. | Purdue (35) | Houston (2–0) (18) | Purdue (4–0) (44) | Purdue (6–0) (46) | Purdue (7–0) (40) | Arizona (8–0) (33) | Arizona (9–0) (42) | Arizona (11–0) (38) | Arizona (12–0) (38) | Arizona (14–0) (32) | Arizona (16–0) (60) | Arizona (18–0) (61) | Arizona (20–0) (60) | Arizona (22–0) (59) | Arizona (23–0) (59) | Michigan (24–1) (60) | Duke (25–2) (56) | Duke (27–2) (55) | Duke (29–2) (56) | Duke (32–2) (50) | Michigan (37–3) (57) | 1. |
| 2. | Houston (16) | Purdue (2–0) (36) | Houston (4–0) (12) | Arizona (5–0) (11) | Arizona (7–0) (6) | Michigan (8–0) (19) | Michigan (10–0) (15) | Michigan (11–0) (19) | Michigan (11–0) (19) | Michigan (13–0) (29) | Iowa State (16–0) (1) | UConn (18–1) | UConn (19–1) | Michigan (20–1) | Michigan (22–1) | Houston (23–2) (1) | Arizona (25–2) (5) | Arizona (27–2) (4) | Arizona (29–2) (4) | Arizona (32–2) (7) | UConn (34–6) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida (8) | UConn (2–0) (3) | UConn (4–0) (2) | Houston (5–0) (4) | Michigan (7–0) (15) | Duke (10–0) (7) | Duke (10–0) (3) | Iowa State (12–0) (1) | Iowa State (12–0) (1) | Iowa State (14–0) | UConn (16–1) | Michigan (16–1) | Michigan (18–1) | UConn (21–1) | Houston (21–2) | Duke (23–2) | Michigan (25–2) | Michigan (27–2) | Michigan (29–2) (1) | Michigan (31–3) | Arizona (36–3) | 3. |
| 4. | UConn (2) | Duke (2–0) (2) | Arizona (4–0) (2) | Duke (7–0) | Duke (8–0) | Iowa State (9–0) (1) | Iowa State (11–0) (1) | UConn (12–1) | UConn (12–1) | UConn (14–1) | Michigan (14–1) | Purdue (17–1) | Duke (18-1) | Duke (20–1) | Duke (21–2) | Arizona (23–2) | Iowa State (23–4) | UConn (27–3) | Florida (25–6) | Florida (26–7) | Duke (35–3) | 4. |
| 5. | St. John's | Arizona (2–0) | Duke (4–0) (1) | UConn (5–1) | UConn (6–1) | UConn (8–1) | UConn (10–1) | Purdue (11–1) | Purdue (11–1) | Purdue (13–1) | Purdue (15–1) | Duke (17–1) | Nebraska (20–0) | Illinois (19-3) | Iowa State (21–2) | UConn (24–2) | Houston (23–4) | Florida (23–6) | Houston (26–5) | Houston (28–6) | Illinois (28–9) | 5. |
| 6. | Duke | Michigan (1–0) (1) | Louisville (4–0) | Louisville (5–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Purdue (8–1) | Purdue (10–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (13–1) | Duke (15–1) | Houston (17–1) | Gonzaga (21–1) | Gonzaga (22–1) | UConn (22–2) | Iowa State (22–3) | UConn (25–3) | Iowa State (24–5) | UConn (27–4) | Iowa State (27–7) | Purdue (30–9) | 6. |
| 7. | Michigan | BYU (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Michigan State (7–0) | Houston (8–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | Gonzaga (12–1) | Gonzaga (13–1) | Houston (13–1) | Houston (15–1) | Nebraska (18–0) | Michigan State (18–2) | Iowa State (20–2) | Nebraska (21–2) | Purdue (21–4) | Florida (21–6) | Houston (24–5) | Iowa State (25–6) | UConn (29–5) | Houston (30–7) | 7. |
| 8. | BYU | Alabama (2–0) (1) | Illinois (4–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Houston (7–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Houston (10–1) | Houston (11–1) | Houston (11–1) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Nebraska (16–0) | Gonzaga (19–1) | Iowa State (18–2) | Houston (19–2) | Illinois (20–4) | Kansas (19–6) | Purdue (22–5) | Michigan State (24–5) | Michigan State (25–6) | Purdue (27–8) | Iowa State (29–8) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | Kentucky (2–0) | BYU (3–1) | BYU (4–1) | BYU (6–1) | Michigan State (8–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | Michigan State (11–1) | Michigan State (11–1) | BYU (13–1) | Gonzaga (17–1) | Iowa State (16–2) | Illinois (17–3) | Nebraska (20–2) | Kansas (18–5) | Nebraska (22–3) | Gonzaga (27–2) | Nebraska (25–4) | Illinois (24–7) | Virginia (29–5) | Florida (27–8) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas Tech | Florida (1–1) | Florida (3–1) | Florida (4–1) | Iowa State (7–0) | BYU (7–1) | BYU (9–1) | BYU (11–1) | BYU (12–1) | Nebraska (14–0) | Vanderbilt (16–0) | Michigan State (16–2) | Houston (17–2) | Michigan State (19–3) | Michigan State (20–4) | Illinois (21–5) | Illinois (22–6) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Virginia (27–4) | St. John's (28–6) | St. John's (30–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisville | Texas Tech (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Michigan State (5–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Vanderbilt (12–0) | Vanderbilt (12–0) | Vanderbilt (14–0) | BYU (15–1) | Illinois (15–3) | Texas Tech (16–4) | Kansas (16–5) | North Carolina (19–4) | Gonzaga (25–2) | Virginia (24–3) | Illinois (22–7) | Nebraska (26–5) | Michigan State (25–7) | Michigan State (27–8) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA | Louisville (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Gonzaga (5–0) | Alabama (5–2) | Alabama (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | Michigan State (12–2) | Michigan State (14–2) | Texas Tech (14–4) | Purdue (17–3) | Purdue (18–4) | Gonzaga (23–2) | Florida (19–6) | Nebraska (23–4) | Gonzaga (28–3) | Gonzaga (28–3) | Gonzaga (30–3) | Tennessee (25–12) | 12. |
| 13. | Arizona | St. John's (1–1) | Gonzaga (4–0) | Illinois (5–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Illinois (7–2) | Vanderbilt (10–0) | Nebraska (12–0) | Nebraska (12–0) | Alabama (11–3) | Illinois (13–3) | BYU (16–2) | BYU (17–2) | Texas Tech (16–5) | Purdue (19–4) | Texas Tech (19–6) | Michigan State (22–5) | Virginia (25–4) | St. John's (25–6) | Illinois (24–8) | Arkansas (28–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Arkansas | Illinois (2–0) | St. John's (2–1) | St. John's (3–1) | Illinois (6–2) | North Carolina (8–1) | Arkansas (8–2) | Alabama (9–3) | Alabama (9–3) | Texas Tech (11–3) | North Carolina (14–2) | Virginia (16–2) | Kansas (15–5) | North Carolina (17–4) | Florida (17–6) | Virginia (22–3) | Kansas (20–7) | Kansas (21–8) | Kansas (22–9) | Arkansas (26–8) | Nebraska (28–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Alabama | UCLA (2–0) | Texas Tech (3–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | Florida (5–2) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Nebraska (11–0) | Texas Tech (9–3) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Arkansas (11–3) | Texas Tech (12–4) | Vanderbilt (16–2) | Arkansas (15–5) | Vanderbilt (19–3) | Virginia (20–3) | Michigan State (20–5) | St. John's (22–5) | Purdue (22–7) | Alabama (23–8) | Nebraska (26–6) | Iowa (24–13) | 15. |
| 16. | Iowa State | Iowa State (2–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Alabama (7–3) | Louisville (10–2) | Louisville (10–2) | Illinois (11–3) | Virginia (14–2) | Florida (13–5) | North Carolina (16–4) | BYU (17–4) | Texas Tech (17–6) | North Carolina (20–5) | Texas Tech (20–7) | Alabama (22–7) | Texas Tech (22–9) | Vanderbilt (26–8) | Alabama (25–10) | 16. |
| 17. | Illinois | Michigan State (2–0) | Michigan State (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Vanderbilt (8–0) | Arkansas (7–2) | Kansas (8–3) | Kansas (9–3) | Kansas (10–3) | North Carolina (13–2) | Arkansas (12–4) | Alabama (13–5) | Virginia (16–3) | Florida (16–6) | St. John's (18–5) | St. John's (20–5) | Alabama (20–7) | North Carolina (23–6) | Arkansas (23–8) | Kansas (23–10) | Virginia (30–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Tennessee | North Carolina (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | UCLA (5–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | Florida (5–3) | Illinois (8–3) | Arkansas (9–3) | Arkansas (9–3) | Georgia (13–1) | Alabama (11–5) | Clemson (16–3) | Vanderbilt (17–3) | Virginia (18–3) | Saint Louis (23–1) | Saint Louis (24–1) | North Carolina (21–6) | St. John's (23–6) | Purdue (24–7) | Alabama (23–9) | Gonzaga (31–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Kansas | Gonzaga (2–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Kentucky (4–2) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Kansas (7–3) | Texas Tech (7–3) | Tennessee (9–3) | Tennessee (9–3) | Iowa (12–2) | Florida (11–5) | Kansas (13–5) | Florida (14–6) | Saint Louis (21–1) | Vanderbilt (19–4) | Vanderbilt (21–4) | BYU (20–7) | Miami (OH) (29–0) | North Carolina (24–7) | Wisconsin (24–10) | Vanderbilt (27–9) | 19. |
| 20. | Auburn | Tennessee (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Texas Tech (4–2) | Auburn (6–2) | Tennessee (7–3) | Tennessee (7–3) | Illinois (8–3) | Illinois (9–3) | Louisville (11–3) | Louisville (12–4) | Arkansas (13–5) | Louisville (14–5) | Clemson (18–4) | Clemson (20–4) | Arkansas (19–6) | Arkansas (20–7) | Arkansas (21–8) | Miami (OH) (31–0) | Texas Tech (22–10) | Kansas (24–11) | 20. |
| 21. | Gonzaga | Arkansas (1–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Auburn (4–1) | Kansas (6–2) | Auburn (7–3) | Auburn (8–3) | Virginia (10–1) | Virginia (11–1) | Tennessee (10–4) | Georgia (14–2) | Georgia (15–3) | Saint Louis (19–1) | Arkansas (16–6) | Arkansas (17–6) | Louisville (19–6) | Miami (OH) (27–0) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | North Carolina (24–8) | Texas Tech (23–11) | 21. |
| 22. | Michigan State | Auburn (2–0) | Auburn (3–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Indiana (7–0) | St. John's (5–3) | St. John's (6–3) | Florida (8–4) | Florida (8–4) | Kansas (10–4) | Clemson (14–3) | North Carolina (14–4) | Clemson (17–4) | St. John's (16–5) | BYU (17–6) | Miami (OH) (25–0) | Tennessee (20–7) | Miami (FL) (23–6) | Vanderbilt (24–7) | Saint Mary's (27–5) | Texas (21–15) | 22. |
| 23. | Creighton | Creighton (1–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | NC State (4–0) | St. John's (4–3) | Nebraska (9–0) | Florida (6–4)т | Georgia (10–1) | Georgia (11–1) | Virginia (12–2) | Utah State (14–1) | Louisville (13–5) | Alabama (13–6) | Miami (OH) (22–0) | Miami (OH) (24–0) | BYU (19–6) | Saint Louis (25–2) | Tennessee (20–9) | Wisconsin (22–9) | Louisville (23–10) | Louisville (24–11) | 23. |
| 24. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (2–0) | Kansas (3–1) | Vanderbilt (5–0) | USC (7–0) | Virginia (8–1) | Virginia (9–1)т | USC (12–1) | USC (12–1) | SMU (12–2) | Tennessee (11–5) | Saint Louis (17–1) | Miami (OH) (20–0) | Louisville (15–6) | Louisville (17–6) | Wisconsin (18–7) | Louisville (20–7) | Vanderbilt (22–7) | Louisville (22–9) | Tennessee (22–11) | Miami (FL) (26–9) | 24. |
| 25. | North Carolina | Kansas (1–1) | NC State (3–0) | Indiana (5–0) | Arkansas (5–2) | UCLA (7–2) | Georgia (9–1) | Iowa (10–2) | Iowa (10–2) | UCF (12–1) | Seton Hall (14–2) | Miami (OH) (19–0) | St. John's (15–5) | Tennessee (15–6) | Kentucky (17–7) | Alabama (18–7) | Vanderbilt (21–6) | Saint Louis (26–3) | Tennessee (21–10) | Miami (FL) (25–8) | Wisconsin (24–11) | 25. |
| Preseason Oct 13[21] | Week 2 Nov 10[22] | Week 3 Nov 17[23] | Week 4 Nov 24[24] | Week 5 Dec 1[25] | Week 6 Dec 8[26] | Week 7 Dec 15[27] | Week 8 Dec 22[28] | Week 9 Dec 29[a] | Week 10 Jan 5[29] | Week 11 Jan 12[30] | Week 12 Jan 19[31] | Week 13 Jan 26[32] | Week 14 Feb 2[33] | Week 15 Feb 9[34] | Week 16 Feb 16[35] | Week 17 Feb 23[36] | Week 18 Mar 2[37] | Week 19 Mar 9[38] | Week 20 Mar 16[39] | Final Apr 7[40] | ||
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a The AP Poll skipped Week 9, so Week 8 rankings were carried over.
USA Today Coaches Poll
| Preseason Oct 22[41] | Week 2 Nov 10[42] | Week 3 Nov 17[43] | Week 4 Nov 24[44] | Week 5 Dec 1[45] | Week 6 Dec 8[46] | Week 7 Dec 15[47] | Week 8 Dec 22[48] | Week 9 Dec 29[49] | Week 10 Jan 5[50] | Week 11 Jan 12[51] | Week 12 Jan 19[52] | Week 13 Jan 26[53] | Week 14 Feb 2[54] | Week 15 Feb 9[55] | Week 16 Feb 16[56] | Week 17 Feb 23[57] | Week 18 Mar 2[58] | Week 19 Mar 9[59] | Week 20 Mar 15[60] | Final Apr 7[61] | ||
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| 1. | Purdue (18) | Purdue (2−0) (21) | Purdue (4−0) (20) | Purdue (6−0) (23) | Purdue (7−0) (21) | Michigan (8−0) (17) | Michigan (10−0) (16) | Michigan (11−0) (16) | Michigan (11–0) (20) | Michigan (13–0) (24) | Arizona (16–0) (29) | Arizona (18–0) (31) | Arizona (20–0) (31) | Arizona (22–0) (31) | Arizona (23–0) (30) | Michigan (24–1) (31) | Duke (25–2) (27) | Duke (27–2) (28) | Duke (29–2) (28) | Duke (32–2) (26) | Michigan (37–3) (31) | 1. |
| 2. | Houston (12) | Houston (2−0) (7) | Houston (4−0) (9) | Houston (5−0) (2) | Michigan (7−0) (6) | Arizona (8−0) (11) | Arizona (9−0) (14) | Arizona (11−0) (11) | Arizona (12–0) (11) | Arizona (14–0) (7) | Iowa State (16–0) (1) | Michigan (16–1) | Michigan (18–1) | Michigan (20–1) | Michigan (20–1) (1) | Houston (23–2) | Arizona (25–2) (4) | Arizona (27–2) (3) | Arizona (29–2) (3) | Arizona (32–2) (5) | UConn (34–6) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida (1) | UConn (2−0) | UConn (4−0) | Arizona (5−0) (5) | Arizona (7−0) (3) | Duke (10−0) (2) | Duke (10−0) (1) | Iowa State (12−0) | Iowa State (12–0) | Iowa State (14–0) | Michigan (14–1) (1) | UConn (18–1) | UConn (19–1) | UConn (21–1) | Houston (21–2) | Duke (23–2) | Michigan (25–2) | Michigan (27–2) | Michigan (29–2) | Michigan (31–3) | Arizona (36–3) | 3. |
| 4. | UConn | Duke (2−0) (1) | Duke (4−0) (2) | Duke (7−0) (1) | Duke (8−0) (1) | Iowa State (9−0) (1) | Iowa State (11−0) | UConn (12−1) | UConn (12–1) | UConn (14–1) | UConn (16–1) | Purdue (17–1) | Duke (18–1) | Duke (20–1) | Iowa State (21–2) | Arizona (23–2) | Houston (23–4) | UConn (27–3) | Florida (25–6) | Florida (26-7) | Duke (35–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Duke | Michigan (1−0) | Arizona (4−0) | Louisville (5−0) | UConn (6−1) | UConn (8–1) | UConn (10–1) | Purdue (11−1) | Duke (11–1) | Purdue (13–1) | Purdue (15–1) | Duke (17–1) | Nebraska (20–0) | Gonzaga (22–1) | UConn (22–2) | UConn (24–2) | Iowa State (23–4) | Florida (23–6) | Houston (26–5) | Houston (28–6) | Illinois (28–9) | 5. |
| 6. | St. John's | Arizona (2−0) | Michigan (3−0)т | Michigan (4−0) | Louisville (7−0) | Purdue (8–1) | Purdue (10–1) | Duke (11−1) | Purdue (11–1) | Duke (13–1) | Duke (15–1) | Houston (17–1) | Gonzaga (20–1) | Illinois (19–3) | Duke (21–2) | Iowa State (22–3) | UConn (25–3) | Houston (24–5) | UConn (27–4) | Iowa State (27–7) | Houston (30–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Michigan | BYU (2−0) | Louisville (4−0)т | UConn (5−1) | Houston (7−1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | Gonzaga (12−1) | Gonzaga (13–1) | Houston (13–1) | Houston (15–1) | Nebraska (18–0) | Houston (17–2) | Iowa State (20–2) | Illinois (20–4) | Purdue (21–4) | Florida (21–6) | Iowa State (24–5) | Iowa State (25–6) | UConn (29–5) | Purdue (30–9) | 7. |
| 8. | BYU | Kentucky (2−0) | Illinois (4−0) | Florida (4−1) | Michigan State (7−0) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Houston (11−1) | Houston (11–1) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Vanderbilt (16–0) | Gonzaga (19–1) | Michigan State (18–2) | Houston (19–2) | Nebraska (21–2) | Gonzaga (25–2) | Purdue (22–5) | Michigan State (24–5) | Michigan State (25–6) | Virginia (29–5) | Iowa State (29–8) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | Alabama (2−0) | Florida (3−1) | Alabama (4−1) | Iowa State (7−0) | Michigan State (8–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | Michigan State (11−1) | Michigan State (11–1) | BYU (13–1) | Gonzaga (17–1) | Iowa State (16–2) | Iowa State (18–2) | Nebraska (20–2) | Kansas (18–5) | Nebraska (22–3) | Gonzaga (27–2) | Nebraska (25–4) | Illinois (24–7) | St. John's (28–6) | Florida (27–8) | 9. |
| 10. | Louisville | Florida (1−1) | BYU (3−1) | Gonzaga (5−0) | BYU (6−1) | BYU (7–1) | BYU (9–1) | BYU (11−1) | BYU (12–1) | Vanderbilt (14–0) | Nebraska (16–0) | Michigan State (16–2) | Illinois (17–3) | Michigan State (19–3) | Michigan State (20–4) | Illinois (21–5) | Nebraska (23–4) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Nebraska (26–5) | Gonzaga (30–3) | St. John's (30–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (2−0) | Alabama (2−1) | BYU (4−1) | Gonzaga (7−1) | Louisville (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Vanderbilt (12−0) | Vanderbilt (12–0) | Nebraska (14–0) | BYU (15–1) | Illinois (15–3) | Texas Tech (16–4) | Kansas (16–5) | Gonzaga (23–2) | Florida (19–6) | Illinois (22–6) | Illinois (22–7) | Virginia (27–4) | Michigan State (25–7) | Michigan State (27–8) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA | Louisville (2−0) | Gonzaga (4−0) | Michigan State (5−0) | Alabama (5−2) | Alabama (7–2) | Vanderbilt (10−0) | North Carolina (11−1) | North Carolina (12–1) | Alabama (11–3) | Michigan State (14–2) | Texas Tech (14–4) | Purdue (17–3) | Purdue (18–4) | Purdue (19–4) | Kansas (19–6) | Virginia (24–3) | Gonzaga (28–3) | Gonzaga (28–3) | Illinois (24–8) | Tennessee (25–12) | 12. |
| 13. | Arizona | St. John's (1−1) | Kentucky (3−1) | Iowa State (4−0) | Tennessee (7−1) | Illinois (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | Nebraska (12−0) | Nebraska (12–0)т | Michigan State (12–2) | Illinois (13–3) | BYU (16–2) | BYU (17–2) | Texas Tech (16–5) | North Carolina (19–4) | Texas Tech (19–6) | Michigan State (22–5) | Virginia (25–4) | St. John's (25–6) | Purdue (27-8) | Arkansas (28–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Illinois | Illinois (2−0) | Iowa State (3−0) | Illinois (5−1) | Florida (5−2) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Arkansas (8–2) | Louisville (10−2) | Louisville (10–2)т | Texas Tech (11–3) | Texas Tech (12–4) | Vanderbilt (16–2) | Kansas (15–5) | BYU (17–4) | Florida (17–6) | Virginia (22–3) | Kansas (20–7) | Purdue (22–7) | Texas Tech (22–9) | Nebraska (26–6) | Nebraska (28–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Arkansas | UCLA (2−0) | Texas Tech (3−0) | St. John's (3−1) | Illinois (6−2) | North Carolina (8–1) | Nebraska (11–0) | Alabama (9−3) | Alabama (9–3) | Arkansas (11–3) | North Carolina (14–2) | Virginia (16–2) | Vanderbilt (17–3) | Vanderbilt (19–3) | Virginia (20–3) | Michigan State (20–5) | St. John's (22–5) | Kansas (21–8) | Alabama (23–8) | Arkansas (26–8) | Virginia (30–6) | 15. |
| 16. | Alabama | Iowa State (2−0) | St. John's (2−1) | Tennessee (5−0) | Vanderbilt (8−0) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Alabama (7–3) | Texas Tech (9−3) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Illinois (11–3) | Virginia (14–2) | Florida (13–5) | Arkansas (15–5) | Florida (16–6) | Texas Tech (17–6) | St. John's (20–5) | Texas Tech (20–7) | Alabama (22–7) | Kansas (22–9) | Vanderbilt (26–8) | Alabama (25–10) | 16. |
| 17. | Tennessee | Michigan State (2−0) | Tennessee (3−0) | North Carolina (5−0) | North Carolina (6−1) | Arkansas (7–2) | Kansas (8–3) | Kansas (9–3) | Kansas (10–3) | North Carolina (13–2) | Arkansas (12–4) | Alabama (13–5) | Virginia (17–3) | Virginia (18–3) | St. John's (18–5) | Arkansas (19–6) | Arkansas (20–7) | St. John's (23–6) | Arkansas (23–8) | Kansas (23–10) | Vanderbilt (27–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Iowa State | Tennesssee (2−0) | Michigan State (3−0) | Kentucky (4−2) | Kentucky (5−2) | Florida (5–3) | Illinois (8–3) | Arkansas (9−3) | Arkansas (9–3) | Louisville (11–3) | Alabama (11–5) | Clemson (16–3) | North Carolina (16–4) | North Carolina (17–4) | Clemson (20–4) | Vanderbilt (21–4) | Alabama (20–7) | North Carolina (23–6) | Purdue (23–8) | Alabama (23–9) | Gonzaga (31–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Kansas | Gonzaga (2−0) | North Carolina (4−0) | UCLA (5−1) | Texas Tech (6−2)т | Kansas (7–3) | Texas Tech (7–3) | Illinois (8−3) | Illinois (9–3) | Iowa (12–2) | Louisville (12–4) | Kansas (13–5) | Clemson (17–4) | Clemson (18–4) | Saint Louis (23–1) | Saint Louis (24–1) | North Carolina (21–6) | Arkansas (21–8) | North Carolina (24–7) | Texas Tech (22–10) | Iowa (24–13) | 19. |
| 20. | Gonzaga | North Carolina (2−0) | UCLA (3−1) | Texas Tech (4−2) | Indiana (7−0)т | Tennessee (7–3) | St. John's (6–3) | Tennessee (9−3) | Tennessee (9–3) | Georgia (13–1) | Florida (11–5) | Arkansas (13–5) | Louisville (14–5) | Saint Louis (21–1) | Vanderbilt (19–4) | North Carolina (20–5) | Louisville (20–7) | Miami (OH) (29–0) | Miami (OH) (31–0) | Wisconsin (24–10) | Kansas (24–11) | 20. |
| 21. | Michigan State | Arkansas (1−1) | Wisconsin (3−0) | Arkansas (5−1) | Kansas (6−2) | St. John's (5–3) | Florida (6–4) | Virginia (10−1) | Virginia (11–1) | Kansas (10–4) | Clemson (14–3) | Louisville (13–5) | Florida (14–6) | Arkansas (16–6) | Arkansas (17–6) | Louisville (19–6) | Vanderbilt (21–6) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | Saint Mary's (27–4) | North Carolina (24–8) | Texas Tech (23–11) | 21. |
| 22. | Auburn | Wisconsin (2−0) | Arkansas (3−1) | NC State (4−0) | St. John's (4−3) | Nebraska (9–0) | Virginia (9–1) | Florida (8−4) | Florida (8–4) | Tennessee (10–4) | Georgia (14–2) | Georgia (15–3) | Saint Louis (19–1) | St. John's (16–5) | BYU (17–6) | BYU (19–6) | Tennessee (20–7) | Vanderbilt (22–7) | Vanderbilt (24–7) | Saint Mary's (27–5) | Miami (FL) (26–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Creighton | Creighton (1−0) | Kansas (3−1) | Vanderbilt (5−0) | Arkansas (5−2) | Iowa (8–1) | Tennessee (7–3) | Iowa (10−2) | Iowa (10–2) | Virginia (12–2) | Iowa (12–4) | Saint Louis (17–1) | Alabama (13–6) | Louisville (15–6) | Louisville (17–6) | Miami (OH) (25–0) | BYU (20–7) | Miami (FL) (23–6) | Wisconsin (22–9) | Miami (FL) (25–8) | Louisville (24–11) | 23. |
| 24. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1−1) | Vanderbilt (4−0) | Indiana (5−0) | Auburn (6−2) | Auburn (7–3) | Auburn (8–3) | Georgia (10−1) | Georgia (11–1) | Villanova (12–2) | Utah State (14–1) | North Carolina (14–4) | St. John's (15–5) | Miami (OH) (22–0) | Miami (OH) (24–0) | Clemson (20–6) | Saint Louis (25–2) | Saint Louis (26–3) | Louisville (22–9) | Louisville (23–10) | Texas (21–15) | 24. |
| 25. | North Carolina | Auburn (2−0) | Indiana (4−0) | Auburn (4−1) | Iowa (7−0) | Virginia (8–1) | Iowa (8–2) | USC (12−1) | St. John's (8–4) | SMU (12–2) | Kansas (11–5) | St. John's (13–5) | Miami (OH) (20–0)т Iowa (14–5)т | Texas A&M (17–4) | Iowa (18–5) | Wisconsin (18–7) | Miami (OH) (27–0) | Tennessee (20–9) | Miami (FL) (24–7) | Tennessee (22–11) | Wisconsin (24–11) | 25. |
| Preseason Oct 22[62] | Week 2 Nov 10[63] | Week 3 Nov 17[64] | Week 4 Nov 24[65] | Week 5 Dec 1[66] | Week 6 Dec 8[67] | Week 7 Dec 15[68] | Week 8 Dec 22[69] | Week 9 Dec 29[70] | Week 10 Jan 5[71] | Week 11 Jan 12[72] | Week 12 Jan 19[73] | Week 13 Jan 26[74] | Week 14 Feb 2[75] | Week 15 Feb 9[76] | Week 16 Feb 16[77] | Week 17 Feb 23[78] | Week 18 Mar 2[79] | Week 19 Mar 9[80] | Week 20 Mar 15[81] | Final Apr 7[82] | ||
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