USA Today Men’s Top 25 Poll
The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 men’s basketball poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received.
| Rank | School (record) | Points | Last week’s rank | First-place votes |
| 1 | Duke (28-3) | 770 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | Houston (27-4) | 729 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Auburn (27-4) | 704 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Florida (27-4) | 688 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | St. John’s (27-4) | 618 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Tennessee (25-6) | 603 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan State (26-5) | 603 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Alabama (24-7) | 588 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas Tech (24-7) | 539 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Clemson (26-5) | 466 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Maryland (24-7) | 424 | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Iowa State (23-8) | 415 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisville (25-6) | 414 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Wisconsin (23-8) | 309 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint Mary’s (27-4) | 286 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas A&M (22-9) | 281 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | Memphis (26-5) | 278 | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Brigham Young (23-8) | 266 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | Kentucky (21-10) | 205 | 24 | 0 |
| 20 | Purdue (21-10) | 195 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | Michigan (22-9) | 114 | 15 | 0 |
| 22 | Missouri (21-10) | 95 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | Marquette (22-9) | 80 | 20 | 0 |
| 24 | Arizona (20-11) | 73 | 23 | 0 |
| 25 | Illinois (20-11) | 55 | NR | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 25 Virginia Commonwealth (25-6).
Others receiving votes: Oregon (23-8) 48; New Mexico (25-6) 41; Drake (30-3) 39; Creighton (22-9) 38; UC San Diego (28-4) 32; UCLA (22-9) 19; Gonzaga (23-8) 18; Virginia Commonwealth (25-6) 13; Mississippi (21-10) 9; Connecticut (22-9) 9; Kansas (20-11) 6; Mississippi State (20-11) 4; High Point (29-5) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 men’s basketball poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received.
| Rank | School (record) | Points | Last week’s rank | First-place votes |
| 1 | Duke (28-3) | 770 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | Houston (27-4) | 729 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Auburn (27-4) | 704 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Florida (27-4) | 688 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | St. John’s (27-4) | 618 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Tennessee (25-6) | 603 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan State (26-5) | 603 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Alabama (24-7) | 588 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas Tech (24-7) | 539 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Clemson (26-5) | 466 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Maryland (24-7) | 424 | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Iowa State (23-8) | 415 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisville (25-6) | 414 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Wisconsin (23-8) | 309 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint Mary’s (27-4) | 286 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas A&M (22-9) | 281 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | Memphis (26-5) | 278 | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Brigham Young (23-8) | 266 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | Kentucky (21-10) | 205 | 24 | 0 |
| 20 | Purdue (21-10) | 195 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | Michigan (22-9) | 114 | 15 | 0 |
| 22 | Missouri (21-10) | 95 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | Marquette (22-9) | 80 | 20 | 0 |
| 24 | Arizona (20-11) | 73 | 23 | 0 |
| 25 | Illinois (20-11) | 55 | NR | 0 |