1. Kentucky (65)
2. Kansas
3. Villanova
4. Syracuse
5. Michigan State
6. Texas (down 5)
7. Georgetown (up 5)
8. Duke
9. West Virginia
10. Purdue
11. Kansas State
12. Brigham Young
13. Gonzaga
14. Tennessee (down 6)
15. Temple
16. Wisconsin
17. Pittsburgh (up 7)
18. Mississippi (up 4)
19. Connecticut (NR)
20. Ohio State
21. Vanderbilt (NR)
22. Georgia Tech
23. New Mexico (NR)
24. Baylor
25. UAB (NR)
Top 5 outside looking in: Florida State, Northern Iowa, Clemson, Wake Forest, Butler.
Dropped out: North Carolina (24), Mississippi State (23), Northern Iowa (20), Clemson (17).
Notes: Cal was the only Pac-10 club to receive any votes. It got two. Despite Texas handling Michigan State earlier in the season, the three-loss Spartans are a spot ahead of the two-loss Longhorns. Northern Iowa’s loss to credible Wichita State was too much for voters, apparently. Connecticut jumps back into the poll after a one-week absence. Three mid-majors are in the top 15 for the first time this season.
Conference breakdown:
- Big East: 6
- Big 10: 5
- Big XII: 4
- Southeastern: 4
- Atlantic Coast: 2
- Mountain West: 2
- Conference USA: 1
- Atlantic 10: 1
- West Coast: 1
