We already knew this was a top 25 team, but now it's official:
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (29) | 6-0 | 797 |
| 2 | Maryland (3) | 6-0 | 759 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 7-0 | 720 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 5-0 | 652 |
| 5 | Duke | 6-1 | 642 |
| 6 | Kansas | 4-1 | 615 |
| 7 | Villanova | 6-0 | 613 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 607 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 549 |
| 10 | Virginia | 5-1 | 495 |
| 11 | Purdue | 6-0 | 456 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 4-1 | 376 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 343 |
| 14 | Arizona | 6-1 | 320 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 6-0 | 299 |
| 16 | Oregon | 5-0 | 291 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 282 |
| 18 | Xavier | 7-0 | 280 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 6-0 | 221 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 175 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 145 |
| 22 | Louisville | 5-0 | 141 |
| 23 | Baylor | 4-1 | 113 |
| 24 | Providence | 6-1 | 110 |
| 25 | Butler | 4-1 | 65 |
- Others receiving votes: Utah 62, Connecticut 53, California 43, Indiana 35, LSU 29, Notre Dame 25, George Washington 17, Dayton 11, Saint Mary's 10, Davidson 10, UNLV 9, Pittsburgh 8, Iowa 5, Monmouth 5, South Carolina 4, Northern Iowa 3, Florida 2, Wichita St 2, UTEP 1
- Dropped from rankings: California 13, Indiana 14, LSU 17, Notre Dame 18, Wichita St 20, Connecticut 21
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (59) | 6-0 | 1,619 |
| 2 | Maryland (4) | 6-0 | 1,512 |
| 3 | Michigan State (2) | 7-0 | 1,510 |
| 4 | Kansas | 4-1 | 1,342 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 5-0 | 1,338 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1,269 |
| 7 | Duke | 6-1 | 1,253 |
| 8 | Villanova | 6-0 | 1,218 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 1,155 |
| 10 | Virginia | 5-1 | 965 |
| 11 | Purdue | 6-0 | 904 |
| 12 | Xavier | 7-0 | 801 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 4-1 | 788 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 6-0 | 696 |
| 15 | Oregon | 5-0 | 628 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 587 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 551 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 522 |
| 19 | Arizona | 6-1 | 504 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 6-0 | 363 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 289 |
| 22 | SMU | 4-0 | 256 |
| 23 | Providence | 6-1 | 247 |
| 24 | Louisville | 5-0 | 173 |
| 25 | Baylor | 4-1 | 162 |
- Others receiving votes: Connecticut 153, Utah 72, Butler 62, George Washington 45, Indiana 26, Northern Iowa 25, Notre Dame 22, California 19, Pittsburgh 11, Dayton 8, South Carolina 5, San Diego State 5, Georgetown 4, UTEP 3, Iowa 2, Northwestern 2, LSU 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Davidson 1, Colorado State 1, Northeastern 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Monmouth 1
- Dropped from rankings: Indiana 13, California 14, Notre Dame 17, Connecticut 18, Wichita St 20, LSU 22