After wins over LSU and Florida, Kentucky is up two spots in the latest AP Poll. The Cats are No. 8, just behind Duke and ahead of Maryland.
Kansas is the new No. 1 team in the land, followed by Baylor, Gonzaga, Dayton, and San Diego State. Louisville remained at No. 11 while Auburn fell to No. 15. Texas Tech and Michigan State, who were unranked last week, are back in the poll at No. 22 and No. 24, respectively. Ohio State is up two spots to No. 23 after beating Maryland yesterday.
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS |
| 1 | Kansas (24-3) | 3 | 1,598 |
| 2 | Baylor (24-2) | 1 | 1,532 |
| 3 | Gonzaga (27-2) | 2 | 1,442 |
| 4 | Dayton (25-2) | 5 | 1,413 |
| 6 | Florida State (23-4) | 8 | 1,247 |
| 8 | Kentucky (22-5) | 10 | 1,130 |
| 9 | Maryland (22-5) | 7 | 1,124 |
| 10 | Creighton (22-6) | 15 | 986 |
| 11 | Louisville (23-5) | 11 | 966 |
| 12 | Villanova (21-6) | 12 | 928 |
| 14 | Oregon (21-7) | 14 | 653 |
| 15 | Auburn (23-4) | 13 | 643 |
| 17 | BYU (23-7) | 23 | 598 |
| 18 | Iowa (19-8) | 20 | 489 |
| 20 | West Virginia (19-8) | 17 | 313 |
| 21 | Colorado (21-7) | 18 | 291 |
| 25 | Houston (21-7) | 22 | 102 |
Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 95, Illinois 82, Arizona 71, Butler 51, Virginia 50, Marquette 41, Stephen F.