| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | Tennessee and Auburn swap spots at the top due to stronger wins by the Vols. |
| 2 | Auburn | |
| 3 | Iowa State | |
| 4 | Alabama | |
| 5 | Duke | |
| 6 | Kentucky | |
| 7 | Houston | |
| 8 | Florida | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | |
| 10 | UConn | |
| 11 | Marquette | |
| 12 | Kansas | |
| 13 | Illinois | |
| 14 | Mississippi State | |
| 15 | Oregon | |
| 16 | Michigan State | |
| 17 | Gonzaga | The Zags are gonna need some blowouts if they want to move much higher. They did get a couple this week. |
| 18 | Nebraska | |
| 19 | West Virginia | New to ballot. Look out, West Virginia is back. After being under the radar for a while, the Mountaineers picked up a stunning win over Kansas. Darian DeVries has something special. |
| 20 | Oklahoma | |
| 21 | UCLA | |
| 22 | Utah State | |
| 23 | Michigan | New to ballot. Dusty May wrecked the Muss Bus. The Wolverines are really tough, and Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin are absolute monsters. |
| 24 | St. John's | |
| 25 | St. Bonaventure | New to ballot. The Bonnies are legit, one of only eight one-loss teams in the country, all of whom appear on this ballot or in the almost famous section. Melvin Council and Noel Brown are just deadly. |
DROPPED FROM BALLOT: Cincinnati (19), Baylor (22), Drake (25). NEW TO BALLOT: West Virginia, Michigan, St. Bonaventure. ALMOST FAMOUS: 26. Vanderbilt, 27. Pittsburgh, 28. Memphis, 29. Louisville, 30. San Diego State.