| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | +1, best team in nation |
| 2 | Iowa State | +1, one possession loss to Auburn, multiple big wins (Marquette, Baylor, @ Texas Tech |
| 3 | Duke | +1, super talented team |
| 4 | Alabama | +1, beat top ten Texas A&M @ A&M |
| 5 | Florida | +1, beat number one by 30 |
| 6 | Tennessee | -5, 30 point loss, that's bad. |
| 7 | Houston | +5, Every game since the San Diego State game has been no contest |
| 8 | Marquette | ---, They keep pulling out wins, but none of them particularly good |
| 9 | Kansas | +2, that was a huge win @ UCF and @ Cincinnati |
| 10 | Kentucky | -3, tough road loss @ Georgia, but beat a GOOD Mississippi State team on the road |
| 11 | Michigan State | +5, They keep having good wins |
| 12 | Oregon | +1, the Illinois game, Illinois hit everything, beat Ohio State @ Ohio State |
| 13 | Texas A&M | -4, lost to number 5 Alabama |
| 14 | Mississippi State | -4, lost to an elite Kentucky offense |
| 15 | Purdue | +5, HUGE win against Nebraska |
| 16 | Gonzaga | +3, everyone else lost |
| 17 | Illinois | ---, they lost this week at home, but that win on the road @ Oregon |
| 18 | Memphis | +3, like Gonzaga, everyone else lost |
| 19 | UConn | -4, they keep not doing great |
| 20 | Georgia | NR, 2 great wins this week. They have is an elite defense |
| 21 | Michigan | NR, had some big wins this week |
| 22 | Ole Miss | NR, 3-0 in conference play, but an easy schedule |
| 23 | Wisconsin | NR, they lost to 3 good teams in one week, but other than that they've won big time |
| 24 | Missouri | NR, lost to 3 teams that are all really good, and a good win over Kansas |
| 25 | Utah State | -2, they keep winning, but not winning well |
Dropped: 14. Oklahoma, 18. UCLA, 22. Nebraska, 24. West Virginia, 25. St. John's - Biggest Movers: 1. Oklahoma -12 2. UCLA -8 3. Georgia +6 , 4. Tennessee -5, 4. Houston +5, 4. Michigan State +5, 4. Purdue +5, 4. Michigan +5,