| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | +1 (W 86-73 @ TCU) |
| 2 | Iowa State | +1 (W 70-60 @ Baylor) |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | +1 (W 96-90 vs. 17 Alabama) |
| 4 | UConn | -1 |
| 5 | Duke | +2 (W 84-73 @ 21 Louisville; W 82-75 vs. SMU) |
| 6 | Michigan | -5 (L 88-91 vs. Wisconsin) |
| 7 | Nebraska | +2 (W 83-77 @ Indiana) |
| 8 | Purdue | -2 |
| 9 | Houston | +2 (W 69-65 vs. 14 Texas Tech; W 77-55 @ Baylor) |
| 10 | BYU | 0 |
| 11 | Gonzaga | -3 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 0 |
| 13 | Illinois | +1 (W 75-69 @ Iowa) |
| 14 | Texas Tech | +1 (L 65-69 @ 9 Houston; W 73-71 @ Colorado) |
| 15 | Clemson | NEW (W 74-70 vs. SMU; W 76-61 @ Notre Dame) |
| 16 | North Carolina | 0 |
| 17 | Alabama | -4 (L 90-96 @ 3 Vanderbilt; L 88-92 vs. Texas) |
| 18 | Virginia | +4 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 0 (W 94-87 @ Ole Miss; L 73-95 @ Auburn) |
| 20 | Florida | NEW (W 92-77 vs. Georgia; W 91-67 vs. 24 Tennessee) |
| 21 | Louisville | -3 (L 73-84 vs. 5 Duke) |
| 22 | Villanova | -5 (L 72-76 vs. Creighton) |
| 23 | Kansas | -3 (L 75-86 @ West Virginia) |
| 24 | Tennessee | NEW (W 85-71 vs. Texas; L 67-91 @ 20 Florida) |
| 25 | St. John's | NEW (W 84-70 @ Butler; W 90-73 @ Creighton) |
Dropped: UCF, USC, SMU, Utah State | Next Five: SMU, UCF, Seton Hall, Saint Louis, Utah State