| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | |
| 3 | Auburn | |
| 4 | Alabama | |
| 5 | UConn | |
| 6 | Iowa State | |
| 7 | Duke | |
| 8 | Arizona | |
| 9 | Tennessee | |
| 10 | Purdue | |
| 11 | Creighton | |
| 12 | Indiana | |
| 13 | North Carolina | I don’t normally rank teams with losses in the first several weeks, but they only lost to #1 by 3, so for now they are a top 15 team. |
| 14 | Marquette | |
| 15 | Cincinnati | |
| 16 | Florida | |
| 17 | Kentucky | |
| 18 | Ole Miss | |
| 19 | Rutgers | |
| 20 | Houston | See UNC note |
| 21 | Baylor | See UNC note |
| 22 | UCF | |
| 23 | Ohio State | |
| 24 | New Mexico | |
| 25 | Texas Tech |