| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Purdue | |
| 2 |  Houston | |
| 3 |  Duke | Duke will move up at Florida's expense. |
| 4 |  UConn | |
| 5 |  Alabama | Alabama replaces St. John's as #5. |
| 6 |  Michigan | |
| 7 |  Kentucky | |
| 8 |  BYU | |
| 9 |  Arizona | |
| 10 |  Texas Tech | |
| 11 |  Louisville | |
| 12 |  Florida | Florida's loss to Arizona moves them down. |
| 13 |  St. John's | It's early, but with a loss to Alabama, the Red Storm will tumble some in the rankings. |
| 14 |  UCLA | |
| 15 |  Iowa State | |
| 16 |  Michigan State | |
| 17 |  Illinois | |
| 18 |  Tennessee | |
| 19 |  Gonzaga | |
| 20 |  North Carolina | |
| 21 |  Arkansas | |
| 22 |  Wisconsin | |
| 23 |  Creighton | |
| 24 |  George Washington | |
| 25 |  Georgetown | Next 5: NC State, Kansas, Ohio State, San Diego State, & Ole Miss |
