The Duke Blue Devils once again takes the top spot in this week's AP Top 25 poll. Duke remains the lone ACC team ranked in the top 25 although North Carolina and Florida State both received votes in this weeks poll. Kentucky leads all SEC teams moving up to No. 10 this week and is set to begin conference play this Saturday in Athens. Vanderbilt checks in at No. 22 with Florida and Georgia also receiving votes.
Full AP rankings below.
| Associated Press Top 25 |
| 1 Duke |
| 2 Ohio State |
| 3 Kansas |
| 4 Syracuse |
| 5 Pittsburgh |
| 6 San Diego State |
| 7 Villanova |
| 8 Connecticut |
| 9 Missouri |
| 10 Kentucky |
| 11 Purdue |
| 12 Texas |
| 13 Georgetown |
| 14 Notre Dame |
| 15 Brigham Young |
| 16 Texas A&M |
| 17 Kansas State |
| 18 Michigan State |
| 19 UCF |
| 20 Illinois |
| 21 Memphis |
| 22 Vanderbilt |
| 23 Washington |
| 24 Cincinnati |
| 25 UNLV |
Others Receiving Votes: Louisville(11-2) 124; Minnesota(11-3) 96; Temple(9-3) 74; Wisconsin(11-3) 55; Baylor(9-3) 50; Florida(10-3) 35; Butler(10-4) 25; Wichita State(11-2) 17; North Carolina(10-4) 9; St. Mary's(12-2) 8; Gonzaga(10-5) 7; Arizona(12-3) 2; Cleveland State(15-1) 2; Florida State(11-3) 2; Georgia(11-2) 1