After falling to Indiana at the buzzer, the Kentucky Wildcats slipped two spots to No. 3 in both the AP and coaches' polls. Syracuse claims the top spot in both polls and is followed by Ohio State who were without standout forward Jared Sullinger in their upset loss to Kansas. Louisville checks in at No. 4 in both polls and is followed by North Carolina in the AP and Duke in the coaches. The SEC has five teams ranked in both polls while the Blue Devils and Tar Heels represent the ACC.
Here is a look at both polls:
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Syracuse (51) | 10-0 | 1607 | 3 |
| 2 | Ohio State (7) | 8-1 | 1478 | 2 |
| 3 | Kentucky (4) | 8-1 | 1468 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisville (2) | 9-0 | 1374 | 5 |
| 5 | North Carolina (1) | 8-2 | 1373 | 4 |
| 6 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1284 | 6 |
| 7 | Duke | 9-1 | 1273 | 7 |
| 8 | Xavier | 8-0 | 1122 | 8 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 8-1 | 1087 | 9 |
| 10 | Missouri | 9-0 | 1030 | 10 |
| 11 | Marquette | 9-0 | 988 | 11 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7-2 | 945 | 13 |
| 13 | Florida | 7-2 | 891 | 12 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 728 | 14 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 696 | 15 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 8-1 | 602 | 18 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 9-1 | 574 | 17 |
| 18 | Indiana | 9-0 | 462 | 39 |
| 19 | Illinois | 10-0 | 375 | 24 |
| 20 | Michigan | 7-2 | 354 | 20 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 310 | 28 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 8-1 | 270 | 22 |
| 23 | Alabama | 8-2 | 204 | 16 |
| 24 | Murray State | 10-0 | 93 | 40 |
| 25 | Creighton | 7-1 | 88 | 19 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 88 | 27 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Harvard 73, San Diego State 59, Virginia 57, UNLV 41, Stanford 39, Saint Louis 26, Gonzaga 25, Memphis 13, Cleveland State 7, Northern Iowa 7, Arizona 5, California 3, Long Beach State 3, Northwestern 2, Wichita State 1 | ||||