While neither the Georgia Bulldogs nor the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are anywhere close to being ranked, the ACC and the SEC are well represented at the top of both the AP and the coaches polls.
The Kentucky Wildcats are No. 2 in both polls behind undefeated Syracuse. North Carolina is close behind at No. 3. Duke checks in at No. 6 in the coaches and No. 8 in the AP poll. Virginia is off to a 14-1 start and jumps up five spots to No. 16 in this week's AP poll.
Florida and Mississippi State each drop five spots this week after opening conference play with losses.
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Syracuse(60) | 17-0 | 1618 | 1 |
| 2 | Kentucky(5) | 15-1 | 1558 | 2 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 14-2 | 1476 | 3 |
| 4 | Baylor | 15-0 | 1436 | 4 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 15-2 | 1347 | 6 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 14-2 | 1263 | 10 |
| 7 | Indiana | 15-1 | 1217 | 12 |
| 8 | Duke | 13-2 | 1186 | 5 |
| 9 | Missouri | 14-1 | 1096 | 7 |
| 10 | Kansas | 12-3 | 1005 | 14 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 13-2 | 990 | 9 |
| 12 | UNLV | 16-2 | 852 | 17 |
| 13 | Michigan | 13-3 | 715 | 16 |
| 14 | Louisville | 13-3 | 704 | 11 |
| 15 | Murray State | 16-0 | 628 | 19 |
| 16 | Virginia | 14-1 | 607 | 21 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 12-3 | 535 | 8 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 12-2 | 482 | 23 |
| 19 | Florida | 12-4 | 463 | 13 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 13-3 | 362 | 15 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 13-2 | 347 | 25 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 13-2 | 313 | 24 |
| 23 | Creighton | 13-2 | 236 | 26 |
| 24 | Seton Hall | 14-2 | 205 | 38 |
| 25 | Marquette | 12-4 | 170 | 20 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary's 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa State 1, Wagner 1 | ||||
Division I Coaches' Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Syracuse(30) | 17-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Kentucky(1) | 15-1 | 742 | 2 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 14-2 | 702 | 4 |
| 4 | Baylor | 15-0 | 684 | 5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 15-2 | 649 | 7 |
| 6 | Duke | 13-2 | 583 | 3 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 14-2 | 578 | 11 |
| 8 | Indiana | 15-1 | 552 | 12 |
| 9 | Missouri | 14-1 | 540 | 6 |
| 10 | Kansas | 12-3 | 480 | 15 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 13-2 | 425 | 9 |
| 12 | UNLV | 16-2 | 374 | 17 |
| 13 | Michigan | 13-3 | 351 | 13 |
| 14 | Murray State | 16-0 | 341 | 18 |
| 15 | Louisville | 13-3 | 321 | 10 |
| 16 | Connecticut | 12-3 | 304 | 8 |
| 17 | Virginia | 14-1 | 251 | 23 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 12-2 | 242 | 22 |
| 19 | Florida | 12-4 | 226 | 14 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 13-3 | 181 | 16 |
| 21 | Creighton | 13-2 | 163 | 24 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 13-2 | 131 | 25 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 13-2 | 103 | 26 |
| 24 | Marquette | 12-4 | 69 | 20 |
| 25 | Harvard | 13-2 | 58 | 21 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 43, Saint Mary's 39, Seton Hall 36, Vanderbilt 33, New Mexico 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Alabama 18, West Virginia 9, Southern Miss 8, Stanford 5, Wichita State 5, Dayton 4, Illinois 4, Nevada 1, Iowa State 1 | ||||