Based on their victory over the former No. 1 UConn Huskies and losses by the Oklahoma Sooners and North Carolina Tar Heels, the Pittsburgh Panthers have risen back to the top of the college basketball polls.
Also based on those losses, the UConn Huskies only fell to No. 2 in the land.
With conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament looming, we are definitely going to be hearing about the RPI of our favorite teams.
| AP Top 25 | PVS | ESPN/USA Today Poll | PVS |
| 1. Pittsburgh (69) 25-2 1,797 | 4 | 1. Pittsburgh (30) 25-2 774 | 4 |
| 2. Connecticut (1) 25-2 1,692 | 1 | 2. Connecticut (1) 25-2 721 | 1 |
| 3. Oklahoma (2) 25-2 1,643 | 2 | 3. Oklahoma 25-2 691 | 2 |
| 4. North Carolina 24-3 1,556 | 3 | 4. Memphis 24-3 682 | 6 |
| 5. Memphis 24-3 1,543 | 5 | 5. North Carolina 24-3 668 | 3 |
| 6. Louisville 21-5 1,403 | 7 | 6. Louisville 21-5 585 | 7 |
| 7. Duke 22-5 1,228 | 9 | 7. Duke 22-5 559 | 9 |
| 8. Marquette 23-4 1,169 | 10 | 8. Missouri 23-4 517 | 10 |
| 9. Michigan State 21-5 1,136 | 6 | 9. Michigan State 21-5 511 | 5 |
| 10. Villanova 22-5 1,125 | 12 | 10. Marquette 23-4 471 | 11 |
| 11. Missouri 23-4 1,094 | 11 | 11. Arizona State 21-5 434 | 11 |
| 12. Clemson 22-4 1,050 | 13 | 12. Villanova 22-5 428 | 14 |
| 13. Wake Forest 20-5 992 | 8 | 13. Clemson 22-4 424 | 13 |
| 14. Arizona State 21-5 869 | 14 | 14. Wake Forest 20-5 411 | 8 |
| 15. Kansas 22-5 812 | 15 | 15. Kansas 22-5 355 | 18 |
| 16. Purdue 21-6 765 | 19 | 16. Purdue 21-6 261 | 21 |
| 17. Gonzaga 21-5 661 | 17 | 17. Gonzaga 21-5 257 | 20 |
| 18. LSU 23-4 541 | 23 | 18. LSU 23-4 239 | 24 |
| 19. Xavier 22-5 413 | 16 | 19. UCLA 20-7 202 | 15 |
| 20. Illinois 22-6 364 | 18 | 20. Illinois 22-6 197 | 16 |
| 21. Washington 20-7 291 | 22 | 21. Washington 20-7 178 | 19 |
| 22. UCLA 20-7 268 | 20 | 22. Xavier 22-5 175 | 17 |
| 23. Florida State 21-6 217 | NR | 23. Butler 23-4 75 | 22 |
| 24. Butler 23-4 192 | 21 | 24. Texas 18-8 55 | NR |
| 25. Texas 18-8 162 | NR | 25. Florida State 21-6 52 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes | ||
| Utah 108, West Virginia 96, Syracuse 53, Arizona 33, Dayton 21, Creighton 21, Utah State 16, Florida 14, California 11, Siena 9, South Carolina 8, Penn State 8, Saint Mary’s 5, Davidson 3, Minnesota 3, Kansas State 3, Brigham Young 2, American University 1, Kentucky 1, Maryland 1. | Utah 22, Utah State 22, Dayton 21, Syracuse 18, Florida 16, Penn State 10, Arizona 9, California 7, West Virginia 7, Brigham Young 6, South Carolina 5, Saint Mary’s 4, Boston College 3, Creighton 2, Kentucky 1. | ||
| Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings | ||
| Syracuse 24, Dayton 25. | Utah State 23, Syracuse 25. | ||
