The college basketball rankings are out and the Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in the country.
They are followed by the Wisconsin Badgers, Arizona Wildcats, Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, they are followed by Duke, Wisconsin, Arizona and the Louisville Cardinals.
With their loss to West Virginia in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, the UConn Huskies drop to 24th in the AP Poll and 22nd in the Coaches Poll.
They are the only team ranked from the American Athletic Conference as SMU has fallen out and is among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Memphis Tigers are the other team from the American in both polls among the others receiving votes.
The Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (62) | 5-0 | 1,622 | 1 | Kentucky (29) | 5-0 | 796 |
| 2 | Wisconsin (3) | 4-0 | 1,494 | 2 | Duke | 5-0 | 733 |
| 3 | Arizona | 3-0 | 1,491 | 3 | Wisconsin (2) | 4-0 | 726 |
| 4 | Duke | 5-0 | 1,474 | 4 | Arizona (1) | 3-0 | 723 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 1,314 | 5 | Louisville | 3-0 | 622 |
| 6 | Louisville | 3-0 | 1,219 | 6 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 617 |
| 7 | Texas | 4-0 | 1,187 | 7 | Virginia | 4-0 | 585 |
| 8 | Virginia | 4-0 | 1,165 | 8 | Gonzaga | 4-0 | 558 |
| 9 | Wichita St | 3-0 | 1,120 | 9 | Texas | 4-0 | 541 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 4-0 | 1,077 | 10 | Wichita St | 3-0 | 491 |
| 11 | Kansas | 1-1 | 981 | 11 | Villanova | 3-0 | 469 |
| 12 | Villanova | 3-0 | 917 | 12 | Kansas | 1-1 | 458 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 2-0 | 828 | 13 | Iowa State | 2-0 | 378 |
| 14 | VCU | 3-0 | 760 | 14 | VCU | 3-0 | 369 |
| 15 | San Diego St | 3-0 | 736 | 15 | San Diego St | 3-0 | 348 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 557 | 16 | Florida | 2-1 | 303 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 5-0 | 521 | 17 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 281 |
| 18 | Florida | 2-1 | 473 | 18 | Michigan | 3-0 | 265 |
| 19 | Michigan | 3-0 | 401 | 19 | Michigan St | 2-1 | 238 |
| 20 | Michigan St | 2-1 | 399 | 20 | Miami (FL) | 5-0 | 160 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 344 | 21 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 114 |
| 22 | UCLA | 4-0 | 173 | 22 | Connecticut | 3-1 | 112 |
| 23 | Creighton | 4-0 | 148 | 23 | UCLA | 4-0 | 93 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 3-1 | 144 | 24 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 81 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 3-0 | 131 | 25 | Providence | 5-0 | 47 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||
| Oklahoma 18, Nebraska 21, SMU 22, Syracuse 23, Utah 25 | Nebraska 21, SMU 23, Syracuse 24, Iowa 25 | ||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||
| Oklahoma 108, Stanford 80, Providence 63, Utah 42, Minnesota 21, Northern Iowa 17, Rhode Island 16, Syracuse 15, Oklahoma St 14, Memphis 10, Georgetown 10, Baylor 7, Indiana 6, California 5, Nebraska 5, Illinois 5, Cincinnati 4, NC State 4, Wyoming 4, UTEP 3, Maryland 3, Dayton 3, BYU 2, Northeastern 1, Xavier 1 | Stanford 42, Arkansas 35, Utah 27, Syracuse 26, Georgetown 23, Notre Dame 20, Nebraska 17, Oregon 11, Baylor 10, Minnesota 9, Creighton 9, Oklahoma St 8, California 6, Northern Iowa 6, UTEP 5, Indiana 5, Colorado 4, Charlotte 4, Iowa 4, Louisiana Tech 3, Wyoming 3, Saint Mary’s 3, George Washington 3, Rhode Island 2, Memphis 2, Kansas St 2, Illinois 1, SMU 1, LSU 1 | ||||||
