The NCAA men’s college basketball polls are out and we have a new No. 1 team in the land in the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Last week’s No. 1 team the Pittsburgh Panthers fell to Louisville on Saturday night. The UConn Huskies moved up a spot to No. 3 in the land while the Panthers slide down to No. 4. in both polls.
| AP Top 25 | PVS | ESPN/USA Today Poll | PVS |
| 1. Wake Forest (68) 16-0 1,793 | 2 | 1. Wake Forest (25) 16-0 769 | 3 |
| 2. Duke (4) 16-1 1,721 | 3 | 2. Duke (6) 16-1 747 | 2 |
| 3. Connecticut 16-1 1,590 | 4 | 3. Connecticut 16-1 688 | 4 |
| 4. Pittsburgh 16-1 1,569 | 1 | 4. Pittsburgh 16-1 679 | 1 |
| 5. North Carolina 16-2 1,510 | 5 | 5. Oklahoma 17-1 649 | 5 |
| 6. Oklahoma 17-1 1,498 | 6 | 6. North Carolina 16-2 643 | 6 |
| 7. Michigan State 15-2 1,394 | 7 | 7. Michigan State 15-2 566 | 10 |
| 8. Syracuse 17-2 1,146 | 8 | 8. Syracuse 17-2 520 | 8 |
| 9. Louisville 13-3 1,090 | 20 | 9. Clemson 16-1 472 | 9 |
| 10. Clemson 16-1 1,043 | 10 | 10. Marquette 16-2 469 | 14 |
| 11. Marquette 16-2 1,003 | 14 | 11. UCLA 14-3 443 | 7 |
| 12. Georgetown 12-4 979 | 13 | 12. Louisville 13-3 377 | 20 |
| 13. UCLA 14-3 897 | 9 | 13. Xavier 15-2 360 | 16 |
| 14. Texas 13-4 858 | 11 | 14. Georgetown 12-4 349 | 12 |
| 15. Xavier 15-2 848 | 15 | 15. Texas 13-4 344 | 11 |
| 16. Butler 16-1 726 | 17 | 16. Arizona State 15-3 337 | 15 |
| 17. Arizona State 15-3 671 | 16 | 17. Butler 16-1 332 | 18 |
| 18. Purdue 14-4 553 | 19 | 18. Purdue 14-4 193 | 19 |
| 19. Notre Dame 12-5 469 | 12 | 19. Notre Dame 12-5 180 | 13 |
| 20. Villanova 14-3 353 | 23 | 20. Minnesota 16-2 154 | 17 |
| 21. Minnesota 16-2 298 | 18 | 21. Villanova 14-3 152 | 22 |
| 22. Memphis 14-3 208 | NR | 22. Saint Mary’s 17-1 134 | 25 |
| 23. Gonzaga 12-4 201 | NR | 23. Baylor 14-3 82 | 21 |
| 24. Florida 16-2 175 | NR | 24. Illinois 15-3 72 | NR |
| 25. Illinois 15-3 159 | NR | 25. Memphis 14-3 72 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes | ||
| Baylor 148, Saint Mary’s 137, Kentucky 105, California 82, Florida State 34, Kansas 23, Ohio State 20, Missouri 14, Davidson 14, Tennessee 14, Utah State 12, Washington 12, West Virginia 8, Miami (FL) 8, Arkansas 6, Michigan 5, Dayton 4, George Mason 1, LSU 1. | California 65, Florida 52, Gonzaga 35, Utah State 31, Ohio State 22, Brigham Young 22, Dayton 16, Missouri 13, Kentucky 12, Davidson 9, Kansas 3, West Virginia 3, Washington 2, Miami (FL) 2, Florida State 2, Arkansas 2, Michigan 1. | ||
| Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings | ||
| Baylor 21, California 22, Tennessee 24, Michigan 25. | California 23, Michigan 24. | ||
