The Missouri Tigers moved up from No. 5 in both polls to make the jump to No. 2 in both the USA Today and coaches poll and received a pair of first place votes in the AP poll. This pat week Missouri defeated then-No. 3 Baylor Bears and the Texas A&M Aggies to move up in the polls.
The Kansas Jayhawks also moved up in both polls to No. 5 in the AP and coaches polls after going 2-0 while beating Baylor and the Texas Longhorns. What helped Kansas and Missouri to move up due to Syracuse, Baylor and Duke dropping games last week.
The Kansas St. Wildcats moved into the coaches poll at No. 24 and then moved up two spots in the AP poll from No. 25 to No. 23 after beating Texas and the Oklahoma St. Cowboys.
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Kentucky(61) | 19-1 | 1620 | 2 |
| 2 | Missouri (2) | 18-1 | 1532 | 5 |
| 3 | Syracuse(2) | 20-1 | 1506 | 1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 17-3 | 1411 | 6 |
| 5 | Kansas | 16-3 | 1383 | 7 |
| 6 | Baylor | 17-2 | 1234 | 3 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 1232 | 8 |
| 8 | Duke | 16-3 | 1176 | 4 |
| 9 | Georgetown | 16-3 | 1045 | 10 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 16-4 | 1009 | 9 |
| 11 | Murray State | 20-0 | 925 | 12 |
| 12 | UNLV | 18-3 | 886 | 14 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 17-2 | 832 | 16 |
| 14 | Florida | 15-4 | 709 | 17 |
| 15 | Creighton | 18-2 | 682 | 19 |
| 16 | Indiana | 16-4 | 609 | 11 |
| 17 | Marquette | 16-4 | 517 | 21 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 16-4 | 422 | 18 |
| 19 | Virginia | 15-3 | 414 | 15 |
| 20 | Michigan | 15-5 | 396 | 20 |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | 19-2 | 345 | 24 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 14-4 | 252 | 25 |
| 23 | Florida State | 13-6 | 244 | 38 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 14-5 | 203 | 13 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 16-5 | 182 | 27 |
| Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia96, Gonzaga82, Vanderbilt40, Louisville35, Harvard32, Wichita State28, Cincinnati20, Illinois11, Middle Tennessee9, Dayton3, Iona2, Long Beach State1 | ||||
Division I Coaches' Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Kentucky(31) | 19-1 | 775 | 2 |
| 2 | Missouri | 18-1 | 725 | 5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 17-3 | 687 | 6 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 20-1 | 686 | 1 |
| 5 | Kansas | 16-3 | 660 | 7 |
| 6 | Duke | 16-3 | 571 | 4 |
| 7 | Baylor | 17-2 | 569 | 3 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 565 | 8 |
| 9 | Murray State | 20-0 | 502 | 10 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 16-3 | 498 | 12 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 16-4 | 453 | 9 |
| 12 | San Diego State | 17-2 | 403 | 16 |
| 13 | Florida | 15-4 | 396 | 14 |
| 14 | Creighton | 18-2 | 343 | 18 |
| 15 | UNLV | 18-3 | 337 | 20 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 16-4 | 236 | 15 |
| 17 | Indiana | 16-4 | 230 | 13 |
| 18 | Marquette | 16-4 | 213 | 22 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 14-5 | 203 | 11 |
| 20 | Saint Mary's | 19-2 | 193 | 23 |
| 21 | Virginia | 15-3 | 171 | 17 |
| 22 | Michigan | 15-5 | 165 | 19 |
| 23 | Harvard | 16-2 | 99 | 24 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 14-4 | 80 | 27 |
| 25 | Louisville | 15-5 | 49 | 21 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 16-5 | 49 | 29 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Florida State41, Gonzaga34, West Virginia33, Wichita State29, Middle Tennessee28, Vanderbilt20, Nevada12, Illinois6, Cincinnati4, UCF3, Southern Miss3, Iowa State2, Dayton1, New Mexico1 | ||||
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