The Nits’ loss at Indiana Sunday cost them five spots in coaches poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 24-3 | 798 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1/7 |
| 2 | Baylor | 24-2 | 760 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1/23 |
| 3 | Dayton | 25-2 | 723 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3/NR |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 27-2 | 704 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1/9 |
| 5 | San Diego St. | 26-1 | 631 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4/NR |
| 6 | Florida State | 23-4 | 597 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6/NR |
| 7 | Duke | 23-4 | 579 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1/8 |
| 8 | Maryland | 22-5 | 553 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 4/17 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 22-5 | 543 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2/19 |
| 10 | Louisville | 23-5 | 531 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1/11 |
| 11 | Creighton | 22-6 | 462 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11/NR |
| 12 | VILLANOVA | 21-6 | 449 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9/22 |
| 13 | Seton Hall | 20-7 | 423 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9/NR |
| 14 | PENN STATE | 20-7 | 318 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 9/NR |
| 15 | Auburn | 23-4 | 316 | 0 | 12 | -3 | 4/23 |
| 16 | Oregon | 21-7 | 276 | 0 | 16 | — | 6/18 |
| 17 | Iowa | 19-8 | 264 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 23-7 | 240 | 0 | NR | 9 | 18/NR |
| 19 | West Virginia | 19-8 | 194 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 11/NR |
| 20 | Colorado | 21-7 | 155 | 0 | 17 | -3 | 15/NR |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 18-9 | 153 | 0 | NR | 5 | 12/NR |
| 22 | Michigan | 18-9 | 139 | 0 | NR | 6 | 5/NR |
| 23 | Ohio St. | 18-9 | 132 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2/NR |
| 24 | Michigan St | 18-9 | 118 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1/25 |
| 24 | Arizona | 19-8 | 118 | 0 | 21 | -3 | 11/NR |
