By Harvey Hoffman
The USA TODAY basketball coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools.
The panel is chosen in consultation with the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The members represent each of the 32 Division I conferences that receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th:
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | 23-1 | 788 | 21 | 1 | — | 1/23 |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 26-1 | 772 | 11 | 2 | — | 1/9 |
| 3 | Kansas | 22-3 | 723 | 0 | 3 | — | 1/7 |
| 4 | San Diego St. | 26-0 | 717 | 0 | 4 | — | 4/NR |
| 5 | Dayton | 23-2 | 659 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5/NR |
| 6 | Duke | 22-3 | 652 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1/8 |
| 7 | Maryland | 21-4 | 601 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4/17 |
| 8 | Florida State | 21-4 | 524 | 0 | 8 | — | 6/NR |
| 9 | PENN STATE | 20-5 | 503 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Kentucky | 20-5 | 488 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2/19 |
| 11 | Louisville | 21-5 | 466 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1/11 |
| 12 | Auburn | 22-3 | 398 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 4/23 |
| 13 | VILLANOVA | 19-6 | 383 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9/22 |
| 14 | Seton Hall | 18-7 | 355 | 0 | 10 | -4 | 9/NR |
| 15 | Creighton | 20-6 | 340 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Oregon | 20-6 | 311 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6/18 |
| 17 | Colorado | 20-6 | 287 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 15/NR |
| 18 | West Virginia | 18-7 | 279 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 11/NR |
| 19 | Marquette | 17-7 | 171 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Iowa | 18-8 | 168 | 0 | 17 | -3 | 17/NR |
| 21 | Arizona | 18-7 | 132 | 0 | NR | 6 | 11/NR |
| 22 | Houston | 20-6 | 131 | 0 | 19 | -3 | 19/NR |
| 23 | Butler | 19-7 | 124 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 5/NR |
| 24 | Ohio St. | 17-8 | 79 | 0 | NR | 4 | 2/NR |
| 25 | Michigan St | 17-9 | 76 | 0 | 25 | — | 1/2 |
