Despite suffering a 14-point loss at Villanova and outlasting unranked Marquette at home by a single point, the Louisville basketball team actually jumped from No. 17 to No. 15 in this week's coaches' poll. The Cards dropped a spot to No. 19 in the AP poll.
Coaches':
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (28) | 18-0 | 772 |
| 2 | Kansas (2) | 17-0 | 738 |
| 3 | Syracuse (1) | 18-0 | 715 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 17-1 | 653 |
| 5 | Duke | 16-1 | 641 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 19-0 | 633 |
| 7 | Villanova | 16-1 | 594 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 14-2 | 531 |
| 9 | Brigham Young | 17-1 | 529 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 16-1 | 491 |
| 11 | Texas | 14-3 | 454 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 14-3 | 439 |
| 13 | Purdue | 15-3 | 371 |
| 14 | Missouri | 15-3 | 337 |
| 15 | Louisville | 14-3 | 276 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 14-4 | 266 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 13-4 | 207 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 12-5 | 187 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 14-4 | 183 |
| 20 | Washington | 13-4 | 182 |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | 16-2 | 153 |
| 22 | Illinois | 13-5 | 120 |
| 23 | Georgetown | 13-5 | 119 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 13-5 | 66 |
| 25 | Arizona | 15-3 | 60 |
AP:
Record Pts
1. Ohio St. (49) 18-0 1,606
2. Kansas (6) 17-0 1,526
3. Syracuse (8) 18-0 1,523
4. Duke (1) 16-1 1,393
5. Pittsburgh (1) 17-1 1,382
6. San Diego St. 19-0 1,294
7. Villanova 16-1 1,265
8. Connecticut 14-2 1,148
9. BYU 17-1 1,057
10. Texas 14-3 1,015
11. Texas A&M 16-1 996
12. Kentucky 14-3 975
13. Missouri 15-3 758
14. Purdue 15-3 672
15. Minnesota 14-4 513
16. Notre Dame 14-4 495
17. Michigan St. 12-5 467
18. Wisconsin 13-4 448
19. Louisville 14-3 438
20. Washington 13-4 409
21. West Virginia 12-4 266
22. Saint Mary's, Calif. 16-2 195
23. Georgetown 13-5 146
23. Illinois 13-5 146
25. Cincinnati 16-2 125