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The Cards are a top five team in one poll, so that will be the poll we choose to reference this week.
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (29) | 5-0 | 796 |
| 2 | Duke | 5-0 | 733 |
| 3 | Wisconsin (2) | 4-0 | 726 |
| 4 | Arizona (1) | 3-0 | 723 |
| 5 | Louisville | 3-0 | 622 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 617 |
| 7 | Virginia | 4-0 | 585 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 4-0 | 558 |
| 9 | Texas | 4-0 | 541 |
| 10 | Wichita St | 3-0 | 491 |
| 11 | Villanova | 3-0 | 469 |
| 12 | Kansas | 1-1 | 458 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 2-0 | 378 |
| 14 | Virginia Commonwealth | 3-0 | 369 |
| 15 | San Diego St | 3-0 | 348 |
| 16 | Florida | 2-1 | 303 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 281 |
| 18 | Michigan | 3-0 | 265 |
| 19 | Michigan St | 2-1 | 238 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 5-0 | 160 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 114 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 3-1 | 112 |
| 23 | UCLA | 4-0 | 93 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 81 |
| 25 | Providence | 5-0 | 47 |
- Others receiving votes: Stanford 42, Arkansas 35, Utah 27, Syracuse 26, Georgetown 23, Notre Dame 20, Nebraska 17, Oregon 11, Baylor 10, Minnesota 9, Creighton 9, Oklahoma St 8, California 6, Northern Iowa 6, UTEP 5, Indiana 5, Colorado 4, Charlotte 4, Iowa 4, Louisiana Tech 3, Wyoming 3, Saint Mary's 3, George Washington 3, Rhode Island 2, Memphis 2, Kansas St 2, Illinois 1, SMU 1, LSU 1
- Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 21, SMU 23, Syracuse 24, Iowa 25
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (62) | 5-0 | 1,622 |
| 2 | Arizona | 3-0 | 1,493 |
| 2 | Wisconsin (3) | 4-0 | 1,493 |
| 4 | Duke | 5-0 | 1,473 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 1,315 |
| 6 | Louisville | 3-0 | 1,220 |
| 7 | Texas | 4-0 | 1,185 |
| 8 | Virginia | 4-0 | 1,166 |
| 9 | Wichita St | 3-0 | 1,120 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 4-0 | 1,076 |
| 11 | Kansas | 1-1 | 982 |
| 12 | Villanova | 3-0 | 913 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 2-0 | 831 |
| 14 | Virginia Commonwealth | 3-0 | 761 |
| 15 | San Diego St | 3-0 | 735 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 557 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 5-0 | 524 |
| 18 | Florida | 2-1 | 467 |
| 19 | Michigan | 3-0 | 402 |
| 20 | Michigan St | 2-1 | 400 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 345 |
| 22 | UCLA | 4-0 | 177 |
| 23 | Creighton | 4-0 | 148 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 3-1 | 145 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 3-0 | 129 |
- Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 109, Stanford 80, Providence 63, Utah 38, Minnesota 21, Northern Iowa 17, Rhode Island 16, Syracuse 15, Oklahoma St 14, Memphis 10, Georgetown 10, Baylor 7, Indiana 6, California 5, Nebraska 5, Illinois 5, Cincinnati 4, NC State 4, Wyoming 4, UTEP 3, Maryland 3, Dayton 3, BYU 2, Northeastern 1, Xavier 1
- Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma 18, Nebraska 21, SMU 22, Syracuse 23, Utah 25