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Somehow Louisville won its only game of the season by 41 points and lost votes in both polls:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | North Carolina (37) | 2-0 | 1,571 |
| 2 | Kentucky (8) | 2-0 | 1,520 |
| 3 | Maryland (14) | 1-0 | 1,496 |
| 4 | Kansas (5) | 1-0 | 1,415 |
| 5 | Duke | 2-0 | 1,348 |
| 6 | Virginia (1) | 1-0 | 1,341 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-0 | 1,189 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1,095 |
| 9 | Wichita St | 1-0 | 1,043 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 0-0 | 1,040 |
| 11 | Villanova | 1-0 | 1,013 |
| 12 | Arizona | 1-0 | 973 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 837 |
| 14 | Indiana | 1-0 | 763 |
| 15 | California | 1-0 | 761 |
| 16 | Utah | 1-0 | 514 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 462 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 414 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 1-0 | 373 |
| 20 | Baylor | 1-0 | 368 |
| 21 | Purdue | 2-0 | 291 |
| 22 | Butler | 1-0 | 284 |
| 23 | LSU | 1-0 | 283 |
| 24 | Michigan | 1-0 | 141 |
| 25 | Oregon | 1-0 | 121 |
- Others receiving votes: SMU 105, Texas A&M 83, West Virginia 78, Cincinnati 72, Louisville 39, Miami (FL) 37, Wisconsin 25, Providence 14, Dayton 12, Florida State 10, Xavier 10, Valparaiso 8, Iowa 8, Texas 6, Rhode Island 5, BYU 4, Western Illinois 4, Oklahoma State 2, Old Dominion 2, UC Irvine 2, Colorado State 1, Yale 1, Washington 1
- Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 17
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | North Carolina (16) | 2-0 | 762 |
| 2 | Kentucky (8) | 2-0 | 759 |
| 3 | Maryland (3) | 1-0 | 724 |
| 4 | Duke (3) | 2-0 | 709 |
| 5 | Kansas (2) | 1-0 | 680 |
| 6 | Virginia | 1-0 | 649 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-0 | 563 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 523 |
| 8 | Villanova | 1-0 | 523 |
| 10 | Arizona | 1-0 | 494 |
| 11 | Wichita St | 1-0 | 465 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 0-0 | 462 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 413 |
| 14 | California | 1-0 | 365 |
| 15 | Indiana | 1-0 | 314 |
| 16 | Utah | 1-0 | 253 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 223 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 217 |
| 19 | LSU | 1-0 | 208 |
| 20 | Butler | 1-0 | 183 |
| 21 | Baylor | 1-0 | 177 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 136 |
| 23 | Purdue | 2-0 | 135 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 1-0 | 132 |
| 25 | Michigan | 1-0 | 105 |
- Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 45, Oregon 42, Louisville 34, Texas A&M 34, Florida State 18, Wisconsin 13, NC State 8, Xavier 7, Dayton 6, Providence 4, Belmont 4, Davidson 3, Miami (FL) 2, San Diego State 2, Georgetown 1, New Mexico 1, Old Dominion 1, Washington 1
- Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 17