Even though the Clemson Tigers time in the basketball rankings have came to an end in the AP Poll, after they went 0-2 last week with losses at Boston College and at home to Miami, they held on to their top 25 ranking in the Coaches Poll.
| 1 | Purdue | 22-2 | 780 | 15 | 1 | — | 1/NR |
| 2 | Houston | 22-2 | 765 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1/4 |
| 3 | Alabama | 20-3 | 728 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2/19 |
| 4 | Arizona | 21-3 | 670 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4/13 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 19-4 | 647 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2/21 |
| 6 | Texas | 19-4 | 645 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2/12 |
| 7 | UCLA | 19-4 | 594 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5/21 |
| 8 | Kansas | 18-5 | 518 | 0 | 8 | — | 2/9 |
| 9 | Virginia | 17-4 | 505 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 2/18 |
| 10 | Marquette | 19-5 | 477 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10/NR |
| 11 | Kansas State | 18-5 | 459 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 5/NR |
| 12 | Baylor | 17-6 | 453 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 6/NR |
| 13 | Iowa State | 16-6 | 451 | 0 | 13 | — | 12/NR |
| 14 | Saint Mary’s | 21-4 | 419 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14/NR |
| 15 | Xavier | 19-5 | 396 | 0 | 15 | — | 8/NR |
| 16 | Gonzaga | 19-5 | 286 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 2/18 |
| 17 | Providence | 17-6 | 248 | 0 | 17 | — | 17/NR |
| 18 | Indiana | 16-7 | 207 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8/NR |
| 19 | Texas Christian | 17-6 | 206 | 0 | 16 | -3 | 11/NR |
| 20 | Miami-Florida | 18-5 | 192 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 12/NR |
| 21 | Connecticut | 18-6 | 125 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2/NR |
| 22 | NC State | 19-5 | 83 | 0 | NR | 7 | 22/NR |
| 23 | San Diego St. | 18-5 | 68 | 0 | NR | 3 | 19/NR |
| 24 | Duke | 17-6 | 67 | 0 | NR | 4 | 8/NR |
| 24 | Clemson | 18-6 | 67 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 19/NR |