It's officially come to the time of the year that no one has waited for. Like an episode of Whose Line is it Anyway?, the last AP Poll before the NCAA Tournament means everything's made up and the rankings don't matter. Until after the Big Dance concludes in April, any and all teams will be known by their 1-16 seed, making these rankings, along with this article, completely and utterly pointless.
So, uh, I'll continue. Not because you need this or I want to, but simply for the sake of continuity. Because nothing screams journalistic integrity like "well I do this every week, so I gotta do it."
Anyways, the first six teams remained unchanged, Kentucky was the biggest riser going from 22 to 16, Miami, Maryland and Iowa all dropped 4 spots, and the Big 12 led all conferences with 6 ranked teams.
But like previously stated, Selection Sunday overrides all of this. So pat yourself on the back for making it this far.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Kansas (63) | 1623 | 27-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) | 1520 | 26-5 | 2 |
| 3 | Villanova | 1480 | 27-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Virginia | 1424 | 24-6 | 4 |
| 5 | Xavier | 1351 | 26-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 1309 | 24-6 | 6 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1252 | 25-6 | 8 |
| 8 | Oregon | 1127 | 25-6 | 9 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1113 | 24-7 | 10 |
| 10 | Indiana | 1038 | 25-6 | 12 |
| 11 | Miami (Fla.) | 935 | 24-6 | 7 |
| 12 | Utah | 898 | 24-7 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue | 798 | 24-7 | 15 |
| 14 | Louisville | 647 | 23-8 | 11 |
| 15 | Arizona | 626 | 24-7 | 18 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 608 | 23-8 | 22 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 574 | 24-7 | 20 |
| 18 | Maryland | 544 | 24-7 | 14 |
| 19 | Duke | 512 | 22-9 | 17 |
| 20 | Iowa | 407 | 21-9 | 16 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 374 | 21-10 | 21 |
| 22 | Baylor | 262 | 21-10 | 19 |
| 23 | Texas | 191 | 20-11 | 23 |
| 24 | California | 189 | 22-9 | 25 |
| 25 | SMU | 88 | 25-5 | 24 |
Other receiving votes: Wisconsin 62, Dayton 35, St. Mary's 35, Seton Hall 27, Stephen F. Austin 9, Providence 8, Butler 8, Yale 7, Valpariaso 8, Cincinnati 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Gonzaga 5, Akron 4, Temple 4, Notre Dame 3, San Diego State 3, UAB 2, South Dakota St. 1, Texas Tech 1, South Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1, Wichita St. 1
Coaches Poll!
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | Prev | CHANGE |
| 1 | Kansas (29) | 27-4 | 749 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villanova | 27-4 | 696 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan St (1) | 26-5 | 692 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia | 24-6 | 653 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Xavier | 26-4 | 602 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 24-6 | 589 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 25-6 | 576 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 24-7 | 515 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Oregon | 25-6 | 510 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Indiana | 25-6 | 490 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 24-6 | 461 | 7 | -4 |
| 12 | Utah | 24-7 | 387 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Purdue | 24-7 | 377 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Arizona | 24-7 | 336 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Maryland | 24-7 | 306 | 12 | -3 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 23-8 | 285 | 19 | 3 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 24-7 | 274 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | Iowa | 21-9 | 220 | 15 | -3 |
| 19 | Iowa St. | 21-10 | 187 | 20 | 1 |
| 20 | Baylor | 21-10 | 177 | 17 | -3 |
| 21 | Duke | 22-9 | 173 | 21 | 0 |
| 22 | Texas | 20-11 | 124 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | St. Mary's | 26-4 | 117 | 24 | 1 |
| 24 | California | 22-9 | 72 | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 20-11 | 45 | 26 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 52, Notre Dame 42, Seton Hall 39, Texas Tech 36, Providence 28, Pittsburgh 17, Saint Joseph's 17, South Carolina 16, Dayton 14, Valparaiso 6, St Bonaventure 4, Colorado 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 1.