Fresh off of an undefeated regular season and national title appearance, Gonzaga is the No. 1 team in the first ever Men’s Basketball Student Media Poll. 50 teams received votes ahead of the season.
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1 | Gonzaga (50) | 1394 |
| 2 | UCLA (4) | 1265 |
| 3 | Kansas (2) | 1262 |
| 4 | Michigan | 1186 |
| 5 | Villanova | 1157 |
| 6 | Texas | 1104 |
| 7 | Purdue | 1033 |
| 8 | Baylor | 983 |
| 9 | Duke | 930 |
| 10 | Illinois | 873 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 805 |
| 12 | Memphis | 802 |
| 13 | Alabama | 689 |
| 14 | Oregon | 660 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 606 |
| 16 | Houston | 567 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 535 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 430 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 381 |
| 20 | Florida State | 350 |
| 21 | Maryland | 240 |
| 22 | Auburn | 215 |
| 23 | Virginia | 137 |
| 24 | St. Bonaventure | 132 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 131 |
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State (103), Indiana (49), USC (30), Texas Tech (29), Xavier (17), Iowa (14), Oklahoma State (14), Syracuse (9), Rutgers (8), Loyola Chicago (8), Oklahoma (5), Virginia Tech (4), Notre Dame (4), San Diego State (4), West Virginia (3), Colorado State (3), Mississippi State (2), Butler (2), Coastal Carolina (1), Florida (1), LSU (1), Belmont (1), St. John’s (1), Morehead State (1), Richmond (1)
Student Media Poll 