In Coach K’s final season, the Duke Blue Devils are up to No. 5 in the Student Media Poll following a win over Kentucky. Florida enters the poll after defeating rival Florida State. Virginia is the only team to drop out of this week’s rankings after a loss to Navy.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | Gonzaga (50) | 1345 | — |
| 2 | UCLA (3) | 1288 | — |
| 3 | Kansas (1) | 1208 | — |
| 4 | Michigan | 1134 | — |
| 5 | Duke | 1061 | +4 |
| 6 | Purdue | 1056 | +1 |
| 7 | Villanova | 1052 | -2 |
| 8 | Baylor | 983 | — |
| 9 | Illinois | 872 | +1 |
| 10 | Texas | 851 | -4 |
| 11 | Memphis | 802 | +1 |
| 12 | Alabama | 734 | +1 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 694 | -1 |
| 14 | Oregon | 649 | — |
| 15 | Arkansas | 607 | — |
| 16 | Houston | 556 | — |
| 17 | Tennessee | 483 | +1 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 369 | +1 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 327 | -2 |
| 20 | Maryland | 294 | +1 |
| 21 | Auburn | 251 | +1 |
| 22 | UConn | 199 | +3 |
| 23 | St. Bonaventure | 177 | +1 |
| 24 | Florida | 121 | NR |
| 25 | Florida State | 62 | -5 |
Dropped out: Virginia (23)
Receiving votes: USC (60), Indiana (49), Michigan State (47), Texas Tech (47), Virginia (31), Virginia Tech (29), Seton Hall (11), BYU (10), Iowa (9), St. John’s (8), West Virginia (6), Syracuse (6), Arizona (5), Loyola Chicago (5), Ohio (5), Xavier (4), Colorado State (4), Mississippi State (4), Rutgers (3), Butler (3), Wisconsin (2), Notre Dame (1), LSU 1), San Francisco (1), Drake (1)
Student Media Poll 