In a matchup of the poll’s top two teams, a game so important that it delayed the rankings by a day, South Carolina defeated UConn 73-57 on Monday. The Gamecocks are now the unanimous No. 1, while the Huskies fell to No. 3 behind No. 2 Maryland.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | South Carolina (13) | 325 | — |
| 2 | Maryland | 308 | +1 |
| 3 | UConn | 295 | -1 |
| 4 | Indiana | 285 | — |
| 5 | NC State | 271 | — |
| 6 | Baylor | 247 | +1 |
| 7 | Iowa | 239 | -1 |
| 8 | Stanford | 231 | — |
| 9 | Arizona | 210 | +4 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 200 | +4 |
| 11 | Louisville | 197 | -1 |
| 12 | Michigan | 175 | — |
| 13 | Iowa State | 170 | -1 |
| 14 | Texas | 142 | +2 |
| 15 | Oregon | 127 | -6 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 120 | -1 |
| 17 | Florida State | 108 | — |
| 18 | Kentucky | 93 | — |
| 19 | Ohio State | 88 | — |
| 20 | UCLA | 78 | +1 |
| 21 | South Florida | 68 | +4 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 56 | +2 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 54 | — |
| 24 | West Virginia | 49 | -2 |
| 25 | Florida Gulf Coast | 28 | NR |
Dropped out: Georgia Tech (20)
Receiving votes: Georgia Tech (18), Georgia (15), Duke (15), Notre Dame (5), Oklahoma (3), Colorado (3), Michigan State (1), Stephen F. Austin (1)
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