The Duke is the new No. 1 team in the Student Media Poll. The Blue Devils defeated then-No. 1 Gonzaga 84-81 in Las Vegas. Gonzaga fell to No. 3 this week, passed by Duke and Purdue.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | Duke (39) | 1094 | +4 |
| 2 | Purdue (3) | 1044 | +1 |
| 3 | Gonzaga (2) | 1017 | -2 |
| 4 | Baylor | 951 | +2 |
| 5 | UCLA | 926 | -3 |
| T-6 | Texas | 784 | +1 |
| T-6 | Villanova | 784 | +2 |
| 8 | Kansas | 750 | -4 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 749 | +2 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 665 | +3 |
| 11 | Houston | 517 | +1 |
| 12 | Arizona | 493 | +8 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 488 | +3 |
| 14 | BYU | 473 | +4 |
| 15 | Florida | 437 | +9 |
| 16 | Alabama | 375 | -6 |
| 17 | Memphis | 366 | -9 |
| 18 | UConn | 271 | +1 |
| 19 | USC | 259 | NR |
| 20 | Iowa State | 222 | NR |
| 21 | Auburn | 212 | — |
| 22 | Illinois | 185 | -8 |
| 23 | Michigan | 172 | -8 |
| 24 | Seton Hall | 153 | -1 |
| 25 | Indiana | 148 | — |
Dropped out: St. Bonaventure (17), Oregon (22)
Receiving votes: Michigan State (147), Wisconsin (127), St. Bonaventure (123), Texas Tech (94), Ohio State (52), LSU (41), Colorado State (40), Xavier (30), Iowa (21), North Carolina (18), Louisville (9), Florida State (9), Marquette (9), San Francisco (8), Iona (5), Cincinnati (4), Maryland (2), Saint Louis (2), Texas A&M (1), Middle Tennessee (1), Utah State (1)
Student Media Poll 