The Auburn Tigers are the new top-ranked team in the men’s basketball Student Media Poll, following a chaotic week in the sport. Gonzaga and Wisconsin also received first-place votes, bringing the total number of teams to receive a No. 1 vote this season to eight.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | Auburn (18) | 635 | +3 |
| 2 | Gonzaga (7) | 625 | — |
| 3 | Arizona | 575 | +3 |
| 4 | Purdue | 532 | +4 |
| 5 | Duke | 522 | +2 |
| 6 | Kansas | 503 | +4 |
| 7 | Baylor | 480 | -6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin (1) | 515 | +5 |
| 9 | Houston | 428 | +2 |
| 10 | UCLA | 408 | -7 |
| 11 | Villanova | 378 | +4 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 366 | +6 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 306 | +1 |
| T-14 | LSU | 282 | -2 |
| T-14 | Michigan State | 282 | -5 |
| 16 | USC | 259 | -11 |
| 17 | Illinois | 225 | +8 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 214 | -1 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 208 | -3 |
| 20 | Providence | 152 | +1 |
| 21 | Xavier | 148 | -2 |
| 22 | Loyola Chicago | 103 | NR |
| 23 | Texas | 63 | +1 |
| 24 | Davidson | 53 | NR |
| 25 | UConn | 48 | NR |
Dropped out: Seton Hall (20), Tennessee (22), Oklahoma (23)
Receiving votes: Tennessee (24), Miami (FL) (22), Iowa (20), Colorado State (18), Marquette (17), BYU (15), Oregon (13), Seton Hall (12), San Diego State (11), West Virginia (7), Texas A&M (7), Indiana (5), TCU (5), North Carolina (3), Oklahoma (2), Mississippi State (2), Boise State (2), Murray State (2), Wyoming (1)
Student Media Poll 