UCLA is up three spots to No. 3 in the nation following a 75-59 win at Pauley Pavilion over last week’s No. 3 Arizona. The Wildcats are down to No. 8 in this week’s rankings and sit second in the Pac 12 behind the Bruins.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | Auburn (22) | 548 | — |
| 2 | Gonzaga (2) | 528 | — |
| 3 | UCLA | 475 | +3 |
| 4 | Purdue | 446 | +4 |
| 5 | Houston | 428 | +2 |
| T-6 | Duke | 422 | +3 |
| T-6 | Kentucky | 422 | +6 |
| 8 | Arizona | 419 | -5 |
| 9 | Baylor | 398 | -5 |
| 10 | Kansas | 369 | -5 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 327 | — |
| 12 | Michigan State | 278 | -2 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 276 | — |
| 14 | Providence | 270 | +2 |
| 15 | Villanova | 250 | -1 |
| 16 | Illinois | 195 | +6 |
| 17 | UConn | 173 | +2 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 168 | -1 |
| 19 | USC | 116 | -4 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 95 | +4 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 73 | -1 |
| 22 | Texas | 69 | NR |
| 23 | Marquette | 61 | +2 |
| T-24 | LSU | 52 | -6 |
| T-24 | Xavier | 52 | -1 |
Dropped out: Davidson (21)
Receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (41), Alabama (40), Davidson (30), Indiana (26), Boise State (24), Miami (FL) (18), Murray State (18), TCU (13), Loyola Chicago (8), Iona (8), Arkansas (7), BYU (4), Dayton (3)
Student Media Poll 