Notre Dame pulled off one of the biggest wins of the season so far, defeating NC State 69-66 at Joyce Center in South Bend. The Irish lost at Florida State Sunday, but still are up two spots to No. 18, while the Wolfpack fall to No. 4.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | South Carolina (10) | 250 | — |
| 2 | Stanford | 237 | +1 |
| 3 | Louisville | 225 | +1 |
| 4 | NC State | 216 | -2 |
| 5 | Michigan | 214 | — |
| 6 | Arizona | 188 | +2 |
| 7 | Indiana | 184 | -1 |
| 8 | UConn | 180 | +1 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 165 | +5 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 147 | +2 |
| 11 | Baylor | 144 | -1 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 134 | -5 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 120 | +3 |
| 14 | Maryland | 116 | +5 |
| 15 | Georgia | 103 | -4 |
| 16 | LSU | 100 | +1 |
| 17 | Texas | 90 | -4 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 84 | +2 |
| 19 | BYU | 62 | -1 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 54 | +3 |
| 21 | Florida Gulf Coast | 51 | — |
| 22 | Florida | 44 | NR |
| 23 | Oregon | 42 | -8 |
| 24 | Iowa | 31 | -2 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 27 | -1 |
Dropped out: Kansas State (25)
Receiving votes: Kansas State (16), Virginia Tech (7), Boston College (5), IUPUI (5), Nebraska (4), Ole Miss (2), Duke (1), Arkansas (1), UCF (1)
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