Preseason No. 1 Gonzaga is back atop the men’s basketball Student Media Poll after a chaotic week of college hoops.
Gonzaga, Auburn, Kentucky and Providence received first-place votes this week, bringing the total number of teams to be voted No. 1 this season to 10.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | Gonzaga (16) | 543 | +1 |
| 2 | Auburn (4) | 509 | -1 |
| 3 | Arizona | 507 | +2 |
| 4 | Kentucky (1) | 489 | — |
| 5 | Purdue | 424 | -2 |
| 6 | Baylor | 421 | +5 |
| 7 | Kansas | 410 | +1 |
| 8 | Duke | 396 | -1 |
| 9 | Providence (1) | 391 | +3 |
| 10 | Villanova | 333 | +5 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 320 | -1 |
| 12 | Illinois | 291 | +1 |
| 13 | UCLA | 275 | -4 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 253 | — |
| 15 | Houston | 230 | -9 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 211 | +3 |
| 17 | USC | 187 | +3 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 182 | -2 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 152 | -2 |
| 20 | Texas | 134 | +1 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 118 | NR |
| 22 | Murray State | 107 | +2 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 90 | NR |
| 24 | UConn | 40 | -2 |
| 25 | Alabama | 26 | NR |
Dropped out: Marquette (18), Saint Mary’s (23), Xavier (25)
Receiving votes: Marquette (22), Colorado State (15), Davidson (14), Xavier (13), LSU (11), Iowa (8), Rutgers (7), Saint Mary’s (7), Miami (FL) (3), Wake Forest (1), UT Chattanooga (1), Notre Dame (1)
Student Media Poll 