A pair of Hoosier State teams sit in the top five of the SMP after big wins. Indiana and Notre Dame are ranked at No. 3 and No. 4 following top ten wins over North Carolina and UConn, respectively.
| Rank | Team | Points | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 South Carolina | 225 | – |
| 2 | Stanford | 214 | – |
| 3 | Indiana | 195 | +4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 188 | – |
| T-5 | UConn | 187 | -2 |
| T-5 | Ohio State | 187 | – |
| 7 | North Carolina | 167 | -1 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 161 | +1 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 141 | +2 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 140 | -2 |
| 11 | LSU | 129 | -1 |
| T-12 | Utah | 107 | +5 |
| T-12 | Arizona | 107 | +2 |
| 14 | Michigan | 100 | +6 |
| 15 | UCLA | 99 | +1 |
| 16 | Creighton | 84 | -3 |
| 17 | Oregon | 73 | +2 |
| 18 | Iowa | 63 | -6 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 58 | NR |
| 20 | Baylor | 52 | +2 |
| 21 | Maryland | 48 | -3 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 36 | +2 |
| 23 | Texas | 20 | -2 |
| T-24 | Marquette | 17 | +1 |
| T-24 | Duke | 17 | NR |
New entrants: Arkansas (19), Duke (25)
Dropped out: Louisville (15), Villanova (23)
Receiving votes: Mississippi State (16), Illinois (15), Villanova (13), Gonzaga (11), Kansas (10), Seton Hall (10), Virginia (9), St. John’s (8), UMass (6), Louisville (5), Kansas State (4), South Florida (3)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
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