| Rankings updated (02/13/2012) | ||||
| Rank | Teams (first-place votes) | Schedules/Results | Points | Prev |
| 1 | Kentucky (31)Overall: 25-1 Conference: 11-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/18 Mississippi 4:00 PM EST | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | SyracuseOverall: 26-1 Conference: 13-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/13 defeated Louisville 52-51 02/19 at Rutgers 1:00 PM EST |
744 | 2 |
| 3 | MissouriOverall: 23-2 Conference: 10-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/15 Oklahoma State 9:00 PM EST 02/18 at Texas A&M 2:00 PM EST |
713 | 4 |
| 4 | DukeOverall: 21-4 Conference: 8-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/16 North Carolina State 9:00 PM EST 02/19 at Boston College 6:00 PM EST |
649 | 9 |
| 5 | KansasOverall: 21-5 Conference: 11-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/13 defeated Kansas State 59-53 02/18 Texas Tech 8:00 PM EST |
628 | 10 |
| 6 | Ohio StateOverall: 22-4 Conference: 10-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/14 defeated Minnesota 78-68 02/18 at Michigan 9:00 PM EST |
618 | 3 |
| 7 | North CarolinaOverall: 21-4 Conference: 8-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/15 at Miami (Fla.) 8:00 PM EST 02/18 Clemson 4:00 PM EST |
592 | 5 |
| 8 | Michigan StateOverall: 20-5 Conference: 9-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/16 Wisconsin 7:00 PM EST 02/19 at Purdue 1:00 PM EST |
588 | 12 |
| 9 | GeorgetownOverall: 19-5 Conference: 9-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/18 at Providence 7:00 PM EST | 476 | 11 |
| 10 | BaylorOverall: 22-4 Conference: 9-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/13 defeated Iowa State 79-64 02/18 Kansas State 1:45 PM EST |
464 | 6 |
| 11 | UNLVOverall: 22-5 Conference: 6-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/14 lost to TCU 97-102 02/18 at New Mexico 1:00 PM EST |
455 | 16 |
| 12 | FloridaOverall: 20-6 Conference: 8-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/14 defeated Alabama 61-52 02/18 at Arkansas 6:00 PM EST |
388 | 7 |
| 13 | MarquetteOverall: 21-5 Conference: 10-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/18 at Connecticut 12:00 PM EST | 386 | 19 |
| 14 | Murray StateOverall: 24-1 Conference: 12-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/15 at Southeast Missouri State 8:00 PM EST 02/18 St. Mary’s 6:00 PM EST |
359 | 7 |
| 15 | San Diego StateOverall: 20-4 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/15 New Mexico 10:15 PM EST 02/18 at Air Force 4:00 PM EST |
284 | 14 |
| 16 | St. Mary’sOverall: 23-3 Conference: 12-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/15 Loyola Marymount 10:30 PM EST 02/18 at Murray State 6:00 PM EST |
274 | 13 |
| 17 | WisconsinOverall: 19-6 Conference: 8-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/16 at Michigan State 7:00 PM EST 02/19 Penn State 4:00 PM EST |
255 | 22 |
| 18 | LouisvilleOverall: 20-6 Conference: 8-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/13 lost to Syracuse 51-52 02/18 at DePaul 12:00 PM EST |
236 | 23 |
| 19 | MichiganOverall: 19-7 Conference: 9-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/18 Ohio State 9:00 PM EST | 190 | 25 |
| 20 | IndianaOverall: 19-6 Conference: 7-6 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/15 Northwestern 6:30 PM EST 02/19 at Iowa 6:00 PM EST |
188 | 23 |
| 21 | Florida StateOverall: 17-7 Conference: 8-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/16 Virginia Tech 7:00 PM EST 02/18 at North Carolina State 1:00 PM EST |
145 | 17 |
| 22 | VirginiaOverall: 19-6 Conference: 6-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/14 lost to Clemson 48-60 02/18 Maryland 1:00 PM EST |
134 | 20 |
| 23 | Mississippi StateOverall: 19-7 Conference: 6-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/14 lost to LSU 67-69 02/18 at Auburn 8:00 PM EST |
95 | 18 |
| 24 | GonzagaOverall: 20-4 Conference: 10-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/16 at Santa Clara 11:00 PM EST 02/18 at San Francisco 8:00 PM EST |
84 | 27 |
| 25 | Notre DameOverall: 17-8 Conference: 9-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
02/15 Rutgers 7:00 PM EST 02/18 at Villanova 9:00 PM EST |
76 | 26 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Wichita State (22-4) 63; Temple (19-5) 48; Creighton (22-5) 30; Harvard (21-3) 22; Nevada (22-4) 21; Long Beach State (19-6) 17; New Mexico (20-4) 17; California (20-6) 15; Southern Miss (21-4) 12; Drexel (22-5) 11; Middle Tennessee (23-4) 8; Iowa State (18-8) 7; Saint Louis (20-5) 4; Virginia Commonwealth (22-6) 3; Texas-Arlington (19-5) 1 | ||||
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