Two of the SEC’s Tigers are the biggest gainers in the men’s basketball poll this week, with LSU up six spots to No. 16 and Auburn up 5 to No. 11. Baylor remains the top team, while Purdue rebounded to No. 3 with a dominant win over Butler at the final Crossroads Classic.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | Baylor (27) | 698 | — |
| 2 | Duke (1) | 662 | +1 |
| 3 | Purdue | 602 | +4 |
| 4 | UCLA | 588 | -1 |
| 5 | Kansas | 578 | — |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 575 | -2 |
| 7 | Arizona | 555 | +1 |
| 8 | USC | 421 | +2 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 383 | +2 |
| 10 | Alabama | 377 | -4 |
| 11 | Auburn | 362 | +5 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 349 | +1 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 326 | +4 |
| 14 | Houston | 325 | — |
| 15 | Seton Hall | 319 | — |
| 16 | LSU | 295 | +6 |
| 17 | Texas | 272 | -5 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 243 | +1 |
| 19 | Xavier | 196 | +5 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 192 | -2 |
| 21 | Villanova | 154 | -12 |
| 22 | Colorado State | 127 | +2 |
| 23 | Providence | 91 | NR |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 72 | NR |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 61 | NR |
Dropped out: UConn (20), Arkansas (21), Texas Tech (23)
Receiving votes: Texas Tech (59), West Virginia (47), UConn (42), Illinois (28), Indiana (26), Arkansas (24), Minnesota (15), BYU (11), Michigan (7), San Francisco (4), Loyola Chicago (3), Wake Forest (3), Iona (2), Creighton (1)
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