| Pollster report: Sagarin Top 50 |   |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | Kentucky | 94.57 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | 93.55 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 3 | Syracuse | 92.44 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 4 | Kansas | 92.35 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 5 | Michigan State | 91.72 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Missouri | 91.21 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 7 | North Carolina | 90.86 | |||
| 8 | Wisconsin | 90.65 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 9 | Indiana | 89.45 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 10 | Duke | 89.36 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 11 | Wichita State | 88.66 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 12 | Baylor | 88.29 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 13 | Georgetown | 88.05 | |||
| 14 | Marquette | 87.43 | 0 | ||
| 15 | UNLV | 87.42 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 16 | Saint Louis | 87.3 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 17 | New Mexico | 86.96 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 18 | Florida | 86.86 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Louisville | 86.3 | |||
| 20 | California | 86.19 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 21 | Memphis | 86.02 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Virginia | 85.92 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 23 | Texas | 85.58 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 24 | Michigan | 85.48 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 25 | Creighton | 85.45 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Florida State | 85.35 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Alabama | 85.3 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 28 | Gonzaga | 85.29 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 29 | Kansas State | 85.27 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 30 | Saint Mary's, Calif. | 85.23 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 31 | BYU | 84.79 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Vanderbilt | 84.26 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Purdue | 84.15 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 34 | Iowa State | 84.03 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Temple | 84 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 36 | Belmont | 83.94 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 37 | West Virginia | 83.68 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 38 | Connecticut | 83.4 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Harvard | 83.24 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 40 | Illinois | 82.65 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 41 | Long Beach State | 82.64 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Arizona | 82.62 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 43 | Middle Tennessee | 82.51 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Notre Dame | 82.49 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 45 | Southern Miss | 82.36 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 46 | Cincinnati | 82.35 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 47 | Miami (FL) | 82.34 | 0 | ||
| 48 | San Diego State | 82.33 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 49 | Minnesota | 82.21 | 0 | ||
| 50 | North Carolina State | 82.02 | 0 |
| 1. | Louisville |
| 2. | Michigan |
| 3. | Duke |
| 4. | Kansas |
| 4. | Indiana |
| 6. | Ohio State |
| 7. | Syracuse |
| 8. | Gonzaga |
| 9. | Miami (FL) |
| 10. | Florida |
| 11. | Michigan State |
| 12. | Wichita State |
| 13. | Georgetown |
| 13. | Marquette |
| 14. | Arizona |
| 15. | New Mexico |
| 16. | Creighton |
| 17. | Memphis |
| 17. | Oregon |
| 19. | Wisconsin |
| 20. | Kansas State |
| 21. | Va. Commonwealth |
| 22. | Pittsburgh |
| 23. | North Carolina |
| 24. | Butler |
| 25. | Oklahoma State |
