| Pollster report: Sagarin Top 50 |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | Indiana | 93.81 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 2 | Louisville | 92.73 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 3 | Florida | 91.83 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 4 | Kansas | 91.6 | |||
| 5 | Duke | 90.48 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 6 | Gonzaga | 90.29 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Michigan State | 89.81 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 8 | Ohio State | 89.72 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 9 | Michigan | 89.62 | |||
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 89.1 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 11 | Georgetown | 89.08 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 12 | Syracuse | 89.03 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 88.37 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 88 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 87.82 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Marquette | 87.29 | 0 | ||
| 17 | North Carolina | 87.11 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 18 | Saint Louis | 86.72 | |||
| 19 | Missouri | 86.63 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 20 | Kansas State | 86.62 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 21 | Minnesota | 86.61 | |||
| 22 | North Carolina State | 86.07 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 23 | Va. Commonwealth | 85.95 | 0 | ||
| 24 | New Mexico | 85.78 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 25 | Arizona | 85.73 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 85.5 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Virginia | 85.45 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 28 | Creighton | 85.4 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 29 | Kentucky | 85.4 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 30 | Memphis | 85.14 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 31 | San Diego State | 85.01 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 32 | Saint Mary's, Calif. | 84.99 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Cincinnati | 84.9 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 34 | UNLV | 84.81 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 84.54 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Connecticut | 84.35 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Iowa | 84.31 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 38 | Baylor | 84.27 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 39 | UCLA | 84.22 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 40 | Illinois | 83.93 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 41 | Colorado State | 83.89 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 42 | Iowa State | 83.64 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 43 | California | 83.47 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 44 | Oregon | 83.46 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Villanova | 82.99 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 46 | Mississippi | 82.9 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 47 | Tennessee | 82.79 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 48 | Colorado | 82.74 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Wichita State | 82.45 | 0 | ||
| 50 | La Salle | 82.44 | 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 |