| Pollster report: Sagarin Top 50 |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | Duke | 96.81 | 0 - HIGHEST | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 2 | Louisville | 94.14 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 3 | Kansas | 93.2 | |||
| 4 | Michigan | 92.39 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 5 | Florida | 90.91 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 6 | Arizona | 90.23 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Minnesota | 90.22 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Syracuse | 90.22 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Indiana | 90.17 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Va. Commonwealth | 89.77 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 11 | Wyoming | 89.1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Creighton | 89.08 | |||
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 88.97 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 88.51 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Gonzaga | 88.18 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Ohio State | 87.98 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Missouri | 87.87 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 87.57 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 19 | Wichita State | 87.22 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Colorado | 87.06 | 0 | ||
| 21 | UNLV | 86.75 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 22 | North Carolina State | 86.23 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Illinois | 86.1 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 24 | Belmont | 85.97 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Colorado State | 85.75 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Michigan State | 85.52 | |||
| 27 | Miami (FL) | 85.17 | 0 | ||
| 28 | San Diego State | 84.78 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Illinois State | 84.35 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 30 | Boise State | 84.12 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 31 | Iowa State | 84.11 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 32 | Middle Tennessee | 84.04 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 33 | Baylor | 84 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 34 | New Mexico | 83.98 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 35 | Kentucky | 83.91 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Maryland | 83.75 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Butler | 83.74 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 83.72 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Mississippi | 83.71 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 40 | Oregon | 83.63 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Iowa | 83.59 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 42 | Stanford | 83.25 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Temple | 83.04 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 44 | Lehigh | 82.85 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 45 | Kansas State | 82.78 | 0 | ||
| 46 | California | 82.68 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Canisius | 82.59 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Murray State | 82.46 | |||
| 49 | Georgetown | 82.45 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 50 | North Dakota St. | 82.33 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST |
| 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 |