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National Champion: Syracuse
Final Four: Kansas, Marquette, Syracuse and Texas
Consensus Player of the Year: David West
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | 12/17 | 12/24 | 12/31 | 1/7 | 1/14 | 1/21 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | 3/4 | 3/11 | Final |
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| Kentucky | SEC | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | Big East | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Duke | ACC | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 25 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
| Marquette | CUSA | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Florida | SEC | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Xavier | A-10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Syracuse | Big East | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Louisville | CUSA | 24 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 14 | |||||||
| Creighton | MVC | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | |||||
| Dayton | A-10 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Maryland | ACC | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||
| Memphis | CUSA | 24 | 18 | 16 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | SEC | 12 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 25 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | Big East | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| Connecticut | Big East | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Missouri | Big 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 24 | ||||
| Georgia | SEC | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 25 | |||||
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | 12/17 | 12/24 | 12/31 | 1/7 | 1/14 | 1/21 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | 3/4 | 3/11 | Final |
| Alabama | SEC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 22 | ||||||
| Auburn | SEC | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| California | Pac-10 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | CUSA | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | Southern | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | WCC | 22 | 21 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | Big Ten | 21 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 19 | |||||||
| Louisiana State | SEC | 24 | 21 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | ACC | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| Purdue | Big Ten | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | A-10 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 25 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | WAC | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Utah | MWC | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | ACC | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 20 | 19 |
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1st Team
David West (Xavier) Dwyane Wade (Marquette) Josh Howard (Wake Forest) Nick Collison (Kansas) T.J. Ford (Texas) |
2nd Team
Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Hollis Price (Oklahoma) Jason Gardner (Arizona) Kyle Korver (Creighton) Troy Bell (Boston College) |