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National Champion: Connecticut
Final Four: Butler, Connecticut, Kentucky and Virginia Commonwealth
Consensus Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette
AP Preseason #1: Duke ▪ AP Final #1: Ohio State
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 12/27 | 1/3 | 1/10 | 1/17 | 1/24 | 1/31 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/7 | Final |
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| Ohio State | Big Ten | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Duke | ACC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | Big East | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Notre Dame | Big East | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |||
| San Diego State | MWC | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| Texas | Big 12 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Connecticut | Big East | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |||
| Brigham Young | MWC | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Syracuse | Big East | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 14 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| Louisville | Big East | 24 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| Florida | SEC | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | |||||||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| St. John's (NY) | Big East | 23 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Utah State | WAC | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Xavier | A-10 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 21 | |||||||
| West Virginia | Big East | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | Pac-10 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 24 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | ||||||||||
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 12/27 | 1/3 | 1/10 | 1/17 | 1/24 | 1/31 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/7 | Final |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Butler | Horizon | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Florida | CUSA | 24 | 19 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Big East | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Florida State | ACC | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | Big East | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 22 | |
| Georgia | SEC | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | WCC | 12 | 11 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | Big Ten | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 20 | |||||||
| Memphis | CUSA | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 25 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Missouri | Big 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | ||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC | 24 | 20 | 22 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's (CA) | WCC | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | A-10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | SEC | 23 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Villanova | Big East | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 19 | ||
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 21 | 22 |