Following their ascension to No. 1 in the polls this week, the Kansas Jayhawks also took over the top spot in the latest RPI rankings. Previously No. 1, the BYU Cougars dropped to the No. 2 position. The Ohio St. Buckeyes stayed third in RPI. The Georgetown Hoyas and the San Diego St. Aztecs swapped places to close out the top five.
The Mountain West Conference has two other teams in the top 40 with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels at No. 30 and the Colorado St. Rams at No. 38. The Rams jumped nine spots this week. Both teams were among the last ones to receive votes in the latest polls.
The Colorado Buffaloes, who beat the Kansas St. Wildcats on Saturday night, dropped from No. 87 to No. 92. At 16-10, the Buffs are holding on to a slim tourney chance. They will face No. 1 Kansas on Saturday.
The top 25 RPI rankings:
| Rank | Prev Rank | Name | Conf | W-L | Road | Neut | Home | Non-Div I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kansas | Big 12 | 24-1 | 7-0 | 3- 0 | 14-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | 1 | BYU | Mountain West | 24-2 | 8-1 | 5- 1 | 10-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 | 3 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 24-1 | 8-1 | 0- 0 | 16-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | 5 | Georgetown | Big East | 20-5 | 6-3 | 4- 0 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | 4 | San Diego St. | Mountain West | 25-1 | 9-1 | 4- 0 | 10-0 | 2-0 |
| 6 | 6 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 23-2 | 6-0 | 3- 1 | 14-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | 8 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | 23-2 | 5-2 | 4- 0 | 14-0 | 0-0 |
| 8 | 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 22-3 | 6-1 | 2- 1 | 14-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | 9 | Notre Dame | Big East | 21-4 | 3-3 | 3- 1 | 15-0 | 0-0 |
| 10 | 11 | Purdue | Big Ten | 20-5 | 5-4 | 2- 1 | 13-0 | 0-0 |
| 11 | 15 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 18-6 | 5-3 | 2- 3 | 11-0 | 0-0 |
| 12 | 14 | Florida | Southeastern | 20-5 | 6-1 | 2- 1 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
| 13 | 10 | Connecticut | Big East | 19-5 | 4-3 | 3- 0 | 12-2 | 0-0 |
| 14 | 12 | Kentucky | Southeastern | 17-7 | 3-6 | 3- 1 | 11-0 | 0-0 |
| 15 | 19 | Vanderbilt | Southeastern | 18-6 | 2-4 | 2- 1 | 14-1 | 0-0 |
| 16 | 16 | Arizona | Pacific-10 | 21-4 | 7-2 | 1- 2 | 13-0 | 0-0 |
| 17 | 22 | St. John's (NY) | Big East | 15-9 | 3-6 | 3- 0 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 18 | 20 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 19-5 | 3-4 | 2- 1 | 14-0 | 0-0 |
| 19 | 24 | Xavier | Atlantic 10 | 18-6 | 5-4 | 2- 1 | 11-1 | 0-0 |
| 20 | 13 | Villanova | Big East | 19-6 | 5-3 | 1- 1 | 13-2 | 0-0 |
| 21 | 18 | Syracuse | Big East | 20-6 | 4-3 | 3- 0 | 13-3 | 0-0 |
| 22 | 17 | West Virginia | Big East | 16-8 | 4-4 | 2- 2 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 23 | 23 | George Mason | Colonial | 21-5 | 7-3 | 1- 2 | 13-0 | 0-0 |
| 24 | 26 | Louisville | Big East | 19-6 | 3-4 | 0- 0 | 16-2 | 0-0 |
| 25 | 21 | Tennessee | Southeastern | 15-10 | 3-5 | 3- 0 | 9-5 | 0-0 |