NCAA Polls |
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 12/24/2012 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank |
| 1 | Duke 11-0 | 1623 (63) | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan 12-0 | 1551 (2) | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona 12-0 | 1463 | 4 |
| 4 | Louisville 11-1 | 1422 | 5 |
| 5 | Indiana 11-1 | 1383 | 6 |
| 6 | Kansas 10-1 | 1309 | 9 |
| 7 | Missouri 10-1 | 1157 | 12 |
| 8 | Cincinnati 12-0 | 1144 | 11 |
| 9 | Syracuse 10-1 | 1140 | 3 |
| 10 | Ohio State 9-2 | 965 | 7 |
| 11 | Minnesota 12-1 | 878 | 13 |
| 12 | Illinois 12-1 | 875 | 10 |
| 13 | Gonzaga 11-1 | 824 | 14 |
| 14 | Florida 8-2 | 772 | 8 |
| 15 | Georgetown 10-1 | 674 | 15 |
| 16 | Creighton 11-1 | 589 | 17 |
| 17 | San Diego State 11-2 | 557 | 18 |
| 18 | Butler 9-2 | 512 | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan State 11-2 | 416 | 20 |
| 20 | UNLV 11-1 | 382 | 21 |
| 21 | Notre Dame 12-1 | 337 | 22 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State 10-1 | 318 | 24 |
| 23 | North Carolina State 9-2 | 264 | 25 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh 12-1 | 189 | NR |
| 25 | Kansas State 9-2 | 152 | NR |
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 12/24/2012 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank |
| 1 | Duke 11-0 | 774 (30) | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan 12-0 | 745 (1) | 2 |
| 3 | Louisville 11-1 | 682 | 4 |
| 3 | Arizona 12-0 | 682 | 5 |
| 5 | Indiana 11-1 | 648 | 6 |
| 6 | Kansas 10-1 | 642 | 8 |
| 7 | Syracuse 10-1 | 559 | 3 |
| 8 | Cincinnati 12-0 | 543 | 11 |
| 9 | Missouri 10-1 | 537 | 12 |
| 10 | Ohio State 9-2 | 480 | 7 |
| 11 | Florida 8-2 | 406 | 9 |
| 12 | Creighton 11-1 | 395 | 13 |
| 13 | Gonzaga 11-1 | 391 | 14 |
| 14 | Minnesota 12-1 | 345 | 16 |
| 15 | Illinois 12-1 | 330 | 10 |
| 16 | San Diego State 11-2 | 327 | 15 |
| 17 | UNLV 11-1 | 240 | 18 |
| 18 | Georgetown 10-1 | 217 | 21 |
| 19 | Michigan State 11-2 | 207 | 19 |
| 20 | Notre Dame 12-1 | 181 | 22 |
| 21 | Butler 9-2 | 136 | 25 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State 10-1 | 129 | 24 |
| 23 | Kentucky 8-3 | 108 | 23 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh 12-1 | 97 | NR |
| 25 | North Carolina State 9-2 | 87 | NR |
| RPI Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 12/25/2012 | |||
| Rank | School | RPI | Prev Rank |
| 1 | Duke 11-0 | 0.7342 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas 10-1 | 0.7027 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan 12-0 | 0.6917 | 3 |
| 4 | Colorado 9-2 | 0.6904 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina State 9-2 | 0.6793 | 5 |
| 6 | Butler 9-2 | 0.6704 | 6 |
| 7 | Louisville 11-1 | 0.6655 | 7 |
| 8 | UNLV 11-1 | 0.6631 | 7 |
| 9 | Arizona 12-0 | 0.6624 | 11 |
| 10 | Illinois 12-1 | 0.6574 | 9 |
| 11 | New Mexico 12-1 | 0.6494 | 13 |
| 12 | Minnesota 12-1 | 0.6490 | 12 |
| 13 | Wichita State 11-1 | 0.6447 | 14 |
| 14 | Belmont 8-3 | 0.6381 | 16 |
| 15 | Syracuse 10-1 | 0.6379 | 15 |
| 16 | Florida 8-2 | 0.6368 | 17 |
| 17 | Creighton 11-1 | 0.6343 | 18 |
| 18 | Indiana 11-1 | 0.6339 | 19 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) 8-3 | 0.6306 | 10 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State 10-1 | 0.6301 | 20 |
| 21 | Murray State 9-2 | 0.6270 | 21 |
| 22 | Gonzaga 11-1 | 0.6256 | 22 |
| 23 | Colorado State 10-2 | 0.6180 | 23 |
| 24 | Oklahoma 7-3 | 0.6146 | 25 |
| 25 | Cincinnati 12-0 | 0.6143 | NR |
