| Rank[1] | Team | Conference | W–L (Pct.) | | 1 | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 2 | Kentucky | SEC |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 4 | North Carolina | ACC |
| 5 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Arizona Wildcats|school=University of Arizona|title=Arizona}} | Pac-10 |
| 6 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|school=Seton Hall University|title=Seton Hall}} | Big East |
| 7 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|school=University of Cincinnati|title=Cincinnati}} | Metro |
| 8 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|school=Vanderbilt University|title=Vanderbilt}} | SEC |
| 9 | Kansas | Big Eight |
| 10 | Duke | ACC |
| 11 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|school=Florida State University|title=Florida State}} | ACC |
| 12 | Arkansas | SEC |
| 13 | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 14 | UMass | A-10 |
| 15 | Louisville | Metro |
| 16 | Wake Forest | ACC |
| 17 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=New Orleans Privateers|school=University of New Orleans|title=New Orleans}} | Sun Belt |
| 18 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|school=Georgia Institute of Technology|title=Georgia Tech}} | ACC |
| 19 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Utah Utes|school=University of Utah|title=Utah}} | WAC |
| 20 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=WKU Hilltoppers|school=Western Kentucky University|title=WKU}} | Sun Belt |
| 21 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=New Mexico Lobos|school=University of New Mexico|title=New Mexico}} | WAC |
| 22 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Purdue Boilermakers|school=Purdue University|title=Purdue}} | Big Ten |
| 23 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|school=Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|title=Oklahoma State}} | Big Eight |
| 24 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|school=New Mexico State University|title=New Mexico State}} | Big West |
| 25 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=UNLV Rebels|school=University of Nevada, Las Vegas|title=UNLV}} | Big West |
| Rank[2] | Team | Conference | W–L (Pct.) | | 1 | North Carolina | ACC |
| 2 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 3 | Kentucky | SEC |
| 4 | Kansas | Big Eight |
| 5 | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 6 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|school=University of Cincinnati|title=Cincinnati}} | Metro |
| 7 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|school=Florida State University|title=Florida State}} | ACC |
| 8 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|school=Vanderbilt University|title=Vanderbilt}} | SEC |
| 9 | Duke | ACC |
| 10 | Arkansas | SEC |
| 11 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|school=Seton Hall University|title=Seton Hall}} | Big East |
| 12 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Arizona Wildcats|school=University of Arizona|title=Arizona}} | Pac-10 |
| 13 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Temple Owls|school=Temple University|title=Temple}} | A-10 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | ACC |
| 15 | Louisville | Metro |
| 16 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=WKU Hilltoppers|school=Western Kentucky University|title=WKU}} | Sun Belt |
| 17 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|school=University of California|title=California}} | Pac-10 |
| 18 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Virginia Cavaliers|school=University of Virginia|title=Virginia}} | ACC |
| 19 | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 20 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Utah Utes|school=University of Utah|title=Utah}} | WAC |
| 21 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=George Washington Colonials|school=George Washington University|title=George Washington}} | A-10 |
| 22 | UMass | A-10 |
| 23 | 1=1992|sex=men|team=Xavier Musketeers|school=Xavier University|title=Xavier}} | A-10 |
| 24 | UCLA | Pac-10 |
| 25 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1993|title=1993 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll|publisher=College Poll Archive|accessdate=2012-04-18}}
2. ^*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=1010|year=2009|isbn=0-345-51392-4}}
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