AP Poll - January 30, 2006
Poll 12 of 18 of the 2005-2006 season; North Carolina is No. 1 (up from No. 3).
| Rank | School | Conference | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | North Carolina | ACC | 2 |
| 2. | Duke | ACC | - |
| 3. | LSU | SEC | 1 |
| 4. | Connecticut | Big East | 1 |
| 5. | Tennessee | SEC | 4 |
| 6. | Maryland | ACC | - |
| 7. | Ohio State | Big 10 | - |
| 8. | Purdue | Big 10 | - |
| 9. | Rutgers | Big East | 1 |
| 10. | Baylor | Big 12 | 1 |
| 11. | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2 |
| 12. | Minnesota | Big 10 | 2 |
| 13. | DePaul | Big East | 1 |
| 14. | Georgia | SEC | 1 |
| 15. | Stanford | Pac-10 | 4 |
| 16. | New Mexico | MWC | 2 |
| 17. | Michigan State | Big 10 | 1 |
| 18. | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1 |
| 19. | BYU | MWC | 1 |
| 20. | Temple | A-10 | 3 |
| 21. | Kentucky | SEC | new |
| 22. | Vanderbilt | SEC | - |
| 23. | Boston College | ACC | new |
| 24. | NC State | ACC | new |
| 25. | St. John's | Big East | new |