The following is Lawrence Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan’s ballot for the Associated Press men’s basketball poll on Jan. 28, 2013.
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Indiana
- Florida
- Syracuse
- Oregon
- Arizona
- Michigan State
- Louisville
- Miami
- Duke
- Ohio State
- Butler
- Gonzaga
- NC State
- Mississippi
- Cincinnati
- Wichita State
- Creighton
- UCLA
- Kansas State
- Marquette
- New Mexico
- Pittsburgh
Wisconsin