The Top Twenty Five
The Associated Press
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Arizona (32) | 14-0 | 1494 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (29) | 13-0 | 1493 | 2 |
| 3. Iowa St. | 14-0 | 1390 | 3 |
| 4. UConn | 14-1 | 1343 | 4 |
| 5. Purdue | 13-1 | 1254 | 5 |
| 6. Duke | 13-1 | 1206 | 6 |
| 7. Houston | 13-1 | 1113 | 8 |
| 8. Gonzaga | 16-1 | 1101 | 7 |
| 9. BYU | 13-1 | 1039 | 10 |
| 10. Nebraska | 14-0 | 998 | 13 |
| 11. Vanderbilt | 14-0 | 936 | 11 |
| 12. Michigan St. | 12-2 | 834 | 9 |
| 13. Alabama | 11-3 | 782 | 14 |
| 14. Texas Tech | 11-3 | 676 | 15 |
| 15. Arkansas | 11-3 | 659 | 18 |
| 16. Illinois | 11-3 | 602 | 20 |
| 17. North Carolina | 13-2 | 557 | 12 |
| 18. Georgia | 13-1 | 378 | 23 |
| 19. Iowa | 12-2 | 340 | 25 |
| 20. Louisville | 11-3 | 336 | 16 |
| 21. Tennessee | 10-4 | 277 | 19 |
| 22. Kansas | 10-4 | 208 | 17 |
| 23. Virginia | 12-2 | 183 | 21 |
| 24. SMU | 12-2 | 142 | – |
| 25. UCF | 12-1 | 132 | – |
Others receiving votes: Villanova 127, Seton Hall 31, Southern Cal 28, Utah St. 27, Miami (Ohio) 22, Clemson 21, Saint Louis 14, LSU 14, Texas 12, Florida 11, Saint Mary’s 10, Kentucky 9, California 8, Miami 5, Indiana 4, Auburn 3, TCU 2, UCLA 2, Virginia Tech 2.
