The Top Twenty Five
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. Houston (45) | 6-0 | 1534 | 2 |
| 2. Texas (8) | 5-0 | 1467 | 4 |
| 3. Virginia (2) | 5-0 | 1408 | 5 |
| 4. Arizona | 6-0 | 1341 | 14 |
| 5. Purdue (8) | 6-0 | 1307 | 24 |
| 6. Baylor | 5-1 | 1111 | 7 |
| 7. Creighton | 6-1 | 1100 | 10 |
| 8. UConn | 8-0 | 1099 | 20 |
| 9. Kansas | 6-1 | 990 | 3 |
| 10. Indiana | 6-0 | 938 | 11 |
| 11. Arkansas | 5-1 | 860 | 9 |
| 11. Alabama | 6-1 | 860 | 18 |
| 13. Tennessee | 5-1 | 848 | 22 |
| 14. Gonzaga | 5-2 | 845 | 6 |
| 15. Auburn | 7-0 | 733 | 13 |
| 16. Illinois | 5-1 | 643 | 16 |
| 17. Duke | 6-2 | 614 | 8 |
| 18. North Carolina | 5-2 | 541 | 1 |
| 19. Kentucky | 4-2 | 472 | 15 |
| 20. Michigan St. | 5-2 | 469 | 12 |
| 21. UCLA | 5-2 | 346 | 19 |
| 22. Maryland | 6-0 | 282 | 23 |
| 23. Iowa St. | 5-1 | 198 | - |
| 24. San Diego St. | 4-2 | 189 | 17 |
| 25. Ohio St. | 5-1 | 108 | - |
Others receiving votes: TCU 45, Iowa 31, Coll of Charleston 20, West Virginia 14, Mississippi St. 12, Texas Tech 11, Michigan 8, UNLV 6, Arizona St 6, Wisconsin 6, Miami 5, Oklahoma 2, Missouri 2, New Mexico 1, Kansas St 1, Virginia Tech 1, St. John’s 1.