AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll
Rankings
Released December 19
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
Purdue (11-0) Big Ten
-
vs. Illinois
03/05 5:30 PM EST
1502 (40)
2
UConn (12-0) Big East
1
@ Villanova
03/05 12:30 AM EST
1482 (21)
3
Houston (11-1) American Athletic
2
@ Memphis
03/05 5:00 PM EST
1374 (0)
4
Kansas (10-1) Big 12
4
@ Texas
03/04 9:00 PM EST
1290 (0)
5
Arizona (10-1) Pacific 12
4
@ UCLA
03/05 3:00 AM EST
1269 (0)
6
Virginia (8-1) Atlantic Coast
-4
vs. Northern Iowa
11/15 1:00 AM EST
1195 (0)
7
Texas (9-1) Big 12
-
vs. Kansas
03/04 9:00 PM EST
1064 (0)
8
Tennessee (9-2) Southeastern
-2
@ Auburn
03/04 7:00 PM EST
1024 (0)
9
Alabama (9-2) Southeastern
-5
@ Texas A&M
03/04 5:00 PM EST
1021 (0)
10
Arkansas (10-1) Southeastern
-
vs. Kentucky
03/04 7:00 PM EST
1004 (0)
11
Gonzaga (9-3) West Coast
4
vs. Chicago State
03/02 2:00 AM EST
895 (0)
12
Baylor (8-2) Big 12
-1
vs. Iowa State
03/04 5:00 PM EST
873 (0)
13
UCLA (10-2) Pacific 12
3
vs. Arizona
03/05 3:00 AM EST
871 (0)
14
Duke (10-2) Atlantic Coast
-2
@ North Carolina
03/04 11:30 PM EST
819 (0)
15
Mississippi State (11-0) Southeastern
2
@ Vanderbilt
03/05 1:30 AM EST
623 (0)
16
Illinois (8-3) Big Ten
2
vs. Minnesota
02/08 1:30 AM EST
528 (0)
17
Wisconsin (9-2) Big Ten
5
vs. Grambling State
12/24 2:00 AM EST
432 (0)
18
Indiana (8-3) Big Ten
-4
vs. Michigan
03/05 9:30 PM EST
408 (0)
19
Kentucky (7-3) Southeastern
-6
@ Arkansas
03/04 7:00 PM EST
370 (0)
20
TCU (9-1) Big 12
1
@ Oklahoma
03/04 8:00 PM EST
358 (0)
21
Virginia Tech (11-1) Atlantic Coast
3
vs. Florida State
03/04 9:00 PM EST
297 (0)
22
Miami (FL) (11-1) Atlantic Coast
3
vs. Vermont
12/29 1:00 AM EST
208 (0)
23
Auburn (9-2) Southeastern
-4
vs. Tennessee
03/04 7:00 PM EST
118 (0)
24
Marquette (9-3) Big East
-
vs. St. John's
03/04 7:00 PM EST
116 (0)
25
Arizona State (11-1) Pacific 12
-
@ USC
03/05 4:00 AM EST
98 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Maryland 78, West Virginia 74, Xavier 71, Coll of Charleston 68, New Mexico 64, Memphis 59, North Carolina 36, Ohio St. 33, Iowa St. 26, Iowa 21, San Diego St. 16, Texas Tech 10, Utah St. 10, Michigan St. 7, Southern Cal 7, Kansas St 5, Saint Mary's (Cal) 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.