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. Purdue (40) | 12-0 | 1478 | 1 |
| 2. UConn (20) | 13-0 | 1459 | 2 |
| 3. Houston | 12-1 | 1351 | 3 |
| 4. Kansas | 11-1 | 1299 | 4 |
| 5. Arizona | 12-1 | 1274 | 5 |
| 6. Texas | 10-1 | 1144 | 7 |
| 7. Tennessee | 10-2 | 1068 | 8 |
| 8. Alabama | 10-2 | 1067 | 9 |
| 9. Arkansas | 11-1 | 1017 | 10 |
| 10. Gonzaga | 10-3 | 940 | 11 |
| 11. UCLA | 11-2 | 906 | 13 |
| 12. Baylor | 9-2 | 888 | 12 |
| 13. Virginia | 8-2 | 861 | 6 |
| 14. Miami | 12-1 | 658 | 22 |
| 15. Wisconsin | 9-2 | 570 | 17 |
| 16. Indiana | 10-3 | 513 | 18 |
| 17. Duke | 10-3 | 500 | 14 |
| 18. TCU | 10-1 | 480 | 20 |
| 19. Kentucky | 8-3 | 439 | 19 |
| 20. Auburn | 10-2 | 237 | 23 |
| 21. Mississippi St. | 11-1 | 215 | 15 |
| 22. New Mexico | 12-0 | 147 | - |
| 22. Xavier | 10-3 | 147 | - |
| 24. West Virginia | 10-2 | 126 | - |
| 25. North Carolina | 9-4 | 112 | - |
Others receiving votes: Coll of Charleston 102, Maryland 87, Memphis 74, Illinois 65, Ohio St. 59, Missouri 57, Virginia Tech 57, San Diego St. 39, Iowa St. 19, Marquette 12, Texas Tech 10, Michigan St. 7, Providence 6, Kansas St 5, Southern Cal 4, San Francisco 1.