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) | 7-0 | 1494 | 1 |
| 2. Arizona (6) | 7-0 | 1442 | 2 |
| 3. Michigan (15) | 7-0 | 1417 | 7 |
| 4. Duke | 8-0 | 1355 | 4 |
| 5. UConn | 6-1 | 1244 | 5 |
| 6. Louisville | 7-0 | 1177 | 6 |
| 7. Michigan St. | 7-0 | 1095 | 11 |
| 8. Houston | 7-1 | 1070 | 3 |
| 9. BYU | 6-1 | 1037 | 9 |
| 10. Iowa St. | 7-0 | 975 | 15 |
| 11. Gonzaga | 7-1 | 934 | 12 |
| 12. Alabama | 5-2 | 869 | 8 |
| 13. Tennessee | 7-1 | 771 | 17 |
| 14. Illinois | 6-2 | 657 | 13 |
| 15. Florida | 5-2 | 568 | 10 |
| 16. North Carolina | 6-1 | 519 | 16 |
| 17. Vanderbilt | 8-0 | 475 | 24 |
| 18. Kentucky | 5-2 | 451 | 19 |
| 19. Texas Tech | 6-2 | 387 | 20 |
| 20. Auburn | 6-2 | 376 | 21 |
| 21. Kansas | 6-2 | 340 | - |
| 22. Indiana | 7-0 | 313 | 25 |
| 23. St. John's | 4-3 | 200 | 14 |
| 24. Southern Cal | 7-0 | 145 | - |
| 25. Arkansas | 5-2 | 127 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 100, UCLA 59, Nebraska 53, TCU 36, Missouri 28, Utah St. 16, Saint Mary's 15, Baylor 13, Oklahoma St. 12, SMU 12, Clemson 11, LSU 7, Seton Hall 6, Wisconsin 6, NC State 5, Wake Forest 3, California 2, Colorado 1, George Mason 1, Buffalo 1.
