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 (44) | 4-0 | 1502 | 2 |
| 2. Houston (12) | 4-0 | 1457 | 1 |
| 3. UConn (2) | 4-0 | 1389 | 3 |
| 4. Arizona (2) | 4-0 | 1314 | 5 |
| 5. Duke (1) | 4-0 | 1277 | 4 |
| 6. Louisville | 4-0 | 1161 | 12 |
| 7. Michigan | 3-0 | 1103 | 6 |
| 8. Illinois | 4-0 | 1017 | 14 |
| 9. BYU | 3-1 | 972 | 7 |
| 10. Florida | 3-1 | 949 | 10 |
| 11. Alabama | 2-1 | 928 | 8 |
| 12. Kentucky | 3-1 | 798 | 9 |
| 13. Gonzaga | 4-0 | 772 | 19 |
| 14. St. John's | 2-1 | 732 | 13 |
| 15. Texas Tech | 3-1 | 678 | 11 |
| 16. Iowa St. | 3-0 | 664 | 16 |
| 17. Michigan St. | 3-0 | 585 | 17 |
| 18. North Carolina | 4-0 | 516 | 18 |
| 19. UCLA | 3-1 | 423 | 15 |
| 20. Tennessee | 3-0 | 416 | 20 |
| 21. Arkansas | 3-1 | 247 | 21 |
| 22. Auburn | 3-1 | 188 | 22 |
| 23. Wisconsin | 3-0 | 180 | 24 |
| 24. Kansas | 3-1 | 132 | 25 |
| 25. NC State | 3-0 | 97 | - |
Others receiving votes: San Diego St. 71, Indiana 65, Vanderbilt 57, Oregon 28, Ohio St. 21, Southern Cal 16, Georgetown 16, Creighton 12, Baylor 11, Saint Mary's 8, Missouri 7, Mississippi 5, Iowa 3, Utah St. 2, Georgia 2, Virginia 1, Virginia Tech 1, Stanford 1, Kansas St 1.
