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. Arizona (33) | 8-0 | 1461 | 2 |
| 2. Michigan (19) | 8-0 | 1440 | 3 |
| 3. Duke (7) | 10-0 | 1400 | 4 |
| 4. Iowa St. (1) | 9-0 | 1304 | 10 |
| 5. UConn | 8-1 | 1263 | 5 |
| 6. Purdue | 8-1 | 1173 | 1 |
| 7. Houston | 8-1 | 1064 | 8 |
| 8. Gonzaga | 9-1 | 1054 | 11 |
| 9. Michigan St. | 8-1 | 1017 | 7 |
| 10. BYU | 7-1 | 1007 | 9 |
| 11. Louisville | 8-1 | 877 | 6 |
| 12. Alabama | 7-2 | 854 | 12 |
| 13. Illinois | 7-2 | 771 | 14 |
| 14. North Carolina | 8-1 | 724 | 16 |
| 15. Vanderbilt | 9-0 | 686 | 17 |
| 16. Texas Tech | 7-2 | 508 | 19 |
| 17. Arkansas | 7-2 | 488 | 25 |
| 18. Florida | 5-3 | 422 | 15 |
| 19. Kansas | 7-3 | 380 | 21 |
| 20. Tennessee | 7-3 | 286 | 13 |
| 21. Auburn | 7-3 | 264 | 20 |
| 22. St. John's | 5-3 | 254 | 23 |
| 23. Nebraska | 9-0 | 180 | - |
| 24. Virginia | 8-1 | 130 | - |
| 25. UCLA | 7-2 | 79 | - |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 60, Oklahoma St. 54, Southern Cal 50, Georgia 49, Saint Mary's 38, Seton Hall 31, Kentucky 29, Wisconsin 24, Indiana 18, Clemson 14, LSU 14, Villanova 9, California 6, Notre Dame 4, Miami 4, SMU 3, TCU 2, Arizona St 2, Miami (Ohio) 2, St. Bonaventure 1.
