The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 2, 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. Baylor (61) | 13-0 | 1525 | 1 |
| 2. Duke | 11-1 | 1447 | 2 |
| 3. Purdue | 12-1 | 1376 | 3 |
| 4. Gonzaga | 11-2 | 1336 | 4 |
| 5. UCLA | 8-1 | 1287 | 5 |
| 6. Kansas | 11-1 | 1237 | 6 |
| 7. Southern Cal | 12-0 | 1015 | 7 |
| 8. Arizona | 11-1 | 1013 | 9 |
| 9. Auburn | 12-1 | 976 | 11 |
| 10. Michigan St. | 12-2 | 934 | 10 |
| 11. Iowa St. | 12-1 | 896 | 8 |
| 12. Houston | 12-2 | 849 | 12 |
| 13. Ohio St. | 9-2 | 819 | 13 |
| 14. Texas | 11-2 | 640 | 17 |
| 15. Alabama | 10-3 | 589 | 19 |
| 16. Kentucky | 11-2 | 560 | 18 |
| 16. Providence | 13-1 | 560 | 21 |
| 18. Tennessee | 9-3 | 519 | 14 |
| 19. Villanova | 9-4 | 437 | 22 |
| 20. Colorado St. | 10-0 | 386 | 20 |
| 21. LSU | 12-1 | 371 | 16 |
| 22. Xavier | 11-2 | 270 | 23 |
| 23. Wisconsin | 10-2 | 221 | 24 |
| 24. Seton Hall | 9-3 | 174 | 15 |
| 25. Texas Tech | 10-2 | 142 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Illinois 74, Oklahoma 71, Loyola Chicago 40, UConn 39, West Virginia 6, Iowa 5, Minnesota 3, San Francisco 3, Davidson 3, Creighton 2.
