The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 6, 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. Auburn (48) | 22-1 | 1506 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga (13) | 19-2 | 1477 | 2 |
| 3. Purdue | 20-3 | 1329 | 4 |
| 4. Arizona | 19-2 | 1300 | 7 |
| 5. Kentucky | 19-4 | 1288 | 5 |
| 6. Houston | 20-2 | 1205 | 6 |
| 7. Duke | 19-3 | 1179 | 9 |
| 8. Kansas | 19-3 | 1173 | 10 |
| 9. Texas Tech | 18-5 | 947 | 14 |
| 10. Baylor | 19-4 | 921 | 8 |
| 11. Providence | 20-2 | 899 | 15 |
| 12. UCLA | 16-4 | 881 | 3 |
| 13. Illinois | 17-5 | 818 | 18 |
| 14. Wisconsin | 18-4 | 706 | 11 |
| 15. Villanova | 17-6 | 634 | 12 |
| 16. Ohio St. | 14-5 | 628 | 16 |
| 17. Michigan St. | 17-5 | 536 | 13 |
| 18. Marquette | 16-7 | 522 | 24 |
| 19. Tennessee | 16-6 | 377 | 22 |
| 20. Texas | 17-6 | 294 | 23 |
| 21. Southern Cal | 19-4 | 278 | 19 |
| 22. Saint Mary’s (Cal) | 19-4 | 185 | – |
| 23. Murray St. | 22-2 | 178 | – |
| 24. UConn | 15-6 | 118 | 17 |
| 25. Xavier | 16-6 | 91 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Wyoming 82, Arkansas 74, Iowa St. 48, Davidson 35, Boise St. 22, Wake Forest 21, Alabama 18, Loyola Chicago 13, Indiana 11, LSU 11, Iowa 7, Oregon 5, San Francisco 3, Notre Dame 3, Ohio 2.
