The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 21, 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. Gonzaga (55) | 4-0 | 1515 | 1 |
| 2. UCLA (5) | 4-0 | 1443 | 2 |
| 3. Purdue (1) | 5-0 | 1391 | 6 |
| 4. Kansas | 3-0 | 1354 | 3 |
| 5. Duke | 5-0 | 1225 | 7 |
| 6. Baylor | 4-0 | 1154 | 9 |
| 7. Villanova | 3-2 | 1090 | 5 |
| 8. Texas | 3-1 | 1083 | 8 |
| 9. Memphis | 4-0 | 1002 | 11 |
| 10. Alabama | 4-0 | 880 | 14 |
| 10. Kentucky | 3-1 | 880 | 13 |
| 12. Houston | 3-0 | 861 | 15 |
| 13. Arkansas | 3-0 | 754 | 16 |
| 14. Illinois | 2-1 | 624 | 10 |
| 15. Tennessee | 3-1 | 558 | 17 |
| 16. St. Bonaventure | 5-0 | 517 | 22 |
| 17. Arizona | 5-0 | 474 | – |
| 18. BYU | 4-0 | 449 | – |
| 19. Auburn | 3-0 | 374 | 21 |
| 20. Michigan | 3-2 | 367 | 4 |
| 21. Seton Hall | 3-0 | 363 | – |
| 22. UConn | 4-0 | 342 | 23 |
| 23. Florida | 3-0 | 294 | 24 |
| 24. Southern Cal | 3-0 | 138 | 25 |
| 25. Xavier | 4-0 | 102 | – |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 96, Virginia Tech 91, Ohio St. 89, North Carolina 75, Indiana 45, Michigan St. 44, Marquette 41, Colorado St. 30, Maryland 28, Texas Tech 26, Iowa 6, LSU 6, Florida St. 4, Mississippi St. 4, Drake 2, San Francisco 1, George Mason 1, Ohio 1, Loyola Chicago 1.
