The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 9, 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) | 15-0 | 1525 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga | 12-2 | 1440 | 4 |
| 3. UCLA | 10-1 | 1376 | 5 |
| 4. Auburn | 14-1 | 1193 | 9 |
| 5. Southern Cal | 13-0 | 1152 | 7 |
| 6. Arizona | 12-1 | 1144 | 8 |
| 7. Purdue | 13-2 | 1139 | 3 |
| 8. Duke | 12-2 | 1130 | 2 |
| 9. Kansas | 12-2 | 1031 | 6 |
| 10. Michigan St. | 13-2 | 1011 | 10 |
| 11. Houston | 14-2 | 949 | 12 |
| 12. LSU | 14-1 | 889 | 21 |
| 13. Wisconsin | 13-2 | 784 | 23 |
| 14. Villanova | 11-4 | 682 | 19 |
| 15. Iowa St. | 13-2 | 648 | 11 |
| 16. Ohio St. | 10-3 | 510 | 13 |
| 17. Xavier | 12-2 | 453 | 22 |
| 18. Kentucky | 12-3 | 438 | 16 |
| 19. Texas Tech | 11-3 | 373 | 25 |
| 20. Seton Hall | 11-3 | 342 | 24 |
| 21. Texas | 12-3 | 282 | 14 |
| 22. Tennessee | 10-4 | 277 | 18 |
| 23. Providence | 14-2 | 250 | 16 |
| 24. Alabama | 11-4 | 237 | 15 |
| 25. Illinois | 11-3 | 208 | – |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 122, Loyola Chicago 96, Miami 65, West Virginia 20, UConn 17, Indiana 12, Colorado St. 10, San Diego St. 9, Davidson 5, San Francisco 2, Iowa 2, BYU 2.
