The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Mar. 13, 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 (54) | 26-3 | 1518 | 1 |
| 2. Arizona (7) | 31-3 | 1470 | 2 |
| 3. Kansas | 28-6 | 1388 | 6 |
| 4. Baylor | 26-6 | 1286 | 3 |
| 5. Tennessee | 26-7 | 1235 | 9 |
| 6. Villanova | 26-7 | 1211 | 8 |
| 7. Kentucky | 26-7 | 1178 | 5 |
| 8. Auburn | 27-5 | 1144 | 4 |
| 9. Duke | 28-6 | 986 | 7 |
| 10. Purdue | 27-7 | 957 | 9 |
| 11. UCLA | 25-7 | 823 | 13 |
| 12. Texas Tech | 25-9 | 819 | 14 |
| 13. Providence | 25-5 | 736 | 11 |
| 14. Wisconsin | 24-7 | 684 | 12 |
| 15. Houston | 29-5 | 665 | 18 |
| 16. Iowa | 26-9 | 660 | 24 |
| 17. Arkansas | 25-8 | 577 | 15 |
| 18. Saint Mary’s (Cal) | 25-7 | 507 | 17 |
| 19. Illinois | 22-9 | 456 | 16 |
| 20. Murray St. | 30-2 | 424 | 19 |
| 21. UConn | 23-9 | 352 | 20 |
| 22. Southern Cal | 26-7 | 169 | 21 |
| 23. Boise St. | 27-7 | 164 | – |
| 24. Colorado St. | 25-5 | 82 | 23 |
| 25. Texas | 21-11 | 71 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 63, San Diego St. 32, South Dakota St. 32, LSU 25, Loyola Chicago 18, Memphis 18, North Carolina 16, Michigan St. 14, Texas A&M 13, Alabama 9, Ohio St. 7, Creighton 4, Vermont 3, San Francisco 2, Indiana 2, Davidson 2, Seton Hall 1, Longwood 1, Yale 1.
