The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 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. Gonzaga (54) | 3-0 | 1518 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (7) | 3-0 | 1470 | 2 |
| 3. Iowa | 3-0 | 1385 | 3 |
| 4. Michigan St. | 5-0 | 1296 | 8 |
| 5. Kansas | 4-1 | 1195 | 7 |
| 6. Illinois | 3-1 | 1104 | 5 |
| 7. Houston | 4-0 | 1090 | 10 |
| 8. Creighton | 3-0 | 1068 | 9 |
| 9. Villanova | 4-1 | 1033 | 12 |
| 10. Duke | 2-1 | 954 | 6 |
| 11. West Virginia | 4-1 | 918 | 11 |
| 12. Tennessee | 0-0 | 767 | 13 |
| 13. Wisconsin | 3-1 | 750 | 4 |
| 13. Texas | 4-1 | 750 | 17 |
| 15. Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 688 | 16 |
| 16. North Carolina | 3-1 | 547 | 14 |
| 17. Texas Tech | 4-1 | 541 | 17 |
| 18. Virginia | 3-1 | 474 | 15 |
| 19. Richmond | 2-0 | 419 | 19 |
| 20. Florida St. | 1-0 | 350 | 22 |
| 21. Rutgers | 3-0 | 293 | 24 |
| 22. Ohio St. | 3-0 | 287 | 23 |
| 23. Arizona St | 3-1 | 218 | 25 |
| 24. San Diego St. | 4-0 | 123 | – |
| 25. Louisville | 4-0 | 122 | – |
Others receiving votes: Michigan 107, Saint Louis 94, Florida 90, Indiana 40, Oregon 26, Oklahoma St. 26, Marquette 22, Missouri 19, UConn 12, Xavier 9, Clemson 7, Alabama 5, Washington St 3, Maryland 2, UCLA 1, SMU 1, Oklahoma 1.
