The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 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. Michigan St. (64) | 11-0 | 1,621 | 1 |
| 2. Kansas (1) | 8-1 | 1,499 | 2 |
| 3. Oklahoma | 7-0 | 1,409 | 7 |
| 4. Kentucky | 9-1 | 1,385 | 5 |
| 5. Iowa St. | 9-0 | 1,370 | 4 |
| 6. Maryland | 9-1 | 1,353 | 6 |
| 7. Duke | 8-1 | 1,271 | 8 |
| 8. Virginia | 8-1 | 1,132 | 10 |
| 9. Purdue | 11-0 | 1,082 | 11 |
| 10. Xavier | 10-0 | 1,062 | 12 |
| 11. North Carolina | 7-2 | 1,023 | 3 |
| 12. Villanova | 8-1 | 865 | 9 |
| 13. Arizona | 9-1 | 860 | 13 |
| 14. Providence | 10-1 | 724 | 15 |
| 15. Miami | 8-1 | 622 | 17 |
| 16. Baylor | 7-1 | 605 | 16 |
| 17. Butler | 8-1 | 562 | 18 |
| 18. SMU | 7-0 | 560 | 19 |
| 19. Louisville | 7-1 | 534 | 22 |
| 20. West Virginia | 8-1 | 466 | 14 |
| 21. George Washington | 9-1 | 256 | — |
| 22. UCLA | 7-3 | 213 | — |
| 23. Cincinnati | 8-2 | 197 | 23 |
| 24. Texas A&M | 8-2 | 152 | — |
| 25. UConn | 6-3 | 47 | — |
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 44, South Carolina 42, Oregon 37, Colorado 21, Vanderbilt 18, Wichita St. 17, Dayton 14, UALR 14, Pittsburgh 12, Georgetown 8, Utah 7, Notre Dame 4, Texas 4, Iowa 3, Northwestern 3, Syracuse 3, Army 1, Florida 1, Houston 1, Marquette 1.
Ballots Online: http://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll
