The Associated Press
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky (65) | 13-0 | 1,625 | 1 |
| 2. Duke | 10-0 | 1,559 | 2 |
| 3. Virginia | 11-0 | 1,457 | 5 |
| 4. Wisconsin | 12-1 | 1,395 | 6 |
| 5. Louisville | 11-1 | 1,327 | 4 |
| 6. Villanova | 12-0 | 1,316 | 7 |
| 7. Gonzaga | 12-1 | 1,249 | 8 |
| 8. Arizona | 12-1 | 1,243 | 3 |
| 9. Iowa St. | 9-1 | 1,005 | 12 |
| 10. Utah | 9-2 | 956 | 14 |
| 11. Texas | 10-2 | 903 | 9 |
| 12. Maryland | 12-1 | 869 | 15 |
| 13. Kansas | 9-2 | 775 | 10 |
| 14. Notre Dame | 12-1 | 709 | 16 |
| 15. St. John’s | 11-1 | 690 | 17 |
| 16. Wichita St. | 10-2 | 630 | 11 |
| 17. West Virginia | 11-1 | 584 | 18 |
| 18. Oklahoma | 8-3 | 530 | 19 |
| 19. North Carolina | 9-3 | 483 | 20 |
| 20. Ohio St. | 11-2 | 435 | 21 |
| 21. Washington | 11-1 | 253 | 13 |
| 22. Baylor | 10-1 | 238 | 22 |
| 23. N. Iowa | 11-1 | 216 | 23 |
| 24. Colorado St. | 13-0 | 194 | 24 |
| 25. Georgetown | 8-3 | 140 | — |
Others receiving votes: TCU 132, VCU 101, San Diego St. 40, Arkansas 27, George Washington 7, LSU 7, Old Dominion 7, Penn St. 5, UNLV 5, Indiana 4, Florida 2, Minnesota 2, Stanford 2, Army 1, California 1, Davidson 1.