The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 25, 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 (64) | 19-0 | 1,624 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia (1) | 19-0 | 1,561 | 2 |
| 3. Gonzaga | 20-1 | 1,476 | 3 |
| 4. Duke | 17-2 | 1,402 | 5 |
| 5. Wisconsin | 18-2 | 1,351 | 6 |
| 6. Arizona | 18-2 | 1,300 | 7 |
| 7. Villanova | 18-2 | 1,187 | 4 |
| 8. Notre Dame | 19-2 | 1,139 | 8 |
| 9. Kansas | 16-3 | 1,120 | 11 |
| 10. Louisville | 16-3 | 1,027 | 10 |
| 11. Utah | 16-3 | 996 | 12 |
| 12. Wichita St. | 18-2 | 893 | 14 |
| 13. North Carolina | 16-4 | 878 | 15 |
| 14. VCU | 16-3 | 734 | 16 |
| 15. Iowa St. | 14-4 | 719 | 9 |
| 16. Maryland | 18-3 | 715 | 13 |
| 17. West Virginia | 16-3 | 558 | 18 |
| 18. N. Iowa | 18-2 | 440 | 20 |
| 19. Texas | 14-5 | 431 | 17 |
| 20. Baylor | 15-4 | 407 | 21 |
| 21. Georgetown | 14-5 | 334 | — |
| 22. Indiana | 15-5 | 165 | 23 |
| 23. Miami | 14-5 | 164 | — |
| 24. Oklahoma | 12-7 | 90 | 19 |
| 25. Butler | 15-6 | 70 | — |
Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 57, Arkansas 54, Ohio St. 43, SMU 43, Providence 29, Dayton 28, Georgia 28, Stanford 16, Wyoming 14, LSU 10, Seton Hall 10, San Diego St. 4, Texas A&M 2, Tulsa 2, Davidson 1, Green Bay 1, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.