Alabama is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll of the season Houston is No. 2 and Big Ten champion Purdue was third. The Big 12 rounded out the top five with Kansas and Texas. Memphis and Florida Atlantic broke into the final Top 25 at the expense of Creighton and Kentucky.
Record Pts Prv
1. Alabama (48) 29-5 1508 4
2. Houston (9) 31-3 1404 1
3. Purdue (3) 29-5 1367 5
4. Kansas 27-7 1303 3
5. Texas 26-8 1276 7
6. Marquette 28-6 1244 6
7. UCLA (1) 29-5 1209 2
8. Arizona 28-6 1155 8
9. Gonzaga 28-5 1046 9
10. UConn 25-8 854 11
11. Baylor 22-10 779 10
12. Duke 26-8 763 21
13. Xavier 25-9 738 15
14. Virginia 25-7 711 13
15. Kansas St 23-9 709 12
16. Miami 25-7 581 14
17. Texas A&M 25-9 562 18
18. San Diego St. 27-6 550 20
19. Saint Mary's 26-7 426 16
20. Tennessee 23-10 381 17
21. Indiana 22-11 332 19
22. TCU 21-12 254 22
23. Missouri 24-9 171 25
24. Memphis 26-8 110 -
25. FAU 31-3 99 -
Others receiving votes: Creighton 94, Oral Roberts 58, Kentucky 39, Iowa St. 32, VCU 26, Utah St. 15, Penn St. 11, Coll of Charleston 10, Kent St. 2, Northwestern 2, Drake 2, West Virginia 2.