The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 2, 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. Baylor (61) 13-0 1525 1
2. Duke 11-1 1447 2
3. Purdue 12-1 1376 3
4. Gonzaga 11-2 1336 4
5. UCLA 8-1 1287 5
6. Kansas 11-1 1237 6
7. Southern Cal 12-0 1015 7
8. Arizona 11-1 1013 9
9. Auburn 12-1 976 11
10. Michigan St. 12-2 934 10
11. Iowa St. 12-1 896 8
12. Houston 12-2 849 12
13. Ohio St. 9-2 819 13
14. Texas 11-2 640 17
15. Alabama 10-3 589 19
16. Kentucky 11-2 560 18
16. Providence 13-1 560 21
18. Tennessee 9-3 519 14
19. Villanova 9-4 437 22
20. Colorado St. 10-0 386 20
21. LSU 12-1 371 16
22. Xavier 11-2 270 23
23. Wisconsin 10-2 221 24
24. Seton Hall 9-3 174 15
25. Texas Tech 10-2 142 25
Others receiving votes: Illinois 74, Oklahoma 71, Loyola Chicago 40, UConn 39, West Virginia 6, Iowa 5, Minnesota 3, San Francisco 3, Davidson 3, Creighton 2.