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AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (63) | 15-0 | 1623 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia Cavaliers (2) | 15-0 | 1561 | 2 |
| 3 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 17-1 | 1446 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 14-1 | 1432 | 4 |
| 5 | Villanova Wildcats | 15-1 | 1358 | 5 |
| 6 | Louisville Cardinals | 14-2 | 1264 | 6 |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers | 15-2 | 1200 | 7 |
| 8 | Utah Utes | 13-2 | 1185 | 8 |
| 9 | Kansas Jayhawks | 13-2 | 1100 | 9 |
| 10 | Arizona Wildcats | 14-2 | 1037 | 10 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 12-2 | 922 | 11 |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 15-2 | 903 | 12 |
| 13 | Wichita State Shockers | 14-2 | 832 | 13 |
| 14 | Maryland Terrapins | 15-2 | 801 | 14 |
| 15 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 13-4 | 719 | 15 |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 14-2 | 627 | 16 |
| 17 | Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 13-3 | 578 | 17 |
| 18 | Oklahoma Sooners | 11-4 | 485 | 18 |
| 19 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 13-2 | 431 | 19 |
| 20 | Texas Longhorns | 12-4 | 345 | 20 |
| 21 | Seton Hall Pirates | 13-3 | 298 | 21 |
| 22 | Baylor Bears | 12-3 | 278 | 22 |
| 23 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 14-2 | 212 | 23 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 12-3 | 132 | 24 |
| 25 | Wyoming Cowboys | 15-2 | 71 | 25 |
| Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 70, Michigan St. 67, Dayton 55, Providence 17, Indiana 15, LSU 12, St. John’s 10, Alabama 7, Georgetown 7, NC State 6, Green Bay 3, Syracuse 3, Butler 2, Oregon 2, San Diego St. 2, TCU 2, Colorado St. 1, Davidson 1, Hofstra 1, Old Dominion 1, SMU 1. | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 15-0 | 799 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia (1) | 15-0 | 768 | 3 |
| 3 | Gonzaga | 16-1 | 713 | 7 |
| 4 | Duke | 14-1 | 698 | 2 |
| 5 | Villanova | 15-1 | 659 | 8 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 15-2 | 604 | 4 |
| 7 | Louisville | 14-2 | 587 | 5 |
| 8 | Utah | 13-2 | 556 | 11 |
| 9 | Arizona | 14-2 | 548 | 6 |
| 10 | Kansas | 13-2 | 521 | 13 |
| 11 | Maryland | 15-2 | 455 | 9 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 15-2 | 439 | 12 |
| 13 | Iowa St. | 12-2 | 418 | 16 |
| 14 | Wichita State | 14-2 | 390 | 15 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 14-2 | 330 | 14 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 12-4 | 328 | 17 |
| 17 | Virginia Commonwealth | 13-3 | 244 | 21 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 11-4 | 202 | 18 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 13-2 | 196 | 25 |
| 20 | Texas | 12-4 | 184 | 10 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | 13-3 | 170 | 19 |
| 22 | Northern Iowa | 14-2 | 135 | 23 |
| 23 | Baylor | 12-3 | 116 | 22 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 12-3 | 51 | 30 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 13-4 | 47 | 20 |
| Others receiving votes: Michigan State 35; Wyoming 28; Indiana 25; St. John's 25; Dayton 22; Colorado State 20; Georgetown 19; Providence 16; Old Dominion 10; Stanford 10; Alabama 8; San Diego State 6; LSU 5; Southern Methodist 4; Syracuse 4; North Carolina State 2; Rhode Island 1; Saint Mary's 1; Mississippi 1. | ||||
Samaritan of the week:
Who from the AP had the single most generous gift of a vote to an undeserving team? That was your friend and mine John Feinstein (again). He voted Hofstra into the top 25 despite the fact that they sit 81st in the Massey composite and 72nd in the Pomeroy rankings. They have losses to Columbia (who is bad) and South Florida (who is worse). Feinstein is miserable at identifying the top 25 basketball teams in the nation; why he still has a vote is anyone's guess.