The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' final men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Team Record Pts Pvs1. Duke (58) 27-4 1,729 3
2. Mich. St.(6) 26-7 1,628 5
3. Stanford (3) 26-3 1,522 2
4. Arizona (2) 26-6 1,510 9
5. Temple 26-5 1,482 6
6. Iowa St. 29-4 1,441 7
7. Cinci. (1) 28-3 1,414 1
8. Ohio St. 22-6 1,192 4
9. St. John's 24-7 1,050 19
10. LSU 26-5 1,035 10
11. Tennessee 24-6 986 8
12. Oklahoma 26-6 919 15
13. Florida 24-7 853 11
14. Okla. St. 24-6 748 17
15. Texas 23-8 729 13
16. Syracuse 24-5 701 12
17. Maryland 24-9 670 20
18. Tulsa 29-4 550 14
19. Kentucky 22-9 496 16
20. Conn. 24-9 452 21
21. Illinois 21-9 444 25
22. Indiana 20-8 394 18
23. Miami 21-10 181 23
24. Auburn 23-9 166 --
25. Purdue 21-9 100 22
Others receiving votes: Oregon 96, Kansas 55, UCLA 50, Arkansas 39, Fresno St. 33, Utah St. 30, Seton Hall 15, Ball St. 6, Louisville 6, Utah 6, Vanderbilt 6, UNLV 4, Penn 3, Wisconsin 3, Butler 2, Gonzaga 2, Lafayette 1, Saint Louis 1.