The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and 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. Purdue (35) 0-0 1485 14 2. Houston (16) 0-0 1459 2 3. Florida (8) 0-0 1382 1 4. UConn (2) 0-0 1299 - 5. St. John's 0-0 1203 11 6. Duke 0-0 1123 3 7. Michigan 0-0 1084 10 8. BYU 0-0 1078 13 9. Kentucky 0-0 1056 12 10. Texas Tech 0-0 1015 8 11. Louisville 0-0 966 21 12. UCLA 0-0 741 - 13. Arizona 0-0 715 15 14. Arkansas 0-0 695 20 15. Alabama 0-0 620 6 16. Iowa St. 0-0 616 17 17. Illinois 0-0 567 - 18. Tennessee 0-0 462 5 19. Kansas 0-0 453 - 20. Auburn 0-0 424 4 21. Gonzaga 0-0 387 23 22. Michigan St. 0-0 188 7 23. Creighton 0-0 158 - 24. Wisconsin
Illinois ranked No. 17 in preseason AP Men’s Basketball poll

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