I think it's safe to say that this is about what all of us expected.
AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State Spartans (64) | 13-0 | 1623 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 10-1 | 1534 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 11-0 | 1498 | 3 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | 11-1 | 1428 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 10-1 | 1351 | 5 |
| 6 | Xavier Musketeers | 12-0 | 1296 | 6 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 11-2 | 1219 | 7 |
| 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 12-1 | 1081 | 8 |
| 9 | Butler Bulldogs | 10-1 | 984 | 9 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats | 10-3 | 963 | 10 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 10-1 | 938 | 11 |
| 12 | Providence Friars | 12-1 | 923 | 12 |
| 13 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 10-1 | 867 | 13 |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 12-1 | 818 | 14 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 9-2 | 781 | 15 |
| 16 | Villanova Wildcats | 9-2 | 643 | 16 |
| 17 | SMU Mustangs | 11-0 | 636 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisville Cardinals | 11-2 | 516 | 18 |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 10-1 | 500 | 19 |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies | 9-2 | 371 | 20 |
| 21 | Utah Utes | 10-2 | 224 | 21 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 10-3 | 199 | 22 |
| 23 | Baylor Bears | 9-2 | 195 | 23 |
| 24 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 11-0 | 175 | 24 |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins | 9-5 | 51 | 25 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 49, Oregon 45, Gonzaga 44, Pittsburgh 42, Geo. Wash. 40, Dayton 19, Colorado 15, Monmouth 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 10, Iowa 7, Texas Tech 6, Texas 4, Florida 4, St. Joseph's 2, Mississippi 1, St. Mary's 1 | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan St (26) | 13-0 | 746 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (3) | 11-0 | 707 |
| 3 | Kansas (1) | 10-1 | 691 |
| 4 | Maryland | 11-2 | 661 |
| 5 | Virginia | 10-1 | 627 |
| 6 | Xavier | 12-0 | 590 |
| 7 | Arizona | 12-1 | 526 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1-2 | 513 |
| 9 | Iowa St. | 10-1 | 465 |
| 10 | Butler | 10-1 | 452 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 10-2 | 452 |
| 12 | Duke | 9-2 | 422 |
| 13 | Providence | 12-1 | 380 |
| 14 | Purdue | 12-1 | 367 |
| 15 | Miami-Florida | 10-1 | 353 |
| 16 | Villanova | 9-2 | 299 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 290 |
| 18 | Louisville | 11-2 | 242 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 212 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 11-0 | 153 |
| 21 | Baylor | 9-2 | 140 |
| 22 | Utah | 10-2 | 89 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 87 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 10-3 | 79 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 49 |
| Others Receiving Votes Connecticut 46; George Washington 25; UCLA 18; Oregon 17; Notre Dame 15; Vanderbilt 10; Dayton 7; Colorado 5; Texas 4; California 3; Indiana 3; Monmouth 2; Texas Tech 1; Southern California 1; Saint Mary?s 1 | |||
