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Wins over Grambling State and a then #15 Oklahoma have the Huskies continuing to earn national respect.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kentucky Wildcats (65) | 12-0 | 1625 | 1 |
| 2. | Duke Blue Devils | 10-0 | 1548 | 2 |
| 3. | Arizona Wildcats | 12-0 | 1502 | 3 |
| 4. | Louisville Cardinals | 10-0 | 1344 | 4 |
| 5. | Virginia Cavaliers | 11-0 | 1336 | 6 |
| 6. | Wisconsin Badgers | 10-1 | 1322 | 5 |
| 7. | Villanova Wildcats | 11-0 | 1214 | 7 |
| 8. | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 12-1 | 1170 | 8 |
| 9. | Texas Longhorns | 10-1 | 1149 | 9 |
| 10. | Kansas Jayhawks | 9-1 | 1096 | 10 |
| 11. | Wichita State Shockers | 8-1 | 966 | 11 |
| 12. | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-1 | 821 | 13 |
| 13. | Washington Huskies | 10-0 | 798 | 16 |
| 14. | Utah Utes | 8-2 | 796 | 14 |
| 15. | Maryland Terrapins | 11-1 | 678 | 17 |
| 16. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 11-1 | 536 | 21 |
| 17. | St. John's Red Storm | 9-2 | 517 | 20 |
| 18. | West Virginia Mountaineers | 10-1 | 464 | 22 |
| 19. | Oklahoma Sooners | 7-3 | 436 | 15 |
| 20. | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9-3 | 414 | 24 |
| 21. | Ohio State Buckeyes | 9-2 | 411 | 12 |
| 22. | Baylor Bears | 9-1 | 203 | 26 |
| 23. | Northern Iowa Panthers | 10-1 | 162 | 29 |
| 24. | Colorado State Rams | 11-0 | 144 | 28 |
| 25. | TCU Horned Frogs | 11-0 | 120 | 27 |
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (30) | 12-0 | 798 | 1 |
| 2 | Duke (1) | 10-0 | 761 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona (1) | 12-0 | 743 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville | 10-0 | 673 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia | 11-0 | 668 | 5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 10-1 | 639 | 6 |
| 7 | Villanova | 11-0 | 617 | 7 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 11-1 | 568 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas | 10-1 | 547 | 9 |
| 10 | Kansas | 9-1 | 536 | 10 |
| 11 | Wichita State | 8-1 | 451 | 11 |
| 12 | Iowa St. | 9-1 | 413 | 13 |
| 13 | Washington | 10-0 | 389 | 16 |
| 14 | Utah | 8-2 | 361 | 14 |
| 15 | Maryland | 11-1 | 322 | 18 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 281 | 21 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 268 | 20 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 206 | 12 |
| 19 | St. John's | 9-1 | 205 | 23 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 7-3 | 192 | 15 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 8-3 | 159 | 24 |
| 22 | Baylor | 9-1 | 106 | 26 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 8-3 | 97 | 17 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 10-1 | 86 | 27 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 11-0 | 70 | 28 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown 40; California 35; TCU 29; Virginia Commonwealth 27; Minnesota 18; Miami (Fla.) 17; Michigan State 13; Arkansas 11; Seton Hall 9; Old Dominion 8; Oklahoma State 7; Indiana 7; Florida 6; LSU 5; Illinois 4; Butler 4; Penn State 3; Saint Mary's 1. | ||||