The Top Twenty Five
Published 11:59 am Monday, December 2, 2024
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. Kansas (35) | 7-0 | 1499 | 1 |
| 2. Auburn (26) | 7-0 | 1490 | 4 |
| 3. Tennessee | 7-0 | 1351 | 7 |
| 4. Kentucky | 7-0 | 1267 | 8 |
| 5. Marquette | 8-0 | 1246 | 10 |
| 6. Iowa St. | 5-1 | 1225 | 5 |
| 7. Gonzaga | 7-1 | 1181 | 3 |
| 8. Purdue | 7-1 | 1058 | 13 |
| 9. Duke | 5-2 | 941 | 11 |
| 10. Alabama | 6-2 | 939 | 9 |
| 11. Wisconsin | 8-0 | 903 | 15 |
| 12. Oregon | 8-0 | 806 | – |
| 13. Florida | 8-0 | 782 | 18 |
| 14. Cincinnati | 6-0 | 774 | 16 |
| 15. Baylor | 5-2 | 567 | 17 |
| 16. Memphis | 6-1 | 500 | – |
| 17. Houston | 4-3 | 402 | 6 |
| 18. Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 374 | – |
| 19. Illinois | 6-1 | 351 | – |
| 20. North Carolina | 4-3 | 292 | 12 |
| 21. Oklahoma | 7-0 | 266 | – |
| 22. Texas A&M | 6-2 | 207 | 20 |
| 23. Mississippi | 6-1 | 165 | 23 |
| 24. San Diego St. | 4-2 | 143 | – |
| 25. UConn | 5-3 | 123 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 108, Arkansas 104, Texas 97, Michigan 95, Arizona St 89, Indiana 72, Drake 58, Xavier 33, Utah St. 28, Louisville 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 25, BYU 24, Dayton 24, Texas Tech 22, Nebraska 22, Mississippi St. 20, Ohio St. 19, Maryland 13, UCLA 13, Creighton 12, Saint Mary’s 11, Georgia 10, St. John’s 7, Loyola Chicago 4, Florida St. 3, DePaul 3, UC Irvine 2, Columbia 2.
