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Rankings, or whatever.
AP Poll
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Kansas (63) | 1623 | 27-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) | 1520 | 26-5 | 2 |
| 3 | Villanova | 1480 | 27-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Virginia | 1424 | 24-6 | 4 |
| 5 | Xavier | 1351 | 26-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 1309 | 24-6 | 6 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1252 | 25-6 | 8 |
| 8 | Oregon | 1127 | 25-6 | 9 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1113 | 24-7 | 10 |
| 10 | Indiana | 1038 | 25-6 | 12 |
| 11 | Miami (Fla.) | 935 | 24-6 | 7 |
| 12 | Utah | 898 | 24-7 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue | 798 | 24-7 | 15 |
| 14 | Louisville | 647 | 23-8 | 11 |
| 15 | Arizona | 626 | 24-7 | 18 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 608 | 23-8 | 22 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 574 | 24-7 | 20 |
| 18 | Maryland | 544 | 24-7 | 14 |
| 19 | Duke | 512 | 22-9 | 17 |
| 20 | Iowa | 407 | 21-9 | 16 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 374 | 21-10 | 21 |
| 22 | Baylor | 262 | 21-10 | 19 |
| 23 | Texas | 191 | 20-11 | 23 |
| 24 | California | 189 | 22-9 | 25 |
| 25 | SMU | 88 | 25-5 | 24 |
Other receiving votes: Wisconsin 62, Dayton 35, St. Mary's 35, Seton Hall 27, Stephen F. Austin 9, Providence 8, Butler 8, Yale 7, Valpariaso 8, Cincinnati 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Gonzaga 5, Akron 4, Temple 4, Notre Dame 3, San Diego State 3, UAB 2, South Dakota St. 1, Texas Tech 1, South Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1, Wichita St. 1
Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | Prev | CHANGE |
| 1 | Kansas (29) | 27-4 | 749 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villanova | 27-4 | 696 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan St (1) | 26-5 | 692 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia | 24-6 | 653 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Xavier | 26-4 | 602 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 24-6 | 589 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 25-6 | 576 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 24-7 | 515 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Oregon | 25-6 | 510 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Indiana | 25-6 | 490 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 24-6 | 461 | 7 | -4 |
| 12 | Utah | 24-7 | 387 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Purdue | 24-7 | 377 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Arizona | 24-7 | 336 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Maryland | 24-7 | 306 | 12 | -3 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 23-8 | 285 | 19 | 3 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 24-7 | 274 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | Iowa | 21-9 | 220 | 15 | -3 |
| 19 | Iowa St. | 21-10 | 187 | 20 | 1 |
| 20 | Baylor | 21-10 | 177 | 17 | -3 |
| 21 | Duke | 22-9 | 173 | 21 | 0 |
| 22 | Texas | 20-11 | 124 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | St. Mary's | 26-4 | 117 | 24 | 1 |
| 24 | California | 22-9 | 72 | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 20-11 | 45 | 26 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 52, Notre Dame 42, Seton Hall 39, Texas Tech 36, Providence 28, Pittsburgh 17, Saint Joseph's 17, South Carolina 16, Dayton 14, Valparaiso 6, St Bonaventure 4, Colorado 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 1.