| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. Illinois Fighting Illini (58) | 16-0 | 1,783 | 1 |
| 2. Kansas Jayhawks (13) | 11-0 | 1,730 | 2 |
| 3. North Carolina Tar Heels (1) | 13-1 | 1,636 | 3 |
| 4. Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 13-1 | 1,553 | 4 |
| 5. Duke Blue Devils | 11-0 | 1,496 | 5 |
| 6. Oklahoma State Cowboys | 11-1 | 1,412 | 7 |
| 7. Syracuse Orange | 15-1 | 1,405 | 6 |
| 8. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 11-2 | 1,301 | 9 |
| 9. Kentucky Wildcats | 10-2 | 1,189 | 8 |
| 10. Texas Longhorns | 12-2 | 1,085 | 15 |
| 11. Mississippi State Bulldogs | 14-2 | 909 | 18 |
| 12. Connecticut Huskies | 9-2 | 904 | 10 |
| 13. Boston College Eagles | 13-0 | 823 | 25 |
| 14. Washington Huskies | 13-2 | 742 | 12 |
| 15. Michigan State Spartans | 10-2 | 734 | 20 |
| 16. Gonzaga Bulldogs | 11-3 | 723 | 11 |
| 17. Arizona Wildcats | 12-3 | 666 | 13 |
| 18. Cincinnati Bearcats | 13-1 | 631 | 23 |
| 19. Louisville Cardinals | 12-3 | 502 | 17 |
| 20. Pittsburgh Panthers | 11-2 | 373 | 16 |
| 21. George Washington Colonials | 10-2 | 370 | 24 |
| 22. Marquette Golden Eagles | 13-1 | 345 | NR |
| 23. Alabama Crimson Tide | 12-3 | 259 | 19 |
| 24. Iowa Hawkeyes | 12-3 | 194 | 14 |
| 25. Oklahoma Sooners | 11-2 | 143 | NR |
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Others receiving votes: Maryland 109, West Virginia 105, Notre Dame 47,
Wisconsin 37, U-C-L-A 23, Texas-El Paso 21, Vanderbilt 21, Arkansas 19,
Oregon 18, Arizona State 17, Virginia 12, Wichita State 11, Miami-Florida 9,
North Carolina State 8, New Mexico 8, Ohio State 8, Southern Illinois 4, St.
Mary's (CA) 4, Charlotte 3, Old Dominion 2, Texas A&M 2, Bucknell 1, Nevada
1, South Carolina 1, U-A-B 1, Western Kentucky 1.
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