The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final 2016-17 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Mar. 13, 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. Villanova (59) | 31-3 | 1619 | 2 |
| 2. Gonzaga (6) | 32-1 | 1520 | 4 |
| 3. Kansas | 28-4 | 1478 | 1 |
| 4. Arizona | 30-4 | 1427 | 7 |
| 5. North Carolina | 27-7 | 1278 | 6 |
| 6. Kentucky | 29-5 | 1275 | 8 |
| 7. Duke | 27-8 | 1250 | 14 |
| 8. UCLA | 29-4 | 1207 | 3 |
| 9. Oregon | 29-5 | 1194 | 5 |
| 10. Louisville | 24-8 | 981 | 10 |
| 11. SMU | 30-4 | 951 | 12 |
| 12. Baylor | 25-7 | 877 | 9 |
| 13. West Virginia | 26-8 | 842 | 11 |
| 14. Notre Dame | 25-9 | 682 | 22 |
| 15. Purdue | 25-7 | 652 | 13 |
| 16. Iowa St. | 23-10 | 568 | 23 |
| 16. Florida St. | 25-8 | 568 | 16 |
| 18. Cincinnati | 29-5 | 520 | 15 |
| 19. Wichita St. | 30-4 | 436 | 20 |
| 20. Florida | 24-8 | 388 | 17 |
| 21. Butler | 23-8 | 359 | 18 |
| 22. Saint Mary’s (Cal) | 28-4 | 304 | 19 |
| 23. Michigan | 24-11 | 252 | - |
| 24. Virginia | 22-10 | 238 | 21 |
| 25. Wisconsin | 25-9 | 151 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 35, Minnesota 20, Rhode Island 13, Creighton 10, Oklahoma St. 8, Princeton 5, Nevada 5, Vermont 4, Virginia Tech 3, Seton Hall 2, Arkansas 1, VCU 1, Northwestern 1.
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