First AP Poll of December
AP Top 25

No. School Record Points Prev
1 North Carolina (72) 7-0 1800 1
2 Connecticut 7-0 1723 2
3 Pittsburgh 7-0 1592 4
4 Duke 7-0 1526 7
5 Gonzaga 5-0 1489 9
6 Oklahoma 6-0 1437 11
7 Notre Dame 5-1 1359 8
8 Texas 5-1 1231 6
9 Purdue 5-1 1086 10
10 Tennessee 5-1 1016 12
11 Louisville 2-1 1003 3
12 UCLA 4-1 966 13
13 Michigan State 4-1 946 5
14 Xavier 6-0 902 16
15 Wake Forest 6-0 736 19
16 Syracuse 7-0 668 27
17 Villanova 6-0 570 20
18 Memphis 4-1 526 18
19 Arizona State 5-1 401 14
20 Georgetown 4-1 388 21
21 Miami (Fla.) 4-1 309 22
22 Davidson 5-1 286 24
23 Florida 5-1 281 17
24 Baylor 6-1 272 26
25 Marquette 5-1 221 15
Others Receiving Votes: Kansas(5-1) 186; Dayton(6-0) 109; Wisconsin(6-1) 100; Clemson(7-0) 72; Ohio State(3-0) 52; Florida State(7-0) 28; Brigham Young(6-0) 23; Michigan(5-1) 18; LSU(5-0) 16; Washington State(5-1) 15; Illinois(6-0) 12; UAB(4-2) 8; Butler(5-0) 6; Missouri(5-1) 6; Texas A&M(5-1) 6; St. Mary’s(5-1) 5; Southern California(5-2) 2; Navy(5-1) 1; Nebraska(5-0) 1