The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' final 2017-18 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 11, 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. Virginia (65) 31-2 1625 1
2. Villanova 30-4 1554 2
3. Xavier 28-5 1383 3
4. Kansas 27-7 1379 9
5. Michigan St. 29-4 1304 4
6. Cincinnati 30-4 1230 8
7. Michigan 28-7 1213 7
8. Gonzaga 30-4 1199 6
9. Duke 26-7 1179 5
10. North Carolina 25-10 1100 12
11. Purdue 28-6 1047 10
12. Arizona 27-7 918 15
13. Tennessee 25-8 771 13
14. Texas Tech 24-9 716 14
15. West Virginia 24-10 663 18
16. Wichita St. 25-7 604 11
17. Ohio St. 24-8 600 17
18. Kentucky 24-10 528 -
19. Auburn 25-7 501 16
20. Clemson 23-9 439 19
21. Houston 26-7 430 21
22. Miami 22-9 134 24
23. Florida 20-12 102 23
24. Nevada 27-7 93 22
25. Saint Mary's (Cal) 28-5 71 20
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 69, Loyola of Chicago 68, Rhode Island 66, TCU 40, Providence 22, New Mexico St. 15, Butler 9, St. Bonaventure 8, Southern Cal 7, Kansas St 6, Buffalo 5, Seton Hall 5, UCLA 5, Creighton 4, South Dakota St. 3, Middle Tennessee 2, Murray St. 2, San Diego St. 2, Virginia Tech 2, Davidson 1, Missouri 1.