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The number one seeded Oregon Ducks come in as #5 in the AP poll and #4 in the Coaches poll. Fellow West Region opponents Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Baylor also land in the final rankings. Also of note is that potential second round opponent Saint Joseph's lands at #25 in the Coaches poll and #28 in the AP poll.
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks (63) | 30-4 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Michigan State Spartans (2) | 29-5 | 1,552 |
| 3 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 28-6 | 1,488 |
| 4 | Virginia Cavaliers | 26-7 | 1,384 |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks | 28-6 | 1,371 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 29-5 | 1,283 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 25-7 | 1,215 |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 26-8 | 1,193 |
| 9 | Xavier Musketeers | 27-5 | 1,127 |
| 10 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 25-7 | 920 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats | 26-8 | 920 |
| 12 | Purdue Boilermakers | 26-8 | 873 |
| 13 | Utah Utes | 26-8 | 870 |
| 14 | Indiana Hoosiers | 25-7 | 828 |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 26-8 | 682 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | 23-8 | 585 |
| 17 | Arizona Wildcats | 25-8 | 559 |
| 18 | Maryland Terrapins | 25-8 | 489 |
| 19 | Duke Blue Devils | 23-10 | 383 |
| 20 | Seton Hall Pirates | 25-8 | 374 |
| 21 | Baylor Bears | 22-11 | 347 |
| 22 | Iowa State Cyclones | 21-11 | 317 |
| 23 | California Golden Bears | 23-10 | 270 |
| 24 | SMU Mustangs | 25-5 | 84 |
| 25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 21-10 | 82 |
| Others receiving votes: Texas 69, Notre Dame 61, Saint Joseph's 60, Connecticut 34, Stephen F. Austin 12, Dayton 11, Wisconsin 9, Wichita St 9, Gonzaga 8, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, Providence 4, Valparaiso 3, Butler 3, Cincinnati 3, Yale 3, Monmouth 3, Saint Mary's 3, Stony Brook 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Northern Iowa 1 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas (31) | 30-4 | 799 |
| 2 | Michigan State (1) | 29-5 | 761 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 28-6 | 732 |
| 4 | Oregon | 28-6 | 673 |
| 5 | Virginia | 26-7 | 665 |
| 6 | Villanova | 29-5 | 610 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 25-7 | 588 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-8 | 575 |
| 9 | Xavier | 27-5 | 548 |
| 10 | Purdue | 26-8 | 466 |
| 11 | Miami | 25-7 | 459 |
| 12 | Indiana | 25-7 | 421 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 26-8 | 418 |
| 14 | Utah | 26-8 | 379 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 26-8 | 343 |
| 16 | Arizona | 25-8 | 323 |
| 17 | Maryland | 25-8 | 306 |
| 18 | Baylor | 22-11 | 227 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 21-11 | 199 |
| 20 | Duke | 23-10 | 172 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | 25-8 | 158 |
| 22 | Texas | 20-12 | 113 |
| 23 | California | 23-10 | 108 |
| 24 | Iowa | 21-10 | 100 |
| 25 | Saint Joseph's | 27-7 | 46 |
| Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 41, Connecticut 36, Providence 25, Wichita St 21, Gonzaga 17, Saint Mary's 17, Wisconsin 15, Stephen F. Austin 11, Northern Iowa 9, Dayton 9, VCU 3, Yale 2, Butler 2, Cincinnati 1, Fresno State 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1 | |||