Final Men’s AP Basketball Poll
NEW YORK (AP) Villanova, the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college basketball poll of the season.
The Wildcats (31-3) were a runaway choice Monday, receiving 59 first-place votes from the 65-member media panel.
Gonzaga (32-1), which received the other six first-place votes, and Kansas, two No. 1 seeds for the tournament, were second and third, but the poll and the selection committee disagreed on the fourth No. 1.
Arizona was fourth in the poll, while North Carolina, the fourth No. 1 seed, was ranked fifth.
Kentucky was sixth, followed by Duke, UCLA, Oregon and Louisville.
This was Villanova’s eighth week as No. 1 this season. Fifteen teams were ranked the entire season, with Villanova and Kansas the only two who spent the entire season in the top 10.
| 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. Florida State | 25-8 | 568 | 16 |
| 17. Iowa State | 23-10 | 560 | 23 |
| 18. Cincinnati | 29-5 | 520 | 15 |
| 19. Wichita State | 30-4 | 436 | 20 |
| 20. Florida | 24-8 | 388 | 17 |
| 21. Butler | 23-8 | 359 | 18 |
| 22. Saint Mary’s | 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, Iowa 8, Oklahoma State 8, Nevada 5, Princeton 5, Vermont 4, Virginia Tech 3, Seton Hall 2, Arkansas 1, Northwestern 1, VCU 1.
Final Women’s AP Basketball Poll…
NEW YORK (AP) — UConn has finished the season at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the 14th time in school history.
The Huskies (32-0) were the unanimous choice from the 33-member national media panel on Monday, sitting atop the poll for the last 15 weeks of the season. They’ve won 107 consecutive games and most likely will be the overall No. 1 seed when the women’s NCAA Tournament field is revealed Monday night.
It’s the fourth straight year that the Huskies are the top team in the final poll.
Notre Dame, South Carolina, Maryland and Baylor follow UConn. The Lady Bears dropped three spots to fifth after losing in the Big 12 title game to West Virginia last week.
The Mountaineers entered the poll at No. 22 while Creighton fell out.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. UConn (33) | 32-0 | 825 | 1 |
| 2. Notre Dame | 30-3 | 787 | 3 |
| 3. South Carolina | 27-4 | 729 | 4 |
| 4. Maryland | 30-2 | 725 | 5 |
| 5. Baylor | 30-3 | 719 | 2 |
| 6. Stanford | 28-5 | 649 | 6 |
| 7. Mississippi St. | 29-4 | 619 | 7 |
| 8. Oregon St. | 29-4 | 593 | 8 |
| 9. Duke | 27-5 | 525 | 9 |
| 10. Florida St. | 25-6 | 498 | 10 |
| 11. Ohio St. | 26-6 | 485 | 11 |
| 12. Washington | 27-5 | 473 | 12 |
| 13. Louisville | 27-7 | 439 | 13 |
| 14. Texas | 23-8 | 408 | 14 |
| 15. UCLA | 23-8 | 365 | 15 |
| 16. Miami | 23-8 | 353 | 16 |
| 17. NC State | 22-8 | 267 | 18 |
| 18. Kentucky | 21-10 | 230 | 19 |
| 19. DePaul | 26-7 | 193 | 17 |
| 20. Drake | 28-4 | 186 | 20 |
| 21. Syracuse | 21-10 | 149 | 21 |
| 22. West Virginia | 23-10 | 131 | – |
| 23. Oklahoma | 22-9 | 126 | 22 |
| 24. Kansas St | 22-10 | 59 | 24 |
| 25. Missouri | 21-10 | 47 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Marquette 34, Creighton 32, Belmont 23, South Florida 14, Temple 13, Texas A&M 6, Green Bay 5, Purdue 5, Dayton 4, Ark Little Rock 3, Tennessee 3, Western Kentucky 2, Arizona St. 1.
