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National Champion: UCLA
Final Four: Houston, North Carolina, Ohio State and UCLA
Consensus Player of the Year: Elvin Hayes
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 1 | UCLA* RFN | AAWU | 29 | 1 | .967 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Southern California | AAWU | 18 | 8 | .692 | 11 | 3 | .786 | |||
| 3 | Washington State | AAWU | 16 | 9 | .640 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 4 | California | AAWU | 16 | 9 | .640 | 7 | 7 | .500 | |||
| 5 | Oregon State | AAWU | 12 | 13 | .480 | 5 | 9 | .357 | |||
| 6 | Stanford | AAWU | 10 | 15 | .400 | 5 | 9 | .357 | |||
| 7 | Washington | AAWU | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| 8 | Oregon | AAWU | 7 | 19 | .269 | 2 | 12 | .143 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 9 | North Carolina* RTF | ACC | 28 | 4 | .875 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Duke | ACC | 22 | 6 | .786 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | North Carolina State | ACC | 16 | 10 | .615 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |||
| 12 | South Carolina | ACC | 15 | 7 | .682 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |||
| 13 | Virginia | ACC | 9 | 16 | .360 | 5 | 9 | .357 | |||
| 14 | Maryland | ACC | 8 | 16 | .333 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| 15 | Clemson | ACC | 4 | 20 | .167 | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
| 16 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5 | 21 | .192 | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 17 | Kansas State* R | Big 8 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 11 | 3 | .786 | |||
| 18 | Kansas | Big 8 | 22 | 8 | .733 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 5 | 4 | |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 20 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 21 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 22 | Missouri | Big 8 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 5 | 9 | .357 | |||
| 23 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
| 24 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 25 | Weber State* R | Big Sky | 21 | 6 | .778 | 12 | 3 | .800 | |||
| 26 | Idaho | Big Sky | 15 | 11 | .577 | 9 | 6 | .600 | |||
| 27 | Idaho State | Big Sky | 10 | 12 | .455 | 7 | 8 | .467 | |||
| 28 | Montana State | Big Sky | 10 | 15 | .400 | 6 | 9 | .400 | |||
| 29 | Gonzaga | Big Sky | 9 | 17 | .346 | 6 | 9 | .400 | |||
| 30 | Montana | Big Sky | 8 | 17 | .320 | 5 | 10 | .333 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 31 | Ohio State* RF | Big Ten | 21 | 8 | .724 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |||
| 32 | Iowa R | Big Ten | 16 | 9 | .640 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |||
| 33 | Purdue | Big Ten | 15 | 9 | .625 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 7 | ||
| 34 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 13 | 10 | .565 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 35 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13 | 11 | .542 | 7 | 7 | .500 | |||
| 36 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 37 | Illinois | Big Ten | 11 | 13 | .458 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 38 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11 | 13 | .458 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 39 | Indiana | Big Ten | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3 | ||
| 40 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7 | 17 | .292 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 41 | Houston* RF | Ind | 31 | 2 | .939 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 42 | St. Bonaventure* | Ind | 23 | 2 | .920 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 43 | Army | Ind | 20 | 5 | .800 | ||||||
| 44 | Marquette* | Ind | 23 | 6 | .793 | 8 | |||||
| 45 | New Mexico State* | Ind | 23 | 6 | .793 | 10 | |||||
| 46 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ind | 19 | 6 | .760 | ||||||
| 47 | Oklahoma City | Ind | 20 | 7 | .741 | 8 | |||||
| 48 | Duquesne | Ind | 18 | 7 | .720 | ||||||
| 49 | Florida State* | Ind | 19 | 8 | .704 | ||||||
| 50 | Fordham | Ind | 19 | 8 | .704 | ||||||
| 51 | St. John's (NY)* | Ind | 19 | 8 | .704 | ||||||
| 52 | Dayton | Ind | 21 | 9 | .700 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 53 | Notre Dame | Ind | 21 | 9 | .700 | ||||||
| 54 | Boston College* | Ind | 17 | 8 | .680 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 55 | Villanova | Ind | 19 | 9 | .679 | ||||||
| 56 | Holy Cross | Ind | 15 | 8 | .652 | ||||||
| 57 | Loyola (IL)* | Ind | 15 | 9 | .625 | ||||||
| 58 | Fairfield | Ind | 16 | 10 | .615 | ||||||
| 59 | Texas-El Paso | Ind | 14 | 9 | .609 | ||||||
| 60 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 17 | 11 | .607 | ||||||
| 61 | Rutgers | Ind | 14 | 10 | .583 | ||||||
| 62 | Utah State | Ind | 14 | 11 | .560 | ||||||
| 63 | Virginia Tech | Ind | 14 | 11 | .560 | ||||||
| 64 | Southern Illinois | Ind | 13 | 11 | .542 | ||||||
| 65 | DePaul | Ind | 13 | 12 | .520 | ||||||
| 66 | Detroit Mercy | Ind | 13 | 12 | .520 | ||||||
| 67 | Seattle | Ind | 14 | 13 | .519 | ||||||
| 68 | Jacksonville | Ind | 13 | 13 | .500 | ||||||
| 69 | Niagara | Ind | 12 | 12 | .500 | ||||||
| 70 | Penn State | Ind | 10 | 10 | .500 | ||||||
| 71 | Tulane | Ind | 12 | 12 | .500 | ||||||
| 72 | Georgia Tech | Ind | 12 | 13 | .480 | ||||||
| 73 | Georgetown | Ind | 11 | 12 | .478 | ||||||
| 74 | West Texas A&M | Ind | 10 | 11 | .476 | ||||||
| 75 | Colorado State | Ind | 11 | 13 | .458 | ||||||
| 76 | Navy | Ind | 9 | 11 | .450 | ||||||
| 77 | Butler | Ind | 11 | 14 | .440 | ||||||
| 78 | Denver | Ind | 11 | 14 | .440 | ||||||
| 79 | Loyola (LA) | Ind | 11 | 14 | .440 | ||||||
| 80 | Providence | Ind | 11 | 14 | .440 | ||||||
| 81 | Syracuse | Ind | 11 | 14 | .440 | ||||||
| 82 | Boston University | Ind | 10 | 14 | .417 | ||||||
| 83 | Northern Illinois | Ind | 10 | 14 | .417 | ||||||
| 84 | Colgate | Ind | 10 | 16 | .385 | ||||||
| 85 | Hardin-Simmons | Ind | 10 | 16 | .385 | ||||||
| 86 | Xavier | Ind | 10 | 16 | .385 | ||||||
| 87 | Air Force | Ind | 9 | 15 | .375 | ||||||
| 88 | New York University | Ind | 8 | 16 | .333 | ||||||
| 89 | Creighton | Ind | 8 | 17 | .320 | ||||||
| 90 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 7 | 15 | .318 | ||||||
| 91 | Canisius | Ind | 7 | 17 | .292 | ||||||
| 92 | Portland | Ind | 5 | 21 | .192 | ||||||
| 93 | Centenary (LA) | Ind | 3 | 23 | .115 | ||||||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 94 | Columbia* R | Ivy | 23 | 5 | .821 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 6 | 7 | |
| 95 | Princeton | Ivy | 20 | 6 | .769 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 8 | 8 | |
| 96 | Yale | Ivy | 15 | 9 | .625 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 97 | Cornell | Ivy | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 98 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8 | 18 | .308 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 99 | Brown | Ivy | 9 | 16 | .360 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| 100 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 9 | 17 | .346 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| 101 | Harvard | Ivy | 7 | 14 | .333 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 102 | Bowling Green State* R | MAC | 18 | 7 | .720 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |||
| 103 | Marshall | MAC | 17 | 8 | .680 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |||
| 104 | Toledo | MAC | 16 | 8 | .667 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |||
| 105 | Western Michigan | MAC | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |||
| 106 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |||
| 107 | Kent State | MAC | 9 | 15 | .375 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |||
| 108 | Ohio | MAC | 7 | 16 | .304 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 109 | Saint Peter's R | MCC | 24 | 4 | .857 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| 110 | Wagner | MCC | 21 | 8 | .724 | 5 | 3 | .625 | |||
| 111 | Iona | MCC | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |||
| 112 | Fairleigh Dickinson | MCC | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |||
| 113 | Seton Hall | MCC | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |||
| 114 | Manhattan | MCC | 8 | 14 | .364 | 3 | 5 | .375 | |||
| 115 | Hofstra | MCC | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 7 | .125 | |||
| 116 | St. Francis (NY) | MCC | 7 | 16 | .304 | 0 | 8 | .000 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 117 | La Salle* R | Mid-Atl | 20 | 8 | .714 | ||||||
| 118 | Delaware | Mid-Atl | 16 | 7 | .696 | ||||||
| 119 | Temple | Mid-Atl | 19 | 9 | .679 | ||||||
| 120 | Saint Joseph's | Mid-Atl | 17 | 9 | .654 | ||||||
| 121 | Gettysburg | Mid-Atl | 14 | 11 | .560 | ||||||
| 122 | American | Mid-Atl | 14 | 12 | .538 | ||||||
| 123 | Bucknell | Mid-Atl | 12 | 11 | .522 | ||||||
| 124 | Lehigh | Mid-Atl | 12 | 11 | .522 | ||||||
| 125 | Rider | Mid-Atl | 9 | 15 | .375 | ||||||
| 126 | Lafayette | Mid-Atl | 5 | 19 | .208 | ||||||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 127 | Louisville* R | MVC | 21 | 7 | .750 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 128 | Bradley | MVC | 19 | 9 | .679 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 10 | ||
| 129 | Cincinnati | MVC | 18 | 8 | .692 | 11 | 5 | .688 | |||
| 130 | Drake | MVC | 18 | 8 | .692 | 9 | 7 | .563 | |||
| 131 | Saint Louis | MVC | 15 | 11 | .577 | 9 | 7 | .563 | |||
| 132 | Wichita State | MVC | 12 | 14 | .462 | 7 | 9 | .438 | |||
| 133 | Tulsa | MVC | 11 | 12 | .478 | 5 | 11 | .313 | |||
| 134 | North Texas | MVC | 8 | 18 | .308 | 3 | 13 | .188 | |||
| 135 | Memphis | MVC | 8 | 17 | .320 | 2 | 14 | .125 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 136 | East Tennessee State* R | OVC | 19 | 8 | .704 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |||
| 137 | Murray State R | OVC | 16 | 8 | .667 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |||
| 138 | Western Kentucky | OVC | 18 | 7 | .720 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |||
| 139 | Morehead State | OVC | 12 | 9 | .571 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 140 | Middle Tennessee | OVC | 15 | 9 | .625 | 7 | 7 | .500 | |||
| 141 | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | 10 | 14 | .417 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 142 | Tennessee Tech | OVC | 10 | 16 | .385 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| 143 | Austin Peay | OVC | 8 | 16 | .333 | 2 | 12 | .143 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 144 | Kentucky* R | SEC | 22 | 5 | .815 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 4 | 5 | |
| 145 | Tennessee | SEC | 20 | 6 | .769 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 4 | ||
| 146 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 20 | 6 | .769 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 9 | 3 | |
| 147 | Georgia | SEC | 17 | 8 | .680 | 11 | 7 | .611 | |||
| 148 | Florida | SEC | 15 | 10 | .600 | 11 | 7 | .611 | |||
| 149 | Louisiana State | SEC | 14 | 12 | .538 | 8 | 10 | .444 | |||
| 150 | Auburn | SEC | 13 | 13 | .500 | 8 | 10 | .444 | |||
| 151 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9 | 17 | .346 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |||
| 152 | Mississippi | SEC | 7 | 17 | .292 | 4 | 14 | .222 | |||
| 153 | Alabama | SEC | 10 | 16 | .385 | 3 | 15 | .167 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 154 | Davidson* RT | Southern | 24 | 5 | .828 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| 155 | West Virginia | Southern | 19 | 9 | .679 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |||
| 156 | Citadel | Southern | 11 | 14 | .440 | 6 | 5 | .545 | |||
| 157 | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8 | 7 | .533 | |||
| 158 | Furman | Southern | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |||
| 159 | Richmond | Southern | 12 | 13 | .480 | 8 | 8 | .500 | |||
| 160 | East Carolina | Southern | 9 | 16 | .360 | 6 | 7 | .462 | |||
| 161 | William & Mary | Southern | 6 | 18 | .250 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
| 162 | George Washington | Southern | 5 | 19 | .208 | 2 | 12 | .143 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 163 | Texas Christian* R | SWC | 15 | 11 | .577 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |||
| 164 | Baylor | SWC | 15 | 9 | .625 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 165 | Texas A&M | SWC | 14 | 10 | .583 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 166 | Texas | SWC | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 167 | Arkansas | SWC | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7 | 7 | .500 | |||
| 168 | Rice | SWC | 8 | 16 | .333 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 169 | Texas Tech | SWC | 9 | 15 | .375 | 5 | 9 | .357 | |||
| 170 | Southern Methodist | SWC | 6 | 18 | .250 | 5 | 9 | .357 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 171 | New Mexico* R | WAC | 23 | 5 | .821 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 4 | 6 | |
| 172 | Wyoming | WAC | 18 | 9 | .667 | 5 | 5 | .500 | |||
| 173 | Utah | WAC | 17 | 9 | .654 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5 | ||
| 174 | Brigham Young | WAC | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||
| 175 | Arizona | WAC | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||
| 176 | Arizona State | WAC | 11 | 17 | .393 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 177 | Santa Clara* R | WCC | 22 | 4 | .846 | 13 | 1 | .929 | |||
| 178 | Loyola Marymount | WCC | 19 | 6 | .760 | 11 | 3 | .786 | |||
| 179 | San Francisco | WCC | 16 | 10 | .615 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |||
| 180 | San Jose State | WCC | 13 | 12 | .520 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |||
| 181 | Pacific | WCC | 17 | 9 | .654 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||
| 182 | California-Santa Barbara | WCC | 9 | 17 | .346 | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
| 183 | Saint Mary's (CA) | WCC | 4 | 20 | .167 | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
| 184 | Pepperdine | WCC | 9 | 17 | .346 | 2 | 12 | .143 | |||
| Overall | Conference | Polls | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final |
| 185 | Rhode Island R | Yankee | 15 | 11 | .577 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |||
| 186 | Massachusetts R | Yankee | 14 | 11 | .560 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |||
| 187 | Connecticut | Yankee | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |||
| 188 | Vermont | Yankee | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5 | 5 | .500 | |||
| 189 | Maine | Yankee | 7 | 17 | .292 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |||
| 190 | New Hampshire | Yankee | 1 | 22 | .043 | 0 | 10 | .000 | |||