The top 20 teams in the final 2004 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I men's basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points:

				   Record  Pts Pvs
 1. Redlands CC, Okla. (14)         28-1  144   1 
 2. Collin County CC, Texas         27-1   90   3 
 3. San Jacinto Central, Texas (1)  24-3   85   5 
 4. NW Mississippi CC (1)           24-2   81   4 
 5. Chipola, Fla.                   27-3   72   6 
 6. SE Illinois                     26-3   66   2 
 7. Vincennes, Ind.                 25-4   62   7 
 8. Southeastern CC, Iowa           25-4   56   9 
 9. Georgia Perimeter               24-3   50   8 
10. Hutchinson CC, Kan.             25-3   40  11 
11. Highland CC-Illinois            29-1   35  14 
12. Allegany, Md.                   27-3   32  10 
13. Moberly Area CC, Mo.            26-3   28  15 
14. Lon Morris, Texas               22-5   22  17 
15. Colby CC, Kan.                  23-5   19  13 
16. Otero JC, Colo.                 23-3   16  12 
17. Yavapai, Ariz.                  24-4   15  16 
18. Schoolcraft, Mich.              24-3   12  18 
19. Walters State CC, Tenn.         24-4   10  NR 
20. Aiken Technical, S.C.           27-3    9  NR