The top 25 teams in the Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Rec Pts Pr
1. Kentucky (47) 8-0 1,606 1
2. Ohio St. (18) 8-0 1,575 2
3. Syracuse 8-0 1,491 4
4. N. Carolina 6-2 1,328 5
5. Louisville 7-0 1,325 6



