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 (63) 23-1 1,623 1
2. Syracuse (2) 23-1 1,553 2
3. Ohio St. 20-3 1,493 3
4. Missouri 21-2 1,415 4
5. N. Carolina 20-3 1,352 5
6. Baylor 21-2 1,318 6
7. Kansas 18-5 1,170 8
8. Florida 19-4 1,066 12
9. Murray St. 23-0 1,055 10
10. Duke 19-4 1,037 7
11. Michigan St. 18-5 1,032 9
12. Georgetown 18-4 919 14
13. San Diego St. 20-3 728 17
14. UNLV 21-4 702 11
15. Florida St. 16-6 694 21
16. St. Mary's 22-2 635 18
17. Creighton 21-3 600 13
18. Marquette 19-5 469 15
19. Virginia 18-4 448 16
20. Mississippi St 18-5 401 22
21. Wisconsin 18-6 384 19
22. Michigan 17-7 253 23
23. Indiana 18-6 227 20
24. Louisville 18-5 112 –
25. Harvard 20-2 105 –
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 83, Iowa St. 71, Southern Miss. 51, Temple 41, Gonzaga 35, Wichita St. 31, Long Beach St. 6, New Mexico 5, Kansas St. 3, Cleveland St. 2, Iona 2, Vanderbilt 2, BYU 1, Miami 1.
