

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The pinnacle 25 groups in The Associated Press’ men’s university basketball poll, with first-vicinity votes in parentheses, and overall factors primarily based totally on 25 factors for a first-vicinity vote via one factor for a 25th-vicinity vote and former ranking.
RK., TEAM REC. PTS. PREV.
1. Duke (52) 28-three 1,516 2
2. Houston (five) 27-four 1,427 three
three. Auburn (four) 27-four 1,407 1
four. Florida 27-four 1,350 five
five. Alabama 24-7 1,211 7
6. St. John’s 27-four 1,201 6
7. Michigan State 26-five 1,191 8
8. Tennessee 25-6 1,163 four
9. Texas Tech 24-7 1,012
10. Clemson 26-five 949
11. Maryland 24-7 836 13
12. Iowa State 23-eight 782 10
13. Louisville 25-6 723 14
14. Texas A&M 22-nine 647 22
15. Kentucky 21-10 629 19
16. Memphis 26-five 602 16
17. BYU 23-eight 586 23
18. Wisconsin 23-eight 575 12
19. Saint Mary’s 27-four 477 21
20. Purdue 21-10 339 18
21. Missouri 21-10 203 15
22. Michigan 22-nine 171 17
23. Oregon 23-eight one hundred forty NR
24. Illinois 20-eleven 137 NR
25. Marquette 22-nine 127 20
Others receiving votes: Drake 103, Arizona 82, UCLA 52, UC San Diego 39, Connecticut 28, New Mexico 20, Creighton 18, Mississippi 17, VCU 6, High Point four, Kansas 3, Akron 2, McNeese State 1, Xavier