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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Duke (34)
ACC
Record: 2-0
PV Rank
1
Points
1,577
2
Michigan State (13)
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
2
1,529
3
Arizona (16)
Pac-12
Record: 2-0
3
1,511
4
Kansas (2)
Big 12
Record: 1-0
4
1,446
5
Villanova
Big East
Record: 1-0
6
1,307
6
Wichita State
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 1-0
7
1,277
7
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 2-0
5
1,219
8
Florida
SEC
Record: 0-0
8
1,125
9
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 1-0
9
1,078
10
Southern California
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
10
1,023
11
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 2-0
13
911
12
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 1-0
12
890
13
Notre Dame
ACC
Record: 1-0
14
860
14
Minnesota
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
15
675
15
Xavier
Big East
Record: 1-0
17
605
16
Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 1-0
25
577
17
Gonzaga
West Coast
Record: 1-0
18
525
18
Louisville
ACC
Record: 1-0
16
518
19
Purdue
Big Ten
Record: 2-0
20
426
20
Northwestern
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
19
374
21
Saint Mary's (Cal.)
West Coast
Record: 1-0
22
315
22
Seton Hall
Big East
Record: 2-0
23
283
23
UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
21
266
24
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 0-1
11
211
25
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 1-0
24
205

Others receiving votes: Alabama 98, Rhode Island 55, Virginia 45, TCU 43, Providence 36, Missouri 32, Virginia Tech 17, Wisconsin 9, Texas 7, Michigan 7, Texas Tech 6, Butler 6, Oklahoma 5, Mount St Marys 4, Arkansas 4, SMU 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Maryland 2, Nevada 2, Oakland 2, Dayton 2, Harvard 1, South Carolina 1, Oregon 1...

Week 2

Poll released: Nov 13

By Week

PreseasonWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17Week 18Week 19Week 20Final

By Voter

B.J. Rains Ben Steele Bob Holt Brant Wilkerson-New Brian Holland Brian McInnis Bruce Pascoe Carlos Silva Cecil Hurt Chris Murray Craig Meyer Damien Sordelett Dave Borges Dave Matter Dave Preston David Cloninger Dick Vitale Donna Ditota Drew Hill Edgar Thompson Elton Alexander Geoff Grammer Graham Couch James Crepea Jeff Call Jerry Carino Jesse Newell Joe Juliano Joey Knight John Bednarowski John Bohnenkamp John Feinstein John Werner Jon Nyatawa Jon Rothstein Jon Wilner Josh Vitale Kayla Anderson Ken Weinman Kevin McNamara Lauren Brownlow Luke DeCock Marcus Fuller Mark Berman Mark Cooper Matt McCoy Norm Wood Paul Klee Richard Croome Rick Bozich Scott Gleeson Scott Mansch Scott Richey Scott Wolf Seth Davis Shannon Ryan Sheldon Mickles Steve Hewitt T.J. Werre Terry Hutchens Terry Toohey Theo Lawson Thuc Nhi Nguyen Tom Bragg Zach Osterman

Poll Methodology

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes noted in parentheses, are determined by a points system. A team receives 25 points for a first-place vote, 24 points for a second-place vote and so on through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.

History of the Poll

The Associated Press college basketball poll started on Jan. 20, 1949. The original poll had 20 teams, with Saint Louis the first school to hold the No. 1 ranking. From the 1961-62 season through 1967-68 only 10 teams were ranked. It expanded again to 20 teams from 1968-69 through 1988-89. The Top 25 began the next season, and it has stayed at that number ever since. The AP's final poll is released after the field for the NCAA Tournament is selected.