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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Villanova (41)
Big East
Record: 10-0
PV Rank
4
Points
1,598
2
Michigan State (19)
Big Ten
Record: 9-1
3
1,561
3
Wichita State
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 8-1
6
1,402
4
Duke
ACC
Record: 11-1
1
1,362
5
Arizona State (5)
Pac-12
Record: 9-0
16
1,316
6
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 8-0
10
1,272
7
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 9-1
11
1,237
8
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 8-1
8
1,227
9
Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 8-1
7
1,072
10
Xavier
Big East
Record: 9-1
13
1,044
11
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 9-1
18
972
12
Gonzaga
West Coast
Record: 8-2
12
805
13
Kansas
Big 12
Record: 7-2
2
760
14
TCU
Big 12
Record: 10-0
20
718
15
Seton Hall
Big East
Record: 8-1
19
704
16
Virginia
ACC
Record: 8-1
15
690
17
Purdue
Big Ten
Record: 10-2
21
568
18
Notre Dame
ACC
Record: 8-2
9
564
19
Florida State
ACC
Record: 9-0
-
452
20
Tennessee
SEC
Record: 7-1
24
342
21
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 7-2
23
281
22
Florida
SEC
Record: 6-3
5
261
23
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 7-3
-
252
24
Texas Tech
Big 12
Record: 7-1
-
191
25
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 7-2
17
145

Others receiving votes: Creighton 79, Oklahoma 72, Texas 52, Louisville 19, Arkansas 17, Virginia Tech 15, Minnesota 15, Nevada 13, Mississippi St. 8, UCLA 6, SMU 6, Loyola of Chicago 5, Alabama 4, Georgia 3, Houston 3, N Iowa 3, Towson 3, Syracuse 2, Boise St. 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Rhode Island 1.

Week 6

Poll released: Dec 11

By Week

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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.