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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Virginia (65)
ACC
Record: 31-2
PV Rank
1
Points
1,625
2
Villanova
Big East
Record: 30-4
2
1,554
3
Xavier
Big East
Record: 28-5
3
1,383
4
Kansas
Big 12
Record: 27-7
9
1,379
5
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 29-4
4
1,304
6
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 30-4
8
1,230
7
Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 28-7
7
1,213
8
Gonzaga
West Coast
Record: 30-4
6
1,199
9
Duke
ACC
Record: 26-7
5
1,179
10
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 25-10
12
1,100
11
Purdue
Big Ten
Record: 28-6
10
1,047
12
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 27-7
15
918
13
Tennessee
SEC
Record: 25-8
13
771
14
Texas Tech
Big 12
Record: 24-9
14
716
15
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 24-10
18
663
16
Wichita State
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 25-7
11
604
17
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 24-8
17
600
18
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 24-10
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528
19
Auburn
SEC
Record: 25-7
16
501
20
Clemson
ACC
Record: 23-9
19
439
21
Houston
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 26-7
21
430
22
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 22-9
24
134
23
Florida
SEC
Record: 20-12
23
102
24
Nevada
Mountain West
Record: 27-7
22
93
25
Saint Mary's (Cal.)
West Coast
Record: 28-5
20
71

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 69, Loyola of Chicago 68, Rhode Island 66, TCU 40, Providence 22, New Mexico St. 15, Butler 9, St. Bonaventure 8, Southern Cal 7, Kansas St 6, Buffalo 5, Seton Hall 5, UCLA 5, Creighton 4, South Dakota St. 3, Middle Tennessee 2, Murray St. 2, San Diego St. 2, Virginia Tech 2, Davidson 1, Missouri 1.

Week 19

Poll released: Mar 12

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.