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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Duke (36)
ACC
Record: 14-1
PV Rank
1
Points
1,558
2
Michigan (9)
Big Ten
Record: 17-0
2
1,497
3
Tennessee (13)
SEC
Record: 14-1
3
1,482
4
Virginia (6)
ACC
Record: 15-0
4
1,473
5
Gonzaga
West Coast
Record: 16-2
5
1,315
6
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 15-2
6
1,292
7
Kansas
Big 12
Record: 14-2
7
1,188
8
Texas Tech
Big 12
Record: 15-1
8
1,157
9
Virginia Tech
ACC
Record: 14-1
9
1,091
10
Nevada
Mountain West
Record: 16-1
10
1,015
11
Florida State
ACC
Record: 13-3
13
918
12
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 12-3
18
790
13
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 12-4
12
678
14
Auburn
SEC
Record: 12-3
11
669
15
Marquette
Big East
Record: 14-3
21
668
16
Buffalo
Mid-American Conference
Record: 15-1
19
625
17
North Carolina State
ACC
Record: 14-2
15
586
18
Mississippi
SEC
Record: 13-2
-
501
19
Maryland
Big Ten
Record: 14-3
-
412
20
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 13-3
23
394
21
Houston
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 16-1
17
387
22
Villanova
Big East
Record: 13-4
-
300
23
Iowa
Big Ten
Record: 14-3
-
172
24
Mississippi State
SEC
Record: 12-3
14
154
25
Indiana
Big Ten
Record: 12-4
22
116
Others receiving votes:Louisville 112, Nebraska 36, Ohio St. 34, Wisconsin 31, Iowa St. 20, UCF 17, Purdue 16, Kansas St 14, St. John's 12, TCU 12, Murray St. 9, Washington 8, Arizona 8, LSU 7, Seton Hall 6, South Carolina 6, Temple 5, Minnesota 3, Wofford 2, Cincinnati 2, Florida 1, Hofstra 1.

Week 11

Poll released: Jan 14

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.