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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Villanova (63)
Big East
Record: 16-1
PV Rank
1
Points
1,623
2
Virginia (1)
ACC
Record: 16-1
3
1,527
3
Purdue (1)
Big Ten
Record: 17-2
5
1,411
4
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 14-2
9
1,371
5
Duke
ACC
Record: 15-2
7
1,319
6
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 15-2
2
1,304
7
Wichita State
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 15-2
5
1,283
8
Texas Tech
Big 12
Record: 15-2
8
1,276
9
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 16-3
4
1,062
10
Kansas
Big 12
Record: 14-3
12
1,032
11
Xavier
Big East
Record: 16-3
10
928
12
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 15-2
14
858
13
Gonzaga
West Coast
Record: 16-3
15
829
14
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 14-4
17
723
15
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 14-4
20
666
16
Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 14-3
11
639
17
Auburn
SEC
Record: 16-1
22
523
18
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 14-3
21
487
19
Seton Hall
Big East
Record: 15-3
13
455
20
Clemson
ACC
Record: 15-2
19
444
21
Tennessee
SEC
Record: 12-4
24
358
22
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 15-4
-
276
23
Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 15-4
-
223
24
TCU
Big 12
Record: 13-4
16
196
25
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 13-3
18
143

Others receiving votes: Creighton 56, Rhode Island 39, Florida St. 25, Nevada 23, Saint Mary's (Cal) 19, New Mexico St. 4, Louisville 2, Florida 1

Week 11

Poll released: Jan 15

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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.