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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Villanova (48)
Big East
Record: 22-1
PV Rank
1
Points
1,608
2
Virginia (16)
ACC
Record: 22-1
2
1,572
3
Purdue (1)
Big Ten
Record: 23-2
3
1,500
4
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 22-3
5
1,407
5
Xavier
Big East
Record: 21-3
6
1,350
6
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 21-2
8
1,305
7
Texas Tech
Big 12
Record: 19-4
10
1,182
8
Auburn
SEC
Record: 21-2
11
1,138
9
Duke
ACC
Record: 19-4
4
1,075
10
Kansas
Big 12
Record: 18-5
7
1,015
11
Saint Mary's (Cal.)
West Coast
Record: 23-2
13
895
12
Gonzaga
West Coast
Record: 21-4
14
851
13
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 19-5
9
816
14
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 20-5
17
747
15
Tennessee
SEC
Record: 17-5
18
739
16
Clemson
ACC
Record: 19-4
20
720
17
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 16-6
12
636
18
Rhode Island
Atlantic 10
Record: 19-3
22
486
19
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 17-6
15
457
20
Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 19-6
24
331
21
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 17-7
19
304
22
Wichita State
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 17-5
16
295
23
Nevada
Mountain West
Record: 20-4
-
205
24
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 17-6
21
133
25
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 17-5
-
76

Others receiving votes: Butler 65, Washington 54, Florida St. 27, New Mexico St. 23, Seton Hall 20, Creighton 18, Arizona St. 17, Texas 15, NC State 12, Alabama 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Nebraska 4, Florida 3, Houston 3, TCU 3, Oklahoma St. 2, ETSU 1, Vermont 1.

Week 14

Poll released: Feb 5

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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.