The AP Top 25 Poll
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Dave Borges
New Haven (Conn.) Register
David Borges has been the UConn men's basketball beat writer for the New Haven Register since 2007. Prior to that, he was the Boston Red Sox beat writer for the Journal Register Co.'s New England cluster. He has also previously covered the Providence College men's basketball team.
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(###) Number of first place votes
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | PV Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee (48) | 16-1 | 1,575 | 3 |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) | 16-2 | 1,355 | 6 |
| 3 | Michigan | 17-1 | 1,363 | 2 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 18-2 | 1,374 | 5 |
| 5 | Virginia (3) | 16-1 | 1,451 | 4 |
| 6 | Duke (11) | 15-2 | 1,520 | 1 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 14-3 | 1,087 | 12 |
| 8 | Nevada | 18-1 | 1,143 | 10 |
| 9 | Kansas | 15-3 | 1,060 | 7 |
| 10 | Marquette | 16-3 | 861 | 15 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 15-2 | 1,007 | 9 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 17-1 | 743 | 16 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 14-4 | 895 | 13 |
| 14 | Maryland | 16-3 | 751 | 19 |
| 15 | Auburn | 13-4 | 627 | 14 |
| 16 | Iowa | 16-3 | 332 | 23 |
| 17 | North Carolina State | 15-3 | 282 | 17 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 14-4 | 156 | - |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 15-3 | 743 | 8 |
| 20 | Houston | 18-1 | 544 | 21 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 14-4 | 91 | - |
| 22 | LSU | 14-3 | 154 | - |
| 23 | Villanova | 14-4 | 450 | 22 |
| 24 | Florida State | 13-5 | 139 | 11 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 14-3 | 291 | 18 |
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.