AP top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs1. Connecticut (37) 9-1 1,711 12. Duke (5) 8-1 1,623 33. Georgia Tech (21) 11-0 1,606 44. Arizona (4) 7-1 1,442 55. Stanford (3) 9-0 1,427 66. Wake Forest (1) 7-0 1,389 87. Oklahoma 8-0 1,359 78. Kentucky 7-1 1,300 29. North Carolina 7-1 1,192 910. Saint Joseph's 9-0 1,183 1011. Louisville 7-1 985 2012. Cincinnati 8-0 940 1413. Kansas 6-2 868 1214. Florida 8-2 815 1315. Pittsburgh 12-0 763 1616. Gonzaga 8-2 758 1517. Syracuse 7-1 665 1718. Wisconsin 8-1 625 1919. Texas 5-2 511 1820. Illinois 7-2 460 2121. Purdue 9-2 320 2222. Vanderbilt 9-0 238 2523. Missouri 4-3 178 1124. Mississippi St. 10-0 139 —25. Marquette 8-2 135 — Others receiving votes: Florida St. 106, Providence 60, Dayton 54, Creighton 35, Maryland 31, LSU 27, Texas Tech 26, Memphis 21, Michigan 16, Oklahoma St. 10, BYU 9, Boston College 9, South Carolina 9, Colorado 8, Utah 6, Michigan St. 3, Iowa 2, Iowa St. 2, Rhode Island 2, SMU 2, UTEP 2, Virginia 2, Utah St. 1.