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The top 25 teams in the USA Today men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 2, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida (25) | 27-2 | 793 | 1 |
| 2. Wichita State (7) | 31-0 | 769 | 2 |
| 3. Arizona | 27-2 | 741 | 3 |
| 4. Duke | 23-6 | 672 | 7 |
| 5. Virginia | 25-5 | 656 | 11 |
| 6. Villanova | 26-3 | 647 | 9 |
| 7. Syracuse | 26-3 | 563 | 5 |
| 8. Kansas | 22-7 | 559 | 6 |
| 9. Louisville | 24-5 | 548 | 4 |
| 10. San Diego State | 25-3 | 511 | 13 |
| 11. Wisconsin | 24-5 | 489 | 14 |
| 12. Michigan | 21-7 | 455 | 16 |
| 13. Creighton | 23-5 | 411 | 10 |
| 14. North Carolina | 22-7 | 352 | 21 |
| 15. Cincinnati | 24-5 | 351 | 12 |
| 16. Saint Louis | 25-4 | 293 | 8 |
| 17. Iowa State | 22-6 | 277 | 17 |
| 18. SMU | 23-6 | 185 | 24 |
| 19. UConn | 23-6 | 170 | — |
| 20. Memphis | 22-7 | 160 | 22 |
| 21. New Mexico | 23-5 | 146 | — |
| 22. Michigan State | 22-7 | 143 | 18 |
| 23. Oklahoma | 21-8 | 123 | 25 |
| 24. Kentucky | 21-8 | 106 | 15 |
| 25. Iowa | 20-9 | 86 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Texas 50, Kansas State 40, Ohio State 21, UCLA 20, VCU 19, Gonzaga 10, Stephen F. Austin 9, Pittsburgh 7, Southern Miss. 6, Oklahoma State 4, UMass 4, Saint Joseph's 3, Harvard 1.
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