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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida (50) | 29-2 | 1,610 | 1 |
| 2. Wichita St. (15) | 34-0 | 1,574 | 2 |
| 3. Villanova | 28-3 | 1,454 | 6 |
| 4. Arizona | 28-3 | 1,435 | 3 |
| 5. Louisville | 26-5 | 1,237 | 11 |
| 6. Virginia | 25-6 | 1,186 | 5 |
| 7. Duke | 24-7 | 1,185 | 4 |
| 8. Michigan | 23-7 | 1,143 | 12 |
| 8. San Diego St. | 27-3 | 1,143 | 10 |
| 10. Kansas | 23-8 | 1,087 | 8 |
| 11. Syracuse | 27-4 | 1,055 | 7 |
| 12. Wisconsin | 25-6 | 973 | 9 |
| 13. Cincinnati | 26-5 | 922 | 15 |
| 14. Creighton | 24-6 | 752 | 13 |
| 15. North Carolina | 23-8 | 709 | 14 |
| 16. Iowa St. | 23-7 | 572 | 16 |
| 17. Oklahoma | 23-8 | 472 | 23 |
| 18. Saint Louis | 26-5 | 433 | 17 |
| 19. Memphis | 23-8 | 367 | 20 |
| 20. New Mexico | 24-6 | 344 | 21 |
| 21. UConn | 24-7 | 330 | 19 |
| 22. Michigan St. | 23-8 | 318 | 22 |
| 23. VCU | 24-7 | 205 | — |
| 24. Ohio St. | 23-8 | 165 | — |
| 25. SMU | 23-8 | 152 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 82, Stephen F. Austin 56, Oregon 39, Texas 31, Harvard 27, Kentucky 19, Baylor 18, UCLA 14, Nebraska 8, Iowa 4, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, NC Central 1
Ballots Online: http://collegebasketball.ap.org/
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