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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 9, 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) | 29-2 | 793 | 1 |
| 2. Wichita State (7) | 34-0 | 775 | 2 |
| 3. Villanova | 28-3 | 721 | 6 |
| 4. Arizona | 28-3 | 678 | 3 |
| 5. Louisville | 26-5 | 654 | 9 |
| 6. Duke | 24-7 | 591 | 4 |
| 7. San Diego State | 27-3 | 584 | 10 |
| 8. Virginia | 25-6 | 581 | 5 |
| 9. Michigan | 23-7 | 536 | 12 |
| 10. Kansas | 23-8 | 509 | 8 |
| 11. Syracuse | 27-4 | 497 | 7 |
| 12. Cincinnati | 26-5 | 447 | 15 |
| 13. Wisconsin | 25-6 | 440 | 11 |
| 14. Creighton | 24-6 | 384 | 13 |
| 15. North Carolina | 23-8 | 350 | 14 |
| 16. Iowa State | 23-7 | 269 | 17 |
| 17. Saint Louis | 26-5 | 252 | 16 |
| 18. Oklahoma | 23-8 | 221 | 23 |
| 19. Memphis | 23-8 | 195 | 20 |
| 20. New Mexico | 24-6 | 177 | 21 |
| 21. Connecticut | 24-7 | 152 | 19 |
| 22. Michigan State | 23-8 | 129 | 22 |
| 23. SMU | 23-8 | 94 | 18 |
| 24. Ohio State | 23-8 | 84 | — |
| 25. VCU | 24-7 | 71 | — |
Others receiving votes: Kentucky 43, Gonzaga 32, Texas 27, Oregon 21, Southern Miss. 21, Stephen F. Austin 17, Baylor 15, Iowa 10, Harvard 8, UMass 8, Nebraska 5, Louisiana Tech 3, Pittsburgh 3, George Washington 1, Kansas State 1, Oklahoma State 1.
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