The Associated Press Top 25

The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, with number of first-place votes and record (in parentheses), total points and previous ranking [Records through March 3, 2002; Carolinas and Conference USA schools denoted in red]:

RANK TEAM                    POINTS PREVIOUS

   1. KANSAS (57) (27-2)       1,761    1
   2. MARYLAND (14) (25-3)     1,717    2
   3. DUKE (26-3)              1,615    3
   4. OKLAHOMA (24-4)          1,553    5
   5. CINCINNATI (27-3)        1,489    4
   6. GONZAGA (28-3)           1,362    7
   7. PITTSBURGH (25-4)        1,306   10
   8. ALABAMA (24-6)           1,197    6
   9. OREGON (22-7)            1,177   13
10. ILLINOIS (23-7)          1,010   15
11. FLORIDA (21-7)           1,006    8
12. KENTUCKY (20-8)          1,001   11
13. MARQUETTE (23-6)           979    9
14. OKLAHOMA ST (23-7)         831   12
15. ARIZONA (19-9)             769   14
16. STANFORD (19-8)            690   17
17. GEORGIA (21-8)             536   16
18. WESTERN KY (26-3)          482   20
19. CONNECTICUT (21-6)         474   23
20. MIAMI FLA (23-6)           427   22
21. OHIO ST (20-7)             351   18
22. USC (20-8)                 348   19
23. INDIANA (19-10)            180   25
24. XAVIER (22-5)              175   NR
25. CALIFORNIA (21-7)          104   21

Dropped Out: No. 24 WAKE FOREST.

Others Receiving Votes: WAKE FOREST 84, TEXAS TECH 69, MISSISSIPPI ST 65, HAWAII 59, KENT ST 51, PEPPERDINE 41, MICHIGAN ST 38, UCLA 23, TULSA 18, WISCONSIN 15, TEXAS 14, VIRGINIA 10, SOUTHERN ILL 8, NO CAROLINA ST 7, MISSISSIPPI 6, WYOMING 5, CENTRAL CONN 4, NOTRE DAME 4, BUTLER 3, LOUISVILLE 3, MEMPHIS 3, PENNSYLVANIA 3, MISSOURI 2.

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