The Top Twenty Five

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 3, 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 Pvs

1. Duke (65) 10-0 1,625 1

2. Kansas 7-0 1,525 2

3. Michigan St. 7-1 1,500 3

4. Villanova 8-0 1,434 4

5. Florida 5-1 1,301 6

6. Wichita St. 6-1 1,197 8

7. Texas A&M 7-0 1,192 9

8. Kentucky 7-1 1,174 7

9. Notre Dame 7-1 1,156 5

10. Miami 7-0 1,122 10

11. North Carolina 8-1 999 13

12. Gonzaga 7-1 856 15

13. Xavier 7-1 768 21

14. Minnesota 8-1 758 12

15. Virginia 8-0 728 18

16. Arizona St 7-0 609 20

17. Cincinnati 7-1 583 11

18. West Virginia 7-1 557 19

19. Seton Hall 7-1 405 –

20. TCU 8-0 311 23

21. Purdue 8-2 266 –

22. Nevada 8-0 199 –

23. Baylor 5-2 182 16

24. Tennessee 6-1 96 –

25. Southern Cal 4-2 90 14

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 82, UCLA 75, Rhode Island 73, Creighton 53, Louisville 50, Texas 32, Alabama 21, SMU 15, Mississippi St. 11, Kansas St 10, Arizona 10, Washington St 9, Georgia 9, Oklahoma 7, Providence 6, Florida St. 6, Clemson 5, Valparaiso 5, Georgetown 4, Texas Arlington 3, Oklahoma St. 3, Western Kentucky 2, Towson 1.