The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, 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. Duke (62) 9-0 1,622 2 2. Michigan (3) 11-0 1,543 3 3. Syracuse 9-0 1,465 4 4. Arizona 8-0 1,371 8 5. Louisville 9-1 1,362 6 6. Indiana 9-1 1,321 1 7. Ohio St. 8-1 1,249 7 8. Florida 7-1 1,163 5 9. Kansas 8-1 1,110 910. Illinois 12-0 1,044 1011. Cincinnati 10-0 967 1112. Missouri 8-1 886 1213. Minnesota 11-1 730 1314. Gonzaga 10-1 710 1415. Georgetown 9-1 579 1516. New Mexico 11-0 548 1717. Creighton 10-1 530 1618. San Diego St. 8-1 493 1819. Butler 8-2 361 _20. Michigan St. 9-2 343 1921. UNLV 8-1 315 2022. Notre Dame 9-1 291 2223. North Carolina 8-2 256 2124. Oklahoma St. 8-1 244 2425. NC State 7-2 198 25 Others receiving votes: Oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, VCU 7, Wichita St. 6, Murray St. 4, UConn 4, Miami 3, Maryland 2, Bucknell 1. <
