The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 14, total 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. Connecticut (21) 7-1 1,685 2
2. Kentucky (26) 5-0 1,618 8
3. Duke (1) 6-1 1,535 4
4. North Carolina (6) 6-0 1,507 7
5. Georgia Tech (14) 8-0 1,418 10
6. Kansas 5-1 1,409 5
7. Arizona (2) 4-1 1,407 9
8. Oklahoma 7-0 1,217 11
9. Stanford (2) 5-0 1,081 13
10. Missouri 3-1 1,057 3
11. Saint Joseph's 7-0 1,050 12
11. Texas 5-1 1,050 6
13. Gonzaga 7-1 987 17
14. Wake Forest 5-0 914 15
15. Florida 5-2 863 1
16. Cincinnati 4-0 648 18
17. Purdue 7-1 647 16
18. Pittsburgh 7-0 544 20
19. Syracuse 3-1 535 19
20. Louisville 4-1 406 —
21. Illinois 6-2 398 14
22. Wisconsin 6-1 367 23
23. Marquette 6-1 303 22
24. Dayton 8-0 183 25
25. Maryland 6-2 176 —
Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 80, Michigan St. 68, Iowa 40, Mississippi St. 31, Providence 26, Auburn 23, Florida St. 20, BYU 15, South Carolina 10, Virginia 10, N.C. State 9, UCLA 9, Texas Tech 8, Oregon 7, Utah 7, Boston College 6, Creighton 5, Notre Dame 5, Murray St. 4, Oklahoma St. 4, George Washington 2, Rhode Island 2, Boise St. 1, Detroit 1, Lafayette 1, Memphis 1..