The Top Twenty Five
December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 29, 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. Arizona (60) 13-0 1,620 1
2. Syracuse (5) 12-0 1,550 2
3. Ohio St. 13-0 1,462 3
4. Wisconsin 13-0 1,408 4
5. Michigan St. 11-1 1,364 5
6. Oklahoma St. 11-1 1,278 7
7. Duke 10-2 1,144 9
8. Wichita St. 13-0 1,067 10
9. Baylor 10-1 1,013 11
10. Oregon 12-0 987 12
11. Villanova 11-1 943 8
12. Florida 10-2 915 13
13. Iowa St. 11-0 869 14
14. Louisville 11-2 812 6
15. Kentucky 10-3 753 18
16. Kansas 8-3 666 16
17. UConn 11-1 647 15
18. Memphis 9-2 625 17
19. North Carolina 9-3 413 19
20. Colorado 11-2 373 21
21. San Diego St. 10-1 371 20
22. Iowa 11-2 258 22
23. UMass 11-1 160 23
24. Gonzaga 11-2 78 24
25. Missouri 11-1 76 25
Others receiving votes: Illinois 57, Texas 40, George Washington 37, Oklahoma 36, Toledo 32, Florida St. 24, UCLA 19, Harvard 10, Michigan 7, Creighton 5, Kansas St. 3, Pittsburgh 2, LSU 1.