The AP Men's Top 25

<br>The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Monday, February 9th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 8, 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. Duke (43) 20-1 1,765 1

2. Stanford (27) 20-0 1,753 2

3. Saint Joseph's (2) 20-0 1,659 3

4. Pittsburgh 22-1 1,502 4

5. Connecticut 19-3 1,499 5

6. Mississippi St. 19-1 1,405 7

7. Gonzaga 19-2 1,392 8

8. Kentucky 16-3 1,281 9

9. Louisville 17-3 1,189 6

10. Oklahoma St. 17-2 1,166 13

11. Texas 16-3 1,156 11

12. Kansas 15-4 879 20

13. Cincinnati 16-3 846 10

14. North Carolina 14-6 723 17

15. Georgia Tech 17-5 705 15

16. Arizona 14-6 667 12

17. Wisconsin 15-4 646 14

18. Texas Tech 17-5 415 19

19. Utah St. 19-1 349 24

20. Wake Forest 13-6 333 16

21. N.C. State 14-5 327 _

22. Florida 14-6 294 21

23. S. Illinois 18-2 219 _

24. Providence 15-5 215 23

25. South Carolina 19-4 200 25

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 187, Memphis 71, Air Force 62, Seton Hall 55, Dayton 54, Oklahoma 46, Michigan St. 42, LSU 41, Florida St. 40, Illinois 40, Charlotte 39, W. Michigan 33, Vanderbilt 24, Hawaii 23, Marquette 14, Maryland 14, Kent St. 12, UTEP 7, Creighton 5, Boston U. 4, Vermont 2.