AP men's basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through

Monday, March 10th 2003, 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 March 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

;Record;Pts;Pv

1. Arizona (51);25-2;1,779;1

2. Kentucky (21);26-3;1,749;2

3. Texas;22-5;1,630;4

4. Kansas;24-6;1,546;6

5. Pittsburgh;23-4;1,425;7

6. Oklahoma;21-6;1,363;5

7. Florida;24-6;1,359;3

8. Marquette;23-4;1,356;8

9. Wake Forest;23-4;1,273;9

10. Xavier;24-4;1,179;11

11. Syracuse;23-4;1,131;12

12. Duke;21-6;894;10

13. Illinois;21-6;771;14

14. Maryland;19-8;747;13

15. Stanford;23-7;735;17

16. Memphis;22-5;653;18

17. Notre Dame;22-8;546;16

18. Wisconsin;22-6;545;24

19. Creighton;28-4;533;19

20. Louisville;21-6;527;15

21. Georgia;19-8;377;25

22. Dayton;21-5;349;21

23. Oklahoma St.;21-8;233;20

24. California;20-7;131;22

25. Saint Joseph's;22-5;109;_

Others receiving votes: Mississippi St. 106, S. Illinois 88, Utah 71, Butler 55, Connecticut 53, Missouri 18, Weber St. 16, Gonzaga 13, BYU 8, Kent St. 7, Penn 6, Troy St. 5, Holy Cross 3, Michigan St. 3, Colorado 2, LSU 2, Arizona St. 1, Boston College 1, Cent. Michigan 1, N.C.-Wilmington 1.