AP Top 25 men's basketball poll

<br>The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Monday, February 17th 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 Feb. 16, 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 (59) 20-2 1,786 1

2. Kentucky (13) 20-3 1,738 3

3. Texas 17-4 1,607 6

4. Louisville 19-2 1,589 2

5. Oklahoma 17-4 1,464 5

6. Kansas 19-5 1,437 9

7. Florida 20-4 1,390 4

8. Duke 17-4 1,208 8

9. Pittsburgh 17-4 1,125 7

10. Wake Forest 17-3 1,109 15

11. Marquette 18-4 1,008 11

12. Notre Dame 19-5 990 10

13. Maryland 15-6 847 16

14. Xavier 18-4 844 18

15. Syracuse 17-4 719 17

16. Oklahoma St. 19-4 611 13

17. Creighton 22-3 597 12

18. California 18-4 563 22

19. Mississippi St. 16-5 558 19

20. Illinois 16-5 523 14

21. Stanford 19-6 337 24

22. Georgia 14-7 209 20

23. Utah 19-4 180 _

24. Purdue 16-6 176 _

25. Dayton 18-4 174 _

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 149, Missouri 129, Tennessee 88, Connecticut 71, Oregon 39, Saint Joseph's 38, Fresno St. 16, Gonzaga 16, Butler 15, Arizona St. 12, Auburn 7, Memphis 6, Kent St. 5, Alabama 3, BYU 3, S. Illinois 3, Wis.-Milwaukee 3, Manhattan 2, Villanova 2, Weber St. 2, Holy Cross 1, Indiana 1.