The Men's Top Twenty Five

<br>The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Tuesday, March 5th 2002, 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 3, 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. Kansas (57) 27-2 1,761 1

2. Maryland (14) 25-3 1,717 2

3. Duke 26-3 1,615 3

4. Oklahoma 24-4 1,553 5

5. Cincinnati 27-3 1,489 4

6. Gonzaga 28-3 1,362 7

7. Pittsburgh 25-4 1,306 10

8. Alabama 24-6 1,197 6

9. Oregon 22-7 1,177 13

10. Illinois 23-7 1,010 15

11. Florida 21-7 1,006 8

12. Kentucky 20-8 1,001 11

13. Marquette 24-5 979 9

14. Oklahoma St. 23-7 831 12

15. Arizona 19-9 769 14

16. Stanford 19-8 690 17

17. Georgia 21-8 536 16

18. W. Kentucky 26-3 482 20

19. Connecticut 21-6 474 23

20. Miami 23-6 427 22

21. Ohio St. 20-7 351 18

22. Southern Cal 20-8 348 19

23. Indiana 19-10 180 25

24. Xavier 22-5 175 _

25. California 21-7 104 21

Others receiving votes: Wake Forest 84, Texas Tech 69, Mississippi St. 65, Hawaii 59, Kent St. 51, Pepperdine 41, Michigan St. 38, UCLA 23, Tulsa 18, Wisconsin 15, Texas 14, Virginia 10, S. Illinois 8, N.C. State 7, Mississippi 6, Wyoming 5, Cent. Connecticut St.4, Notre Dame 4, Butler 3, Louisville 3, Memphis 3, Penn 3, Missouri 2.