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 Feb. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Monday, February 25th 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 Feb. 24, 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 (51) 25-2 1,769 1

2. Maryland (14) 23-3 1,726 2

3. Duke (7) 25-2 1,686 3

4. Cincinnati 26-2 1,578 4

5. Oklahoma 22-4 1,486 6

6. Alabama 23-5 1,395 5

7. Gonzaga 26-3 1,362 7

8. Florida 20-6 1,184 8

9. Marquette 23-4 1,178 9

10. Pittsburgh 23-4 1,148 11

11. Kentucky 19-7 1,000 12

12. Oklahoma St. 22-6 940 13

13. Oregon 20-7 867 15

14. Arizona 18-8 801 14

15. Illinois 21-7 795 16

16. Georgia 20-7 727 18

17. Stanford 17-8 449 10

18. Ohio St. 19-6 437 19

19. Southern Cal 19-7 380 20

20. W. Kentucky 25-3 343 24

21. California 20-6 322 _

22. Miami 21-6 308 17

23. Connecticut 19-6 274 _

24. Wake Forest 18-10 244 20

25. Indiana 18-9 225 23

Others receiving votes: UCLA 159, Texas Tech 134, Xavier 74, Hawaii 70, N.C. State 55, Pepperdine 44, Mississippi St. 43, Notre Dame 39, Kent St. 33, Virginia 31, Butler 30, Syracuse 9, Tulsa 9, Wisconsin 9, Georgetown 8, S. Illinois 8, Michigan St. 7, Memphis 4, Cent. Connecticut St. 3, Mississippi 2, Utah St. 2, Penn 1, Utah 1, Wyoming 1.