THE Men's Preseason Top Twenty Five

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2000-01 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Tuesday, November 6th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2000-01 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last season's final ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (61) 35-4 1,787 1

2. Maryland (6) 25-11 1,634 11

3. Illinois (2) 26-9 1,625 4

4. Kentucky (3) 24-10 1,614 9

5. UCLA 23-9 1,443 15

6. Florida 24-7 1,440 8

7. Kansas 27-6 1,336 12

8. Missouri 20-13 1,216 _

9. Iowa 23-12 1,157 24

10. Saint Joseph's 26-7 1,122 22

11. Virginia 20-9 1,018 16

12. Memphis 21-15 848 _

13. Stanford 31-3 827 2

14. Georgetown 25-8 726 21

15. Michigan St. 28-5 724 3

16. Temple 24-13 643 _

17. Boston College 27-5 632 7

18. Oklahoma St. 20-10 561 _

19. North Carolina 26-7 418 6

20. Southern Cal 23-10 411 _

21. Syracuse 25-9 301 17

22. Indiana 21-13 277 20

23. Texas 25-9 273 18

24. Alabama 25-11 230 _

25. Oklahoma 26-7 204 13

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 138, Gonzaga 131, Connecticut 124, Fresno St. 117, Mississippi 70, Arizona 66, Tennessee 48, Wake Forest 41, Utah 31, Notre Dame 16, Providence 16, Xavier 16, W. Kentucky 15, Wyoming 15, Purdue 13, Auburn 12, Tulsa 11, Saint Louis 10, Arkansas 9, California 9, Kent St. 7, LSU 6, Louisville 4, Butler 2, South Carolina 2, Holy Cross 1, South Florida 1, St. John's 1, UAB 1.