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 Dec. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Tuesday, December 17th 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 Dec. 15, 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 (69) 5-0 1,749 1

2. Alabama 7-0 1,620 2

3. Duke 5-0 1,566 3

4. Pittsburgh (1) 6-0 1,565 4

5. Oregon 6-0 1,435 5

6. Indiana 8-0 1,392 7

7. Oklahoma 5-1 1,326 6

8. Connecticut 6-0 1,148 9

9. Notre Dame 9-1 1,130 10

10. Texas 5-2 1,114 8

11. Missouri 6-0 1,026 11

12. Illinois 7-0 930 15

13. Florida 7-2 866 14

14. Marquette 6-1 771 16

15. Michigan St. 5-2 639 21

16. Mississippi St. 6-1 625 24

17. Stanford 5-1 589 19

18. Kentucky 5-2 525 12

19. Kansas 5-3 518 20

20. Creighton 7-0 476 23

21. Xavier 5-2 343 13

22. Tulsa 5-1 337 17

23. North Carolina 5-2 299 22

24. Maryland 4-3 248 18

25. Minnesota 6-1 103 _

Others receiving votes: N.C. State 70, Virginia 51, Georgetown 37, Saint Joseph's 34, Butler 32, Wake Forest 29, Coll. of Charleston 26, Texas Tech 23, Gonzaga 19, Oklahoma St. 16, Georgia 9, Iowa St. 9, West Virginia 9, Wyoming 9, LSU 7, Penn 7, Syracuse 5, UCLA 5, Kent St. 4, California 3, Baylor 2, Cincinnati 2, Louisville 1, Wisconsin 1.