Preseason Top 25 Basketball

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2001-02 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Monday, November 11th 2002, 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, 2001-02 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. Arizona (50);22-10;1,773;7

2. Kansas (14);33-4;1,715;2

3. Oklahoma (6);31-5;1,640;3

4. Texas;22-12;1,422;_

5. Pittsburgh (1);27-5;1,404;9

6. Duke;31-4;1,394;1

7. Florida;21-8;1,298;15

8. Alabama;27-8;1,295;8

9. Michigan St.;17-12;1,117;_

10. Xavier;26-6;1,016;22

11. Oregon;26-9;995;11

12. Mississippi St. (1);24-7;800;17

13. Maryland;31-3;789;4

14. UCLA;21-12;747;_

15. Connecticut;27-7;722;10

16. Georgia;22-10;703;23

17. Kentucky;22-10;627;16

18. Marquette;26-7;509;12

19. Missouri;24-12;506;_

20. W. Kentucky;28-4;480;19

21. Indiana;24-11;415;_

22. Gonzaga;29-4;381;6

23. Cincinnati;27-4;303;5

24. Minnesota;18-13;183;_

25. Tulsa;24-7;146;_

Others receiving votes: Virginia 120, Wisconsin 95, Villanova 92, Syracuse 79, Wyoming 61, Notre Dame 58, Boston College 56, Creighton 49, Ohio St. 48, Illinois 47, N.C. State 41, Pepperdine 36, Louisville 32, Oklahoma St. 30, Texas Tech 26, Georgia Tech 22, Temple 21, Southern Cal 20, LSU 13, UNLV 13, Mississippi 9, Stanford 8, Ball St. 7, Penn 7, Georgetown 6, Hawaii 5, Arizona St. 4, California 3, Ohio 3, St. John's 3, Memphis 2, S. Illinois 2, Holy Cross 1, Utah 1.