USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

<br>The top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today-ESPN men&#39;s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2001-02 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Thursday, October 31st 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6



The top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2001-02 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Arizona (27) 24-10 770 10

2. Kansas (3) 33-4 740 2

3. Oklahoma (1) 31-5 680 4

4. Pittsburgh 29-6 613 9

5. Texas 22-12 583 18t

6. Duke 31-4 574 5

7. Florida 22-9 554 23

8. Alabama 27-8 494 14

9. Oregon 26-9 475 6t

10. Michigan State 19-12 439 NR

11. Xavier 26-6 386 24

12. UCLA 21-12 322 20

13. Mississippi State 27-8 321 21

14. Connecticut 27-7 314 6t

15. Maryland 32-4 285 1

16. Georgia 22-10 269 NR

17. Kentucky 22-10 262 13

18. Missouri 24-12 221 15

19. Marquette 26-7 215 18t

20. Cincinnati 31-4 168 8

21. Indiana 25-12 167 3

22. Gonzaga 29-4 163 16

23. Western Kentucky 28-4 151 NR

24. Minnesota 18-13 86 NR

25. Illinois 26-9 83 11

Others receiving votes: North Carolina State 82; Virginia 76; Tulsa 67; Wisconsin 58; Wyoming 42; Syracuse 40; Villanova 40; Oklahoma State 37; Ohio State 37; Notre Dame 31; Creighton 30; Texas Tech 29; Boston College 17; Wake Forest 17; Georgia Tech 16; UNLV 13; California 11; Iowa State 11; Ball State 10; Hawaii 10; Louisville 10; Mississippi 10; Southern California 9; Pepperdine 7; Southern Illinois 7; Georgetown 6; Pennsylvania 3; UC-Santa Barbara 3; Dayton 2; Stanford 2; Temple 2; Hampton 1; Kent State 1; LSU 1; Miami (Fla.) 1; Utah State 1.
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