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The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 men’s basketball poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received. RankSchool (record)PointsLast week’s rankFirst-place votes1Purdue (2-0)7491212Houston (2-0)746273UConn (2-0)682404Duke (2-0)661515Michigan (1-0)582706Arizona (2-0)5741307BYU (2-0)544808Kentucky (2-0)537929Alabama (2-0)53216010Florida (1-1)5073011Texas Tech (2-0)45411012Louisville (2-0)43010013St. John’s (1-1)3846014Illinois (2-0)37914015UCLA (2-0)32412016Iowa St. (2-0)29218017Michigan St. (2-0)28821018Tennessee (2-0)28217019Gonzaga (2-0)24920020North Carolina (2-0)22525021Arkansas (1-1)13515022Wisconsin (2-0)10024023Creighton (1-0)9223024Kansas (1-1)8219025Auburn (2-0)48220 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt (2-0) 31; Oregon (2-0) 26; Baylor (2-0) 25; Indiana (2-0) 24; NC State (2-0) 23; Virginia (2-0) 14; San Diego St. (2-0) 10; Mississippi (2-0) 8; Southern Cal (2-0) 6; Clemson (2-0) 5; Georgetown (2-0) 5; Missouri (3-0) 5; Georgia (3-0) 4; Saint Mary’s (Cal) (2-0) 4; Iowa (2-0) 3; Ohio St. (2-0) 2; Kansas St. (2-0) 1; Texas (1-1) 1. _____ The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 men’s basketball poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received.
