Top 25 polls
Top 25 basketball polls
The top 25 teams in the Associated Press college basketball polls, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking
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RecordPtsPrv
1. Kentucky (63)17-01,6231
2. Virginia (2)17-01,5622
3. Gonzaga18-11,4673
4. Villanova17-11,4295
5. Duke15-21,3454
6. Wisconsin16-21,2827
7. Arizona16-21,22810
8. Notre Dame17-21,05512
9. Iowa State13-31,00411
10. Louisville15-31,0036
11. Kansas14-39439
12. Utah14-39408
13. Maryland17-293714
14. Wichita St.16-285713
15. North Carolina14-480315
16. VCU15-367017
17. Texas13-455420
18. West Virginia15-350116
19. Oklahoma12-544518
20. N. Iowa16-238723
21. Baylor13-426022
22. Dayton15-2241—
23. Indiana14-493—
24. Seton Hall13-49121
25. Iowa13-585—
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 47, Miami 41, San Diego St. 34, Georgetown 33, Stanford 31, St. Mary's (Cal) 18, Providence 17, Colorado St. 16, Arkansas 15, Georgia 13, Butler 11, SMU 11, Michigan St. 8, LSU 6, Old Dominion 5, Wyoming 4, Ohio State 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, St. John's 1, Washington 1.
Women
RecordPtsPrv
1. South Carolina (27)17-08671
2. UConn (8)16-18482
3. Baylor16-17873
4. Louisville17-17464
5. Tennessee15-27406
6. Notre Dame16-27087
7. Maryland15-26298
8. Texas14-26164
9. Oregon St.15-16069
10. Texas A&M16-355111
11. Stanford13-448913
12. North Carolina16-345712
13. Arizona St.16-145114
14. Kentucky15-442110
15. Duke13-537116
16. Nebraska13-331517
17. Florida St.17-228320
18. Mississippi St.19-226715
19. Princeton17-021919
20. Iowa14-320922
21. Gophers16-219123
22. Georgia16-313218
23. Syracuse13-59025
24. W. Kentucky16-280—
25. Rutgers13-56524
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 52, Chattanooga 45, Washington 30, Green Bay 21, Oklahoma 21, LSU 13, Seton Hall 13, George Washington 12, Long Beach St. 10, Miami 10, Iowa St. 6, South Florida 2, DePaul 1, Pittsburgh 1
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