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The Associated Press Top 25

The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, with record, number of first-place votes (in parentheses), total points and previous ranking [Records through January 27, 2002; Carolinas and Conference USA schools denoted in red]:

                                        Points Previous

 1. Duke (71) 18-1              1,775    1
 2. Kansas 17-2                 1,695    2
 3. Maryland 16-3               1,602    3
 4. Cincinnati 19-1             1,591    4
 5. Florida 15-3                1,387    5
 6. Oklahoma 15-3               1,304    6
 7. Alabama 17-3                1,243   14
 8. Virginia 14-3               1,235    7
 9. Oklahoma St. 17-3           1,148   11
10. Kentucky 13-5               1,031    8
11. Gonzaga 18-3                  866   16
12. Illinois 15-5                 841    9
13. UCLA 14-5                     776   13
14. Syracuse 17-4                 756   12
15. Miami 18-2                    642   22
16. Georgia 16-4                  638   15
17. Connecticut 14-3              616   25
18. Stanford 12-5                 556   17
19. Arizona 13-6                  527   10
20. Texas Tech 15-3               425   --
21. Pittsburgh 18-3               375   --
22. Missouri 15-5                 361   18
23. Southern Cal 15-4             360   23
24. Wake Forest 14-6              249   21
25. Ohio St. 15-3                 227   20

Others receiving votes: Oregon 222, Indiana 214, Marquette 87, N.C. State 77, Texas 67, Memphis 64, Mississippi 22, Utah 22, California 18, W. Kentucky 15, Hawaii 12, Xavier 11, Wyoming 6, Mississippi St. 4, Pepperdine 3, Penn 2, Saint Joseph's 2, Boston College 1.

AP-NY-01-28-02 1412EST

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