The Top Twenty Five

By The Associated Press

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Syracuse (60) 17-0 1,618 1
2. Kentucky (5) 15-1 1,558 2
3. North Carolina 14-2 1,476 3
4. Baylor 15-0 1,436 4
5. Ohio St. 15-2 1,347 6
6. Michigan St. 14-2 1,263 10
7. Indiana 15-1 1,217 12
8. Duke 13-2 1,186 5
9. Missouri 14-1 1,096 7
10. Kansas 12-3 1,005 14
11. Georgetown 13-2 990 9
12. UNLV 16-2 852 17
13. Michigan 13-3 715 16
14. Louisville 13-3 704 11
15. Murray St. 16-0 628 19
16. Virginia 14-1 607 21
17. UConn 12-3 535 8
18. Kansas St. 12-2 482 23
19. Florida 12-4 463 13
20. Mississippi St. 13-3 362 15
21. Gonzaga 13-2 347 25
22. San Diego St. 13-2 313 24
23. Creighton 13-2 236 --
24. Seton Hall 14-2 205 --
25. Marquette 12-4 170 20

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary's (Cal) 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa St. 1, Wagner 1.