College basketball rankings 12/27/05

MEN's AP TOP 25

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

Record Pts Pvs

1. Duke (61) 11-0 1,714 1

2. Connecticut (7) 9-0 1,658 2

3. Villanova (1) 8-0 1,595 3

4. Memphis 9-1 1,459 4

5. Florida 11-0 1,401 5

6. Illinois 12-0 1,361 6

7. Washington 10-0 1,270 9

8. Gonzaga 9-2 1,267 8

9. Michigan St. 10-2 1,136 10

10. Louisville 9-1 989 11

11. UCLA 10-1 987 12

12. George Washington 8-0 932 13

13. Boston College 8-2 801 14

14. Oklahoma 6-2 735 7

15. Texas 9-2 651 15

16. Maryland 8-2 638 16

17. Indiana 7-2 564 18

18. Kentucky 8-3 521 19

19. N.C. State 9-1 482 21

20. Nevada 8-1 413 20

21. Ohio St. 8-0 392 24

22. Wake Forest 9-2 268 22

23. North Carolina 6-2 169 17

24. Wisconsin 9-1 136 --

25. West Virginia 7-3 135 --

Others receiving votes: Arizona 125, Pittsburgh 118, Iowa 116, Bucknell 90, Tennessee 66, Syracuse 53, Indiana St. 40, Clemson 39, N. Iowa 23, Michigan 20, Cincinnati 18, Southern Cal 12, Vanderbilt 7, Buffalo 5, Colorado 4, Oklahoma St. 4, Alabama 3, Arkansas 3, Iona 2, Iowa St. 2, Texas A&M 1.

men's USA Today/ESPN Top 25

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

Record Pts Pvs

1. Duke (30) 11-0 774 1

2. Connecticut (1) 9-0 739 2

3. Villanova 8-0 716 3

4. Memphis 9-1 667 4

5. Florida 11-0 643 5

6. Illinois 12-0 632 6

7. Washington 10-0 583 7

8. Gonzaga 9-2 533 9

9. Michigan State 10-2 470 11

10. Louisville 9-1 453 10

11. UCLA 10-1 444 12

12. George Washington 8-0 402 13

13. Boston College 8-2 342 14

14. Maryland 8-2 311 16

15. Oklahoma 6-2 304 8

16. Texas 9-2 287 15

17. Indiana 7-2 271 17

18. N.C. State 9-1 264 18

19. Kentucky 8-3 184 20

20. Ohio State 8-0 172 22

21. Nevada 8-1 168 21

22. Wisconsin 9-1 116 23

23. Pittsburgh 9-0 84 25

24. Wake Forest 9-2 79 24

25. North Carolina 6-2 61 19

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 48, Arizona 41, Bucknell 38, Tennessee 29, West Virginia 28, Northern Iowa 23, Iowa 22, Colorado 21, Clemson 18, Indiana State 18, Air Force 17, Michigan 17, Missouri State 12, Oklahoma State 10, Texas A&M 8, Notre Dame 7, Iona 6, Buffalo 4, Cincinnati 4, Vanderbilt 3, Kansas State 2.

Women's AP Top 25

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

Record Pts Pvs

1. Tennessee (34) 10-0 1,136 1

2. Duke (10) 9-0 1,108 2

3. LSU (2) 8-0 1,056 3

4. Baylor 9-0 998 4

5. North Carolina 11-0 985 5

6. Maryland 10-1 898 6

7. Ohio St. 8-1 874 7

8. Connecticut 9-1 799 8

9. Rutgers 8-1 750 9

10. Michigan St. 8-2 711 11

11. Arizona St. 10-1 696 12

12. Notre Dame 8-1 662 13

13. DePaul 12-1 564 14

14. Stanford 6-3 508 10

15. Minnesota 7-2 434 17

16. New Mexico 9-2 395 18

17. Georgia 7-3 334 15

18. Purdue 8-2 325 21

19. Texas 6-3 306 20

20. Oklahoma 9-3 276 16

21. Vanderbilt 9-3 222 19

22. Temple 8-2 221 25

23. Utah 8-2 192 22

24. Boston College 10-2 147 23

25. Virginia Tech 10-0 84 --

Others receiving votes: Washington 58, N.C. State 45, Florida 39, Mississippi 34, Virginia 29, UCLA 12, Louisville 11, USC 10, W. Kentucky 9, S. Carolina 8.