USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 12, 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 (27) 30-3 770 3

2. Connecticut (4) 27-3 729 1

3. Memphis 30-3 708 5

4. Villanova 25-4 692 2

5. Gonzaga 27-3 643 4

6. Ohio State 25-5 572 7

7. Boston College 26-7 536 11

8. UCLA 27-6 531 12

9. Texas 27-6 526 8

10. Florida 27-6 474 14

11. George Washington 26-2 440 6

12. North Carolina 22-7 432 10

13. Kansas 25-7 402 18

14. Illinois 25-6 395 9

15. Iowa 25-8 355 20

16. Pittsburgh 24-7 338 16

17. Washington 24-6 247 13

18. LSU 23-8 231 17

19. Tennessee 21-7 219 15

20. Oklahoma 20-8 149 19

21. Nevada 27-5 126 24

22. Syracuse 23-11 120 NR

23. West Virginia 20-10 98 21

24. Georgetown 21-9 92 23

25. UAB 24-6 65 25

Others receiving votes: Bucknell 45; North Carolina State 43; Michigan State 26; California 11; North Carolina-Wilmington 11; San Diego State 10; Southern Illinois 8; Marquette 6; Pacific 4; Wichita State 4; Arkansas 3; Kent State 3; Murray State 3; Texas A&M 3; South Alabama 2; Alabama 1; Indiana 1; Northwestern State 1.