This week’s Associated Press Men’s College Basketball Poll. First place votes are in parentheses…
1. Virginia (48) 26-2
2. Michigan State (17) 28-3
3. Xavier 25-4
4. Villanova 25-4
5. Duke 24-5
6. Kansas 23-6
7. Gonzaga 27-4
8. Purdue 26-5
9. North Carolina 22-7
10. Cincinnati 25-4
11. Wichita State 23-5
12. Texas Tech 22-7
13. Ohio State 24-7
14. Auburn 24-5
15. Michigan 24-7
16. Tennessee 21-7
17. Rhode Island 23-4
18. Clemson 21-7
19. Arizona 22-7
20. West Virginia 21-8
21. Nevada 25-5
22. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 27-4
23. Kentucky 20-9
24. Middle Tennessee 23-5
25. Houston 22-6
Others receiving votes: TCU, Butler, St. Bonaventure, NC State, Creighton, Loyola of Chicago, Southern Cal., Florida St., Seton Hall, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Florida, Boise St.
