{"id":167562,"date":"2019-03-18T11:16:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T16:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=167562"},"modified":"2019-03-18T11:16:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T16:16:14","slug":"final-ap-top-25-mens-basketball-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=167562","title":{"rendered":"Final AP Top 25 men&#8217;s basketball poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"story_content\" class=\"summary ap-serif d-block mb-3\">The top 25 teams in The Associated Press&#8217; final 2018-19 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week&#8217;s ranking:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Record<\/th>\n<th>Pts<\/th>\n<th>Prv<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Duke (58)<\/td>\n<td>29-5<\/td>\n<td>1592<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Virginia (5)<\/td>\n<td>29-3<\/td>\n<td>1497<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. North Carolina<\/td>\n<td>27-6<\/td>\n<td>1453<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. Gonzaga (1)<\/td>\n<td>30-3<\/td>\n<td>1398<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Michigan St.<\/td>\n<td>28-6<\/td>\n<td>1382<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. Tennessee<\/td>\n<td>29-5<\/td>\n<td>1270<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7. Kentucky<\/td>\n<td>27-6<\/td>\n<td>1232<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8. Michigan<\/td>\n<td>28-6<\/td>\n<td>1146<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9. Texas Tech<\/td>\n<td>26-6<\/td>\n<td>1033<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10. Florida St.<\/td>\n<td>27-7<\/td>\n<td>1017<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11. Houston<\/td>\n<td>31-3<\/td>\n<td>933<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12. LSU<\/td>\n<td>26-6<\/td>\n<td>886<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13. Purdue<\/td>\n<td>23-9<\/td>\n<td>727<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14. Auburn<\/td>\n<td>26-9<\/td>\n<td>665<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15. Buffalo<\/td>\n<td>31-3<\/td>\n<td>608<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16. Virginia Tech<\/td>\n<td>24-8<\/td>\n<td>595<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17. Kansas<\/td>\n<td>25-9<\/td>\n<td>590<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18. Kansas St.<\/td>\n<td>25-8<\/td>\n<td>529<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19. Wofford<\/td>\n<td>29-4<\/td>\n<td>385<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20. Nevada<\/td>\n<td>29-4<\/td>\n<td>361<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21. Wisconsin<\/td>\n<td>23-10<\/td>\n<td>339<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22. Cincinnati<\/td>\n<td>28-6<\/td>\n<td>335<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23. Villanova<\/td>\n<td>25-9<\/td>\n<td>306<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24. Iowa St.<\/td>\n<td>23-11<\/td>\n<td>245<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25. Utah St.<\/td>\n<td>28-6<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Others receiving votes: Marquette 63, Maryland 55, Mississippi St. 35, Murray St. 12, New Mexico St. 11, UCF 9, Louisville 8, VCU 4, Seton Hall 3, Old Dominion 2, Liberty 1.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top 25 teams in The Associated Press&#8217; final 2018-19 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week&#8217;s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. 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