The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ 2011-12 preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2010-11 record, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year’s final ranking:
Record Pts Fin
1. North Carolina (62) 29-8 1,620 7
2. Kentucky 29-9 1,501 11
3. Ohio St. (1) 34-3 1,482 1
4. UConn (2) 32-9 1,433 9
5. Syracuse 27-8 1,338 12
6. Duke 32-5 1,301 3
7. Vanderbilt 23-11 1,120 25
8. Florida 29-8 1,086 15
9. Louisville 25-10 1,055 14
10. Pittsburgh 28-6 1,027 4
11. Memphis 25-10 997 _
12. Baylor 18-13 892 _
13. Kansas 35-3 755 2
14. Xavier 24-8 747 20
15. Wisconsin 25-9 720 16
16. Arizona 30-8 616 17
17. UCLA 23-11 404 _
18. Michigan 21-14 401 _
19. Alabama 25-12 395 _
20. Texas A&M 24-9 357 24
21. Cincinnati 26-9 353 _
22. Marquette 22-15 335 _
23. Gonzaga 25-10 283 _
24. California 18-15 230 _
25. Missouri 23-11 139 _
Others receiving votes: Florida St. 131, Michigan St. 128, Temple 69, Washington 44, New Mexico 33, Butler 25, Texas 21, Villanova 14, Creighton 12, Purdue 10, Belmont 8, Drexel 8, UNLV 7, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 6, George Mason 5, West Virginia 4, Long Beach St. 3, Miami 3, Harvard 2, Illinois 2, Marshall 1, Minnesota 1, San Diego St. 1.
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