The Associated Press men’s college basketball top 25 for Week 17 (Feb. 26). First-place votes in parenthesis, followed by points and rankings trend.
1. Houston (53) 1,540 +1
2. Purdue (4) 1,460 +1
3. UConn (5) 1,459 -2
4. Tennessee 1,338 +1
5. Marquette 1,243 +2
6. Arizona 1,188 -2
7. Kansas 1,156 +2
8. Iowa State 1,155 -2
9. North Carolina 1,130 +1
10. Duke 976 -2
11. Auburn 862 +3
12. Creighton 738 +3
13. Illinois 726 -1
14. Alabama 695 -1
15. Baylor 689 -4
16. Kentucky 649 +1
17. St. Mary’s 646 +1
18. South Carolina 471 +2
19. Washington State 361 +2
20. San Diego St. 305 -1
21. Dayton 261 -5
22. Utah State 207 NR
23. Gonzaga 184 NR
24. Florida 140 —
25. South Florida 127 NR
Others receiving votes: BYU 92, Texas Tech 65, TCU 45, Clemson 45, Wake Forest 44, Wisconsin 42, Nevada 25, Colorado State 20, Arizona State 17, New Mexico 10, Florida Atlantic 8, Oklahoma 7, Nebraska 7, Mississippi State 5, Washington 4, Appalachian State 3, McNeese 1, Loyola Chicago 1, Indiana State 1, Northwestern 1, Boise State 1.
Dropped out: Colorado State (22), Texas Tech (23), BYU (25).
