Tuesday, March 7, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
AP MEN'S TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total 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. Cincinnati (66) 28-2 1,743 | 2 |
| 2. Stanford (2) 25-2 1,634 | 1 |
| 3. Duke | 24-4 1,617 | 4 |
| 4. Ohio St. (2) 22-5 1,497 | 6 |
| 5. Michigan St. 23-7 1,455 | 7 |
| 6. Temple | 23-5 1,275 | 5 |
| 7. Iowa St. | 26-4 1,272 | 10 |
| 8. Tennessee | 24-5 1,211 | 11 |
| 9. Arizona | 24-6 1,178 | 3 |
| 10. LSU | 25-4 1,154 | 12 |
| 11. Florida | 23-6 1,015 | 8 |
| 12. Syracuse | 24-4 910 | 9 |
| 13. Texas | 22-7 877 | 16 |
| 14. Tulsa | 27-3 802 | 15 |
| 15. Oklahoma | 24-5 719 | 21 |
| 16. Kentucky | 28-7 809 | 22 |
| 17. OklahomaSt.23-5 687 | 13 |
| 18. Indiana | 20-7 651 | 14 |
| 19. St. John's | 21-7 440 | 18 |
| 20. Maryland | 22-8 429 | 17 |
| 21. Connecticut | 21-8 316 | 24 |
| 22. Purdue | 21-8 314 | 20 |
| 23. Miami | 20-9 185 | |
| 24. Kansas | 22-8 164 | 23 |
| 25. Illinois | 19-8 141 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Auburn 130, Oregon 116, Utah St. 31, Louisville 18, UCLA 17, Fresno St. 15, Utah 7, Pepperdine 6, Navy 4, Virginia 4, Kent 2, Penn 2, Butler 1, St. Bonaventure 1, Vanderbilt 1.
AP WOMEN'S TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
| | Record Pts | Pl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Connecticut (40) | 2-1 1,072 | 1 |
| 2. Tennessee (3) | 28-3 1,028 | 2 |
| 3. Louisiana Tech | 25-2 987 | 4 |
| 4. Georgia | 29-3 917 | 2 |
| 5. Notre Dame | 25-3 909 | 6 |
| 6. Texas Tech | 24-3 826 | 7 |
| 7. Penn St. | 26-4 811 | 5 |
| 8. Rutgers | 21-6 732 | 8 |
| 9. UC Santa Barbara | 27-3 722 | 9 |
| **10. Iowa St.** | **22-5 660** | **11** |
| **11. Duke** | 25-5 637 | **12** |
| **12. Mississippi St.** | 23-7 590 | **17** |
| **13. Purdue** | 22-7 520 | **18** |
| **14. Old Dominion** | 24-4 516 | **14** |
| **15. LSU** | 22-6 491 | **10** |
| **16. Auburn** | 21-7 393 | **12** |
| **17. Boston College** | 25-7 331 | **19** |
| **18. Oklahoma** | **23-6 312** | **21** |
| **19. Virginia** | 23-8 265 | **16** |
| **20. N.C. State** | 20-8 240 | **15** |
| **21. Tulane** | 25-4 191 | **23** |
| **22. Arizona** | 26-5 153 | **20** |
| **23. G. Washington** | 25-4 132 | |
| **24. Oregon** | 27-2 131 | |
| **25. Michigan** | 22-7 123 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Stanford 67, Xavier 43, North Carolina 39, Marquette 28, Kent 23, Kansas 21, Vanderbilt 20, St. Joseph's 14, Illinois 10, SW Missouri St. 7, UCLA 7, Utah 3, Texas 2, Drake 1, Wisconsin 1.
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Duke moved up from fourth to third, and Ohio State got the other two first-place votes as it jumped from sixth to fourth. Michigan State, which shared the Big Ten championship with the Buckeyes, moved up two spots to fifth.
Temple lost to St. Joseph's last week and dropped from fifth to sixth in the latest poll. Iowa State, the Big 12 champion, moved up from No.10 to seventh.
Tennessee moved up three spots to eighth, while Arizona fell from
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati (28-2) moved back to No.1 yesterday, getting the overwhelming majority of the first-place votes from the national media panel.
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The Bearcats received 66 firstplace votes from the national media panel. Stanford (25-2), an unanimous choice for No. 1 last week, dropped to second after an overtime loss to UCLA Saturday.
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third to ninth after losing at Oregon State and Oregon last week.
LSU moved from 12th to No.10, its first appearance in the Top 10 since being ranked ninth on Nov. 25, 1991.
Florida held No. 11 followed by Syracuse, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Oklahoma State, Indiana, St. John's and Maryland. Connecticut, Purdue, Miami, Kansas and Illinois completed the Top 25.
The Hurricanes replaced Auburn, which fell from 19th after losing to LSU and Arkansas last week, the Tigers' third and fourth consecutive losses.
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The final poll will be released next Monday, the day after the field for the NCAA tournament is announced.
Miami, which beat St. John's 74-70 in overtime Sunday to earn a share of the Big East regular-season title with Syracuse, moved back into the rankings for the first time since the preseason Top 25.
Schools that have received automatic bids to the NCAA basketball tournament. All bids are by virtue of conference tournament championships with the exception of Ivy League and Pacific-10 conferences, which do not conduct postseason tournaments. The Mountain West Conference and Western Athletic Conference do not receive automatic bids:
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Central Connecticut State Northeast
Appalachian State, Southern
Pennsylvania, Ivy League
Creighton, Missouri Valley
Iona MAAC
UNC-Wilmington, Colonial
Appalachian State, Southern
Samford, Trans America Athletic
Southeast Missouri State, Ohio Valley
Winthrop, Big South
Huskies remain on top in poll; Tennessee No.2
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Connecticut remained an overwhelming No.1 choice yesterday in the AP women's basketball poll and is just one week from a season-long run at the top.
The Huskies (28-1) received 40 of a possible 43 first-class votes from a media panel and had 1,072 points. That was 44 more than Tennessee (28-3), now alone at No. 2 after being tied with Georgia last week
Connecticut, climbed one spot to third.
There was some reshuffling among the teams in the middle, mostly the result of conference tournament action.
Georgia (29-3) lost to Mississippi State in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament and dropped to fourth. Louisiana Tech (25-2), winner of 15 straight since a 90-63 loss to
UC Santa Barbara and Iowa State. Texas Tech and Iowa State, which shared the Big 12 regular-season title with No. 18 Oklahoma, each moved up one spot. Penn State fell two places after losing to No. 13 Purdue in the Big Ten finals.
Connecticut routed Providence in the season finale and St. John's in its first Big East tournament game to reach last night's semifinals against No. 17 Boston College. Tennessee won the SEC tournament for the fourth time in five years, beating Mississippi State 70-67 in the finals.
Duke went from 12th to 11th and Mississippi State's strong showing in the SEC tourney sent the Lady Bulldogs from 17th to 12th. Then it was Purdue, Old Dominion and LSU, followed by Auburn, Boston College, Oklahoma, Virginia and North Carolina State.
Notre Dame, which also made the Big East semifinals, moved up one spot to fifth and was followed by Texas Tech, Penn State, Rutgers,
UC Santa Barbara and Iowa State.
Tulane, Arizona, George Washington, Oregon and Michigan completed the Top 25.
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