The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 21, 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. North Carolina (71) 11-0 1,775 1

2. Connecticut 10-0 1,693 2

3. Pittsburgh 12-0 1,618 3

4. Oklahoma 11-0 1,580 4

5. Duke 10-1 1,486 6

6. Wake Forest 10-0 1,294 10

7. Gonzaga 8-2 1,154 8

8. Notre Dame 8-2 1,116 12

9. Texas 9-2 1,108 5

10. Purdue 9-2 1,083 13

11. Michigan St. 8-2 907 19

12. Georgetown 8-1 880 15

13. UCLA 8-2 873 14

14. Xavier 9-1 861 7

15. Ohio St. 8-0 766 17

16. Tennessee 8-2 758 16

17. Syracuse 11-1 742 11

18. Villanova 10-1 594 18

19. Louisville 7-2 521 9

20. Arizona St. 9-1 477 20

21. Baylor 9-1 466 21

22. Clemson 12-0 462 25

23. Minnesota 10-0 198 —

24. Michigan 8-2 183 —

25. Missouri 9-1 71 —

Others receiving votes: Memphis 70, Marquette 69, Davidson 66, Butler 40, Dayton 25, Saint Mary's, Calif. 25, Illinois 20, BYU 18, Maryland 16, Texas A&M 11, Kansas 10, Florida 8, Florida St. 8, Stanford 8, Miami 6, Wisconsin 5, George Mason 1, UNLV 1, W. Kentucky 1, West Virginia 1.