Kentucky remains ranked No. 1 in the latest Associated Press top 25 poll.
By The Associated Press
Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week.
The Wildcats, who have been No. 1 for five consecutive weeks and seven overall, were again a runaway choice Monday with 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse, which spent six weeks at No. 1, got the other first-place votes.
Missouri, Kansas and Duke stayed third through fifth and are followed by Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Georgetown and Marquette.
No. 18 New Mexico, winners of seven straight, and No. 22 Temple, which has won 10 in a row, are in the rankings for the first time this season. They replace West Coast Conference members Saint Mary's and Gonzaga.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Kentucky (63) 26-1 1,623 1
2. Syracuse (2) 27-1 1,559 2
3. Missouri 25-2 1,498 3
4. Kansas 22-5 1,377 4
5. Duke 23-4 1,359 5
6. Michigan St. 22-5 1,317 7
7. North Carolina 23-4 1,261 8
8. Ohio St. 22-5 1,139 6
9. Georgetown 20-5 1,085 10
10. Marquette 22-5 1,013 12
11. Michigan 20-7 869 17
12. Florida 21-6 860 14
13. Baylor 22-5 859 9
14. Murray St. 26-1 765 16
15. Florida St. 19-7 620 20
16. Wisconsin 20-7 615 15
17. Louisville 21-6 495 19
18. New Mexico 22-4 469 -
19. Wichita St. 24-4 467 24
20. Notre Dame 19-8 457 23
21. UNLV 22-6 325 11
22. Temple 21-5 281 -
23. Indiana 20-7 246 18
24. San Diego St. 20-6 176 13
25. Virginia 20-6 153 22
Others receiving votes: Creighton 76, Gonzaga 47, BYU 29, Saint Louis 25, Drexel 13, Harvard 12, Vanderbilt 12, California 11, Saint Mary's (Cal) 7, Long Beach St. 4, VCU 1.
