The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, and previous ranking:

1. Massachusetts (59) 18-0 1

2. Kentucky (3) 17-1 2

3. Kansas 16-1 3

4. Connecticut (1) 19-1 4

5. Cincinnati 14-1 5

6. Villanova 16-3 7

7. Utah 16-3 10

8. North Carolina 15-4 11

9. Georgetown 17-3 6

10. Penn St. 15-1 14

11. Memphis 14-3 12

12. Wake Forest 13-3 9

13. Virginia Tech 13-2 8

14. Arizona 15-3 13

15. Texas Tech 16-1 22

16. Iowa 15-4 22

17. Purdue 15-4 19

18. Syracuse 14-5 17

19. UCLA 13-5 15

20. Michigan 14-6 16

21. Boston College 12-4 20

22. Auburn 15-4 21

23. E. Michigan 15-1 -

24. Clemson 12-4 18

25. Georgia Tech 13-8 -

Other receiving votes: Iowa St. 98, Marquette 67, Washington 65, Louisville 52, Stanford 48, Arkansas 44, California 43, New Mexico 41, Mississippi St. 34, Wis.-Green Bay 28, Illinois 21, Missouri 21, Georgia 20, George Washington 14, Tulsa 12, South Caro lina 10, Temple 10, Tulane 9, Alabama 7, Nebraska 7, Princeton 6, Texas 3, Duke 2, Santa Clara 2, Coll. of Charleston 1, Wisconsin 1.