BTN.com staff, October 31, 2013

Four Big Ten men's basketball teams cracked the first AP Top 25 released today, with No. 2 Michigan State leading the pack. Michigan drew the No. 7 slot while Ohio State landed at No. 11 and Wisconsin debuted at No. 20.

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Rank, team 2013 record Votes Pvs
1. Kentucky (27) 21-12 1,546 _
2. Michigan St. (22) 27-9 1,543 9
3. Louisville (14) 35-5 1,501 2
4. Duke (2) 30-6 1,435 6
5. Kansas 31-6 1,357 3
6. Arizona 27-8 1,311 21
7. Michigan 31-8 1,120 11
8. Oklahoma St. 24-9 1,093 17
8. Syracuse 30-10 1,093 16
10. Florida 29-8 1,048 14
11. Ohio St. 29-8 1,036 7
12. North Carolina 25-11 954 _
13. Memphis 31-5 741 19
14. VCU 27-9 680 _
15. Gonzaga 32-3 538 1
16. Wichita St. 30-9 512 _
17. Marquette 26-9 510 15
18. UConn 20-10 448 _
19. Oregon 28-9 408 25
20. Wisconsin 23-12 338 18
21. Notre Dame 25-10 332 23
22. UCLA 25-10 244 24
23. New Mexico 29-6 213 10
24. Virginia 23-12 189 _
25. Baylor 23-14 180 _

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 176, Creighton 145, Indiana 111, Colorado 83, Iowa 83, Harvard 46, Boise St. 22, Villanova 14, Arizona St. 11, Georgetown 11, UNLV 8, Washington 8, LSU 6, Pittsburgh 6, Stanford 6, Boston College 5, La Salle 4, Missouri 3, Saint Louis 3, St. John's 3, Cincinnati 1.