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.