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.
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
Associated Press