Men's Basketball Top 25 Final-Preseason Comparison
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics
Release: 03/12/2002
March 12, 2002
By The Associated Press
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' final men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 10 and preseason ranking:
Record Pre 1. Duke 29-3 1 2. Kansas 29-3 7 3. Oklahoma 27-4 25 4. Maryland 26-4 2 5. Cincinnati 30-3 - 6. Gonzaga 29-3 - 7. Arizona 22-9 - 8. Alabama 26-7 24 9. Pittsburgh 27-5 -10. Connecticut 24-6 -11. Oregon 23-8 -12. Marquette 26-6 -13. Illinois 24-8 314. Ohio St. 23-7 -15. Florida 22-8 616. Kentucky 20-9 417. Mississippi St. 26-7 -18. Southern Cal 22-9 2019. W. Kentucky 28-3 -20. Oklahoma St. 23-8 1821. Miami 24-7 -22. Xavier 25-5 -23. Georgia 21-9 -24. Stanford 19-9 1325. Hawaii 27-5 -
Ranked in preseason (with ranking): UCLA 5, Missouri 8, Iowa 9, Saint Joseph's 10, Virginia 11, Memphis 12, Georgetown 14, Michigan St. 15, Temple 16, Boston College 17, North Carolina 19, Syracuse 21, Indiana 22, Texas 23.