Since 1948 sportswriters across the nation have cast their ballots for the AP men's basketball rankings. This year 72 voters are partaking in the weekly AP Top 25 poll. A first place vote nets 25 points while a twenty-fifth place vote nets 1 point.
The AP college basketball top 25 for the week of March 17 has three ACC teams, two Big 12 teams, six Big East teams, three Big Ten teams, three Pac-10 teams, two SEC teams, and six mid-major teams all of which are from different conferences. The first five teams on the outside of the AP top 25 are Indiana, USC, BYU, UNLV, and Kent State. North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA, and Kansas split the number 1 votes with North Carolina taking the majority.
Final AP men's basketball rankings - week of March 17:
Points
1,779
1,710
1,674
1,596
1,449
1,412
1,390
1,271
1,223
1,123
989
958
894
795
673
671
587
524
494
419
378
365
254
232
175