2001–2002 Season: Final Regular Season AP Men's Top 25 Poll
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
Taken before start of NCAA tournament.
The sportswriters & broadcasters poll: first place votes in parentheses; records through Monday, March 11, 2002; total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.); record in NCAA tourney and team lost to; head coach (career years and record including 2002 postseason), and preseason ranking. Teams in bold type went on to reach NCAA Final Four. Indiana, which did not make the final regular-season Top 25, was the other Final Four team.
| Mar. 11 Record | Points | NCAA Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke (58) | 29-3 | 1759 | 2-1 (Indiana) | Mike Krzyzewski (27 yrs: 637-226) | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas (10) | 29-3 | 1667 | 4-1 (Maryland) | Roy Williams (14 yrs: 388-93) | 7 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (2) | 27-4 | 1630 | 4-1 (Indiana) | Kelvin Sampson (18 yrs: 363-222) | 25 |
| 4 | Maryland (1) | 26-4 | 1572 | 6-0 | Gary Williams (24 yrs: 481-271) | 2 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 30-3 | 1529 | 1-1 (UCLA) | Bob Huggins (21 yrs: 500-172) | NR |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 29-3 | 1356 | 0-1 (Wyoming) | Mark Few (3 yrs: 81-20) | NR |
| 7 | Arizona | 22-9 | 1196 | 2-1 (Oklahoma) | Lute Olson (29 yrs: 662-236) | NR |
| 8 | Alabama | 26-7 | 1192 | 1-1 (Kent St.) | Mark Gottfried (7 yrs: 104-51) | 24 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 27-5 | 1191 | 2-1 (Kent St.) | Ben Howland (8 yrs: 140-94) | NR |
| 10 | Connecticut | 24-6 | 1048 | 3-1 (Maryland) | Jim Calhoun (30 yrs: 623-286) | NR |
| 11 | Oregon | 23-8 | 1033 | 3-1 (Kansas) | Ernie Kent (9 yrs: 184-138) | NR |
| 12 | Marquette | 25-7 | 887 | 0-1 (Tulsa) | Tom Crean (3 yrs: 56-35) | NR |
| 13 | Illinois | 24-8 | 848 | 2-1 (Kansas) | Bill Self (9 yrs: 183-97) | 3 |
| 14 | Ohio St. | 23-7 | 830 | 1-1 (Missouri) | Jim O'Brien (20 yrs: 337-274) | NR |
| 15 | Florida | 22-8 | 735 | 0-1 (Creighton) | Billy Donovan (8 yrs: 159-85) | 6 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 20-9 | 629 | 2-1 (Kentucky) | Tubby Smith (12 yrs: 256-105) | 4 |
| 17 | Mississippi St. | 26-7 | 587 | 1-1 (Texas) | Rick Stansbury (4 yrs: 79-50) | NR |
| 18 | USC | 22-9 | 531 | 0-1 (NC-Wilmington) | Henry Bibby (7 yrs: 104-85) | 20 |
| 19 | Western Ky. | 28-3 | 510 | 0-1 (Stanford) | Dennis Felton (4 yrs: 76-45) | NR |
| 20 | Oklahoma St. | 23-8 | 423 | 0-1 (Kent St.) | Eddie Sutton (32 yrs: 702-278) | 18 |
| 21 | Miami-FL | 24-7 | 349 | 0-1 (Missouri) | Perry Clarke (13 yrs: 225-162) | NR |
| 22 | Xavier | 25-5 | 308 | 1-1 (Oklahoma) | Thad Matta (2 yrs: 50-14) | NR |
| 23 | Georgia | 21-9 | 296 | 1-1 (S. Illinois) | Jim Harrick (22 yrs: 452-226) | NR |
| 24 | Stanford | 19-9 | 268 | 1-1 (Kansas) | Mike Montgomery (24 yrs: 493-233) | 13 |
| 25 | Hawaii | 27-5 | 130 | 0-1 (Xavier) | Riley Wallace (17 yrs: 258-231) | NR |
Others receiving votes: 26. Indiana (20-11) 128 points; 27. N.C. State (22-10) 108; 28. California (22-8) 92; 29. Kent State (27-5) 74; 30. Texas Tech (23-8) 49; 31. Pepperdine (22-8) 44; 32. Wake Forest (20-12) 24; 33. Texas (20-11) and UCLA (19-11) 12; 35. Michigan St. (19-11) 7; 36. Central Connecticut (28-4) and Pennsylvania (25-6) 5; 38. Wisconsin (18-12) 4; 39. Notre Dame (21-10) 3; 40. Butler (25-5), Creighton (22-8), Southern Illinois (26-7), Tulsa (26-6).
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