Defending national champion Villanova was the only other school to receive multiple first-place votes, with five, but still trailed No. 2 Kentucky in the first regular-season poll.
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No. 24 Cincinnati and No. 25 California were the only newcomers in the week’s poll, as UConn and Maryland dropped out.
School, record, points (first-place votes)
1. Duke, 2-0, 1,613 (58) 2. Kentucky, 2-0, 1,508 (1) 3. Villanova, 1-0, 1,492 (5) 4. Oregon, 1-0, 1,349 5. North Carolina, 2-0, 1,347 6. Indiana, 1-0, 1,322 (1) 7. Kansas, 0-1, 1,206 8. Virginia, 1-0, 1,121 9. Wisconsin, 1-0, 1,097 10. Arizona, 1-0, 1,092 11. Xavier, 1-0, 1,025 12. Louisville, 1-0, 811 13. Michigan State, 0-1, 729 14. Gonzaga, 1-0, 725 15. Purdue, 1-0, 700 16. UCLA, 2-0, 622 17. Saint Mary’s (Calif.), 1-0, 593 18. Syracuse, 1-0, 551 19. West Virginia, 1-0, 392 20. Iowa State, 1-0, 254 21. Rhode Island, 1-0, 250 22. Creighton, 1-0, 232 23. Texas, 1-0, 230 24. Cincinnati, 1-0, 120 25. California, 1-0, 109
Others receiving votes: Dayton 102, Maryland 100, Florida State 95, San Diego State 54, Florida 38, Miami 38, Wichita St 37, Butler 26, NC State 23, Virginia Tech 21, Texas A&M 16, Notre Dame 14, Oklahoma 11, Ohio State 9, Connecticut 9, Marquette 7, Monmouth 7, Seton Hall 6, Clemson 6, Colorado 5, Mississippi State 4, Ohio 2, Wagner 2, SMU 1, Yale 1, Princeton 1
Dropped from rankings: Connecticut 18, Maryland 25
