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Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 6 (Dec 23, 2002)

Rank   Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Alabama Crimson Tide (35) 7-1 SEC 0-0 1st 1718 +98 2 Dec 23, 2002, #1 Nov 11, 2002, #8 7
Previous Week: v. Providence (12/21/02, W 69-61)
Current Week: v. Morehead State (12/23/02, W 82-64)
2    Pittsburgh Panthers (14) 8-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1673 +108 4 Dec 23, 2002, #2 Dec 2, 2002, #5 7
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (12/18/02, W 69-49), @ Rhode Island (12/21/02, W 71-87)
Current Week: v. George Mason (12/28/02, W 65-41)
3    Duke Blue Devils (16) 6-0 ACC 0-0 1st 1657 +91 3 Dec 23, 2002, #3 Nov 25, 2002, #6 7
Previous Week: @ North Carolina A&T (12/17/02, W 57-91)
Current Week: v. Dayton (12/29/02, W 85-74)
4    Arizona Wildcats (16) 5-1 Pac-12 0-0 1st 1551 -198 1 Dec 16, 2002, #1 Dec 23, 2002, #4 7
Previous Week: v. LSU (12/21/02, L 65-66)
Current Week: v. Davidson (12/28/02, W 95-69)
5    Oklahoma Sooners 6-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 1406 +80 7 Nov 11, 2002, #3 Nov 25, 2002, #8 7
Previous Week: v. Georgia State (12/21/02, W 89-62)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (12/28/02, L 54-45)
6    UConn Huskies 7-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1299 +151 8 Dec 23, 2002, #6 Nov 11, 2002, #15 7
Previous Week: v. UNC Asheville (12/21/02, W 117-67)
Current Week: v. Central Connecticut State (12/28/02, W 93-65)
7    Illinois Fighting Illini (1) 8-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1279 +349 12 Dec 23, 2002, #7 Dec 2, 2002, #25 4
Previous Week: @ Missouri (12/21/02, W 70-85)
Current Week: @ Memphis (12/28/02, L 77-74)
8    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-1 AAC 0-0 1st 1250 +120 9 Dec 23, 2002, #8 Dec 9, 2002, #10 3
Previous Week: v. Canisius (12/22/02, W 93-75)
Current Week:
9    Texas Longhorns 7-2 Big 12 0-0 1st 1135 +21 10 Dec 2, 2002, #2 Dec 16, 2002, #10 7
Previous Week: v. McNeese State (12/19/02, W 97-59), v. Princeton (12/22/02, W 57-54)
Current Week:
10    Indiana Hoosiers 8-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1113 -279 6 Dec 16, 2002, #6 Nov 18, 2002, #22 7
Previous Week: @ Kentucky (12/21/02, L 70-64)
Current Week: @ Temple (12/28/02, L 71-64)
11    Oregon Ducks 8-1 Pac-12 0-0 1st 1029 -406 5 Dec 16, 2002, #5 Dec 23, 2002, #11 7
Previous Week: @ Cincinnati (12/17/02, L 77-52), v. Florida A&M (12/20/02, W 107-66), v. Minnesota (12/22/02, W 90-81)
Current Week: v. UC Riverside (12/28/02, W 108-67)
12    Florida Gators 8-2 SEC 0-0 1st 917 +51 13 Nov 25, 2002, #7 Dec 9, 2002, #14 7
Previous Week: @ Miami (FL) (12/21/02, W 93-94)
Current Week: v. Charleston Southern (12/23/02, W 74-62), v. Bethune-Cookman (12/28/02, W 99-64)
13    Marquette Golden Eagles 7-1 C-USA 0-0 2nd 822 +51 14 Dec 23, 2002, #13 Nov 11, 2002, #18 7
Previous Week: v. Elon (12/21/02, W 89-57)
Current Week: v. Grambling State (12/28/02, W 105-74)
14    Kentucky Wildcats 5-3 SEC 0-0 1st 806 +281 18 Dec 9, 2002, #12 Dec 16, 2002, #18 7
Previous Week: v. Indiana (12/21/02, W 70-64)
Current Week: @ Louisville (12/28/02, L 81-63)
15    Michigan State Spartans 8-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 761 +122 15 Nov 25, 2002, #9 Dec 9, 2002, #21 7
Previous Week: v. Loyola (IL) (12/17/02, W 80-54), v. South Florida (12/21/02, W 65-56)
Current Week: v. Jacksonville State (12/28/02, W 76-52)
16    Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-1 SEC 0-0 1st 756 +131 16 Nov 18, 2002, #12 Dec 9, 2002, #24 7
Previous Week: v. Georgia State (12/18/02, W 78-54)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma (12/28/02, W 54-45)
17    Missouri Tigers 6-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 728 -298 11 Dec 16, 2002, #11 Nov 18, 2002, #20 7
Previous Week: v. Illinois (12/21/02, L 70-85)
Current Week:
18    Creighton Bluejays 9-0 MVC 1-0 1st 614 +138 20 Dec 23, 2002, #18 Dec 9, 2002, #23 3
Previous Week: v. Delaware State (12/16/02, W 68-48), @ Nebraska (12/21/02, W 73-81)
Current Week: v. Southeast Missouri State (12/29/02, W 93-70)
19    Kansas Jayhawks 6-3 Big 12 0-0 1st 585 +67 19 Nov 25, 2002, #2 Dec 9, 2002, #20 7
Previous Week: v. UCLA (12/21/02, W 87-70)
Current Week: @ California (12/28/02, W 67-80)
20    Tulsa Golden Hurricane 6-1 WAC 0-0 1st 334 -3 22 Dec 9, 2002, #17 Nov 18, 2002, #25 7
Previous Week: v. Oral Roberts (12/19/02, W 90-80)
Current Week: v. TCU (12/23/02, W 78-65), v. Iowa (12/28/02, L 63-67)
21    Xavier Musketeers 6-2 A-10 0-0 1st 314 -29 21 Nov 11, 2002, #10 Dec 23, 2002, #21 7
Previous Week: v. Ball State (12/20/02, W 87-58)
Current Week: @ Siena (12/23/02, W 88-96), v. Eastern Kentucky (12/28/02, W 84-60)
22    North Carolina Tar Heels 7-2 ACC 1-0 1st 296 -3 23 Dec 2, 2002, #12 Dec 16, 2002, #23 4
Previous Week: v. Vermont (12/19/02, W 80-54), @ Florida State (12/22/02, W 48-69)
Current Week: @ Iona (12/27/02, L 65-56), @ St. John's (12/28/02, W 59-63)
23    Maryland Terrapins 3-3 ACC 0-0 1st 212 -36 24 Dec 2, 2002, #9 Dec 16, 2002, #24 7
Previous Week:
Current Week: v. UMBC (12/23/02, W 101-60), v. Georgia Tech (12/29/02, W 84-77)
24    LSU Tigers 7-1 SEC 0-0 1st 173 +166 N/A Dec 23, 2002, #24 Dec 23, 2002, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Prairie View A&M (12/17/02, W 75-49), @ Arizona (12/21/02, W 65-66)
Current Week: @ Tulane (12/28/02, W 62-74)
25    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 6-0 ACC 0-0 1st 87 +58 N/A Dec 23, 2002, #25 Dec 23, 2002, #25 1
Previous Week: v. South Carolina State (12/18/02, W 100-57), v. St. John's (12/21/02, W 84-72)
Current Week: v. North Carolina A&T (12/28/02, W 104-64)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Last
Ranked		 Season High Season Low
Saint Joseph's Hawks 7-0 A-10 0-0 1st 77 +43 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. DePaul (12/21/02, W 65-62)
Current Week: @ Pacific (12/28/02, L 62-50)
Georgetown Hoyas 7-0 AAC 0-0 1st 52 +15 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Norfolk State (12/16/02, W 84-48), v. Howard (12/20/02, W 91-66)
Current Week: @ Virginia (12/28/02, L 79-75)
Butler Bulldogs 8-0 Horizon 0-0 3rd 51 +19 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Saint Louis (12/21/02, W 68-46)
Current Week: @ Texas-RGV (12/28/02, W 48-67), @ Western Kentucky (12/29/02, W 60-63)
Stanford Cardinal 7-3 Pac-12 0-0 1st 47 -542 Dec 16, 2002, #17 Dec 16, 2002, #17 Dec 9, 2002, #19
Previous Week: v. Montana (12/16/02, L 68-70), v. Richmond (12/17/02, L 69-83), v. UC Irvine (12/19/02, W 84-57), @ UNLV (12/22/02, W 66-77)
Current Week: v. Gonzaga (12/28/02, W 81-71)
NC State Wolfpack 6-1 ACC 0-0 1st 46 -24 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Gonzaga (12/17/02, L 60-69), v. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/21/02, W 104-65)
Current Week: v. Wofford (12/29/02, W 86-71)
Georgia Bulldogs 6-3 SEC 0-0 1st 34 +34 Nov 25, 2002, #17 Nov 11, 2002, #16 Nov 18, 2002, #18
Previous Week: v. South Alabama (12/18/02, W 94-82), v. Appalachian State (12/22/02, W 99-62)
Current Week: v. Milwaukee (12/28/02, W 89-69)
Cincinnati Bearcats 5-3 C-USA 0-0 2nd 27 +27 Nov 25, 2002, #21 Nov 25, 2002, #21 Nov 18, 2002, #23
Previous Week: v. Oregon (12/17/02, W 77-52), @ Clemson (12/22/02, L 58-51)
Current Week: v. Miami (OH) (12/28/02, W 66-54)
Texas Tech Red Raiders 7-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 25 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. New Mexico (12/18/02, W 98-71), v. New Mexico State (12/21/02, W 85-84)
Current Week: @ Minnesota (12/28/02, W 89-99)
Virginia Cavaliers 6-2 ACC 0-0 1st 24 -27 Dec 2, 2002, #22 Dec 2, 2002, #22 Dec 2, 2002, #22
Previous Week: v. East Tennessee State (12/17/02, W 84-76), v. Gardner-Webb (12/19/02, W 72-65), @ Rutgers (12/21/02, W 57-61)
Current Week: v. Georgetown (12/28/02, W 79-75)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 22 -81 Dec 16, 2002, #25 Dec 2, 2002, #20 Dec 16, 2002, #25
Previous Week: @ Oregon (12/22/02, L 90-81)
Current Week: v. Texas Tech (12/28/02, L 89-99)
Clemson Tigers 7-0 ACC 0-0 2nd 20 +20 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Winthrop (12/19/02, W 78-61), v. Cincinnati (12/22/02, W 58-51)
Current Week: v. Liberty (12/28/02, W 78-65)
Syracuse Orange 6-1 AAC 0-0 1st 19 +14 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (12/21/02, W 92-65)
Current Week: v. Albany (12/28/02, W 109-79)
Gonzaga Bulldogs 8-3 WCC 0-0 1st 19 +NC Nov 25, 2002, #20 Nov 25, 2002, #20 Nov 11, 2002, #22
Previous Week: @ NC State (12/17/02, W 60-69), v. Long Beach State (12/20/02, W 90-55), v. Eastern Washington (12/22/02, W 67-64)
Current Week: @ Stanford (12/28/02, L 81-71)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 8-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 17 +8 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. UMKC (12/18/02, W 85-61), @ Wichita State (12/21/02, W 58-68)
Current Week:
Brigham Young Cougars 8-1 MWC 0-0 1st 16 +16 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. UC Santa Barbara (12/21/02, W 69-56)
Current Week: @ San Francisco (12/23/02, L 84-72), v. Southern Utah (12/28/02, W 93-60)
Louisville Cardinals 6-1 C-USA 0-0 2nd 15 +14 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Eastern Kentucky (12/17/02, W 104-63), v. Manhattan (12/18/02, W 89-62), v. Furman (12/22/02, W 104-63)
Current Week: v. Kentucky (12/28/02, W 81-63)
Charleston Cougars 9-1 SoCon 0-0 3rd 12 -14 Dec 9, 2002, #25 Dec 9, 2002, #25 Dec 9, 2002, #25
Previous Week: v. American University (12/20/02, W 68-65)
Current Week: v. UNC Wilmington (12/23/02, L 69-78), v. UMBC (12/29/02, W 78-57)
Wisconsin Badgers 7-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 11 +10 Dec 2, 2002, #23 Dec 2, 2002, #23 Nov 25, 2002, #25
Previous Week: v. Texas Southern (12/21/02, W 81-58)
Current Week: v. Ohio (12/23/02, W 75-51)
Iowa State Cyclones 8-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 11 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Drake (12/22/02, W 76-55)
Current Week: @ Northern Iowa (12/29/02, W 64-71)
West Virginia Mountaineers 7-1 AAC 0-0 1st 9 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Western Carolina (12/18/02, W 82-55), v. Tennessee (12/21/02, W 65-62)
Current Week: @ UNLV (12/28/02, L 70-67), v. Gardner-Webb (12/29/02, W 75-58)
Wyoming Cowboys 8-2 MWC 0-0 1st 5 -4 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. South Carolina (12/19/02, W 77-63), v. Prairie View A&M (12/21/02, W 85-55)
Current Week: v. Detroit-Mercy (12/28/02, W 74-60)
Pennsylvania Quakers 3-2 Ivy 0-0 1st 2 -5 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week:
Current Week:
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-3 Big Sky 0-0 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UCLA (12/17/02, W 63-67), v. Tennessee-Martin (12/21/02, W 92-76)
Current Week: @ Portland (12/28/02, L 63-61)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
24    LSU Tigers 7-1 SEC 0-0 1st 173 +166 Dec 23, 2002, #24 Dec 23, 2002, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Prairie View A&M (12/17/02, W 75-49), @ Arizona (12/21/02, W 65-66)
Current Week: @ Tulane (12/28/02, W 62-74)
25    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 6-0 ACC 0-0 1st 87 +58 Dec 23, 2002, #25 Dec 23, 2002, #25 1
Previous Week: v. South Carolina State (12/18/02, W 100-57), v. St. John's (12/21/02, W 84-72)
Current Week: v. North Carolina A&T (12/28/02, W 104-64)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Last
Ranked		 Season High Season Low
Stanford Cardinal 7-3 Pac-12 0-0 1st 47 -542 Dec 16, 2002, #17 Dec 16, 2002, #17 Dec 9, 2002, #19
Previous Week: v. Montana (12/16/02, L 68-70), v. Richmond (12/17/02, L 69-83), v. UC Irvine (12/19/02, W 84-57), @ UNLV (12/22/02, W 66-77)
Current Week: v. Gonzaga (12/28/02, W 81-71)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-2 Big Ten 0-0 1st 22 -81 Dec 16, 2002, #25 Dec 2, 2002, #20 Dec 16, 2002, #25
Previous Week: @ Oregon (12/22/02, L 90-81)
Current Week: v. Texas Tech (12/28/02, L 89-99)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
SEC 5 #1 Alabama Crimson Tide, #12 Florida Gators, #14 Kentucky Wildcats, #16 Mississippi State Bulldogs, #24 LSU Tigers
ACC 4 #3 Duke Blue Devils, #22 North Carolina Tar Heels, #23 Maryland Terrapins, #25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Big 12 4 #5 Oklahoma Sooners, #9 Texas Longhorns, #17 Missouri Tigers, #19 Kansas Jayhawks
AAC 3 #2 Pittsburgh Panthers, #6 UConn Huskies, #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Big Ten 3 #7 Illinois Fighting Illini, #10 Indiana Hoosiers, #15 Michigan State Spartans
Pac-12 2 #4 Arizona Wildcats, #11 Oregon Ducks
A-10 1 #21 Xavier Musketeers
C-USA 1 #13 Marquette Golden Eagles
MVC 1 #18 Creighton Bluejays
WAC 1 #20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane