Jan 13, 2003

Columbia, Mo. - The University of Missouri men's basketball team moved up two spots to 11th in the latest Associated Press Top-25 poll, which was released today.

The Tigers (10-1 on the season) begin a tough stretch of the schedule tonight when they play at perennial power Syracuse in a game set for 6 p.m. on ESPN. The Orangement (10-1) entered the AP poll today for the first time this season, at 25th.

Mizzou will wrap up the week playing a second straight ranked opponent on the road, as the Tigers travel to Stillwater, Okla. Saturday to take on the 24th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-1). OSU entered the rankings this week, as well, and take on their arch-rival Oklahoma tonight following the Mizzou-Syracuse contest.

By The Associated Press

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

 Record Pts Pv
 1. Duke (57) 11-0 1,785 1
 2. Arizona (15) 11-1 1,737 2
 3. Pittsburgh 12-1 1,609 6
 4. Texas 10-2 1,453 8
 5. Oklahoma 10-2 1,431 9
 6. Connecticut 10-1 1,353 3
 6. Florida 13-2 1,353 11
 8. Illinois 12-1 1,303 10
 9. Alabama 11-2 1,249 4
10. Notre Dame 13-2 1,234 5
11. Missouri 10-1 1,032 13
12. Kansas 11-3 1,028 14
13. Creighton 13-1 831 16
14. Mississippi State 10-3 755 7
15. Louisville 10-1 726 19
16. Kentucky 11-3 713 18
17. Maryland 9-3 623 21
18. Indiana 11-3 483 15
19. Wake Forest 10-1 419 17
20. Georgia 9-4 370 20
21. Marquette 10-3 315 24
22. Oregon 10-4 292 12
23. LSU 11-2 283 -
24. Oklahoma State 12-1 270 -
25. Syracuse 10-1 146 -

Others receiving votes: Saint Joseph's 133, Xavier 97, California 72, Butler 63, Texas Tech 36, Michigan St. 29, Stanford 25, Iowa 21, Utah 19, Wyoming 19, Memphis 17, Virginia 16, Dayton 10, Georgetown 9, Tulsa 9, Gonzaga 6, Cincinnati 5, Clemson 5, Fresno St. 5, N.C. State 5, Kansas St. 3, Arizona St. 1, Auburn 1, Manhattan 1.