It's the final poll of the regular-season but the Associated Press finally took notice of what Hawaii is doing this season. Rainbows break into AP
rankings at No. 25Star-Bulletin staff
The Rainbows broke in at No. 25 in the AP rankings announced today.
The 'Bows, winners of the Western Athletic Conference tournament for the second year in the row, received 130 points to grab the last spot in the top 25 poll. Duke garnered 58 first-place votes and 1,759 points to unseat Kansas as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Jayhawks, who lost to Oklahoma in final of the Big 12 Tournament, fell to No. 2.
Hawaii also made it into the Top 25 of the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll released yesterday.
The co-champions of the WAC is ranked No. 24 among the nation's best. Duke was voted No. 1, followed by Kansas and Oklahoma.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' final men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: MEN'S AP TOP 25
Record Pts Pv 1. Duke (58) 29-3 1,759 3 2. Kansas (10) 29-3 1,667 1 3. Oklahoma (2) 27-4 1,630 4 4. Maryland (1) 26-4 1,572 2 5. Cincinnati 30-3 1,529 5 6. Gonzaga 29-3 1,356 6 7. Arizona 22-9 1,196 15 8. Alabama 26-7 1,192 8 9. Pittsburgh 27-5 1,191 7 10. Connecticut 24-6 1,048 19 11. Oregon 23-8 1,033 9 12. Marquette 26-6 887 13 13. Illinois 24-8 848 10 14. Ohio St. 23-7 830 21 15. Florida 22-8 735 11 16. Kentucky 20-9 629 12 17. Mississippi St. 26-7 587 -- 18. Southern Cal 22-9 531 22 19. W. Kentucky 28-3 510 18 20. Oklahoma St. 23-8 423 14 21. Miami 24-7 349 20 22. Xavier 25-5 308 24 23. Georgia 21-9 296 17 24. Stanford 19-9 268 16 25. Hawaii 27-5 130 -- Others receiving votes: Indiana 128, N.C. State 108, California 92, Kent St. 74, Texas Tech 49, Pepperdine 44, Wake Forest 24, Texas 12, UCLA 12, Michigan St. 7, Cent. Connecticut St. 5, Penn 5, Wisconsin 4, Notre Dame 3, Butler 1, Creighton 1, S. Illinois 1, Tulsa 1.
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