North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Ranked No. 21 in AP Hoops Poll
2/9/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb 9, 2004
NC State has returned to the Associated Press College Basketball rankings for the first time since the week of November 24th. Now 14-5 overall and 7-2 in the ACC, the Wolfpack is ranked 21st in this week's new AP Top 25. The Pack, which is currently all alone in second place in the league standings, will be shooting for its fourth consecutive win when it hosts Florida State Tuesday night at the RBC Center (7 p.m.). Airtime on the Wolfpack Radio Network will be 6:30 p.m.
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 Feb. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (43) 20-1 1,765 1
2. Stanford (27) 20-0 1,753 2
3. Saint Joseph's (2) 20-0 1,659 3
4. Pittsburgh 22-1 1,502 4
5. Connecticut 19-3 1,499 5
6. Mississippi St. 19-1 1,405 7
7. Gonzaga 19-2 1,392 8
8. Kentucky 16-3 1,281 9
9. Louisville 17-3 1,189 6
10. Oklahoma St. 17-2 1,166 13
11. Texas 16-3 1,156 11
12. Kansas 15-4 879 20
13. Cincinnati 16-3 846 10
14. North Carolina 14-6 723 17
15. Georgia Tech 17-5 705 15
16. Arizona 14-6 667 12
17. Wisconsin 15-4 646 14
18. Texas Tech 17-5 415 19
19. Utah St. 19-1 349 24
20. Wake Forest 13-6 333 16
21. N.C. State 14-5 327 -
22. Florida 14-6 294 21
23. S. Illinois 18-2 219 -
24. Providence 15-5 215 23
25. South Carolina 19-4 200 25
Others receiving votes: Syracuse 187, Memphis 71, Air Force 62, Seton Hall 55, Dayton 54, Oklahoma 46, Michigan St. 42, LSU 41, Florida St. 40, Illinois 40, Charlotte 39, W. Michigan 33, Vanderbilt 24, Hawaii 23, Marquette 14, Maryland 14, Kent St. 12, UTEP 7, Creighton 5, Boston U. 4, Vermont 2.
