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Points: 775 (31 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Tuesday's result: Beat No. 13 Texas 83-58. Upcoming game: Friday at Holy Cross. Last week: Beat Northeastern 105-35.

2. Stanford (2-0)

Points: 742. Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Pepperdine, Sunday at UC-Davis. Last week: Beat Old Dominion 89-56, beat Rutgers 81-66.

3. Ohio State (3-0)

Points: 695. Previous ranking: 3. Tuesday's result: Beat Alabama-Birmingham 88-55. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. West Virginia in Preseason NIT semifinals. Last week: Beat Eastern Illinois 91-68, beat Bowling Green 91-72.

4. North Carolina (1-0)

Points: 647. Previous ranking: 5. Upcoming games: Tonight vs. Coastal Carolina, Sunday at UNLV (the Mtn., 5). Last week: Beat College of Charleston 88-57.

5. Tennessee (2-0)

Points: 595. Previous ranking: 9. Tuesday's result: Beat Texas Tech 91-53. Upcoming game: Sunday at No. 17 Virginia. Last week: Beat then-No. 4 Baylor 74-65.

6. Notre Dame (1-0)

Points: 578. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming games: Thursday at No. 21 Michigan State (Big Ten Network, 6), Sunday vs. Iona. Last week: Beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 102-57.

7. Arizona State (1-0)

Points: 511. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming games: Thursday at Yale, Saturday at No. 14 Xavier. Last week: Beat South Dakota State 73-64.

8. Texas A&M (1-0)

Points: 494. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming games: Tonight vs. Rice, Sunday at Auburn. Last week: Beat then-No. 6 Duke 95-77.

9. Baylor (1-1)

Points: 487. Previous ranking: 4. Tuesday's result: Beat Tennessee Tech 100-55. Upcoming games: Sunday at No. 11 California (FSN, 5), Nov. 24 vs. Jacksonville State. Last week: Lost to then-No. 9 Tennessee 74-65.

10. Florida State (2-0)

Points: 435. Previous ranking: 12. Tuesday's result: Beat Florida 66-62. Upcoming games: Friday vs. Stetson, Sunday at Georgia State. Last week: Beat North Florida 79-50.

11. California (2-0)

Points: 413. Previous ranking: 13. Tuesday's result: Beat Saint Mary's 68-65. Upcoming game: Sunday vs. No. 9 Baylor (FSN, 5). Last week: Beat Idaho State 100-43.

12. Duke (1-1)

Points: 394. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Georgia Southern, Monday vs. Charlotte. Last week: Beat Houston Baptist 104-35, lost to then-No. 16 Texas A&M 95-77.

13. Texas (1-1)

Points: 381. Previous ranking: 14. Tuesday's result: Lost to No. 1 Connecticut 83-58. Upcoming game: Friday vs. North Texas. Last week: Beat Texas-San Antonio 71-60.

14. Xavier (1-0)

Points: 373. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming games: Saturday vs. No. 7 Arizona State, Monday vs. Mississippi Valley State. Last week: Beat Southern California 81-71 OT.

15. LSU (1-0)

Points: 326. Previous ranking: 17. Upcoming games: Tonight vs. Middle Tennessee, Saturday vs. Houston, Sunday vs. Nicholls State. Last week: Beat Centenary 92-19.

16. Oklahoma (1-1)

Points: 298. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. TCU. Last week: Beat Mercer 108-66, lost to then-unranked Georgia 62-51.

17. Virginia (2-0)

Points: 284. Previous ranking: 18. Upcoming games: Tonight vs. South Carolina-Upstate, Sunday vs. No. 5 Tennessee. Last week: Beat Maryland-Baltimore County 68-57, beat Manhattan 86-68.

18. Vanderbilt (1-0)

Points: 221. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming games: Tonight at Southern Illinois, Friday vs. UC-Riverside, Nov. 24 at Saint Joseph's. Last week: Beat Lehigh 90-54.

19. Louisville (1-1)

Points: 210. Previous ranking: 19. Tuesday's result: Lost to Hartford 62-50. Upcoming game: Sunday vs. Tennessee Tech. Last week: Beat Dayton 65-63.

20. Maryland (2-0)

Points: 189. Previous ranking: 21. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Old Dominion, Sunday at Mississippi State, Nov. 24 vs. Samford. Last week: Beat North Carolina Central 88-39, beat New Hampshire 63-43.

21. Michigan State (1-1)

Points: 171. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. No. 6 Notre Dame (Big Ten Network, 6), Sunday vs. Western Michigan. Last week: Lost to Dayton 77-74, beat Detroit 71-62.

22. Georgia (1-0)

Points: 151. Previous ranking: not ranked. Upcoming games: Thursday at Chattanooga, Sunday vs. Rutgers. Last week: Beat then-No. 8 Oklahoma 62-51.

23. Purdue (1-0)

Points: 119. Previous ranking: 23. Upcoming games: Friday vs. Seattle, Saturday vs. Dayton and Sunday vs. Georgetown (Big Ten Network, 4) in BTI Classic. Last week: Beat Western Illinois 70-37.

24. Iowa State (1-0)

Points: 101. Previous ranking: 24. Upcoming game: Sunday at Drake. Last week: Beat Florida Atlantic 80-40.

25. Pittsburgh (1-0)

Points: 95. Previous ranking: 22. Tuesday's result: Beat North Florida 61-35. Upcoming games: Friday vs. Florida, Nov. 24 vs. St. Francis (Pa.). Last week: Idle.

Dropped out: No. 25 DePaul (2-0).

Others receiving votes: DePaul 88; Middle Tennessee 85; Kansas 54; San Diego State 29; Auburn 26; Mississippi State 25; South Dakota State 17; TCU 12; Rutgers 8; Syracuse 6; Kansas State 5; Gonzaga 4; Oklahoma State 4; Temple 4; Dayton 3; Florida 3; Georgetown 3; Richmond 2; Southern Methodist 2; Vermont 2; Western Kentucky 2; East Carolina 1; Hartford 1; Houston 1; Michigan 1; South Florida 1; West Virginia 1.

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