Men’s Basketball ranked No. 5 in final AP poll

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Men's Basketball team is ranked No. 5 in the final Associated Press Top 25, the wire service announced Monday. This marks a tie for the highest ranking in the final AP poll in program history, matching the No. 5 ranking set in the 2002-03 Final Four season.

Texas has now made 14 appearances in the final AP poll since the wire service started its college basketball rankings in 1949. This marks the sixth time the Longhorns have been ranked in the top 10 in the final AP poll.

Texas (26-8, 12-6 Big 12), the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, faces No. 15 seed Colgate in the NCAA First Round on Thursday, March 16. Tip is set for 6:25 p.m. Central at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, and the game will be televised nationally by TBS.

Texas Appearances in the final AP poll

Season	Final AP Rank
1977-78	17
1990-91	23
1993-94	20
1999-2000	15
2000-01	18
2002-03	5
2003-04	12
2005-06	9
2006-07	11
2007-08	7
2010-11	8
2020-21	9
2021-22	25
2022-23	5

The Associated Press' Final Top 25 (March 13, 2023)

Rank	Team (First-Place Votes)	Points
1.	Alabama (48)	1,508
2.	Houston (9)	1,404
3.	Purdue (3)	1,367
4.	Kansas	1,303
5.	TEXAS	1,276
6.	Marquette	1,244
7.	UCLA (1)	1,209
8.	Arizona	1,155
9.	Gonzaga	1,046
10.	UConn	854
11.	Baylor	779
12.	Duke	763
13.	Xavier	738
14.	Virginia	711
15.	Kansas State	709
16.	Miami, Fla.	581
17.	Texas A&M	562
18.	San Diego State	550
19.	Saint Mary's	426
20.	Tennessee	381
21.	Indiana	332
22.	TCU	254
23.	Missouri	171
24.	Memphis	110
25.	Florida Atlantic	99

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Men’s Basketball ranked No. 5 in final AP poll