Staff/Wire reports

Coach Phil Martelli (above) and Saint Joseph's, the only undefeated team in Division I men's college basketball at 27-0, is No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for the first time.

Saint Joe's, a school with an enrollment of only 3,400, replaced Stanford, which suffered its first loss Saturday. "It's a dream come true," Hawks senior guard Jameer Nelson said. Kentucky (23-4) moved up one spot to eighth and Cincinnati (21-6) is still 13th.

UK 3rd, UC 19th in latest RPI

Kentucky remained third and Cincinnati moved up one spot to 19th in the Ratings Percentage Index rankings released Monday. Other area schools:

• Dayton, 41st

• Notre Dame, 47th

• Xavier, 52nd

• Indiana, 90th

• Miami, 101st

AP Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 7, 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. Saint Joseph's (67)	27-0	1,795	2
2. Stanford (2)	26-1	1,648	1
3. Gonzaga (1)	26-2	1,604	3
4. Mississippi St.	25-2	1,557	5
5. Duke (2)	25-4	1,519	4
6. Pittsburgh	27-3	1,451	6
7. Oklahoma St.	24-3	1,410	7
8. Kentucky	23-4	1,370	8
9. Connecticut	24-6	1,158	9
10. Wisconsin	21-6	927	16
11. Texas	21-6	914	10
12. Illinois	22-5	898	18
13. Cincinnati	21-6	844	13
14. Georgia Tech	22-8	817	19
15. Wake Forest	19-8	672	11
16. North Carolina	18-9	665	14
17. N.C. State	19-8	654	17
18. Kansas	20-7	607	20
19. Syracuse	21-6	593	23
20. Providence	20-7	521	12
21. Arizona	19-8	400	21
22. Utah St.	25-2	322	24
23. Memphis	21-6	310	22
24. S. Illinois	25-4	264	15
25. Air Force	22-5	73	-

Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 70, Charlotte 48, DePaul 42, Louisville 41, Boston College 36, Washington 36, Seton Hall 34, W. Michigan 31, Nevada 20, ETSU 10, Texas Tech 10, Florida 6, Dayton 5, Manhattan 4, South Carolina 3, Boise St. 2, UTEP 2, Alabama 1, BYU 1, Marquette 1, Oklahoma 1, Pacific 1, Princeton 1, Va. Commonwealth 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 7, 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. Saint Joseph's (31)	27-0	775	2
2. Stanford	26-1	715	1
3. Gonzaga	26-2	687	4
4. Duke	25-4	675	3
5. Mississippi State	25-2	666	5
6. Pittsburgh	27-3	620	6
7. Oklahoma State	24-3	616	7
8. Kentucky	23-4	571	9
9. Connecticut	24-6	496	8
10. Wisconsin	21-6	480	14
11. Texas	21-6	407	10
12. Cincinnati	21-6	401	12
13. Illinois	22-5	333	20
14. Wake Forest	19-8	316	11
15. Kansas	20-7	315	18
16. Arizona	19-8	281	17
17. Providence	20-7	254	13
18. Georgia Tech	22-8	247	22
19. North Carolina	18-9	218	16
20. N.C. State	19-8	217	19
21. Utah State	25-2	216	21
22. Southern Illinois	25-4	138	15
23. Syracuse	21-6	112	-
24. Memphis	21-6	107	23
25. Air Force	22-5	49	-

Others receiving votes: Michigan State 39, Louisville 32, Charlotte 20, Colorado 10, DePaul 10, Western Michigan 8, South Carolina 7, Texas Tech 7, Boston College 4, BYU 4, ETSU 4, Florida 4, UAB 3, Dayton 3, Nevada 3, Pacific 2, UTEP 2, Manhattan 1, Seton Hall 1.

Rating Percentage Index

CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) has been used by the NCAA since 1981 to supplement the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA basketball tournament. This list is an independent duplication of the RPI without input from the NCAA, which does not release the RPI to the public. The basic RPI is derived from three component factors: Div. I winning percentage (25)%, schedule strength (50)%; and opponent's schedule strength (25)%. Games against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the RPI.

Through Match 7

	W	L	Rating	Rank	RPI
1. Duke	25	4	.6259	7	.6695
2. St. Joseph's	27	0	.5676	44	.6682
3. Kentucky	23	4	.6123	9	.6609
4. Miss. St.	25	2	.5663	47	.6542
5. Pittsburgh	26	3	.5509	62	.6368
6. Stanford	26	1	.5214	108	.6338
7. Connecticut	24	6	.5921	22	.6319
8. Syracuse	21	6	.5961	19	.6304
9. Gonzaga	26	2	.5323	92	.6293
10. Oklahoma St.	23	3	.5428	78	.6274
11. Texas	21	6	.5946	20	.6265
12. Kansas	19	7	.6087	10	.6251
13. North Car. St.	19	8	.6138	8	.6249
14. Providence	20	7	.5980	17	.6247
15. North Carolina	18	9	.6269	4	.6227
16. Wake Forest	19	8	.6053	13	.6223
17. Georgia Tech	22	8	.5900	24	.6208
18. Florida	18	9	.6305	3	.6201
19. Cincinnati	21	6	.5832	30	.6199
20. Wisconsin	21	6	.5809	32	.6195
21. Seton Hall	19	8	.6062	12	.6163
22. Louisville	19	8	.6080	11	.6154
23. Alabama	16	11	.6510	1	.6134
24. Illinois	22	5	.5448	72	.6113
25. Boston College	21	8	.5852	28	.6110
41. Dayton	22	7	.5214	107	.5841
52. Xavier	19	10	.5535	59	.5742
101. Miami-OH	16	10	.5153	120	.5368
138. Ohio St.	14	15	.5074	140	.5085
165. Wright St.	14	13	.4744	208	.4912

Conferences

	W	L	Rating	Rank	RPI
1. Atlantic Coast(9)	162	88	.6081	1	.6070
2. Southeastern (12)	209	118	.5884	2	.5924
3. Big East (14)	236	150	.5693	3	.5730
4. Big 12 (12)	193	130	.5612	4	.5646
5. C-USA(14)	212	161	.5528	5	.5518
6. Big Ten (11)	170	132	.5493	6	.5498
7. Mountain West(8)	121	90	.5430	8	.5460
8. Atlantic 10 (12)	180	155	.5477	7	.5406
9. Pacific 10 (10)	146	122	.5383	9	.5383
10. Wstrn Athl.(10)	145	126	.5283	10	.5280
11. Missouri Val.(10)	154	135	.5198	11	.5206
12. West Coast (8)	116	116	.5115	12	.5089
13. Clnl Athl.(10)	145	142	.4980	13	.4998
14. Mid-Amrcn (13)	172	175	.4895	16	.4931
15. Horizon (9)	123	130	.4919	15	.4900
16. Sun Belt (11)	136	147	.4838	18	.4852
17. Metro Atl. (10)	139	151	.4852	17	.4844
18. Big West (10)	126	135	.4822	19	.4832
19. Southern (12)	151	169	.4782	20	.4778
20. Atlantic Sun (11)	139	159	.4709	21	.4709
21. Mid-Continent(9)	110	136	.4685	22	.4672
22. America E. (10)	136	150	.4575	25	.4655
23. Ohio Valley (11)	126	161	.4670	23	.4612
24. Big Sky (8)	90	117	.4609	24	.4588
25. Northeast (11)	140	168	.4546	26	.4568
26. Patriot (8)	96	119	.4465	28	.4491
27. Ivy League (8)	84	124	.4516	27	.4445
28. Big South (9)	103	139	.4351	30	.4384
29. Indpndnts (4)	27	72	.4958	14	.4378
30. Southland (11)	108	155	.4370	29	.4361
31. Sthwstrn (10)	107	159	.4187	31	.4209
32. Mid-Eastern (11)	113	184	.4032	32	.4060