Kansas State made its debut in a major basketball poll this week when the Wildcats were ranked 25th in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll.</p><p>Missouri held firm at No. 8, Kansas fell seven spots to 18th.</p><p>In the Associated Press poll, the Tigers are No. 8, moving up one spot from last week. Kansas is No. 17, dropping five, and Kansas State was the first team outside of the top 25.</p><p>Since suffering their only loss of the season, a double-overtime heartbreaker against West Virginia, the Wildcats, 10-1, have won five straight. Sunday night, they completed a three-game sweep to capture the Diamond Head Classic, and before that beat Alabama in Kansas City.</p><p>The Tigers, 12-0, off to their best start since 1981-82, are coming off their most hard-fought victory of the season, 78-74 over Illinois at St. Louis.</p><p>Kansas, 8-3, fell after losing to Davidson in Kansas City last week. The Jayhawks rebounded to defeat Southern California 63-47 last Thursday.</p><p>Baylor is the highest-ranked Big 12 team at No. 6 on the AP list, and seventh in the coaches poll. </p><p>| Blair Kerkhoff, <a href="mailto:bkerkhoff@kcstar.com">bkerkhoff@kcstar.com</a></p><p><h3>Associated Press poll</h3></p><p>1.Syracuse (54 first-place votes)</p><p>2. Ohio State (5)</p><p>3. Kentucky (4)</p><p>4. Louisville (2)</p><p>5. North Carolina</p><p>6. Baylor</p><p>7. Duke</p><p>8. Missouri</p><p>9. Connecticut</p><p>10. Florida</p><p>11. Wisconsin</p><p>12. Georgetown</p><p>13. Indiana</p><p>14. Marquette</p><p>15. Mississippi State</p><p>16. Michigan State</p><p>17. Kansas</p><p>18. Michigan</p><p>19.UNLV</p><p>20. Murray State</p><p>21. Creighton</p><p>22. Pittsburgh</p><p>23. Virginia</p><p>24. Harvard</p><p>25. San Diego State </p><p><h3>Coaches poll</h3></p><p>1.Syracuse (30 first-place votes)</p><p>2. Ohio State (1)</p><p>3. Kentucky</p><p>4. Louisville</p><p>5. Duke</p><p>6. North Carolina</p><p>7. Baylor</p><p>8. Missouri</p><p>9. Connecticut</p><p>10. Florida</p><p>11. Wisconsin</p><p>12. Georgetown</p><p>13. Marquette</p><p>14. Mississippi State</p><p>15. Indiana</p><p>16. Michigan</p><p>17. Michigan State</p><p>18. Kansas</p><p>19. Creighton</p><p>20. UNLV</p><p>21. Murray State</p><p>22. Pittsburgh</p><p>23. Harvard</p><p>24. Virginia</p><p>25. Kansas State

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Kansas State made its debut in a major basketball poll this week when the Wildcats were ranked 25th in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll.

Missouri held firm at No. 8, Kansas fell seven spots to 18th.

In the Associated Press poll, the Tigers are No. 8, moving up one spot from last week. Kansas is No. 17, dropping five, and Kansas State was the first team outside of the top 25.

Since suffering their only loss of the season, a double-overtime heartbreaker against West Virginia, the Wildcats, 10-1, have won five straight. Sunday night, they completed a three-game sweep to capture the Diamond Head Classic, and before that beat Alabama in Kansas City.

The Tigers, 12-0, off to their best start since 1981-82, are coming off their most hard-fought victory of the season, 78-74 over Illinois at St. Louis.

Kansas, 8-3, fell after losing to Davidson in Kansas City last week. The Jayhawks rebounded to defeat Southern California 63-47 last Thursday.

Baylor is the highest-ranked Big 12 team at No. 6 on the AP list, and seventh in the coaches poll.

| Blair Kerkhoff, bkerkhoff@kcstar.com

Associated Press poll

1.Syracuse (54 first-place votes)

2. Ohio State (5)

3. Kentucky (4)

4. Louisville (2)

5. North Carolina

6. Baylor

7. Duke

8. Missouri

9. Connecticut

10. Florida

11. Wisconsin

12. Georgetown

13. Indiana

14. Marquette

15. Mississippi State

16. Michigan State

17. Kansas

18. Michigan

19.UNLV

20. Murray State

21. Creighton

22. Pittsburgh

23. Virginia

24. Harvard

25. San Diego State

Coaches poll

1.Syracuse (30 first-place votes)

2. Ohio State (1)

3. Kentucky

4. Louisville

5. Duke

6. North Carolina

7. Baylor

8. Missouri

9. Connecticut

10. Florida

11. Wisconsin

12. Georgetown

13. Marquette

14. Mississippi State

15. Indiana

16. Michigan

17. Michigan State

18. Kansas

19. Creighton

20. UNLV

21. Murray State

22. Pittsburgh

23. Harvard

24. Virginia

25. Kansas State

Posted on Mon, Dec. 26, 2011 01:16 PM

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