Missouri moved up a spot to No. 13 in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll released Monday while Kansas dropped five spots to No. 12.
University of Kansas
Mizzou moves up to 13th, KU drops to 12th in basketball polls
November 19
The Kansas City Star
The Jayhawks, 2-1, had held steady at No. 7 last week before an early week loss to Michigan State in the Champions Classic in Atlanta before rebounding with a 69-55 victory over Chattanooga on Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Tigers, 3-0, beat Alcorn State and Nicholls State last week.
The Jayhawks dropped to No. 11 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll. The Tigers moved up a spot to No. 14.
Kansas, which stayed above Michigan State in both polls, was the highest-ranked Big 12 team in the AP poll. Baylor, 4-1, slid to No. 24 after a loss to Colorado, while Oklahoma State debuted at No. 20 after a big victory over North Carolina State. Missouri trails No. 7 Florida, 3-0, and No. 8 Kentucky, 2-1, among Southeastern Conference teams in the AP poll.
Indiana remained No. 1 in both polls, followed by Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan and Duke.
• The Kansas women are ranked No. 22 in the latest AP poll after starting the season with three straight victories. The Jayhawks, who made a surprise run to the Sweet 16 last season, defeated Wake Forest 64-58 on Sunday.
It’s the highest AP ranking for the KU women since they were No. 21 on Dec. 28, 2009. Next up for Kansas: Alabama A&M at 7 p.m. Friday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Stanford is the new No. 1 women’s team after beating formerly top-ranked Baylor last week, ending the Bears’ 42-game winning streak.




