Losses by Texas, Maryland and Arizona helped Kansas break back into the top 10 in the latest men’s college basketball polls released Monday.
The Jayhawks are No. 9 in The Associated Press poll and No. 10 in the USA Today coaches poll.
The Jayhawks fell from the top 10 after their 77-52 lost to Temple on Dec. 22.
Wichita State moved up two spots to No. 13 in the AP poll and one spot to No. 14 in the coaches poll.
Kentucky remains No. 1 in both polls, though two overtime games loosened its hold on the top spot a bit.
The Wildcats, 15-0, were atop 63 of 65 AP ballots Monday, ending a run of five straight weeks as the unanimous AP No. 1. Kentucky beat Mississippi at home in overtime then won in double overtime at Texas A&M.
Virginia, 15-0, earned the other two AP first-place votes and one in the coaches poll and moved up a spot to No. 2 as the only other unbeaten team after Duke’s loss at North Carolina State.
Gonzaga was third, followed by Duke — which fell from second and was among five top-10 losers — and Villanova.
Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State and Wyoming were new to the poll, with 25th-ranked Wyoming in for the first time since 1988.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Kentucky (63) | 15-0 | 1,623 | 1 |
2. Virginia (2) | 15-0 | 1,561 | 3 |
3. Gonzaga | 16-1 | 1,446 | 6 |
4. Duke | 14-1 | 1,432 | 2 |
5. Villanova | 15-1 | 1,358 | 8 |
6. Louisville | 14-2 | 1,264 | 5 |
7. Wisconsin | 15-2 | 1,200 | 4 |
8. Utah | 13-2 | 1,185 | 9 |
9. Kansas | 13-2 | 1,100 | 12 |
10. Arizona | 14-2 | 1,037 | 7 |
11. Iowa St. | 12-2 | 922 | 17 |
12. Notre Dame | 15-2 | 903 | 13 |
13. Wichita St. | 14-2 | 832 | 15 |
14. Maryland | 15-2 | 801 | 11 |
15. North Carolina | 12-4 | 719 | 18 |
16. West Virginia | 14-2 | 627 | 14 |
17. VCU | 13-3 | 578 | 20 |
18. Oklahoma | 11-4 | 485 | 16 |
19. Arkansas | 13-2 | 431 | 23 |
20. Texas | 12-4 | 345 | 10 |
21. Seton Hall | 13-3 | 298 | 19 |
22. Baylor | 12-3 | 278 | 21 |
23. N. Iowa | 14-2 | 212 | — |
24. Oklahoma St. | 12-3 | 132 | — |
25. Wyoming | 15-2 | 71 | — |
Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 70, Michigan St. 67, Dayton 55, Providence 17, Indiana 15, LSU 12, St. John’s 10, Alabama 7, Georgetown 7, NC State 6, Green Bay 3, Syracuse 3, Butler 2, Oregon 2, San Diego St. 2, TCU 2, Colorado St. 1, Davidson 1, Hofstra 1, Old Dominion 1, SMU 1.
USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
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Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Kentucky (31) | 15-0 | 799 | 1 |
2. Virginia (1) | 15-0 | 768 | 3 |
3. Gonzaga | 16-1 | 713 | 7 |
4. Duke | 14-1 | 698 | 2 |
5. Villanova | 15-1 | 659 | 8 |
6. Wisconsin | 15-2 | 604 | 4 |
7. Louisville | 14-2 | 587 | 5 |
8. Utah | 13-2 | 556 | 11 |
9. Arizona | 14-2 | 548 | 6 |
10. Kansas | 13-2 | 521 | 13 |
11. Maryland | 15-2 | 455 | 9 |
12. Notre Dame | 15-2 | 439 | 12 |
13. Iowa State | 12-2 | 418 | 16 |
14. Wichita State | 14-2 | 390 | 15 |
15. West Virginia | 14-2 | 330 | 14 |
16. North Carolina | 12-4 | 328 | 17 |
17. VCU | 13-3 | 244 | 21 |
18. Oklahoma | 11-4 | 202 | 18 |
19. Arkansas | 13-2 | 196 | 25 |
20. Texas | 12-4 | 184 | 10 |
21. Seton Hall | 13-3 | 170 | 19 |
22. Northern Iowa | 14-2 | 135 | 23 |
23. Baylor | 12-3 | 116 | 22 |
24. Oklahoma State | 12-3 | 51 | — |
25. Ohio State | 13-4 | 47 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 35, Wyoming 28, Indiana 25, St. John’s 25, Dayton 22, Colorado State 20, Georgetown 19, Providence 16, Old Dominion 10, Stanford 10, Alabama 8, San Diego State 6, LSU 5, SMU 4, Syracuse 4, N.C. State 2, Mississippi 1, Rhode Island 1, Saint Mary’s 1.
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