Kansas remains No. 2 in AP college basketball poll
Kansas remained No. 2 in the Associated Press’ college basketball poll Monday, trailing Michigan State.
The Jayhawks, 10-1, received one first-place vote, with the other 64 going to the Spartans, 13-0, who beat KU in the Champions Classic this season.
Other Big 12 teams ranked are Oklahoma at No. 3, Iowa State at No. 11, West Virginia at No. 19 and Baylor at No. 23. The Southeastern Conference placed Kentucky at No. 10 and Texas A&M at No. 20.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Michigan State (64) | 13-0 | 1,623 | 1 |
2. Kansas (1) | 10-1 | 1,534 | 2 |
3. Oklahoma | 11-0 | 1,498 | 3 |
4. Maryland | 11-1 | 1,428 | 4 |
5. Virginia | 10-1 | 1,351 | 5 |
6. Xavier | 12-0 | 1,296 | 6 |
7. North Carolina | 10-2 | 1,219 | 7 |
8. Arizona | 12-1 | 1,081 | 8 |
9. Butler | 10-1 | 984 | 9 |
10. Kentucky | 10-2 | 963 | 12 |
11. Iowa State | 10-1 | 938 | 11 |
12. Providence | 12-1 | 923 | 10 |
13. Miami, Fla. | 10-1 | 867 | 13 |
14. Purdue | 12-1 | 818 | 14 |
15. Duke | 9-2 | 781 | 15 |
16. Villanova | 9-2 | 643 | 17 |
17. SMU | 11-0 | 636 | 18 |
18. Louisville | 11-2 | 516 | 16 |
19. West Virginia | 10-1 | 500 | 19 |
20. Texas A&M | 9-2 | 371 | 21 |
21. Utah | 10-2 | 224 | 24 |
22. Cincinnati | 10-3 | 199 | 22 |
23. Baylor | 9-2 | 195 | 23 |
24. South Carolina | 11-0 | 175 | 25 |
25. UCLA | 9-4 | 51 | — |
Others receiving votes: Connecticut 49, Oregon 45, Gonzaga 44, Pittsburgh 42, George Washington 40, Dayton 19, Colorado 15, Monmouth, N.J., 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 10, Iowa 7, Texas Tech 6, Florida 4, Texas 4, Saint Joseph’s 2, Mississippi 1, Saint Mary’s, Calif., 1.
Tod Palmer’s ballot: 1. Michigan State, 2. Oklahoma, 3. Kansas, 4. Maryland, 5. Virginia, 6. Xavier, 7. North Carolina, 8. Providence, 9. Arizona, 10. Miami, Fla., 11. Butler, 12. Purdue, 13. Kentucky, 14. Iowa State, 15. Duke, 16. Villanova, 17. SMU, 18. Louisville, 19. Texas A&M, 20. Cincinnati, 21. UCLA, 22. Gonzaga, 23. Pittsburgh, 24. South Carolina, 25. Baylor.
USA Today Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, 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. Michigan State (27) | 13-0 | 771 | 1 |
2. Oklahoma (3) | 11-0 | 730 | 2 |
3. Kansas (1) | 10-1 | 715 | 3 |
4. Maryland | 11-1 | 683 | 4 |
5. Virginia | 10-1 | 648 | 5 |
6. Xavier | 12-0 | 610 | 6 |
7. Arizona | 12-1 | 544 | 8 |
8. North Carolina | 10-2 | 530 | 7 |
9. Iowa State | 10-1 | 480 | 9 |
10. Butler | 10-1 | 471 | 12 |
11. Kentucky | 10-2 | 465 | 11 |
12. Duke | 9-2 | 434 | 10 |
13. Providence | 12-1 | 396 | 14 |
14. Purdue | 12-1 | 378 | 13 |
15. Miami, Fla. | 10-1 | 367 | 16 |
16. Villanova | 9-2 | 309 | 17 |
17. West Virginia | 10-1 | 299 | 18 |
18. Louisville | 11-2 | 249 | 15 |
19. Texas A&M | 9-2 | 220 | 19 |
20. South Carolina | 11-0 | 157 | 23 |
21. Baylor | 9-2 | 146 | 22 |
22. Utah | 10-2 | 94 | — |
23. Cincinnati | 10-3 | 90 | 21 |
24. Gonzaga | 10-3 | 79 | 24 |
25. Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 49 | — |
Others receiving votes: Connecticut 47, George Washington 25, UCLA 20, Oregon 17, Notre Dame 15, Vanderbilt 10, Dayton 7, Colorado 5, Texas 4, California 3, Indiana 3, Monmouth, N.J., 2, Saint Mary’s, Calif., 1, Southern California 1, Texas Tech 1.
This story was originally published December 28, 2015 at 12:45 PM with the headline "Kansas remains No. 2 in AP college basketball poll."