Oklahoma stays No. 1 in AP poll; KU falls one spot to No. 4
Oklahoma, despite losing to Iowa State last week, remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll. Unlike last week, when the Sooners were a unanimous No. 1, North Carolina is a close second.
Kansas, after losing at Oklahoma State, fell one spot to No. 4. The Jayhawks play at No. 14 Iowa State on Monday night.
Oklahoma, 16-2, received 36 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday, seven more than the Tar Heels, 18-2, who remained second.
Iowa jumped from ninth to third, the Hawkeyes’ highest ranking since January 1987. They were followed by KU and Texas A&M, which is at its highest ranking ever. Villanova, Xavier, Maryland, West Virginia and Providence round out the Top 10.
Wichita State, Oregon and Notre Dame — all of whom have been ranked during the season — are the week’s newcomers replacing Butler, Southern California and South Carolina.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, 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. Oklahoma (36) | 16-2 | 1,592 | 1 |
2. North Carolina (29) | 18-2 | 1,586 | 2 |
3. Iowa | 16-3 | 1,473 | 9 |
4. Kansas | 16-3 | 1,369 | 3 |
5. Texas A&M | 17-2 | 1,332 | 10 |
6. Villanova | 17-3 | 1,261 | 4 |
7. Xavier | 17-2 | 1,186 | 5 |
8. Maryland | 17-3 | 1,111 | 7 |
9. West Virginia | 16-3 | 1,105 | 6 |
10. Providence | 17-3 | 1,005 | 16 |
11. Virginia | 15-4 | 903 | 13 |
12. Michigan State | 17-4 | 869 | 11 |
13. SMU | 18-1 | 838 | 8 |
14. Iowa State | 15-4 | 792 | 19 |
15. Miami, Fla. | 15-3 | 753 | 15 |
16. Louisville | 16-3 | 719 | 17 |
17. Baylor | 15-4 | 594 | 13 |
18. Arizona | 16-4 | 502 | 12 |
19. Indiana | 17-3 | 466 | 25 |
20. Kentucky | 15-4 | 403 | 23 |
21. Purdue | 17-4 | 328 | 22 |
22. Wichita State | 14-5 | 151 | — |
23. Oregon | 16-4 | 149 | — |
24. Duke | 15-5 | 145 | 20 |
25. Notre Dame | 14-5 | 136 | — |
Others receiving votes: Dayton 77, South Carolina 74, Saint Mary’s, Calif., 42, Pittsburgh 38, Southern California 27, Butler 26, Clemson 18, VCU 17, Hawaii 9, Valparaiso 9, Connecticut 5, Utah 5, UAB 4, Chattanooga 2, Colorado 1, Grand Canyon 1, Michigan 1, Navy 1.
Tod Palmer’s ballot: 1. North Carolina, 2. Oklahoma, 3. Iowa, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Kansas, 6. Providence, 7. Virginia, 8. Villanova, 9. Xavier, 10. West Virginia, 11. Michigan State, 12. Maryland, 13. Miami, Fla., 14. Baylor, 15. Iowa State, 16. Arizona, 17. SMU, 18. Kentucky, 19. Louisville, 20. Wichita State, 21. Oregon, 22. Indiana, 23. Butler, 24. Purdue, 25. St. Mary’s, Calif.
This story was originally published January 25, 2016 at 1:14 PM with the headline "Oklahoma stays No. 1 in AP poll; KU falls one spot to No. 4."