KU drops to No. 7 in latest AP basketball poll; Oklahoma remains No. 1
Kansas fell three spots to No. 7 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 men’s basketball poll but now holds the longest active streak of consecutive weeks ranked.
That’s because for the first time in more than eight years, Duke is not in The Associated Press Top 25. The Blue Devils are 15-6 and have lost four of five, including two home games. They had been in every men’s poll — 167 — since the preseason rankings of 2007-08. The record run is UCLA’s 221 straight polls from 1966-80. KU has appeared in 136 straight polls.
Oklahoma is 18-2 and is No. 1 for the third straight week, receiving 45 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. North Carolina is 19-2 and remained second, with 20 No. 1 votes.
Villanova jumped three places to third and is followed in the top 10 by Maryland, Iowa, Xavier, KU, Texas A&M, Virginia and Michigan State. Wichita State moved up a spot to No. 21.
No. 24 Dayton and No. 25 South Carolina are this week’s newcomers, replacing Duke and Notre Dame.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 31, 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 (45) | 18-2 | 1,605 | 1 |
2. North Carolina (20) | 19-2 | 1,578 | 2 |
3. Villanova | 18-3 | 1,384 | 6 |
4. Maryland | 19-3 | 1,366 | 8 |
5. Iowa | 17-4 | 1,362 | 3 |
6. Xavier | 19-2 | 1,344 | 7 |
7. Kansas | 17-4 | 1,233 | 4 |
8. Texas A&M | 18-3 | 1,169 | 5 |
9. Virginia | 17-4 | 1,086 | 11 |
10. Michigan State | 19-4 | 1,018 | 12 |
11. Providence | 18-4 | 900 | 10 |
12. SMU | 19-1 | 853 | 13 |
13. Iowa St. | 16-5 | 851 | 14 |
14. West Virginia | 17-4 | 814 | 9 |
15. Baylor | 17-4 | 728 | 17 |
16. Oregon | 18-4 | 551 | 23 |
17. Miami (Fla.) | 16-4 | 537 | 15 |
18. Purdue | 19-4 | 511 | 21 |
19. Louisville | 17-4 | 478 | 16 |
20. Kentucky | 16-5 | 429 | 20 |
21. Wichita State | 16-5 | 323 | 22 |
22. Indiana | 18-4 | 270 | 19 |
23. Arizona | 17-5 | 245 | 18 |
24. Dayton | 18-3 | 168 | — |
25. South Carolina | 19-2 | 87 | — |
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 63, Southern California 40, Utah 33, VCU 33, Michigan 21, Notre Dame 21, Valparaiso 7, Duke 6, Pittsburgh 4, Florida 3, Saint Joseph’s 1, San Diego State 1, Stony Brook 1, Texas 1.
Tod Palmer’s ballot: 1. North Carolina, 2. Oklahoma, 3. Virginia, 4. Maryland, 5. Iowa, 6. Villanova, 7. Texas A&M, 8. Xavier, 9. Michigan State, 10. Kansas, 11. Providence, 12. Baylor, 13. Iowa State, 14. SMU, 15. West Virginia, 16. Oregon, 17. Miami (Fla.), 18. Kentucky, 19. Wichita State, 20. Arizona, 21. Louisville, 22. Purdue, 23. Dayton, 24. Utah, 25. St. Mary’s (Calif.).
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. 31, 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. North Carolina (18) | 19-2 | 786 | 1 |
2. Oklahoma (14) | 18-2 | 780 | 2 |
3. Maryland | 19-3 | 667 | 7 |
4. Villanova | 18-3 | 657 | 6 |
5. Xavier | 19-2 | 650 | 8 |
6. Kansas | 17-4 | 627 | 3 |
7. Iowa | 17-4 | 618 | 4 |
8. Texas A&M | 18-3 | 594 | 5 |
9. Virginia | 17-4 | 564 | 12 |
10. Michigan State | 19-4 | 517 | 11 |
11. Providence | 18-4 | 464 | 10 |
12. West Virginia | 17-4 | 374 | 9 |
13. Baylor | 17-4 | 366 | 18 |
14. Iowa State | 16-5 | 321 | 16 |
15. Miami (Fla.) | 16-4 | 313 | 13 |
16. Purdue | 19-4 | 278 | 21 |
17. Oregon | 18-4 | 239 | 24 |
18. Louisville | 17-4 | 237 | 14 |
19. Kentucky | 16-5 | 223 | 19 |
20. Arizona | 17-5 | 206 | 15 |
21. Indiana | 18-4 | 200 | 17 |
22. Wichita State | 16-5 | 163 | 25 |
23. South Carolina | 19-2 | 156 | 22 |
24. Dayton | 18-3 | 120 | — |
25. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) | 18-2 | 61 | — |
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 42, Duke 27, Utah 21, Michigan 19, Notre Dame 17, Southern California 16, VCU 16, Gonzaga 13, Butler 8, Monmouth (N.J.) 8, Valparaiso 8, Texas 7, Saint Joseph’s 5, Florida 4, California 3, Clemson 2, UAB 1, Seton Hall 1, Washington 1.
This story was originally published February 1, 2016 at 1:01 PM with the headline "KU drops to No. 7 in latest AP basketball poll; Oklahoma remains No. 1."