Kansas jumps to No. 2 in the Associated Press poll
A pair of wins over top-10 opponents helped Kansas jump four spots to No. 2 in the The Associated Press Top 25 poll, which was released Monday.
Villanova, 22-3, is No. 1 for a second week. It got 44 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday with Kansas, 21-4, receiving the other 21.
Duke, which had one of the longest consecutive poll streaks ever, returns at No. 20 after two weeks out of the Top 25.
Oklahoma, which lost to Kansas in their rematch on Saturday, and Iowa stayed third and fourth, respectively. North Carolina jumped four places to fifth and was followed by Maryland, which had been No. 2, and Virginia.
Michigan State and Xavier are tied for eighth and West Virginia, which also lost to Kansas, is 10th. Joining Duke as newcomers are No. 19 Notre Dame and No. 22 Indiana. They replace Texas A&M, Southern Cal and Wichita State.
Iowa State is ranked 13th, Texas is 24th and Baylor dropped to No. 25.
In the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, the top three teams are the same as in the Associated Press poll, and the Big 12 has six teams ranked in that poll as well.
Associated Press Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 14, 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. Villanova (44) | 22-3 | 1,601 | 1 |
2. Kansas (21) | 21-4 | 1,578 | 6 |
3. Oklahoma | 20-4 | 1,471 | 3 |
4. Iowa | 20-5 | 1,349 | 4 |
5. North Carolina | 21-4 | 1,343 | 9 |
6. Maryland | 22-4 | 1,248 | 2 |
7. Virginia | 20-5 | 1,188 | 7 |
8. Michigan St. | 21-5 | 1,174 | 8 |
8. Xavier | 22-3 | 1,174 | 5 |
10. West Virginia | 20-5 | 1,094 | 10 |
11. Miami | 20-4 | 1,036 | 12 |
12. Arizona | 21-5 | 823 | 17 |
13. Iowa St. | 18-7 | 742 | 14 |
14. Kentucky | 19-6 | 692 | 22 |
15. Dayton | 21-3 | 681 | 19 |
16. Oregon | 20-6 | 529 | 11 |
17. Purdue | 20-6 | 497 | 18 |
18. Louisville | 19-6 | 494 | 13 |
19. Notre Dame | 18-7 | 489 | _ |
20. Duke | 19-6 | 462 | _ |
21. SMU | 21-3 | 441 | 16 |
22. Indiana | 20-6 | 232 | _ |
23. Providence | 19-7 | 125 | 20 |
24. Texas | 16-9 | 123 | 24 |
25. Baylor | 18-7 | 97 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 90, Utah 75, Saint Joseph’s 57, Wisconsin 47, South Carolina 39, Southern Cal 38, Michigan 17, Syracuse 17, Wichita St. 14, Stony Brook 13, Monmouth (NJ) 10, California 8, Hawaii 5, UNC Wilmington 4, San Diego St. 3, Yale 3, Cincinnati 2.
Tod Palmer’s ballot: 1. Villanova; 2. Kansas; 3. Virginia; 4. Oklahoma; 5. Iowa; 6. North Carolina; 7. Xavier; 8. Miami (Fla.); 9. Michigan State; 10. Maryland; 11. West Virginia; 12. Oregon; 13. Arizona; 14. SMU; 15. Dayton; 16. Kentucky; 17. Iowa State; 18. Indiana; 19. Utah; 20. Notre Dame; 21. Providence; 22. Duke; 23. California; 24. Louisville; 25. Texas A&M.
USA Today Coaches’ Poll
1. Villanova
2. Kansas
3. Oklahoma
4. North Carolina
5. Maryland
6. Iowa
7. Xavier
8. Virginia
9. Michigan State
10. Miami (FL)
11. West Virginia
12. Arizona
13. Dayton
14. Kentucky
15. Iowa State
16. Purdue
17. Oregon
18. Notre Dame
19. Duke
20. Providence
21. Indiana
22. Baylor
23. South Carolina
24. Texas A&M
25. Texas
Associated Press Women’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 14, 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. UConn (32) | 24-0 | 800 | 1 |
2. Notre Dame | 24-1 | 755 | 3 |
3. South Carolina | 23-1 | 748 | 2 |
4. Baylor | 25-1 | 703 | 4 |
5. Ohio St. | 21-4 | 662 | 7 |
6. Maryland | 23-3 | 614 | 5 |
7. Oregon St. | 22-3 | 604 | 8 |
8. Texas | 22-2 | 569 | 6 |
9. Arizona St. | 22-4 | 558 | 9 |
10. Florida St. | 21-4 | 532 | 10 |
11. Louisville | 19-6 | 465 | 12 |
12. Texas A&M | 17-7 | 416 | 15 |
12. UCLA | 19-6 | 416 | 14 |
14. Mississippi St. | 21-5 | 398 | 11 |
15. Stanford | 20-6 | 371 | 13 |
16. Kentucky | 17-6 | 272 | 18 |
17. Oklahoma St. | 19-5 | 226 | 20 |
18. Miami | 21-5 | 215 | 19 |
19. South Florida | 18-6 | 174 | 22 |
20. Oklahoma | 17-7 | 173 | 21 |
21. DePaul | 21-7 | 147 | 23 |
22. Florida | 19-6 | 136 | 16 |
23. Syracuse | 20-6 | 74 | _ |
24. Tennessee | 15-9 | 63 | 25 |
25. Michigan St. | 18-7 | 58 | 17 |
Others receiving votes: Missouri 55, West Virginia 47, Colorado St. 40, BYU 31, Duquesne 22, Georgia 17, Auburn 9, UTEP 8, Oregon 7, Minnesota 6, Green Bay 3, Arkansas St. 2, Army 1, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Indiana 1, Washington 1.
This story was originally published February 15, 2016 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Kansas jumps to No. 2 in the Associated Press poll."