University of Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks jump four spots in updated Associated Press men’s basketball top 25

KU’S Gradey Dick drives between IU’s Jalen Hood-Schifino and Xavier Johnson during the first half of Saturday’s game at Allen Fieldhouse.
KU’S Gradey Dick drives between IU’s Jalen Hood-Schifino and Xavier Johnson during the first half of Saturday’s game at Allen Fieldhouse. rsugg@kcstar.com

Kansas men’s basketball, which clobbered Indiana by 22 points on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse, has jumped from No. 8 to No. 4 this week’s Associated Press Top 25.

Purdue (11-0) received 40 first-place votes and remained No. 1 this week. UConn (12-0) improved one slot and checked in at No, 2. The Huskies received 21 first-place votes.

Houston (11-1) is No. 3, followed by Kansas (10-1), Arizona (10-1), Virginia (9-1), Texas (9-1), Tennessee (9-2), Alabama (9-2) and Arkansas (10-1) in the top 10.

Gonzaga is ranked No. 11 followed by Baylor (12), UCLA (13), Duke (14), Mississippi State (15), Illinois (16), Wisconsin (17), Indiana (18), Kentucky (19), TCU (20), Virginia Tech (21), Miami (22), Auburn (23), Marquette (24) and Arizona State (25).

Kansas State is included in the “others receiving votes” category, as is Iowa State, West Virginia and Texas Tech.

The Jayhawks have won four games in a row heading into Thursday’s game against Harvard. Tipoff is 6 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Gary Bedore
The Kansas City Star
Gary Bedore covers KU basketball for The Kansas City Star. He has written about the Jayhawks since 1978 — during the Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self eras. He has won the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year award and KPA writing awards.
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