KU up one spot to No. 10 in AP college basketball poll
Kansas moved up one spot to No. 10 in The Associated Press college basketball poll released Monday. The Jayhawks, 6-1, are coming off a win over Florida in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Wichita State, 5-1, dropped to No. 11 from No. 8 after losing at Utah.
Kentucky remained No. 1, followed by Duke, Arizona, Louisville and Wisconsin, which fell from No. 2 after losing to Duke.
Michigan State is unranked for the first time since December 2011, a streak of 58 consecutive polls. That was the third-longest current run behind Duke (141) and Kansas (109).
Washington, 7-0, is the highest ranked of four newcomers this week, checking in at 17th.
▪ South Carolina remains No. 1 in the women’s poll for the third consecutive week after a last-second victory over Duke on Sunday.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Rec. | Pts | Prv | |
1. Kentucky (64) | 9-0 | 1,600 | 1 |
2. Duke | 8-0 | 1,518 | 4 |
3. Arizona | 8-0 | 1,486 | 3 |
4. Louisville | 7-0 | 1,319 | 5 |
5. Wisconsin | 8-1 | 1,316 | 2 |
6. Virginia | 9-0 | 1,285 | 7 |
7. Villanova | 8-0 | 1,173 | 10 |
8. Texas | 7-1 | 1,155 | 6 |
9. Gonzaga | 7-1 | 1,145 | 9 |
10. Kansas | 6-1 | 1,083 | 11 |
11. Wichita State | 5-1 | 929 | 8 |
12. Ohio State | 6-1 | 808 | 14 |
13. Utah | 6-1 | 717 | 25 |
14. Iowa State | 5-1 | 668 | 20 |
15. Butler | 7-1 | 593 | 23 |
16. Oklahoma | 5-2 | 557 | 22 |
17. Washington | 7-0 | 428 | _ |
18. San Diego State | 6-2 | 390 | 13 |
19. Maryland | 8-1 | 370 | 21 |
20. Miami | 8-1 | 359 | 15 |
21. North Carolina | 6-2 | 350 | 12 |
22. West Virginia | 8-1 | 313 | 16 |
23. Northern Iowa | 8-0 | 232 | _ |
24. St. John’s | 6-1 | 211 | _ |
25. Notre Dame | 8-1 | 200 | _ |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 120, Illinois 91, Georgetown 62, Iowa 60, Seton Hall 57, Baylor 49, TCU 45, Colorado State 28, Arkansas 22, California 19, Michigan 14, Creighton 7, VCU 6, LSU 5, Indiana 3, N.C. State 3, Old Dominion 2, Dayton 1, Yale 1.
Coaches’ Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball coaches’ poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 7, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Rec. | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Kentucky (30) | 9-0 | 798 | 1 |
2. Duke (1) | 8-0 | 761 | 2 |
3. Arizona (1) | 8-0 | 742 | 3 |
4. Louisville | 7-0 | 676 | 5 |
5. Virginia | 9-0 | 654 | 6 |
6. Wisconsin | 8-1 | 639 | 4 |
7. Villanova | 8-0 | 606 | 9 |
8. Gonzaga | 7-1 | 562 | 8 |
9. Texas | 7-1 | 558 | 7 |
10. Kansas | 6-1 | 515 | 11 |
11. Wichita State | 5-1 | 447 | 10 |
12. Ohio State | 6-1 | 400 | 13 |
13. Iowa State | 5-1 | 349 | 19 |
14. Utah | 6-1 | 238 | NR |
15. Oklahoma | 5-2 | 232 | 20 |
16. San Diego State | 6-1 | 230 | 14 |
17. Washington | 7-0 | 225 | NR |
18. North Carolina | 6-2 | 204 | 12 |
19. Butler | 7-1 | 199 | NR |
20. Maryland | 8-1 | 198 | 22 |
21. Miami | 8-1 | 168 | 15 |
21. West Virginia | 8-1 | 168 | 17 |
23. Michigan State | 6-3 | 111 | 18 |
24. Northern Iowa | 8-0 | 110 | NR |
25. Illinois | 7-1 | 104 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 91, St. John’s 62, Michigan 45, Arkansas 38, Georgetown 34, Florida 31, Baylor 29, Iowa 29, Seton Hall 28, TCU 26, California 23, Creighton 12, VCU 10, Colorado State 9, Nebraska 9, Louisiana Tech 8, N.C. State 5, Oklahoma State 5, Providence 4, Old Dominion 3, UCLA 3, LSU 1, Saint Mary’s 1.
This story was originally published December 8, 2014 at 1:06 PM with the headline "KU up one spot to No. 10 in AP college basketball poll."