Briefly

On a relatively slow week for college basketball, the Jayhawks’ narrow victory at Nebraska Saturday wasn’t enough for Kansas to hold steady in the Associated Press Top 25.

The latest poll, released Monday, dropped KU one spot, from No. 13, down to No. 14.

Kansas (8-2), after winning a non-conference game on the road, 73-72 at Nebraska, got bumped down a spot by rising Virginia (9-1).

The Cavaliers — previously ranked 16th, now at No. 13 — defeated Davidson, 80-60, in their only game this past week. Virginia’s lone loss so far this season came at West Virginia, 68-61, earlier in December.

The Mountaineers (9-1) currently rank No. 10 in the poll.

Arizona State (10-0), which won at KU the previous week, moved up again in the rankings, from No. 5 to No. 3.

Wichita State’s loss to Oklahoma dropped the Shockers (8-2), previously ranked No. 3, out of the top 10, all the way down to 11th.

OU (8-1), meanwhile, went from unranked to No. 17 with its win in Wichita.

The Big 12 now has six teams in the top 25: No. 10 WVU, No. 14 KU, No. 15 TCU (10-0), No. 17 Oklahoma, No. 18 Baylor (9-2) and No. 21 Texas Tech (9-1).

AP TOP 25 — Dec. 18, 2017

No. 1 — Villanova

No. 2 — Michigan State

No. 3 — Arizona State

No. 4 — Duke

No. 5 — North Carolina

No. 6 — Miami

No. 7 — Kentucky

No. 8 — Texas A & M

No. 9 — Xavier

No. 10 — West Virginia

No. 11 — Wichita State

No. 12 — Gonzaga

No. 13 — Virginia

No. 14 — Kansas

No. 15 — TCU

No. 16 — Purdue

No. 17 — Oklahoma

tied-No. 18 — Baylor

tied-No. 18 — Arizona

No. 20 — Cincinnati

tied-No. 21 — Texas Tech

tied-No. 21 — Tennessee

No. 23 — Seton Hall

No. 24 — Florida State

No. 25 — Creighton