Fort Worth, Texas ? Bill Self says it’s business as usual for the new No. 1-ranked basketball team in the land.

“I don’t think anything will change. I don’t think it will be a distraction. It’s too early in the season to become a distraction,” Self, Kansas University’s first-year coach, said.

His Jayhawks Monday hopped from No. 6 to No. 1 in the Associated Press college basketball poll and from No. 5 to No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll.

“We’re not deserving, but I don’t know if anyone is right now,” Self said. “There are probably 10 to 12 teams out there who could be No. 1 the way things have played out. The guys understand.”

Nine of the top 13 teams in this week’s AP poll received first-place votes following losses by the top four teams in last week’s poll — in order, UConn, Duke, Michigan State and Arizona.

KU, which received 52 first-place votes, was followed by Florida (8 firsts), Connecticut (1), Missouri (3), Michigan State (none), Duke (1), Arizona (none), Texas (2), Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1), Illinois (none), St. Joseph’s (none) and Georgia Tech (3).

Any of those teams could have been ranked No. 1 in place of KU, the Jayhawks’ coach said.

“Everybody’s got one impressive win or whatever,” Self said, “and to me, the team that has looked the best so far is Arizona (a 78-77 loser to Florida).

“I thought Arizona looked the best. They just didn’t win the game. I thought they were the most impressive-looking team with their speed and quickness, but I promise you this doesn’t mean anything this time of year.”

Kansas University's David Padgett, right, tries to block a shot from TCU's Chudi Chinweze in the first half. In their first game since ascending to No. 1 in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN polls, the Jayhawks beat the Horned Frogs, 85-66, Monday night in Fort Worth, Texas.

Self, who has watched several early season marquee matchups on TV, said nothing had shocked him — not even Purdue’s 78-68 victory over Duke in the finals of the Great Alaska Shootout.

“That game had a good Purdue feel to it, the way that game was going,” said Self, who coached the past three years at Illinois, which, like Purdue, is a rugged, defensive-minded member of the Big Ten. “It just goes to show you early in the season there are always more upsets. Teams don’t become teams this early in the season, and certainly we haven’t yet, though I thought we took a big step against Michigan State.”

KU, which beat then-No. 3 Michigan State, 81-74, a week ago today, last was ranked No. 1 for four weeks in the 2001-02 season, its first ascension to the top since being ranked No. 1 for five straight seasons from 1992-93 through 1996-97.

KU’s jump from No. 6 to 1 matched Duke’s five-slot rise Dec. 14, 1965. Those were second in poll history only to West Virginia’s moving from No. 8 to No. 1 Dec. 24, 1957.

“Although it’s very early, we’ll enjoy the time we have it and we certainly hope to maintain it,” said Self, who is coaching a No. 1 team for the first time in his 11-year career.

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In this week’s AP poll, Oklahoma checked in at No. 14, followed by Wisconsin, Syracuse, Gonzaga, Wake Forest, Cincinnati and Purdue. The last five ranked teams were Stanford, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Marquette and Oklahoma State.

Syracuse, which beat Kansas for the national title last year, was the other team in last week’s Top 10 to lose a game. The Orangemen (1-1) were beaten, 96-92, at home by Charlotte in their season opener and dropped from seventh to No. 16.

Louisville (0-1), which lost 70-69 in overtime to Iowa, fell out of the rankings from No. 17. North Carolina State (3-0) fell out from 25th despite wins over Howard and Florida A&M by an average of 25 points.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.