Kansas re-enters top 10 in AP poll
Victories over Missouri and Kansas State have put the Jayhawks back in the top 10 in the latest AP Top 25. Kansas (17-5) jumped three spots to No. 9, helped by Maryland’s losses to Virginia and Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State’s loss to Cincinnati last week.
No. 5 Oklahoma (16-3) is the highest Big 12 team and received one first-place vote. Texas (15-4) dropped three spots to No. 6 after losing to Colorado. Other ranked Big 12 teams include No. 13 Oklahoma State (18-3) and No. 21 Missouri (14-5). Colorado also received votes in the poll.
The top 10 is as follows: Arizona, Louisville, Kentucky, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Pittsburgh, Duke, Kansas, Notre Dame. The Jayhawks are the only top-10 team with more than four losses.
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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
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| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Arizona (37) | 18-2 | 1,753 | 2 |
| 2. Louisville (27) | 18-1 | 1,706 | 5 |
| 3. Kentucky (5) | 18-3 | 1,664 | 6 |
| 4. Florida (2) | 19-3 | 1,533 | 1 |
| 5. Oklahoma (1) | 16-3 | 1,507 | 7 |
| 6. Texas | 15-4 | 1,377 | 3 |
| 7. Pittsburgh | 16-3 | 1,330 | 4 |
| 8. Duke | 16-3 | 1,287 | 9 |
| 9. Kansas | 17-5 | 1,220 | 12 |
| 10. Notre Dame | 19-4 | 1,213 | 10 |
| 11. Marquette | 17-3 | 999 | 15 |
| 12. Creighton | 21-2 | 997 | 13 |
| 13. Oklahoma St. | 18-3 | 873 | 11 |
| 14. Illinois | 16-4 | 848 | 16 |
| 15. Wake Forest | 16-3 | 707 | 14 |
| 16. Maryland | 14-6 | 701 | 8 |
| 17. Syracuse | 16-3 | 651 | 19 |
| 18. Xavier | 17-4 | 620 | 20 |
| 19. Mississippi St. | 15-5 | 430 | 23 |
| 20. Georgia | 13-6 | 314 | 17 |
| 21. Missouri | 14-5 | 283 | 21 |
| 22. California | 16-4 | 256 | — |
| 23. Connecticut | 14-5 | 236 | 18 |
| 24. Stanford | 17-6 | 148 | 25 |
| 25. Saint Joseph’s | 17-3 | 138 | — |
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Others receiving votes: Purdue 132, Oregon 77, Butler 67, Utah 65, Dayton 54, Manhattan 30, Auburn 28, Fresno St. 28, Gonzaga 21, Alabama 20, S. Illinois 17, Cincinnati 13, Wisconsin 13, Michigan St. 11, Tennessee 9, BYU 8, Kent St. 6, Indiana 3, Arizona St. 2, Colorado 2, Virginia 2, Holy Cross 1.
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