Jayhawks fall six spots in AP Top 25
A close road loss to Colorado and a home loss to Arizona have dropped the Jayhawks from No. 6 to No. 12 in the AP Top 25.
Kansas (13-5 overall, 3-1 Big 12) fell six spots in this week’s poll, dropping behind Big 12 foe Oklahoma State (13-3). The Cowboys jumped four spots to No. 9 while running their winning streak to 14 games.
Texas, the Jayhawks’ opponent tonight at Allen Fieldhouse, moved up one spot to No. 4. Oklahoma (13-3) is No. 6, and Missouri (11-4) dropped from No. 21 to No. 25. Texas Tech also received votes.
Arizona, which defeated Kansas, 91-74, on Saturday by holding the Jayhawks to just 22 second-half points, is still No 1. The rest of the top ten is as follows: Pittsburg, Texas, Florida, Duke, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Louisville, Oklahoma State and Maryland.
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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 Jan. 26, 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 (71) | 15-1 | 1,799 | 1 |
| 2. Pittsburgh | 15-1 | 1,697 | 2 |
| 3. Texas | 13-2 | 1,639 | 4 |
| 4. Florida (1) | 16-2 | 1,593 | 5 |
| 5. Duke | 13-2 | 1,425 | 3 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 13-3 | 1,370 | 7 |
| 7. Kentucky | 15-3 | 1,357 | 8 |
| 8. Louisville | 14-1 | 1,298 | 9 |
| 9. Oklahoma St. | 16-1 | 1,189 | 13 |
| 10. Maryland | 12-4 | 1,124 | 12 |
| 11. Notre Dame | 16-3 | 962 | 16 |
| 12. Kansas | 13-5 | 856 | 6 |
| 13. Illinois | 14-3 | 832 | 18 |
| 14. Connecticut | 12-3 | 827 | 11 |
| 15. Georgia | 12-4 | 774 | 19 |
| 16. Creighton | 17-2 | 771 | 10 |
| 17. Wake Forest | 13-2 | 550 | 17 |
| 18. Marquette | 13-3 | 532 | 20 |
| 19. Indiana | 14-4 | 482 | 14 |
| 20. California | 14-2 | 416 | 25 |
| 21. Mississippi St. | 12-4 | 371 | 22 |
| 22. Oregon | 14-4 | 343 | 23 |
| 23. Alabama | 12-5 | 222 | 15 |
| 24. Syracuse | 13-2 | 203 | — |
| 25. Missouri | 11-4 | 126 | 21 |
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Others receiving votes: Xavier 123, Cincinnati 79, Saint Joseph’s 68, Butler 61, N.C. State 59, Michigan 41, Auburn 40, Dayton 40, Purdue 33, Utah 17, Fresno St. 15, Wisconsin 14, Iowa 13, Gonzaga 11, Texas Tech 10, Kent St. 7, Wyoming 5, Memphis 2, Mississippi 2, Manhattan 1, N.C.-Wilmington 1.
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