Following victories over Colorado and Nebraska, the Kansas men’s basketball team kept its top spot in both of the national rankings.

KU received 55 of 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll and 29 of 31 first-place votes in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.

Texas, which plays host to KU on Monday night, dropped to 14th in both polls. Kansas State was ninth in both rankings.

Baylor (24th in AP) was the only other conference team to earn top-25 status.

See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted.

The complete rankings are below.

Associated Press

1. Kansas (55)
2. Syracuse (8)
3. Kentucky (2)
4. Villanova
5. West Virginia
6. Purdue
7. Georgetown
8. Duke
9. Kansas St.
10. Michigan St.
11. Wisconsin
12. Tennessee
13. Ohio St.
14. Texas
15. New Mexico
16. Gonzaga
17. BYU
18. Butler
19. Northern Iowa
20. Georgia Tech
21. Temple
22. Vanderbilt
23. UNLV
24. Baylor
25. Pittsburgh

Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 115, Cornell 114, Wake Forest 109, Maryland 69, Charlotte 48, UTEP 33, Rhode Island 30, Mississippi 30, Siena 18, St. Mary’s 18, Illinois 16, Florida St. 15, Virginia Tech 11, Marquette 10, UAB 7, Richmond 5, Wichita St. 5, Missouri 3, South Florida 2.

ESPN/USA Today coaches poll

1. Kansas (29)
2. Kentucky (1)
3. Syracuse (1)
4. West Virginia
5. Villanova
6. Purdue
7. Duke
8. Georgetown
9. Kansas State
10. Michigan State
11. Gonzaga
12. Tennessee
13. Wisconsin
14. Texas
15. Butler
16. Ohio State
17. Brigham Young
18. Northern Iowa
19. New Mexico
20. Georgia Tech
21. Temple
22. Cornell
23. Pittsburgh
24. Vanderbilt
25. UNLV

Others receiving votes: Baylor 44, Texas A&M 37, Saint Mary’s 29, Siena 28, Rhode Island 28, Missouri 25, Maryland 18, Mississippi 16, Virginia Tech 10, Florida State 8, Wake Forest 7, UAB 7, Notre Dame 6, Clemson 4, Tulsa 4, Dayton 2, Xavier 1, Connecticut 1, Louisiana Tech 1.