KU remains at No. 1; Texas A&M earns ranking in both polls
Following victories over Texas and Iowa State last week, the Kansas men’s basketball team remained atop both national polls Monday.
The Jayhawks received 62 of 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll and 30 of 31 first-place votes in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.
KU’s opponent Monday night, Texas A&M, moved into both rankings, coming in at No. 24 in the AP and No. 23 in the coaches poll.
Other Big 12 teams that earned rankings were: Kansas State (seventh AP, seventh coaches), Texas (15th AP, 17th coaches) and Baylor (22nd AP, 22nd coaches).
See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted.
The full rankings are below.
Associated Press poll
- Kansas (62) 24-1 1,622
- Kentucky (3) 24-1 1,557
- Villanova 22-2 1,482
- Purdue 21-3 1,403
- Syracuse 24-2 1,389
- Duke 21-4 1,278
- Kansas State 20-4 1,239
- West Virginia 19-5 1,101
- Ohio State 20-6 1,068
- Georgetown 18-6 966
- Michigan State 20-6 906
- New Mexico 23-3 888
- Gonzaga 21-4 830
- Wisconsin 19-6 697
- Texas 20-5 674
- Brigham Young 23-3 669
- Vanderbilt 19-5 529
- Butler 23-4 527
- Pittsburgh 19-6 398
- Tennessee 18-6 381
- Temple 20-5 347
- Baylor 19-5 316
- Wake Forest 18-5 286
- Texas A&M 18-6 231
- Richmond 20-6 101
Others Receiving Votes — Northern Iowa 74, Virginia Tech 59, UTEP 46, Illinois 29, Marquette 12, Mississippi State 5, UNLV 5, Old Dominion 4, Cornell 2, Georgia Tech 1, Maryland 1, San Diego State 1, Xavier 1.
ESPN/USA Today coaches poll
- Kansas (30) 24-1 774
- Kentucky (1) 24-1 745
- Villanova 22-2 704
- Purdue 21-3 658
- Syracuse 24-2 645
- Duke 21-4 636
- Kansas State 20-4 580
- West Virginia 19-5 510
- Gonzaga 21-4 507
- Georgetown 18-6 443
- Michigan State 20-6 432
- Ohio State 20-6 428
- Butler 23-4 411
- Brigham Young 23-3 346
- New Mexico 23-3 330
- Wisconsin 19-6 322
- Texas 20-5 287
- Tennessee 18-6 241
- Vanderbilt 19-5 200
- Temple 20-5 187
- Pittsburgh 19-6 181
- Baylor 19-5 102
- Texas A&M 18-6 98
- Northern Iowa 22-3 73
- Wake Forest 18-5 58
Others Receiving Votes — Virginia Tech 35, Richmond 29, Cornell 24, UTEP 14, UNLV 11, Georgia Tech 9, Illinois 9, Notre Dame 9, Rhode Island 9, California 6, Clemson 5, Maryland 4, Florida State 3, Utah State 3, Siena 2, UAB 2, Charlotte 2, Xavier 1.