KU moves up three spots in both polls

The Kansas men’s basketball team moved up three spots in both national polls, jumping to No. 14 in the Associated Press poll and No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.

The Jayhawks were one of four ranked Big 12 teams. Baylor (fourth AP/fifth coaches), Missouri (seventh/sixth) and Kansas State (23rd/22nd) were the other conference teams in the polls.

KU will open league play with a home game against K-State at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted.

The complete rankings are below.

AP Poll

  1. Syracuse (60) 15-0 1,618 1
  2. Kentucky (5) 13-1 1,554 3
  3. North Carolina 13-2 1,451 5
  4. Baylor 13-0 1,389 6
  5. Duke 12-1 1,354 7
  6. Ohio St. 13-2 1,277 2
  7. Missouri 13-0 1,255 8
  8. UConn 12-1 1,199 9
  9. Georgetown 12-1 1,072 12
  10. Michigan St. 13-2 992 16
  11. Louisville 12-2 977 4
  12. Indiana 13-1 974 13
  13. Florida 11-3 753 10
  14. Kansas 10-3 663 17
  15. Mississippi St. 13-2 644 15
  16. Michigan 12-2 641 18
  17. UNLV 15-2 611 19
  18. Wisconsin 12-3 506 11
  19. Murray St. 14-0 454 20
  20. Marquette 12-2 447 14
  21. Virginia 12-1 292 23
  22. Harvard 12-1 269 24
  23. Kansas St. 11-1 229 —
  24. San Diego St. 12-2 196 25
  25. Gonzaga 11-2 121 —

Others receiving votes: Creighton 86, Ohio 28, Stanford 12, Pittsburgh 8, Vanderbilt 8, Xavier 8, Cincinnati 6, New Mexico 6, Purdue 6, Saint Louis 6, Texas A&M 4, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 3, California 2, Seton Hall 2, Alabama 1, Wagner 1.

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

  1. Syracuse (30) 15-0 774 1
  2. Kentucky (1) 13-1 739 3
  3. Duke 12-1 679 5
  4. North Carolina 13-2 670 6
  5. Baylor 13-0 638 7
  6. Missouri 13-0 620 8
  7. Ohio State 13-2 593 2
  8. Connecticut 12-1 580 9
  9. Georgetown 12-1 515 12
  10. Louisville 12-2 454 4
  11. Michigan State 13-2 442 17
  12. Indiana 13-1 423 15
  13. Michigan 12-2 368 16
  14. Florida 11-3 367 10
  15. Kansas 10-3 318 18
  16. Mississippi State 13-2 300 14
  17. UNLV 15-2 263 20
  18. Murray State 14-0 236 21
  19. Wisconsin 12-3 230 11
  20. Marquette 12-2 196 13
  21. Harvard 12-1 156 23
  22. Kansas State 11-1 127 25
  23. Virginia 12-1 125 24
  24. Creighton 11-2 67 19
  25. San Diego State 12-2 60 NR

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 57; Saint Mary’s 17; Vanderbilt 16; Middle Tennessee 9; New Mexico 9; Stanford 7; Pittsburgh 6; Alabama 3; Purdue 3; Seton Hall 3; Saint Louis 2; Southern Mississippi 2; Illinois 1.