KU moves up to No. 10 in both polls
The Kansas men’s basketball team jumped to No. 10 in both national rankings following victories over Kansas State and Oklahoma last week.
The Jayhawks moved from No. 14 to No. 10 in the AP poll while surging five spots from No. 15 to No. 10 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.
KU was joined in the rankings by three other Big 12 teams: Baylor (No. 4 AP/No. 4 coaches), Missouri (No. 9/9) and Kansas State (No. 18/18).
KU will face two unranked opponents this week when it travels to face Texas Tech on Wednesday before playing host to Iowa State on Saturday. The Cyclones did receive votes in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today coaches polls.
See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted in the Associated Press poll.
The full rankings are below.
Associated Press poll
- Syracuse (60) 17-0 1,618 1
- Kentucky (5) 15-1 1,558 2
- North Carolina 14-2 1,476 3
- Baylor 15-0 1,436 4
- Ohio St. 15-2 1,347 6
- Michigan St. 14-2 1,263 10
- Indiana 15-1 1,217 12
- Duke 13-2 1,186 5
- Missouri 14-1 1,096 7
- Kansas 12-3 1,005 14
- Georgetown 13-2 990 9
- UNLV 16-2 852 17
- Michigan 13-3 715 16
- Louisville 13-3 704 11
- Murray St. 16-0 628 19
- Virginia 14-1 607 21
- UConn 12-3 535 8
- Kansas St. 12-2 482 23
- Florida 12-4 463 13
- Mississippi St. 13-3 362 15
- Gonzaga 13-2 347 25
- San Diego St. 13-2 313 24
- Creighton 13-2 236 —
- Seton Hall 14-2 205 —
- Marquette 12-4 170 20
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa St. 1, Wagner 1.
ESPN/USA Today coaches poll
- Syracuse (30) 17-0 774 1
- Kentucky (1) 15-1 742 2
- North Carolina 14-2 702 4
- Baylor 15-0 684 5
- Ohio State 15-2 649 7
- Duke 13-2 583 3
- Michigan State 14-2 578 11
- Indiana 15-1 552 12
- Missouri 14-1 540 6
- Kansas 12-3 480 15
- Georgetown 13-2 425 9
- UNLV 16-2 374 17
- Michigan 13-3 351 13
- Murray State 16-0 341 18
- Louisville 13-3 321 10
- UConn 12-3 304 8
- Virginia 14-1 251 23
- Kansas State 12-2 242 22
- Florida 12-4 226 14
- Mississippi State 13-3 181 16
- Creighton 13-2 163 24
- San Diego State 13-2 131 25
- Gonzaga 13-2 103 —
- Marquette 12-4 69 20
- Harvard 13-2 58 21
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 43, Saint Mary’s 39, Seton Hall 36, Vanderbilt 33, New Mexico 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Alabama 18, West Virginia 9, Southern Miss. 8, Stanford 5, Wichita State 5, Dayton 4, Illinois 4, Iowa State 1, Nevada 1.