Jayhawks drop out of top 10 in new AP poll

Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins, front, and Frank Mason leave the court following a game-winning three pointer by Colorado guard Askia Booker on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Kansas University’s men’s basketball team dropped out of the top 10, down to No. 13, in the latest AP Top 25, released Monday.

The Jayhawks (6-2), previously ranked No. 6, lost for the second time in three games Saturday at Colorado, where Askia Booker’s buzzer-beating three-pointer sent KU home with a 75-72 defeat.

Kansas moved to as high as No. 2 in the poll after beating Duke (7-2, now No. 8) in Chicago, on Nov. 12.

The latest AP poll, topped by new No. 1 Arizona (9-0), is occupied by both teams that beat the Jayhawks this season: No. 10 Villanova (9-0) and No. 21 Colorado (9-1).

KU plays at No. 19 Florida at 6 p.m. Tuesday night.

AP Top 25 — Week 6 (Dec. 9)

  1. Arizona, 9-0
  2. Syracuse, 9-0
  3. Ohio State, 8-0
  4. Wisconsin, 10-0
  5. Michigan State, 7-1
  6. Louisville, 8-1
  7. Oklahoma State, 8-1
  8. Duke, 7-2
  9. Connecticut, 9-0
  10. Villanova, 9-0
  11. Kentucky, 7-2
  12. Wichita State, 9-0
  13. Kansas, 6-2
  14. Baylor, 8-1
  15. Oregon, 8-0
  16. Memphis, 6-1
  17. Iowa State, 7-0
  18. North Carolina, 6-2
  19. Florida, 6-2
  20. Gonzaga, 8-1
  21. Colorado, 9-1
  22. Massachusetts, 8-0
  23. Iowa, 9-1
  24. Missouri, 9-0
  25. San Diego State, 7-1