Kansas guard Wayne Selden Jr. (1) watches as Kentucky forward Alex Poythress (22) rejects his floater during the second half of the Champions Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Kansas dropped six spots to No. 11 in the Associated Press college basketball poll in the wake of a 72-40 loss to No. 1 Kentucky, which received 62 of a possible 65 first-place votes. Wisconsin received the other three first-place votes.

The top 25 teams in the AP poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Kentucky (62) 5-0 1,622 1
2. Wisconsin (3) 4-0 1,494 3
3. Arizona 3-0 1,491 2
4. Duke 5-0 1,474 4
5. North Carolina 3-0 1,314 6
6. Louisville 3-0 1,219 7
7. Texas 4-0 1,187 10
8. Virginia 4-0 1,165 9
9. Wichita St. 3-0 1,120 11
10. Gonzaga 4-0 1,077 13
11. Kansas 1-1 981 5
12. Villanova 3-0 917 12
13. Iowa St. 2-0 828 14
14. VCU 3-0 760 15
15. San Diego St. 3-0 736 16
16. Ohio St. 3-0 557 20
17. Miami 5-0 521 _
18. Florida 2-1 473 8
19. Michigan 3-0 401 24
20. Michigan St. 2-1 399 19
21. West Virginia 5-0 344 _
22. UCLA 4-0 173 _
23. Creighton 4-0 148 _
24. UConn 3-1 144 17
25. Arkansas 3-0 131 _

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 109, Stanford 80, Providence 63, Utah 38, Minnesota 21, N. Iowa 17, Rhode Island 16, Syracuse 15, Oklahoma St. 14, Georgetown 10, Memphis 10, Baylor 7, Indiana 6, California 5, Illinois 5, Nebraska 5, Cincinnati 4, NC State 4, Wyoming 4, Dayton 3, Maryland 3, UTEP 3, BYU 2, Northeastern 1, Xavier 1.

My AP top 25 ballot:

1 – Kentucky: For Kentucky to reach its outrageous potential, point guard Andrew Harrison and twin Aaron Harrison, a shooting guard, must play 32 minutes a game. The four post players can split time equally and play physically without fear of foul trouble and not have to pace themselves, but the twins are such a dynamic duo, they’ll need to play more eventually. No shortage of extremely athletic candidates can fill the reserve backcourt and small forward minutes.

2 – Duke: Blue Devils took care of Michigan State, Temple and Stanford, all by double figures. Five games in, freshman point guard Tyus Jones has a 5-to-1 assists-to-turnover ratio, the team’s shooting .417 from three, freshman Jahlil Okafor and junior Amile Jefferson combine for 7.4 offensive boards a game and strong perimeter defender Quinn Cook averages 17 points, shoots .486 from three and has a 5.2-to-1 assists-to-turnovers ratio. In other words, the Blue Devils are strong on the perimeter and in the paint.

3 – Arizona: T.J. McConnell, the 6-foot-1 point guard who started his career at Duquesne, not only sets up the big men on a tall roster, he helps them out on the boards. In a 17-point victory against a good UC Irvine team, McConnell totaled 12 points, nine rebounds, four assists and six steals.

4 – Wisconsin: Preseason All-American Frank Kaminsky leads a talented team in scoring (19.3), rebounding (10.3), steals (1.3) and blocks (2.8), is second in assists (2.8) and third in three-point percentage (.444). Duke’s Dec. 3 visit to Kohl Center represents Badgers’ first serious test.

5 – Virginia: Opponents averaging 46.7 points per game against Cavaliers, who hunt shots patiently and hit them at a .415 clip from three-point land.

6 – Texas: Point guard Isaiah Taylor, who had shown signs of a much improved three-point shot to add to his ability to break down a defense, suffered a broken wrist that will cause him to miss most or all of the rest of the nonconference schedule. Barring setbacks, he’s expected to return right about the time Big 12 season arrives. Thanks to experienced junior Javan Felix, the Longhorns are better equipped than most to withstand the stretch without Taylor, but the injured sophomore is a first-team All-Big 12-caliber player.

7 – Gonzaga: At 6-10, Lithuanian freshman Domantas Sabonis, 18, is five inches shorter than his father, Arvydas Sabonis, a 7-3 European basketball legend before joining the Portland Trailblazers at age 31. The son appears to have inherited his father’s feel for the game. Domantas clearly knows a good shot from a bad one. He has an active streak of 14 consecutive field goals made. He leads the Zags in scoring (14), rebounding (7.5), field-goal pct. (.759) and free-throw percentage (.750).

8 – North Carolina: Tar Heels sixth-best offensive rebounding team in the nation, snagging 46.6 percent of their misses, compared to national average of 31.6, per kenpom.com.

9 – Louisville: Shy on shooting — .619 from the line, .219 from three so far — the Cardinals will use smothering defense and other ways to win big.

10 – Wichita State: Shockers play great defense. Memphis committed 24 turnovers in 15-point loss to Wichita State.

11 – Villanova: So far, 32.1 percent of opponents’ possessions have ended in a turnover, the fourth-best figure in the country.

12 – Virginia Commonwealth: Prediction: Tonight’s game vs. Villanova will be decided in the fourth overtime. Both teams shoot a lot of threes, force a lot of turnovers.

13 – Kansas: The statistic that best captured the 32-point loss to Kentucky: The Jayhawks had the exact same number of shots blocked (11) as they made.

14 – Iowa State: Sophomore guard Monte Morris is off to terrific start. He’s averaging 37.5 minutes and 16.5 points and is shooting .647 overall and .667 from three.

15 – San Diego State: Steve Fisher looks to have one of the nation’s top defensive teams, which is a good thing because the Aztecs aren’t the greatest collection of shooters. In 53-49 victory against Utah, Aztecs shot just .327.

16 – Ohio State: Super quick guard Shannon Scott has embraced the role of playmaker, dishing more than looking to score. He set a school record with 16 assists in Sunday night a rout vs. Sacred Heart and he’s averaging 9.3 points and 13.7 assists.

17 – Michigan: Junior Spike Albrecht, who scored 17 points and made four three-pointers in the first half of a title-game loss to Louisville two seasons ago, isn’t off to as hot a start this year. He has scored 12 points in 77 minutes so far.

18 – Michigan State: Senior guard Travis Trice off to a monster start. He’s averaging 17.7 points and has hit half of his three-point shots.

19 – Miami, Fla.: Angel Rodriguez, the point guard who transferred from Kansas State, scored 24 points and hit a three-pointer with 16 seconds left to spark the Hurricanes’ victory at Florida. Another Big 12 transfer, Sheldon McClellan from Texas, also played a big role in the upset with nine points, seven rebounds and five assists.

20 – Arkansas: Mike Anderson making his old coach Nolan Richardson proud by coaching a defense that makes it tough for teams to take care of the ball. As hard as his players plays, particularly defensively, they need to take breathers. Anderson substitutes frequently and has 10 players averaging at least 15 minutes.

21 – UCLA: Sometimes the coach’s son plays a lot because he’s the coach’s son. Not the case here. Bryce Alford strokes it like his father Steve used to for Indiana. Bryce has made all 12 of his free throws and half of his three-point shots and is averaging 21 points, 10.7 assists and 1.7 steals.

22 – West Virginia: Bob Huggins’ coaching style isn’t for everyone and plays a part in a high transfer rate. Star Eron Harris and Terry Henderson were the latest to leave the program in the offseason. But give Huggins players with thick enough skin to take his brutal honesty and improve from it and Huggins will squeeze the most out of a team. The Mountaineers are off to a 5-0 start. After WVU harassed UConn into 19 turnovers in a 78-68 victory in Puerto Rico, Huggins said what he liked about his team.
“I’ve got my kind of guys again,” Huggins said. “I’ve got guys that are just going to keep swinging, you know?”

23 – Utah: If you like a player who does a little bit of everything, watch Utes 6-5 guard Delon Wright, who averages 11 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.7 blocks.

24 – Georgetown: Senior Josh Smith, the Hoyas’ 6-10, 350-pound center who started his career at UCLA is off to a strong start. He’s averaging 17.3 points and 8.3 rebounds and will have a chance Wednesday to show what he can do against Florida.

25 – Oklahoma State: Anthony Allen, Jr., a 7-footer from Kingston, Jamaica, was the leading shot-blocker a year ago with 6.2 blocks a game. He’s not a scorer, but in 18.3 minutes a game is averaging 10 rebounds and 3.3 blocks a game. Is 7 for 7 from the field. But he’s going to have to do a better job of checking his temper to maximize his contributions to the Cowboys. He already missed a game because of a Flagrant 2.