Kansas new No. 1 in both polls
Kansas is the new No. 1 in both college basketball polls.
The Jayhawks moved up one spot Monday following Ohio State’s first defeat, a loss at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes had been No. 1 for four weeks, the last two as a unanimous choice.
Kansas, ranked No. 1 for 15 weeks last season, received 22 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll from the 65-member national media panel. Ohio State received 14 first-place votes and was 13 points behind. Texas is third, although it has the most first-place votes with 23. Pittsburgh is fourth, voted No. 1 on six ballots.
In the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, KU was No. 1 with 14 first-place votes, followed by Texas with 13 first-place votes.
Ohio State was third with three first-place votes, while fourth-place Pittsburgh also had a first-place vote.
See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted.
The full rankings are below.
Associated Press poll
- Kansas (22) 24-1 1,549 2
- Ohio St. (14) 24-1 1,536 1
- Texas (23) 22-3 1,535 3
- Pittsburgh (6) 23-2 1,478 4
- Duke 23-2 1,348 5
- San Diego St. 25-1 1,256 6
- BYU 24-2 1,217 7
- Notre Dame 21-4 1,212 8
- Georgetown 20-5 1,103 11
- Wisconsin 19-5 1,044 13
- Purdue 20-5 941 14
- Arizona 21-4 795 15
- Connecticut 19-5 786 10
- Florida 20-5 775 17
- Villanova 19-6 710 9
- Louisville 19-6 683 16
- Syracuse 20-6 496 12
- Vanderbilt 18-6 471 23
- North Carolina 18-6 420 20
- Missouri 19-6 404 19
- Texas A&M 19-5 377 22
- Kentucky 17-7 320 18
- Temple 19-5 208 24
- Xavier 18-6 83 —
- Utah St. 23-3 75 21
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 58, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 52, Coastal Carolina 32, UCLA 32, George Mason 28, St. John’s 26, Washington 23, Alabama 13, Florida St. 11, Marquette 6, Baylor 5, Belmont 5, Colorado St. 5, Minnesota 4, UNLV 3.
ESPN/USA Today coaches poll
- Kansas (14) 24-1 753
- Texas (13) 22-3 746
- Ohio State (3) 24-1 706
- Pittsburgh (1) 23-2 697
- Duke 23-2 647
- San Diego State 25-1 623
- Notre Dame 21-4 588
- Brigham Young 24-2 560
- Georgetown 20-5 526
- Wisconsin 19-5 460
- Purdue 20-5 458
- Connecticut 19-5 405
- Arizona 21-4 363
- Villanova 19-6 359
- Florida 20-5 341
- Louisville 19-6 332
- Texas A&M 19-5 201
- Vanderbilt 18-6 188
- North Carolina 18-6 186
- Syracuse 20-6 185
- Missouri 19-6 159
- Kentucky 17-7 140
- Saint Mary’s 22-4 139
- Utah State 23-3 129
- Temple 19-5 58
Others receiving votes: George Mason 30, Coastal Carolina 19, Xavier 13, Washington 11, UCLA 8, UTEP 8, Wichita State 7, West Virginia 5, St. John’s 5, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Valparaiso 4, Minnesota 4, Florida State 4, Cleveland State 2, Baylor 1.