KU falls to No. 14 in AP poll, No. 13 in coaches poll
The Kansas men’s basketball team fell nine spots to No. 14 in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll and eight spots to No. 13 in the USA Today coaches poll. Both rankings were released Monday.
In the AP poll, Kansas State is the highest-ranked Big 12 team, coming in at 10th. Oklahoma State is the only other league team in the poll (17th).
Indiana remaied at No. 1 with 26 first-place votes. Duke was second, followed by Miami (Fla.), Michigan and Gonzaga.
See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted in the AP poll.
In the coaches poll, KSU is 11th, while Oklahoma State is 16th.
Duke is the No. 1 according to the coaches, followed by Indiana, Gonzaga, Miami (Fla.) and Michigan.
The full rankings are below.
Associated Press college basketball poll
- Indiana (26) 21-3 1,559
- Duke (20) 21-2 1,515
- Miami (17) 19-3 1,499
- Michigan 21-3 1,428
- Gonzaga (2) 23-2 1,371
- Syracuse 20-3 1,293
- Florida 19-3 1,286
- Michigan St. 20-4 1,178
- Arizona 20-3 1,062
- Kansas St. 19-4 1,012
- Butler 20-4 943
- Louisville 19-5 842
- Ohio St. 17-6 828
- Kansas 19-4 823
- Georgetown 17-4 679
- Pittsburgh 20-5 591
- Oklahoma St. 17-5 587
- Marquette 17-5 493
- New Mexico 20-4 433
- Wisconsin 17-7 305
- Notre Dame 19-5 264
- Memphis 20-3 193
- Oregon 19-5 137
- Colorado St. 19-4 12
- Kentucky 17-6 87
Others receiving votes — Minnesota 80, Missouri 69, Cincinnati 68, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 62, Creighton 56, San Diego St. 53, Louisiana Tech 43, VCU 35, Saint Louis 34, Illinois 26, NC State 24, Akron 12, UCLA 8, UNLV 6, Indiana St. 5, Virginia 4, Wichita St. 3, Belmont 2, Mississippi 1, Oklahoma 1.
USA Today coaches poll
- Duke 21-2 744
- Indiana 21-3 717
- Gonzaga 23-2 681
- Miami 19-3 674
- Michigan 21-3 663
- Florida 19-3 628
- Syracuse 20-3 608
- Michigan St. 20-4 582
- Arizona 20-3 491
- Butler 20-4 460
- Kansas St. 19-4 455
- Louisville 19-5 393
- Kansas 19-4 364
- Ohio St. 17-6 353
- Georgetown 17-4 329
- Oklahoma St. 17-5 259
- Pittsburgh 20-5 246
- New Mexico 20-4 203
- Wisconsin 17-7 150
- Marquette 17-5 144
- Notre Dame 19-5 140
- San Diego St. 18-5 120
- Creighton 20-5 102
- Colorado St. 19-4 79
- Memphis 20-3 76
Others Receiving Votes — Missouri (17-6) 72; Oregon (19-5) 63; Virginia Commonwealth (19-5) 63; Cincinnati (18-6) 38; Minnesota (17-7) 28; Kentucky (17-6) 27; Saint Marys (21-4) 27; Louisiana Tech (21-3) 18; Saint Louis (18-5) 13; Middle Tennessee (22-4) 11; Mississippi (18-5) 11; Illinois (17-8) 10; Akron (19-4) 9; UNLV (18-6) 8; Wichita State (20-5) 8; UCLA (18-6) 3; Stephen F. Austin (20-2) 2; Belmont (20-5) 1; Oklahoma (15-7) 1; Virginia (17-6) 1.