Jayhawks holding steady at No. 3 in AP Poll

Kansas guard Devonte' Graham (4) hangs up his hand after hitting a three over Kansas State forward Xavier Sneed (20) during the second half, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 at Bramlage Coliseum.
Tonight’s Big Monday battle between Kansas and West Virginia is now officially a clash between Top 10 teams.
In the latest Associated Press poll, released Monday morning, Kansas (22-3 overall, 10-2 Big 12) maintained its spot at No. 3 — behind No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Villanova — and West Virginia (20-5, 8-4) jumped up from No. 13 to No. 9.
The Jayhawks and Mountaineers will square off in a rematch of WVU’s victory in Morgantown earlier this season at 8 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN.
Fellow Big 12 foe Baylor jumped back into the Top 5 to No. 4, up two spots from last week, and Arizona made the leap four spots from No. 9 to No. 5 to round out this week’s Top 5.
Here’s a quick look at the entire poll:
1 – Gonzaga (60), 1,620
2 – Villanova (5), 1,564
3 – Kansas, 1,493
4 – Baylor, 1,394
5 – Arizona, 1,301
6 – UCLA, 1,276
7 – Oregon, 1,229
8 – Louisville, 1,204
9 – West Virginia, 1,012
10 – North Carolina, 1,005
11 – Wisconsin, 868
12 – Duke, 857
13 – Kentucky, 854
14 – Virginia, 825
15 – Florida, 717
16 – Purdue, 682
17 – Florida State, 665
18 – Cincinnati, 634
19 – SMU, 415
20 – Creighton, 298
21 – South Carolina 296
22 – Saint Mary’s, 269
23 – Maryland, 136
24 – Butler, 129
25 – Notre Dame, 122
Also receiving votes: Wichita State 87, Xavier 72, Northwestern 60, USC 16, VCU 14, Dayton 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Monmouth 2, Oklahoma State 1, Vermont 1