LAWRENCE, Kan. – The top-ranked team in the county is still the Kansas Jayhawks.
KU remained the runaway No.1 in both major polls on Monday. The Jayhawks earned 55 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll. KU is No. 1 for the second straight week.
The Kansas State Wildcats moved up to No. 9. That ties K-State for its highest ranking this season. It’s the highest the Wildcats have been ranked since 1973. K-State is also No. 9 in the Coaches poll.
The Wildcats have been ranked in both Top 25 polls for nine straight weeks. They’ve been among the AP Top 15 for six straight weeks.
Texas showed up No. 14 in the poll. Baylor came in 24th. Texas A&M just missed the Top 25.
Syracuse moved up to No. 2 in the Associated Press poll. Kentucky took the No. 3 spot.
Here is the AP Top 25:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kansas (55) 22-1 1,613 1
2. Syracuse (8) 23-1 1,553 3
3. Kentucky (2) 22-1 1,514 4
4. Villanova 20-2 1,366 2
5. West Virginia 19-3 1,361 6
6. Purdue 19-3 1,301 8
7. Georgetown 17-5 1,211 7
8. Duke 19-4 1,142 10
9. Kansas St. 19-4 1,139 10
10. Michigan St. 19-5 968 5
11. Wisconsin 18-5 871 16
12. Tennessee 18-4 850 14
13. Ohio St. 18-6 845 13
14. Texas 19-4 789 9
15. New Mexico 21-3 725 15
16. Gonzaga 19-4 693 17
17. BYU 22-3 532 12
18. Butler 20-4 422 23
19. N. Iowa 21-2 298 24
20. Georgia Tech 17-6 269 21
21. Temple 19-5 223 19
22. Vanderbilt 17-5 222 18
23. UNLV 19-4 209 --
24. Baylor 17-5 202 20
25. Pittsburgh 17-6 149 22
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 115, Cornell 114, Wake Forest 109, Maryland 69, Charlotte 48, UTEP 33, Mississippi 30, Rhode Island 30, Saint Mary's, Calif. 18, Siena 18, Illinois 16, Florida St. 15, Virginia Tech 11, Marquette 10, UAB 7, Richmond 5, Wichita St. 5, Missouri 3, South Florida 2.
