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Kansas back on top in AP poll; KSU ninth

  • Published Monday, March 8, 2010, at 12:03 p.m.
  • Updated Monday, March 8, 2010, at 3:24 p.m.

Kansas is No. 1 — again.

The Jayhawks (29-2), coming off their sixth straight Big 12 regular season title, moved back into the top spot in The Associated Press' college basketball poll today. It is their 14th week at No. 1 this season, more than triple the total of the other three schools who have been there in 2009-10.

Kansas, which dropped to second last week after a four-week stint on top, was a near unanimous No. 1, receiving 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.

Kentucky (29-2) moved up one place to No. 2 and had the other first-place votes.

Syracuse (28-3), No. 1 last week for the first time since 1990, lost to Louisville on Saturday in the last game played at Freedom Hall and fell to No. 3.

Duke held fourth while Ohio State and Purdue both moved up one place to fifth and sixth.

West Virginia moved from 10th to seventh after wins last week over Georgetown and Villanova, while New Mexico, Kansas State and Villanova rounded out the top 10.

Kansas State dropped from fifth to ninth after losing at Kansas and to Iowa State at home last week.

Record, Pts, Pvs

1. Kansas (63), 29-2, 1,623, 2

2. Kentucky (2), 29-2, 1,553, 3

3. Syracuse, 28-3, 1,500, 1

4. Duke, 26-5, 1,348, 4

5. Ohio St., 24-7, 1,344, 6

6. Purdue, 26-4, 1,252, 7

7. West Virginia, 24-6, 1,231, 10

8. New Mexico, 28-3, 1,188, 8

9. Kansas St., 24-6, 1,063, 5

10. Villanova, 24-6, 1,016, 9

11. Michigan St., 24-7, 1,015, 11

12. Butler, 27-4, 796, 12

13. Wisconsin, 23-7, 710, 15

14. BYU, 28-4, 690, 14

15. Tennessee, 23-7, 650, 16

16. Pittsburgh, 24-7, 644, 17

17. Temple, 26-5, 552, 20

18. Gonzaga, 26-5, 534, 18

19. Maryland, 23-7, 499, 22

20. Vanderbilt, 23-7, 480, 13

21. Baylor, 24-6, 474, 21

22. Georgetown, 20-9, 277, 19

23. Texas A&M, 22-8, 271, 23

24. Xavier, 23-7, 136, 25

25. UTEP, 24-5, 134, 24

Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 48, Richmond 41, Utah St. 12, Virginia Tech 12, Texas 10, Marquette 6, Notre Dame 6, Cornell 3, Louisville 3, California 2, Oklahoma St. 1, Siena 1.

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