Kansas Jayhawks fall three spots in Associated Press men’s basketball Top 25 poll
Kansas dropped from No. 6 to No. 9 in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday.
The Jayhawks slipped three slots after defeating Oklahoma State, 74-63, on Tuesday, but losing to Texas Tech, 75-67, on Saturday in a pair of Big 12 road games.
Baylor remained No. 1 at 15-0, followed by Gonzaga (12-2), UCLA (10-1), Auburn (14-1), USC (13-0), Arizona (12-1), Purdue (13-2), Duke (12-2), KU (12-2), Michigan State (13-2), Houston (14-2), LSU (14-1), Wisconsin (13-2), Villanova (11-4), Iowa State (13-2), Ohio State (10-3), Xavier (12-2), Kentucky (12-3), Texas Tech (11-3), Seton Hall (11-3), Texas (12-3), Tennessee (10-4), Providence (14-2), Alabama (11-4) and Illinois (11-3).
Teams receiving votes: Oklahoma, Loyola Chicago, Miami, West Virginia, UConn, Indiana, Colorado State, San Diego State, Davidson, BYU, Iowa and San Francisco.
Baylor, last season’s national champion, received all 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll for the fourth time in five weeks. The Bears defeated Oklahoma and TCU last week and have a 21-game win streak dating to last season.
KU will meet No. 15-ranked Iowa State at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse.
This story was originally published January 10, 2022 at 11:25 AM with the headline "Kansas Jayhawks fall three spots in Associated Press men’s basketball Top 25 poll."
