SMU basketball moves up to No. 14, Baylor falls to No. 11 in AP poll
Kansas, which won a record 13th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title, is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.
The Jayhawks (26-3) moved up two places to the top spot, receiving 58 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel .
Kansas is the sixth school to be No. 1 this season. The Jayhawks were on top last season for five weeks, including the final three polls of the season.
Villanova (27-3) remained second despite losing to Butler last week. The Wildcats were No. 1 on two ballots. UCLA (26-3), which was No. 1 on three ballots, moved up from fifth to third after its win over Arizona on Saturday.
Gonzaga (29-1) fell to No. 4 after losing its first game of the season, an upset by BYU on Saturday. The Zags, who had been No. 1 for the last four polls, received two first-place votes.
North Carolina moved from eighth to fifth and was followed by Oregon, Arizona, Louisville, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Baylor was 11th followed by Florida, Butler, SMU, Florida State, Purdue, Duke, Cincinnati, Notre Dame and Saint Mary's.
The last five ranked teams were Wichita State, Wisconsin, Virginia and newcomers Iowa State and Miami.
Iowa State (19-9), which was ranked for the first six polls of the season, moved back into the Top 25 after beating Baylor on Saturday. The Hurricanes (20-8), who were ranked for most of last season, reaching as high as seventh, moved into the poll after Saturday's victory over Duke.
Creighton (22-7), which was 23rd, dropped out for the first time this season after losses to Providence and Villanova. Maryland (22-7) fell out from 24th after losses to Minnesota and Iowa.
Kansas, which has the longest current streak in the Top 25, dating to February 2009, is No. 1 for the 63rd time. That is the fifth-best total behind UCLA (134), Duke (129), Kentucky (117) and North Carolina (113).
The Jayhawks' conference title run matches UCLA's streak in the Pac-8 in the 1960s-70s.
The other teams to be No. 1 this season were Duke, Kentucky, Villanova, Baylor and Gonzaga.
Miami gives the Atlantic Coast Conference seven teams in the Top 25 while Iowa State gives the Big 12 four. The Pac-12 is next with three teams.
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Record Pts Prv
1. Kansas (58) 26-3 1618 3
2. Villanova (2) 27-3 1487 2
3. UCLA (3) 26-3 1474 5
4. Gonzaga (2) 29-1 1419 1
5. North Carolina 25-5 1381 8
6. Oregon 26-4 1343 6
7. Arizona 26-4 1223 4
8. Louisville 23-6 1176 7
9. Kentucky 24-5 1119 11
10. West Virginia 23-6 1041 12
11. Baylor 23-6 923 9
12. Florida 23-6 807 13
13. Butler 23-6 795 22
14. SMU 25-4 738 17
15. Florida State 23-6 722 19
16. Purdue 23-6 651 14
17. Duke 22-7 622 10
18. Cincinnati 25-4 504 15
19. Notre Dame 22-7 482 21
20. Saint Mary's 26-3 445 20
21. Wichita State 27-4 250 25
22. Wisconsin 22-7 206 16
23. Virginia 19-9 194 18
24. Iowa State 19-9 168 --
25. Miami 20-8 123 --