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Monday, December 9, 2002

Kansas falls to 20th in latest AP poll

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The Assocated Press says that Kansas is the 20th best team in the nation this week. The Jayhawks plummeted from no. 14 after their loss at Oregon, who climbed up to the no. 5 spot. KU is the only three-loss team in the poll.

Arizona retained its position at the top of the poll, receiving all 70 first-place votes. Other ranked Big 12 teams include Oklahoma (6), Texas (8) and Missouri (11), with Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Iowa State also receiving votes.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pv
1. Arizona (70) 4-0 1,774 1
2. Alabama 6-0 1,637 3
3. Duke 5-0 1,594 4
4. Pittsburgh (1) 5-0 1,588 5
5. Oregon 5-0 1,432 7
6. Oklahoma 4-1 1,358 6
7. Indiana 6-0 1,356 10
8. Texas 5-1 1,278 2
9. Connecticut 5-0 1,144 11
10. Notre Dame 8-1 943 --
11. Missouri 4-0 906 15
12. Kentucky 4-1 840 18
13. Xavier 4-1 811 16
14. Florida 6-2 750 8
15. Illinois 5-0 692 25
16. Marquette 5-1 669 13
17. Tulsa 4-0 602 19
18. Maryland 4-2 601 9
19. Stanford 4-1 561 17
20. Kansas 3-3 407 14
21. Michigan St. 4-2 361 21
22. North Carolina 5-2 349 12
23. Creighton 6-0 277 --
24. Mississippi St. 5-1 235 24
25. Coll. of Charleston 6-0 152 --


Others receiving votes: Minnesota 136, Virginia 97, Texas Tech 89, Wisconsin 89, Gonzaga 86, N.C. State 36, Georgetown 31, Wake Forest 29, Georgia Tech 25, Iowa St. 19, Villanova 19, Saint Joseph's 16, S. Illinois 15, Memphis 1, West Virginia 13, Cincinnati 10, LSU 6, Butler 5, Dayton 5, Georgia 5, Penn 3, UCLA 3, California 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Hawaii 1, Holy Cross 1, Oral Roberts 1, Purdue 1.