KU men move up to No. 19

By Jim Baker     Dec 16, 2002

Kansas moved up one spot in the AP Men’s Top 25 Basketball poll Monday.

The Jayhawks, 5-3, moved up to No. 19 from last week’s 20th spot.

Arizona remained No. 1, while Oklahoma dropped one spot to No.7 and Texas moved down two spots to No. 10, with Missouri remaining No. 11.

The Jayhawks play again Saturday against UCLA. Tip is 4 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.

Record Pts Pv
1. Arizona (69) 5-0 1,749 1
2. Alabama 7-0 1,620 2
3. Duke 5-0 1,566 3
4. Pittsburgh (1) 6-0 1,565 4
5. Oregon 6-0 1,435 5
6. Indiana 8-0 1,392 7
7. Oklahoma 5-1 1,326 6
8. Connecticut 6-0 1,148 9
9. Notre Dame 9-1 1,130 10
10. Texas 5-2 1,114 8
11. Missouri 6-0 1,026 11
12. Illinois 7-0 930 15
13. Florida 7-2 866 14
14. Marquette 6-1 771 16
15. Michigan St. 5-2 639 21
16. Mississippi St. 6-1 625 24
17. Stanford 5-1 589 19
18. Kentucky 5-2 525 12
19. Kansas 5-3 518 20
20. Creighton 7-0 476 23
21. Xavier 5-2 343 13
22. Tulsa 5-1 337 17
23. North Carolina 5-2 299 22
24. Maryland 4-3 248 18
25. Minnesota 6-1 103 NR

Others receiving votes: N.C. State 70, Virginia 51, Georgetown 37, Saint Joseph’s 34, Butler 32, Wake Forest 29, Coll. of Charleston 26, Texas Tech 23, Gonzaga 19, Oklahoma St. 16, Georgia 9, Iowa St. 9, West Virginia 9, Wyoming 9, LSU 7, Penn 7, Syracuse 5, UCLA 5, Kent St. 4, California 3, Baylor 2, Cincinnati 2, Louisville 1, Wisconsin 1.

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