Despite trailing Oklahoma by as many as 32 points in a 77-70 loss Sunday in Norman, Okla., the Jayhawks dropped just one spot in the latest AP Top 25.
Kansas (20-6) fell from No. 6 to No. 7 after Sunday’s defeat, while the Sooners (19-4) jumped from No. 5 to No. 3, behind top-ranked Arizona and Kentucky.
Texas (18-5) swapped places with Oklahoma, dropping from No. 3 to No. 5 after a loss to Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. No. 16 Oklahoma State (20-5) is the only other ranked Big 12 team, though Missouri and Colorado also received votes.
The rest of the top 10 includes No. 4 Florida (22-4), No. 6 Duke (19-4), No. 8 Pittsburgh (19-4), No. 9 Notre Dame (21-5) and No. 10 Marquette (20-4).
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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
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| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Arizona (58) | 21-2 | 1,786 | 1 |
| 2. Kentucky (14) | 22-3 | 1,741 | 2 |
| 3. Oklahoma | 19-4 | 1,633 | 5 |
| 4. Florida | 22-4 | 1,539 | 7 |
| 5. Texas | 18-5 | 1,431 | 3 |
| 6. Duke | 19-4 | 1,414 | 8 |
| 7. Kansas | 20-6 | 1,327 | 6 |
| 8. Pittsburgh | 19-4 | 1,241 | 9 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 21-5 | 1,147 | 12 |
| 10. Marquette | 20-4 | 1,115 | 11 |
| 11. Louisville | 19-4 | 1,065 | 4 |
| 12. Wake Forest | 19-4 | 967 | 10 |
| 13. Xavier | 20-4 | 963 | 14 |
| 14. Maryland | 17-7 | 865 | 13 |
| 15. Syracuse | 19-4 | 819 | 15 |
| 16. Oklahoma St. | 20-5 | 686 | 16 |
| 17. Creighton | 24-3 | 637 | 17 |
| 18. Illinois | 18-5 | 592 | 20 |
| 19. Stanford | 21-6 | 491 | 21 |
| 20. Mississippi St. | 17-6 | 430 | 19 |
| 21. Georgia | 16-7 | 342 | 22 |
| 22. Utah | 20-4 | 334 | 23 |
| 23. California | 19-5 | 270 | 18 |
| 24. Memphis | 18-5 | 118 | — |
| 25. Dayton | 19-5 | 112 | 25 |
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Others receiving votes: Connecticut 104, Saint Joseph’s 57, Wisconsin 51, Missouri 29, Butler 26, Gonzaga 16, BYU 10, Kent St. 5, Weber St. 5, Cent. Michigan 4, Michigan 4, Minnesota 4, S. Illinois 4, Manhattan 3, Tennessee 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 2, Purdue 2, Cincinnati 1, Holy Cross 1, Troy St. 1, Wyoming 1.
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