After splitting games at Missouri and Kansas State last week, the Kansas men’s basketball team fell from 16th to 18th in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll.
MU, meanwhile, jumped from 19th to 10th with victories over KU and Nebraska.
Oklahoma was the only other Big 12 team ranked, staying at No. 2 behind Connecticut.
In the AP poll, KU actually moved up a spot from 16th to 15th. MU moved from 17th to 11th, while OU stayed at No. 2.
ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll
1.Connecticut (30)
2.Oklahoma (1)
3.North Carolina
4.Pittsburgh
5.Michigan State
6.Memphis
7.Louisville
8.Wake Forest
9.Duke
10.Missouri
11. (tie)Marquette
11. (tie)Arizona State
13.Clemson
14.Villanova
15.UCLA
16.Illinois
17.Xavier
18.Kansas
19.Washington
20.Gonzaga
21.Purdue
22.Butler
23.Utah State
24.LSU
25.Syracuse
AP poll
1. Connecticut (66)
2. Oklahoma (4)
3. North Carolina (2)
4. Pittsburgh
5. Memphis
6. Michigan State
7. Louisville
8. Wake Forest
9. Duke
10. Marquette
11. Missouri
12. Villanova
13. Clemson
14. Arizona State
15. Kansas
16. Xavier
17. Gonzaga
18. Illinois
19. Purdue
20. UCLA
21. Butler
22. Washington
23. LSU
24. Syracuse
25. Dayton