The Kansas men’s basketball team, following a 1-1 week, fell two spots to No. 11 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls.
Oklahoma (No. 6, 7) and Missouri (No. 14, 15) were the other two Big 12 teams in the rankings.
AP poll
1. North Carolina (35) 27-3 1,734
2. Pittsburgh (33) 28-3 1,731
3. Connecticut 27-3 1,592
4. Memphis (2) 28-3 1,544
5. Louisville (1) 25-5 1,513
6. Oklahoma 27-4 1,399
7. Michigan State 25-5 1,349
8. Wake Forest 24-5 1,246
9. Duke 25-6 1,237
10. Villanova 25-6 1,108
11. Kansas 25-6 1,038
12. Gonzaga 25-5 978
13. Washington 24-7 910
14. Missouri 25-6 779
15. UCLA 24-7 752
16. Butler 26-4 536
17. Clemson 23-7 528
18. Syracuse 23-8 518
19. Xavier 24-6 465
20. LSU 25-6 461
21. Marquette 23-8 453
22. Florida State 23-8 333
23. Arizona State 22-8 199
24. Purdue 22-9 169
25. Brigham Young 24-6 158
Others Receiving Votes: Illinois 131, Texas A&M 63, Saint Mary’s 56, Utah 21, West Virginia 17, Auburn 9, Dayton 7, Utah State 6, Virginia Commonwealth 6, Weber State 5, Creighton 4, Northern Iowa 3, Siena 3, Oklahoma State 3, Penn State 2, New Mexico 2, California 2, Texas 2, American University 1, Ohio State 1, Tennessee 1.
ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (23) 27-3 767
2. Pittsburgh (5) 28-3 740
3. Memphis (3) 28-3 702
4. Connecticut 27-3 679
5. Louisville 25-5 659
6. Michigan State 25-5 608
7. Oklahoma 27-4 592
8. Duke 25-6 545
9. Wake Forest 24-5 532
10. Washington 24-7 466
11. Kansas 25-6 444
12. Gonzaga 25-5 426
13. Villanova 25-6 410
14. UCLA 24-7 369
15. Missouri 25-6 327
16. LSU 25-6 274
17. Butler 26-4 251
18. Clemson 23-7 223
19. Xavier 24-6 196
20. Syracuse 23-8 182
21. Marquette 23-8 157
22. Florida State 23-8 135
23. Arizona State 22-8 133
24. Purdue 22-9 68
25. Illinois 23-8 57
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Mary’s 43, Brigham Young 30, Utah State 23, Dayton 11, California 9, Utah 7, Boston College 3, Texas 3, Texas A&M 2, Siena 1, Weber State 1.