An opening week in which only one ranked team lost meant few changes in the first poll of the regular season.
In fact, there were no changes among the top 14 teams, while Ohio State moved up one spot to join Michigan in a tie at No. 15.
Kansas beat Hofstra 101-65 in its only game and was the runaway No. 1 in the Associated Press’ college basketball poll, just as it was in the preseason Top 25. The Jayhawks received 58 first-place votes from the national media panel, three more than in the preseason poll.
Michigan State beat Florida Gulf Coast 97-58 in its opener and was again No. 1 on five ballots to hold second.
Texas, which again had one first-place vote, Kentucky, which dropped from three No. 1 votes to one, and Villanova remained third through fifth.
Defending champion North Carolina, who lost their only first-place vote from the preseason poll, won its games against Florida International, North Carolina Central and Valparaiso last week by an average of almost 25 points.
This week the No. 6 Tar Heels will see the quality of their competition pick up considerably with the possibility of facing five ranked opponents in the next eight games.
They will play Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic on Thursday in New York.
