KU nearly unanimous No. 1 in coaches poll; KSU moves into top 10

By J-W Staff Reports     Jan 4, 2010

The Kansas men’s basketball team was a near-unanimous No. 1 in the most recent ESPN/USA Today coaches poll released Monday, picking up 30 of the possible 31 first-place votes.

The Jayhawks (13-0) also earned 56 of the 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll.

Kansas State (13-1) continued its move up the rankings, earning the No. 10 position in the coaches poll and the 11th spot in the AP voting.

Texas (No. 2 AP, No. 2 coaches) was the only other Big 12 school ranked in both polls, while Texas Tech (12-2) hung on to the No. 22 spot in the AP.

KU’s opponent Sunday, Tennessee, is 15th in the coaches poll and 16th in the AP.

See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted.

The complete polls are below.

Associated Press

  1. Kansas (56) 13-0 1,614
  2. Texas (8) 13-0 1,550
  3. Kentucky (1) 15-0 1,489
  4. Purdue 13-0 1,457
  5. Duke 12-1 1,348
  6. Villanova 12-1 1,279
  7. Syracuse 13-1 1,173
  8. West Virginia 11-1 1,147
  9. North Carolina 11-3 1,098
  10. Michigan State 11-3 1,009
  11. Kansas State 13-1 996
  12. Georgetown 11-1 911
  13. Connecticut 10-3 760
  14. Mississippi 11-2 699
  15. New Mexico 14-1 667
  16. Tennessee 10-2 649
  17. Wisconsin 12-2 526
  18. Florida State 12-2 446
  19. Gonzaga 11-3 351
  20. Georgia Tech 11-2 203
  21. Temple 11-3 173
  22. Texas Tech 12-2 166
  23. Pittsburgh 12-2 156
  24. Washington 10-3 149
  25. Brigham Young 14-1 145

Others Receiving Votes — Clemson 139, Texas A&M 86, Cincinnati 76, Florida 75, Baylor 73, Miami (FL) 70, Rhode Island 52, USC 46, Dayton 45, Ohio State 42, Wake Forest 42, William & Mary 37, Northern Iowa 35, UAB 29, Mississippi State 26, Virginia Tech 20, Oklahoma State 16, California 15, UNLV 12, Cornell 9, Butler 6, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Oregon 4, Minnesota 3, Vanderbilt 1.

ESPN/USA Today coaches poll

  1. Kansas (30) 13-0 774
  2. Texas (1) 13-0 742
  3. Kentucky 15-0 705
  4. Purdue 13-0 693
  5. Duke 12-1 646
  6. Villanova 12-1 608
  7. Syracuse 13-1 545
  8. West Virginia 11-1 543
  9. North Carolina 11-3 540
  10. Kansas State 13-1 484
  11. Michigan State 11-3 472
  12. Georgetown 11-1 441
  13. Connecticut 10-3 375
  14. New Mexico 14-1 323
  15. Tennessee 10-2 302
  16. Mississippi 11-2 244
  17. Georgia Tech 11-2 234
  18. Gonzaga 11-3 219
  19. Florida State 12-2 140
  20. Wisconsin 12-2 133
  21. Clemson 12-3 113
  22. Washington 10-3 104
  23. Brigham Young 14-1 97
  24. Butler 10-4 81
  25. Temple 11-3 79

Others Receiving Votes — Pittsburgh 50, Texas Tech 42, Ohio State 41, UNLV 39, Wake Forest 36, Northern Iowa 35, Baylor 26, Florida 24, Cincinnati 19, William & Mary 19, Saint Mary’s 16, Cornell 15, California 13, Texas A&M 12, Rhode Island 9, UAB 9, Virginia Tech 9, Oklahoma State 8, Dayton 7, USC 7, Mississippi State 2.

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