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
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
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.