Texas is number one for a second week in The Associated Press and USA Today college basketball polls.
The Longhorns (17-0) moved into the top spot for the first time in school history last week. They stayed there Monday, receiving 57 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.
Kentucky (18-0) was No. 1 on eight ballots and remained second in the AP poll. Kansas, Villanova and Syracuse held at third through fifth. The top five spots were unchanged for the second straight week in the USA Today poll as well. The Purdue Boilermakers, previously ranked sixth in both polls, dropped to 13th in the AP and 15th in the USA Today poll after losing to Ohio State and Northwestern last week.
The Jayhawks opened conference play in Lincoln with a win over Nebraska, then dismantled Texas Tech at home.
North Carolina dropped from 12th to 24th in the AP after losing two games last week and three of its last four. The Tar Heels are below 13th for the first time since February 2006. They’re hanging around in USA Today voting as well at 23. Baylor crept into the AP poll at 25.
Complete polls are below
Associated Press
Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 122, Connecticut 98, New Mexico 96, U-A-B 59, Virginia 50, Florida State 41, Butler 35, Texas A&M 28, Cornell 15, William & Mary 15, Wake Forest 13, Rhode Island 11, Marquette 10, Missouri 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Northwestern 6, Old Dominion 3, Arizona State 3, Marshall 2, Xavier 2, Harvard 1, Siena 1.
USA TODAY/ESPN
Others receiving votes: Baylor 53, Mississippi State 29, Vanderbilt 29, New Mexico 25, Cornell 24, Florida State 17, St. Mary’s-CA 16, Arizona State 15, U-A-B 14, U-N-L-V 11, William & Mary 8, Rhode Island 7, Virginia 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Missouri 5, Oklahoma State 5, Notre Dame 3, San Diego State 2, California 1, Old Dominion 1, Texas A&M 1, Xavier 1.
