Monday, January 25, 2010
After picking up victories over Baylor and Iowa State last week, the Kansas men's basketball team moved up one spot to No. 2 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today coaches polls.
Kentucky, the lone remaining undefeated team, was the unanimous No. 1 in both rankings.
Following two losses last week, Texas fell from No. 1 to No. 6 in both polls. Kansas State, meanwhile, stayed in the top 15 (11th AP/13th coaches) in both rankings.
Baylor (24th AP) was the only other Big 12 team to earn a spot in the top 25.
The full rankings are below.
See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted.
AP Top 25
Others Receiving Votes — Florida State 111, Northern Iowa 106, Clemson 103, Wake Forest 98, Butler 69, Mississippi State 42, Texas A&M 29, Oklahoma State 25, Missouri 24, Maryland 22, Cornell 16, Old Dominion 11, Xavier 11, UNLV 6, Northwestern 5, Siena 3, Virginia 3, Saint Mary's 2, Louisiana Tech 2, California 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Harvard 1.
ESPN/USA Today coaches poll
Others Receiving Votes — Florida State 50, Cornell 38, New Mexico 38, Baylor 37, Wake Forest 23, UAB 18, Oklahoma State 16, Missouri 16, Saint Mary's 11, Mississippi State 9, Maryland 6, UNLV 6, Siena 4, Texas A&M 4, Old Dominion 3, Louisiana Tech 3, Xavier 3, Notre Dame 2, California 2, North Carolina 1.