Jayhawks holding steady at No. 3 in AP Poll

By Matt Tait     Feb 13, 2017

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Kansas guard Devonte' Graham (4) hangs up his hand after hitting a three over Kansas State forward Xavier Sneed (20) during the second half, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 at Bramlage Coliseum.

Tonight’s Big Monday battle between Kansas and West Virginia is now officially a clash between Top 10 teams.

In the latest Associated Press poll, released Monday morning, Kansas (22-3 overall, 10-2 Big 12) maintained its spot at No. 3 — behind No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Villanova — and West Virginia (20-5, 8-4) jumped up from No. 13 to No. 9.

The Jayhawks and Mountaineers will square off in a rematch of WVU’s victory in Morgantown earlier this season at 8 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN.

Fellow Big 12 foe Baylor jumped back into the Top 5 to No. 4, up two spots from last week, and Arizona made the leap four spots from No. 9 to No. 5 to round out this week’s Top 5.

Here’s a quick look at the entire poll:

1 – Gonzaga (60), 1,620

2 – Villanova (5), 1,564

3 – Kansas, 1,493

4 – Baylor, 1,394

5 – Arizona, 1,301

6 – UCLA, 1,276

7 – Oregon, 1,229

8 – Louisville, 1,204

9 – West Virginia, 1,012

10 – North Carolina, 1,005

11 – Wisconsin, 868

12 – Duke, 857

13 – Kentucky, 854

14 – Virginia, 825

15 – Florida, 717

16 – Purdue, 682

17 – Florida State, 665

18 – Cincinnati, 634

19 – SMU, 415

20 – Creighton, 298

21 – South Carolina 296

22 – Saint Mary’s, 269

23 – Maryland, 136

24 – Butler, 129

25 – Notre Dame, 122


Also receiving votes:
Wichita State 87, Xavier 72, Northwestern 60, USC 16, VCU 14, Dayton 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Monmouth 2, Oklahoma State 1, Vermont 1

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.