Jan 09, 2024

Kansas falls to No. 3 in AP Poll

Posted Jan 09, 2024 3:05 PM

UNDATED (AP) — Purdue is still atop the AP Top 25 but Houston has jumped Kansas into second place as the last unbeaten team in Division I men’s college basketball. The Boilermakers picked up five more first-place votes and has 54 of the 63 available. The Cougars received seven first-place votes after improving to 14-0 for the third time in school history. Kansas had the other two first-place nods but fell to third. Defending national champ UConn and Tennessee rounded out the top five. San Diego State, Utah State and Creighton are ranked at the expense of Ole Miss, James Madison and Providence.

Record Pts Prv

1. Purdue (54) 14-1 1566 1

2. Houston (7) 14-0 1486 3

3. Kansas (2) 13-1 1481 2

4. UConn 13-2 1335 4

5. Tennessee 11-3 1291 5

6. Kentucky 11-2 1253 6

7. North Carolina 11-3 1213 8

8. Arizona 12-3 1107 10

9. Oklahoma 13-1 1023 11

10. Illinois 11-3 924 9

11. Marquette 11-4 869 7

11. Duke 11-3 869 14

13. Memphis 13-2 843 15

14. Baylor 12-2 787 18

15. Wisconsin 11-3 663 21

16. Auburn 12-2 559 25

17. Colorado St. 13-2 436 13

18. BYU 12-2 426 12

19. San Diego St. 13-2 386 -

20. Utah St. 14-1 241 -

21. Clemson 11-3 219 16

22. Creighton 11-4 187 -

23. Gonzaga 11-4 185 24

24. FAU 11-4 165 17

25. Texas 11-3 148 20

Others receiving votes: Dayton 126, Mississippi 125, James Madison 98, Cincinnati 79, Nevada 77, Texas Tech 62, Wake Forest 38, Grand Canyon 35, Seton Hall 34, South Carolina 29, Miami 27, St. John's 18, Iowa St. 16, Colorado 8, NC State 7, Michigan St. 7, Alabama 7, Providence 6, Oregon 4, TCU 3, Northwestern 3, Princeton 2, Utah 2.