KU moves up to No. 2 in AP Top 25 poll

The Kansas Jayhawks have moved up to No. 2 in this week’s Associated Press college basketball poll.

The Jayhawks (18-1) received 13 first-place votes and finished just 39 points behind top-ranked Michigan, who earned all but one of the rest of the first-place votes.

Fourth-ranked Florida got the other first-place vote.

Third-ranked Indiana and Duke, who dropped to No. 5 from the No. 1 spot after a loss last week, round out the Top 5.

Kansas State, who lost both of its games last week, dropped from No. 11 to No. 18, a spot behind Missouri, who moved up five spots to No. 17.

Wichita State also moved up five spots, coming in this week at No. 15 in the country.

Here’s a look at the complete Associated Press college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

                                  Record   Pts Prv
1. Michigan (51)         19-1  1,611   2
2. Kansas (13)           18-1  1,572   3
3. Indiana               18-2  1,457   7
4. Florida (1)           16-2  1,420   8
5. Duke                  17-2  1,328   1
6. Syracuse              18-2  1,322   3
7. Gonzaga               19-2  1,177  10
8. Arizona               17-2  1,160   6
9. Butler                17-3  1,023   9
10. Oregon                18-2    969  16
11. Ohio St.              15-4    945  14
12. Louisville            16-4    905   5
13. Michigan St.          17-4    897  13
14. Miami                 15-3    894  25
15. Wichita St.           19-2    621  20
16. Mississippi           17-2    473  23
17. Missouri              15-4    464  22
18. Kansas St.            15-4    463  11
19. NC State              16-4    431  18
20. New Mexico            17-3    333  15
21. Creighton             18-3    312  17
22. San Diego St.         16-4    302   --
23. Minnesota             15-5    281  12
24. Cincinnati            16-4    220  21
25. Marquette             14-4    216   --

   Others receiving votes: Georgetown 121, UNLV 56, Wisconsin 45, UCLA 34, Arizona St. 14, Notre Dame 12, Pittsburgh 10, Louisiana Tech 8, Villanova 6, Baylor 5, Iowa St. 4, Memphis 4, VCU 4, La Salle 3, Saint Mary's (Cal) 2, Colorado St. 1.