Rankings update: Jayhawks remain No. 1 in coaches’ poll

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas basketball remained at No. 1 in the USA Today NABC Coaches’ Poll and No. 2 in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 on Monday. The No. 2/1 Jayhawks play two top-20 teams on the road this week, starting with No. 18/18 West Virginia on Tuesday (6 p.m. CT, ESPN), followed by No. 4/4 Kentucky on Saturday (5:15 p.m. CT, ESPN).  

Kansas (18-1, 7-0 Big 12) holds the top-ranked spot in the coaches’ poll for the second-straight week and 58th time in program history. KU received 18 first-place votes in the coaches’ poll with 785 total points.

In the AP poll, the Jayhawks received 28 first-place votes behind No. 1 Villanova. The Wildcats edged KU in total poll points by a slim margin of 19 – 1,591 to 1,572.

The Jayhawks have been ranked in each of the last 153 AP polls and 158 coaches’ polls dating back to the 2008-09 season, which are the longest active streaks in NCAA Division I, respectively.

KU entered the 2016-17 season No. 3 in the AP poll and No. 2 in the coaches’ poll and have maintained a top-10 ranking in both polls all season. 

Big 12 teams in the polls
There are three Big 12 Conference teams ranked in this week’s top 20 in the national polls, including No. 2/1 Kansas, No. 5/5 Baylor and No. 18/18 West Virginia.

Kansas 2016-17 week-by-week national rankings
Week: AP poll rank / Coaches’ poll rank (first-place votes)
Preseason: 3 / 2
Nov. 14: 7 / 8
Nov. 21: 5 / 6
Nov. 28: 4 / 5
Dec. 5:  3 / 3 (1)
Dec. 12: 3 / 3 (1)
Dec. 19: 3 / 3 (1)
Dec. 26: 3 / 3 (1)
Jan. 2: 3 / 2 (1)
Jan. 9: 2 (8) / 2 (9)
Jan. 16: 2 (32) / 1 (23)      
Jan. 23: 2 (28) / 1 (18)

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