Rankings update: No. 3 Jayhawks face two top-10 opponents this week

AP AP Top 25
Coaches’ USA Today NABC Coaches’ Poll

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas basketball is ranked No. 3 in both the USA Today NABC Coaches’ Poll and the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 released on Monday.

The No. 3/3 Jayhawks face two AP top-10 teams this week, starting with an ESPN Big Monday matchup against No. 9/12 West Virginia inside Allen Fieldhouse tonight (8 p.m., ESPN). The Jayhawks end the week with a road contest at No. 4/4 Baylor on Saturday (Noon, CBS).

Kansas (22-3, 10-1 Big 12) has been ranked in each of the last 157 AP polls and 161 coaches’ polls dating back to the 2008-09 season, which are the longest active streaks in the nation, respectively.

The Jayhawks are 3-0 against top-10 teams this season.

KU has maintained a top-10 ranking in both national polls all season after entering the 2016-17 campaign No. 3 in the AP poll and No. 2 in the coaches’ poll. 

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)
Jan. 30: 3 (9) / 2 (7)
Feb. 6: 3 / 3
Feb. 13: 3 / 3

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