There’s a new No. 1 in college basketball as the Kansas Jayhawks return to the top spot after pulling out a win over New Mexico State. This is the second time the Jayhawks have been No. 1 as Bill Self’s squad was the preseason favorite. Gonzaga dropped to No. 4 after losing to now-No. 3 Tennessee, 76-73, in the marquee game of a wild week of action.
NCAA basketball rankings: Kansas jumps into No. 1 spot after shake up at the top in the AP Poll
Gonzaga falls after a loss to Tennessee, Kentucky drops to No. 19, and the ACC grabs ahold of the rankings.
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Duke moved up one spot to No. 2, while 10-0 Michigan stayed steady at No. 5. Virginia dropped two spots to No. 6 despite winning two games this week and maintaining an unblemished record. Nevada, Auburn, and Michigan State round out the top 10.
Buffalo, undefeated at 9-0, came in at No. 14 this week, up three spots from last week.
Kentucky dropped nine spots in the poll to No. 19 after losing to Seton Hall in overtime, and Kansas State, Maryland, and Nebraska all fell out of the rankings this week. Marquette —which upset Wisconsin — entered the polls at No. 21. Undefeated Houston came in at No. 24, and Syracuse re-joined the rankings at No. 25 after taking down Georgetown by one point at the Carrier Dome.
The Orange joining the rankings put the ACC back in control with six ranked teams joining Duke (No. 2), Virginia (No. 6), Florida State (No. 10), North Carolina (No. 12), and Virginia Tech (No. 13). The Big Ten and SEC came in with five teams, while Arizona State remains the lone representative of the Pac-12.
Here’s the full poll:
AP Poll - Week 6
Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | Big 12 | 8-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Duke | ACC | 9-1 | 3 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1 | 7 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 9-1 | 1 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia | ACC | 9-0 | 4 |
| 7 | Nevada | Mountain West | 10-0 | 6 |
| 8 | Auburn | SEC | 8-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-2 | 10 |
| 10 | Florida State | ACC | 8-1 | 11 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 8-0 | 13 |
| 12 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-2 | 14 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 8-1 | 15 |
| 14 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9-0 | 17 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 19 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-2 | 12 |
| 17 | Villanova | Big East | 8-2 | 21 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-1 | 22 |
| 19 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-2 | 9 |
| 20 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 20 |
| 21 | Marquette | Big East | 8-2 | NR |
| 22 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-2 | 18 |
| 23 | Furman | Southern | 10-0 | 25 |
| 24 | Houston | AAC | 8-0 | NR |
| 25 | Syracuse | ACC | 7-2 | NR |
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