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After a non-conference stretch that challenged the Jayhawks and sent them from a no. 2 ranking all the way down to no. 18, Kansas is starting to recover. Early on the voters saw the potential in Kansas and probably gave them a little too much credit, as did everyone else, for beating a Duke team that in all reality has a lot of holes. After a rough stretch that included four tough losses away from Allen Fieldhouse, the ship seems appears to be moving in the right direction.
With a solid road win against a now ranked Oklahoma team and an impressive home court dismantling of a ranked Kansas State team, the Jayhawks have moved up to no. 15 and have a chance tonight to take on a top 10 opponent on the road in Iowa State. The opening stretch of league play isn't likely to end without a few lumps, but at the very least this Jayhawk team appears to be pulling together just a little bit more since the start of January. One step at a time, tonight will tell us a lot more.
AP Top 25
Rank | Team | Record | Pts |
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1 | Arizona Wildcats (61) | 17-0 | 1,621 |
2 | Syracuse Orange (4) | 16-0 | 1,560 |
3 | Wisconsin Badgers | 16-0 | 1,482 |
4 | Michigan St. Spartans | 15-1 | 1,442 |
5 | Wichita St. Shockers | 17-0 | 1,300 |
6 | Villanova Wildcats | 15-1 | 1,289 |
7 | Florida Gators | 13-2 | 1,205 |
8 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 14-1 | 1,048 |
9 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 14-2 | 1,046 |
10 | San Diego St. Aztecs | 14-1 | 1,020 |
11 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | 15-2 | 979 |
12 | Baylor Bears | 13-2 | 952 |
13 | Kentucky Wildcats | 12-3 | 912 |
14 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 14-3 | 831 |
15 | Kansas Jayhawks | 11-4 | 686 |
16 | UMass Minutemen | 14-1 | 579 |
17 | Memphis Tigers | 12-3 | 536 |
18 | Louisville Cardinals | 14-3 | 525 |
19 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 15-2 | 405 |
20 | Creighton Bluejays | 14-2 | 329 |
21 | Colorado Buffaloes | 14-3 | 328 |
22 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 15-1 | 299 |
23 | Duke Blue Devils | 12-4 | 193 |
24 | Saint Louis Billikens | 15-2 | 148 |
25 | Oklahoma Sooners | 13-3 | 103 |
25 | UCLA Bruins | 13-3 | 103 |