Kansas is No. 1 for a second time this season – the first school to reach the top for a second stint.
The Jayhawks have been No. 1 for three weeks this season, the first two in January.
Michigan State was No. 1 for four weeks, while Kansas, Oklahoma and Villanova were all there for three weeks. North Carolina and Kentucky both spent two weeks at the top.
The six schools to reach No. 1 is one off the record set in 1982-83.
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TIME ON TOP: This is Kansas’ 60th poll as No. 1. The Jayhawks are fifth on the all-time list behind UCLA (134), Duke (127), Kentucky (115) and North Carolina (113).
Sixth on the list is Indiana with 54 weeks.
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TOUGH WEEK FOR TOP TEN: The top 10 in last week’s poll lost a total of 10 games from Monday to Sunday, while the bottom 15 lost just six.
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AP TOP 25
1. Kansas
2. Michigan State
3. Villanova
4. Virginia
5. Xavier
6. Oklahoma
7. Miami
8. North Carolina
9. Oregon
10. West Virginia
11. Louisville
12. Indiana
13. Utah
14. Maryland
15. Purdue
16. Iowa
17. Duke
18. Arizona
19. Baylor
20. Texas A&M
21. Iowa State
22. Kentucky
23. Texas
24. SMU
25. Cal
Others receiving votes:
Wisconsin 93, Seton Hall 60, Wichita St 43, Saint Joseph’s 29, Notre Dame 14, Texas Tech 12, Cincinnati 4, Vanderbilt 3, Saint Mary’s 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Valparaiso 2, Dayton 1, Stephen F. Austin 1
