College basketball: Kansas a runaway No. 1 in AP basketball poll

Published: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 5:55 p.m. MST
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Kansas is a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.

The first week of the regular season produced few changes in the Top 25. The Jayhawks are followed Monday by Michigan State, Texas, Kentucky and Villanova in the top five spots from the preseason Top 25.

North Carolina and Purdue are sixth and seventh, while West Virginia, Duke and Tennessee hold on to round out the top 10.

Maryland is the only newcomer to the poll at No. 25. The Terrapins move into the rankings for the first time since the final poll of the 2006-07 season. They replace Mississippi State, which falls out from 18th following its season-opening 88-74 loss to Rider.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and preseason ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kansas (58) 1-0 1,616 1

2. Michigan St. (5) 1-0 1,520 2

3. Texas (1) 1-0 1,412 3

4. Kentucky (1) 1-0 1,370 4

5. Villanova 1-0 1,353 5

6. North Carolina 3-0 1,301 6

7. Purdue 1-0 1,297 7

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8. West Virginia 1-0 1,139 8

9. Duke 1-0 1,078 9

10. Tennessee 1-0 938 10

11. Butler 1-0 859 11

12. Connecticut 1-0 830 12

13. California 2-0 792 13

14. Washington 3-0 783 14

15. Michigan 1-0 598 15

15. Ohio St. 2-0 598 16

17. Oklahoma 1-0 490 17

18. Dayton 1-0 372 21

19. Georgetown 1-0 358 20

20. Louisville 0-0 344 19

21. Georgia Tech 1-0 320 22

22. Clemson 1-0 265 24

23. Illinois 1-0 261 23

24. Minnesota 1-0 170 25

25. Maryland 1-0 167 —

Others receiving votes: Siena 125, Notre Dame 91, Vanderbilt 82, Florida St. 76, Syracuse 67, Wake Forest 59, Florida 58, Oklahoma St. 57, South Carolina 42, UCLA 36, Xavier 36, BYU 28, Gonzaga 22, Tulsa 21, Kansas St. 19, Mississippi St. 16, N. Iowa 16, Texas A&M 8, Missouri 7, Rider 7, Boston College 6, Mississippi 6, Pittsburgh 3, Va. Commonwealth 2, Cornell 1, Old Dominion 1, Utah St. 1, W. Kentucky 1.

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