KU falls out of AP Top 25

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The University of Kansas men’s basketball team is no longer ranked.

KU did not make The Associated Press Top 25 released on Monday, though it did receive 34 votes in the poll.

Kansas was No. 24 last week, but a loss to then-No. 5 Duke pushed the Jayhawks out of the rankings. Duke rose to No. 4.

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Five Big 12 teams are ranked: No. 2 Arizona, No. 3 Houston, No. 9 BYU, No. 15 Iowa State and No. 20 Texas Tech.

Purdue is still the top-ranked team in the nation.

Here are the full rankings:

• 1. Purdue (6-0)

• 2. Arizona (5-0)

• 3. Houston (5-0)

• 4. Duke (7-0)

• 5. UConn (5-1)

• 6. Louisville (5-0)

• 7. Michigan (4-0)

• 8. Alabama (3-1)

• 9. BYU (4-1)

• 10. Florida (4-1)

• 11. Michigan State (5-0)

• 12. Gonzaga (5-0)

• 13. Illinois (5-1)

• 14. St. John’s 3-1)

• 15. Iowa State (4-0)

• 16. North Carolina (5-0)

• 17. Tennessee (5-0)

• 18. UCLA (5-1)

• 19. Kentucky (4-2)

• 20. Texas Tech (4-2)

• 21. Auburn (4-1)

• 22. Arkansas (5-1)

• 23. North Carolina State (4-0)

• 24. Vanderbilt (5-0)

• 25. Indiana (5-0)

Also on Monday, the Jayhawks defeated Notre Dame in the Players Era Tournament in Las Vegas.

KU (4-2) will face Syracuse in the tournament at 2:30 p.m. Central time Tuesday. The game will air on TNT.

The women’s team at Kansas is also unranked but received two votes this week.

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