The Big 12 men's basketball season was already shaping up to be a exciting one with Kansas and Texas starting the season as consensus top three teams.The ante jumped up some Monday when the Longhorns (5-0) made the leap from No.3 to No.2 just behind the first-place Jayhawks (5-0), marking the first time in league history that Big 12 teams are No.1 and No.2 in Top 25 polls.
The Longhorns made their move this week after former No.2 Michigan State faltered against Florida last week.
Kansas, which has been No.1 since the preseason polls were released, now has a stronger grip on the top spot in the polls. TheKansas Jayhawks received 63 of the possible 64 first place votes in this week's AP poll, with UT receiving the other. In the ESPN/USA Today poll, Kansas received 30 of the first-place votes while fifth-place Duke received the other first place vote by the coaches.
In more poll news, the Texas A&M Aggies made their first appearance in the Top 25 polls Monday after being Minnesota last week during the 76 Classic Tournament. The Aggies are No.19 in the AP and No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Associated Press
(November 30)
No. School (1st Place Votes) Rec. Pts. Prv.
1. KANSAS (63) 5-0 1623 1
2. TEXAS (1) 5-0 1508 3
3. Villanova 6-0 1442 4
4. Purdue 5-0 1389 6
5. Kentucky 6-0 1333 5
6. Duke 6-0 1316 7
7. West Virginia 5-0 1238 8
8. Syracuse (1) 6-0 1183 10
9. Michigan State 5-1 1109 2
10. North Carolina 6-1 961 11
11. Tennessee 5-1 936 9
12. Washington 5-0 893 14
13. Florida 6-0 777 NR
14. Connecticut 4-1 742 13
15. Ohio State 5-1 702 17
16. Georgetown 4-0 588 18
17. Gonzaga 5-1 491 NR
18. Clemson 6-1 426 19
19. Texas A&M 5-1 284 NR
20. Louisville 4-1 252 16
21. Florida State 6-1 219 NR
22. Cincinnati 4-1 205 NR
23. Butler 4-2 200 12
24. UNLV 5-0 191 NR
25. Portland 5-1 120 NR
ARV: Oklahoma State (112 points);
Kansas State (41); Missouri (2),
Texas Tech (2)
USA Today/ESPN
(November 30)
No. School (1st Place Votes) Rec. Pts. Prv.
1. KANSAS (30) 5-0 774 1
2. TEXAS 5-0 730 3
3. Villanova 6-0 685 4
4. Kentucky 6-0 646 5
5. Duke (1) 6-0 642 7
6. Purdue 5-0 632 6
7. Syracuse 6-0 587 9
8. West Virginia 5-0 586 8
9. Michigan State 5-1 532 2
10. Washington 5-0 458 14
11. North Carolina 6-1 452 12
12. Tennessee 5-1 403 11
13. Connecticut 4-1 356 13
14. Georgetown 4-0 316 19
15. Ohio State 5-1 309 18
16. Gonzaga 5-1 270 NR
17. Florida 6-0 244 NR
18. Louisville 4-1 156 16
19. Clemson 6-1 142 19
20. Butler 4-2 132 10
21. UNLV 5-0 101 NR
22. TEXAS A&M 5-1 93 NR
23. Georgia Tech 4-1 92 25
24. Cincinnati 4-1 82 NR
25. California 4-2 75 23
ARV: Oklahoma State (71 points);
Kansas State (11); Texas Tech (7);
Missouri (5)
