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Saturday / December 14.
  • Kansas Is First Team This Season to Return to No. 1

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    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

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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