Kentucky has moved up to third in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll, and is also third in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll. Kansas and Texas start their third straight week as the top two teams in the AP Poll. Kansas State and New Mexico move into the rankings for the first time this season.
     
The Jayhawks (9-0) were again the runaway No. 1, receiving 61 of 65 first-place votes Monday from the national media panel. Texas (9-0) held second, while Kentucky and Purdue each moved up a spot to third and fourth. Villanova, which lost at Temple on Sunday, dropped from third to eighth.
     
Kansas State (9-1) moves in at No. 17 for its first ranking since 2007-08. New Mexico (10-0) is 19th for its first appearance in the Top 25 since the final poll of 1998-99.

In all, four SEC teams are among the Top 25 - UK at No. 3, Tennessee at No. 9, Florida at No. 13 and Ole Miss at No. 20.
     
UNLV and Wisconsin dropped out of the rankings.
     
AP Top 25
 1. Kansas (61) 9-0 1,620
 2. Texas (1) 8-0 1,512
 3. Kentucky (1) 10-0 1,486
 4. Purdue 9-0 1,426
 5. Syracuse (2) 10-0 1,388
 6. West Virginia 7-0 1,315
 7. Duke 7-1 1,137
 8. Villanova 9-1 1,107
 9. Tennessee 7-1 1,104
10. North Carolina 8-2 1,039
11. Georgetown 8-0 1,008
12. Michigan State 8-2 922
13. Florida 8-1 864
14. Connecticut 6-2 762
15. Gonzaga 8-2 505
16. Texas Tech 9-0 492
17. Kansas State 9-1 391
18. Ohio State 7-2 383
19. New Mexico 10-0 364
20. Mississippi 8-1 334
21. Butler 7-3 257
22. Georgia Tech 6-1 253
23. Texas A&M 8-2 221
24. Washington 6-2 179
25. Cincinnati 6-2 174

Others Receiving Votes
Memphis 129, Wisconsin 110, UNLV 96, Clemson 84, Temple 83, Northwestern 59, Illinois 44, Miami (FL) 40, St. John's 30, Oklahoma State 29, Dayton 24, Charlotte 24, Seton Hall 24, Florida State 23, Missouri State 20, Brigham Young 14, Mississippi State 9, Virginia Tech 7, Baylor 6, Minnesota 5, North Carolina State 3, Cornell 3, Rhode Island 3, Tulsa 3, Wake Forest 2, Western Carolina 2, Northern Iowa 2, Pittsburgh 2, Army 1, William & Mary 1.
Dropped From Rankings:
UNLV 18, Wisconsin 20.

ESPN/USA Today Poll
 1. Kansas (30) 9-0 774
 2. Texas 8-0 735
 3. Kentucky (1) 10-0 701
 4. Purdue 9-0 675
 5. Syracuse 10-0 658
 6. West Virginia 7-0 631
 7. Duke 7-1 547
 8. Tennessee 7-1 528
 9. Villanova 9-1 524
10. North Carolina 8-2 497
11. Georgetown 8-0 494
12. Michigan State 8-2 423
13. Florida 8-1 367
14. Connecticut 6-2 358
15. Georgia Tech 6-1 229
15. Gonzaga 8-2 229
17. Butler 7-3 184
18. Ohio State 7-2 176
19. New Mexico 10-0 164
20. Texas Tech 9-0 150
21. Washington 6-2 146
22. Kansas State 9-1 136
23. UNLV 7-1 112
24. Clemson 8-2 110
25. Mississippi 8-1 77

Others Receiving Votes
Cincinnati 76, Texas A&M 58, Wisconsin 58, Illinois 25, Temple 24, Memphis 21, Florida State 20, Brigham Young 17, Saint Mary's 17, Oklahoma State 15, Wake Forest 15, St. John's 14, Charlotte 14, Northwestern 13, Seton Hall 9, Dayton 9, Tulsa 9, Washington State 9, William & Mary 9, California 7, Missouri State 3, Western Carolina 3, Mississippi State 2, Northern Iowa 1, Baylor 1, Coastal Carolina 1.
Dropped From Rankings:
Texas A&M 18, Cincinnati 19, Wisconsin 23.
 

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