Top of AP Poll Steady as Baylor, Kansas Set Collision Course
Baylor and Kansas just keep winning. That sets up a monumental showdown Saturday between the top-ranked Bears and No. 3 Jayhawks that could help decide not only the Big 12 title but the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament. The two teams were separated once again by Gonzaga in the latest college basketball poll from The Associated Press on Monday. The Bears (23-1) had 48 first-place votes from the 63-member media panel, while the Bulldogs (26-1) had 14 first-place nods and the Jayhawks (22-3) had the only remaining first-place vote.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Baylor (48) | 23-1 | 1559 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga (14) | 26-1 | 1518 | 2 |
| 3. Kansas (1) | 22-3 | 1434 | 3 |
| 4. San Diego St. | 26-0 | 1404 | 4 |
| 5. Dayton | 23-2 | 1294 | 6 |
| 6. Duke | 22-3 | 1285 | 7 |
| 7. Maryland | 21-4 | 1194 | 9 |
| 8. Florida St. | 21-4 | 1088 | 8 |
| 9. Penn St. | 20-5 | 1024 | 13 |
| 10. Kentucky | 20-5 | 1011 | 12 |
| 11. Louisville | 21-5 | 837 | 5 |
| 12. Villanova | 19-6 | 824 | 15 |
| 13. Auburn | 22-3 | 818 | 11 |
| 14. Oregon | 20-6 | 742 | 17 |
| 15. Creighton | 20-6 | 718 | 23 |
| 16. Seton Hall | 18-7 | 672 | 10 |
| 17. West Virginia | 18-7 | 552 | 14 |
| 18. Colorado | 20-6 | 501 | 16 |
| 19. Marquette | 17-7 | 404 | 18 |
| 20. Iowa | 18-8 | 254 | 21 |
| 21. Butler | 19-7 | 242 | 19 |
| 22. Houston | 20-6 | 237 | 20 |
| 23. BYU | 21-7 | 188 | — |
| 24. Arizona | 18-7 | 102 | — |
| 25. Ohio St. | 17-8 | 95 | — |
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 92, Michigan St. 87, Michigan 83, LSU 55, Rhode Island 39, Virginia 32, Cincinnati 14, Stephen F. Austin 14, Illinois 12, N. Iowa 9, Utah St. 8, Florida 6, Rutgers 6, ETSU 5, Saint Mary's (Cal) 4, Richmond 3, Tulsa 3, New Mexico St. 2, SMU 2, Arizona St 1, Wright St. 1.
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