By JIM O’CONNELL
Kansas, which won a record 13th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title, is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.
The Jayhawks are also No. 1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Kansas (26-3) moved up two places to the top spot in the AP Poll, receiving 58 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel .
Kansas is the sixth school to be No. 1 this season. The Jayhawks were on top last season for five weeks, including the final three polls of the season.
Villanova (27-3) remained second despite losing to Butler last week. The Wildcats were No. 1 on two ballots. UCLA (26-3), which was No. 1 on three ballots, moved up from fifth to third after its win over Arizona on Saturday.
Gonzaga (29-1) fell to No. 4 after losing its first game of the season, an upset by BYU on Saturday. The Zags, who had been No. 1 for the last four polls, received two first-place votes.
North Carolina moved from eighth to fifth and was followed by Oregon, Arizona, Louisville, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Baylor was 11th followed by Florida, Butler, SMU, Florida State, Purdue, Duke, Cincinnati, Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s.
The last five ranked teams were Wichita State, Wisconsin, Virginia and newcomers Iowa State and Miami.
Iowa State (19-9), which was ranked for the first six polls of the season, moved back into the Top 25 after beating Baylor on Saturday. The Hurricanes (20-8), who were ranked for most of last season, reaching as high as seventh, moved into the poll after Saturday’s victory over Duke.
Creighton (22-7), which was 23rd, dropped out for the first time this season after losses to Providence and Villanova. Maryland (22-7) fell out from 24th after losses to Minnesota and Iowa.
Kansas, which has the longest current streak in the Top 25, dating to February 2009, is No. 1 for the 63rd time. That is the fifth-best total behind UCLA (134), Duke (129), Kentucky (117) and North Carolina (113).
The Jayhawks’ conference title run matches UCLA’s streak in the Pac-8 in the 1960s-70s.
The other teams to be No. 1 this season were Duke, Kentucky, Villanova, Baylor and Gonzaga.
Miami gives the Atlantic Coast Conference seven teams in the Top 25 while Iowa State gives the Big 12 four. The Pac-12 is next with three teams.
AP Poll
1. Kansas (26-3)
2. Villanova (27-3)
3. UCLA (26-3)
4. Gonzaga (29-1)
5. North Carolina (25-5)
6. Oregon (26-4)
7. Arizona (26-4)
8. Louisville (23-6)
9. Kentucky (24-5)
10. West Virginia (23-6)
11. Baylor (23-6)
12. Florida (23-6)
13. Butler (23-6)
14. SMU (25-4)
15. Florida State (23-6)
16. Purdue (23-6)
17. Duke (22-7)
18. Cincinnati (25-4)
19. Notre Dame (22-7)
20. Saint Mary’s (26-3)
21. Wichita State (27-4)
22. Wisconsin (22-7)
23. Virginia (19-9)
24. Iowa State (19-9)
25. Miami (20-8)
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 66, Oklahoma State 54, Dayton 32, Michigan 14, Middle Tennessee 13, Creighton 12, Southern Cal 7, Michigan State 3, Monmouth 3, Vermont 2, VCU 2, Virginia Tech 2, Arkansas 1, BYU 1, Maryland 1, Princeton 1.
