NCAA men’s basketball rankings: Kansas holds steady at No. 1

Things are maybe becoming a little clearer in college basketball after the conclusion of the regular season. No. 1 Kansas has been the most dominant in recent weeks, keeping its hold on the top spot in the AP poll for the third straight week. The Jayhawks won the Big 12 regular-season title and will be the top seed when the tournament starts Wednesday.

Gonzaga and Dayton stayed at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, and Florida State jumped to No. 4 after clinching the ACC regular-season crown and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Baylor fell one spot to No. 5 after losing to West Virginia, and the Bears have now lost three of their last five games.

San Diego State dropped its second game of the season in the Mountain West tournament title game against Utah State, and the Aztecs slipped to No. 6 as a result. Creighton, Kentucky, Michigan State, and Duke round out the top 10.

Two Big Ten teams — Penn State and Michigan — dropped out of the polls this week, but the Big Ten still had a poll-leading six teams ranked. The ACC and Big East each had four ranked teams. West Virginia (No. 23) and Butler (No. 24) joined the rankings.

The Pac-12 has just one team ranked, but don’t sleep on Oregon at No. 13. Payton Pritchard and the Ducks have won four straight games, and won the regular season outright. They have the No. 7 offense according to KenPom, but the No. 75 defense.

Here are the full rankings:

AP Poll – Week 19

Rank	Team	Conference	Previous Rank
Rank	Team	Conference	Previous Rank
1	Kansas	Big 12	1
2	Gonzaga	WCC	2
3	Dayton	A-10	3
4	Florida State	ACC	7
5	Baylor	Big 12	4
6	San Diego State	Mountain West	5
7	Creighton	Big East	11
8	Kentucky	SEC	6
9	Michigan State	Big Ten	16
10	Duke	ACC	12
11	Villanova	Big East	14
12	Maryland	Big Ten	9
13	Oregon	Pac-12	13
14	BYU	WCC	15
15	Louisville	ACC	10
16	Seton Hall	Big East	8
17	Virginia	ACC	22
18	Wisconsin	Big Ten	24
19	Ohio State	Big Ten	19
20	Auburn	SEC	17
21	Illinois	Big Ten	23
22	Houston	AAC	21
22	West Virginia	Big 12	NR
24	Butler	Big East	NR
25	Iowa	Big Ten	18

Others receiving votes: Stephen F. Austin 75, Providence 66, East Tennessee State 59, Michigan 53, Penn State 42, Utah State 40, Saint Mary’s 9, Arizona 7, Liberty 6, USC 6, Richmond 5, Northern Iowa 4, UCLA 4, New Mexico State 4, Rutgers 4, Texas Tech 3, Vermont 2, LSU 2, Purdue 1, Belmont 1, Mississippi State 1, Florida 1

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