The top six teams — KU, Michigan State, Villanova, Virginia, Xavier and Oklahoma — held their positions as college basketball’s power conferences begin their tournaments, a last chance to polish resumes ahead of Selection Sunday.
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Miami, the only top 10 team to lose during the week, dropped four spots to No. 11. Oregon and West Virginia shuffled up a spot, and Big Ten regular-season champion Indiana leapfrogged Louisville into No. 10.
There were no newcomers to the poll this week.
The full rankings:
Kansas, 27-4 (63 first-place votes)
Michigan State, 26-5 (2)
Villanova, 27-4
Virginia, 24-6
Xavier, 26-4
Oklahoma, 24-6
North Carolina, 25-6
Oregon, 25-6
West Virginia, 24-7
Indiana, 25-6
Miami, 24-6
Utah, 24-7
Purdue, 24-7
Louisville, 23-8
Arizona, 24-7
Kentucky, 23-8
Texas A&M, 24-7
Maryland, 24-7
Duke, 22-9
Iowa, 21-9
Iowa State, 21-10
Baylor, 21-10
Texas, 20-11
California, 22-9
SMU, 25-5
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 62, Dayton 35, St. Mary’s 33, Seton Hall 28, Stephen F. Austin 9, Butler 8, Providence 8, Yale 7, Valparaiso 7, Cincinnati 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Gonzaga 5, Temple 4, Akron 4, San Diego State 3, Notre Dame 3, UAB 2, Wichita State 1; Northern Iowa 1, Texas Tech 1; South Carolina 1, South Dakota State 1
