Texas has moved up to No. 4 in the latest AP poll, their highest ranking since Rick Barnes was the head coach in Feb. 2011.
The rise comes off of a historic win against Kansas in Lawrence on Saturday. The 25 point loss was the largest that the Jayhawks had ever suffered at home under Bill Self.
Baylor remains undefeated and the highest-ranked Big 12 team at No. 2 behind Gonzaga. Kansas fell three spots, landing just outside the top five at No. 6. Those two teams, along with Texas, appear to be the three teams that will compete for the regular-season conference championship.
West Virginia (No. 14) and Texas Tech (No. 18) are the only other two Big 12 teams ranked despite being 1-2 to begin conference play. The Longhorns will play the Mountaineers on Jan. 9 and the Red Raiders on Jan. 13.
The full AP Top 25
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Villanova
- Texas
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Creighton
- Wisconsin
- Tennessee
- Michigan
- Houston
- Illinois
- Missouri
- West Virginia
- Rutgers
- Minnesota
- Oregon
- Texas Tech
- Virginia Tech
- Clemson
- Duke
- Virginia
- Saint Louis
23. Michigan State
25. Florida State
Others receiving votes
Florida 110, Louisville 103, Ohio St. 96, Northwestern 86, Oklahoma St. 68, Arizona 25, Colorado 19, BYU 18, Drake 17, NC State 16, Oklahoma 15, Arkansas 14, Seton Hall 11, UCLA 6, Xavier 5, San Diego St. 4, UConn 4, LSU 3, Boise St. 3, Indiana 2, Alabama 2, Syracuse 1.
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