LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball held firm at No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, after winning back-to-back games during the first week of its season.
The No. 1 Jayhawks (2-0) topped both Howard and UNC at home. They coasted by Howard, before surviving a battle inside Allen Fieldhouse against North Carolina. And coming up, they’ll soon be tested again.
Kansas has a natural site game Tuesday in Atlanta against Michigan State (2-0). It’s yet another edition of the Champions Classic. The last time these two sides met, back during the 2021-22 season, the Jayhawks defeated the Spartans.
Kansas basketball vs Michigan State tickets: Best prices for remaining available seats
College basketball ranking for Week 2
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
Last week’s rank |
First-place votes |
|
1 |
Kansas |
759 |
1 |
21 |
|
2 |
Alabama |
724 |
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
UConn |
702 |
3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Auburn |
660 |
11 |
2 |
|
5 |
Gonzaga |
651 |
7 |
1 |
|
6 |
Duke |
608 |
5 |
0 |
|
7 |
Iowa State |
576 |
6 |
0 |
|
8 |
Arizona |
516 |
9 |
0 |
|
9 |
Tennessee |
502 |
12 |
0 |
|
10 |
Houston |
488 |
4 |
0 |
|
11 |
North Carolina |
456 |
10 |
0 |
|
12 |
Purdue |
437 |
13 |
0 |
|
13 |
Creighton |
385 |
14 |
0 |
|
14 |
Baylor |
328 |
8 |
0 |
|
15 |
Marquette |
308 |
17 |
0 |
|
16 |
Indiana |
234 |
18 |
0 |
|
17 |
Cincinnati |
230 |
20 |
0 |
|
18 |
Kentucky |
182 |
23 |
0 |
|
19 |
Florida |
179 |
21 |
0 |
|
20 |
Illinois |
151 |
24 |
0 |
|
21 |
Arkansas |
150 |
16 |
0 |
|
22 |
Ohio State |
148 |
NR |
0 |
|
23 |
Texas A&M |
99 |
15 |
0 |
|
24 |
Rutgers |
84 |
NR |
0 |
|
25 |
St. John’s |
79 |
NR |
0 |
Schools Dropped Out:
No. 19 Texas; No. 22 UCLA; No. 25 Ole Miss;
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas Tech 75; Ole Miss 60; Texas 54; Xavier 38; Oregon 37; Michigan State 29; BYU 29; UCLA 18; UCF 17; Wake Forest 12; Saint Mary’s 12; Kansas State 9; Clemson 9; New Mexico 8; Dayton 8; North Florida 7; Maryland 5; Providence 4; Mississippi State 4; Nevada 2; San Francisco 1; Grand Canyon 1.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: College basketball rankings: Where Kansas basketball ranks for Week 2
