Jayhawks Hold Sway

Kansas, the lone unbeaten team in Division I, led The Associated Press men’s college basketball rankings for the eighth straight week and was the first unanimous No. 1 since Duke in the 1991-92 season.

For the first seven weeks of their run, the Jayhawks (18-0) had Wake Forest right behind them, but the Demon Deacons (13-1) lost to Maryland on Sunday and fell to fourth. Clemson (16-1) moved up to No. 2 and Kentucky (16-2) jumped two places to No. 3.

Kansas received all 71 first-place votes and 1,775 points from the national media panel.

Colorado (14-3) jumped into the Top 25 at No. 18, the Buffaloes’ first ranking since the 1968-69 season.

The Top 10 in women’s basketball is taking on a stronger Atlantic Coast Conference slant.

First it was just Virginia, then North Carolina moved in. Monday, the ACC gained a third team in that elite group when Clemson claimed the No. 10 spot in The Associated Press poll.

It’s the highest ranking ever for Clemson (14-2), which has won 11 of its last 12 games. The ACC also has two teams in the bottom half of the poll - North Carolina State at No. 17 and Duke at No. 24.

There was no change at the top as Connecticut, Old Dominion and Stanford remained 1-2-3 in the voting by a national media panel.