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Jesse Newell

Kansas basketball is the new No. 1 in this week's AP poll

The Kansas men's basketball team did not get passed over this time.

Following top-ranked Gonzaga's loss to Tennessee on Sunday, Kansas moved back into the No. 1 spot in the AP poll with 57 of 65 first-place votes.

The Jayhawks, who are 8-0, were followed by Duke, Tennessee, Gonzaga and Michigan.

KU was preseason No. 1 before getting leapfrogged in the rankings Week 2 by Duke, which defeated Kentucky, 118-84, in the Champions Classic. When Duke lost to Gonzaga on Nov. 21, the Bulldogs jumped the Jayhawks to take the top honor in the Week 4 poll, with KU remaining at No. 2.

Kansas State, which was 16th last week, fell into a tie for 25th after Saturday's 47-46 road loss to Tulsa. Texas Tech (11th) was the only other Big 12 team ranked.

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