NEW YORK (AP) – Michigan State remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll, picking up 56 of 65 first-place votes. Second-ranked Kansas claimed eight first-place votes and is followed in the poll by Kentucky, Arizona and Oklahoma State. Duke, Ohio State, Syracuse, Louisville and Wisconsin round out the top 10.
The defending-champion Cardinals fell from third to ninth after their 21-game winning streak was stopped by North Carolina on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Connecticut continues to top the AP women’s poll after claiming all 36 first-place votes. Duke is second, followed by Tennessee, Louisville and Notre Dame














