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Kansas, Texas claim Nos. 2, 3 in latest AP poll
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Ohio State, the lone remaining unbeaten team, is a unanimous No. 1 in the men’s college basketball poll by The Associated Press.
The Buckeyes are one of three top 10 teams not to lose last week and they received all the first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday. It’s Ohio State’s third straight week at No. 1.
Kansas and Texas are the only other top 10s to escape last week without a loss. They jumped four places to second and third. Rounding out the top 10 are Pittsburgh, Duke, Connecticut, San Diego State, BYU, Notre Dame and Kentucky.
Four newcomers join the rankings — Arizona, Utah State, North Carolina and West Virginia. They replace Illinois, Florida State, Florida and Michigan State.

AP Top 25 poll
     The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 30, total points based on 25  points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
    Record    Pts    Pvs
1. Ohio St. (65)    22-0    1,625     1
2. Kansas    20-1    1,519     6
3. Texas    18-3    1,500     7
4. Pittsburgh    20-2    1,433     2
5. Duke    19-2    1,284     3
6. Connecticut    17-3    1,275     5
7. San Diego St.    21-1    1,218     4
8. BYU    20-2    1,159     9
9. Notre Dame    17-4    1,116    15
10. Kentucky    16-4    1,037    14
11. Purdue    18-4       922    12
12. Villanova    17-4       860     8
13. Georgetown    16-5       806    21
14. Missouri    17-4       790    11
15. Louisville    17-4       740    23
16. Texas A&M    17-3       660    13
17. Syracuse    18-4       598     9
18. Minnesota    16-5       487    16
19. Wisconsin    15-5       387    17
20. Washington    15-5       384    18
21. Arizona    18-4       358    —
22. Utah St.    20-2       176    —
23. North Carolina    15-5       124    —
23. Vanderbilt    15-5       124    19
25. West Virginia    14-6       109    —
     Others receiving votes: Xavier 92, Florida 80, Illinois 49, Florida St. 43, Cincinnati 31, Va. Commonwealth 24, Marquette 23, Duquesne 15, Temple 15, Penn St. 14, Coastal Carolina 8, UNLV 7, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 6, Wichita St. 6, Tennessee 4, Belmont 3, Cleveland St. 3, N. Iowa 3, Colorado St. 2, Nebraska 2, Harvard 1, Old Dominion 1, St. John’s 1, Washington St. 1.