Kansas a runaway No. 1 in AP basketball poll
By JIM O'CONNELL
AP Basketball Writer
Kansas is a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.
The first week of the regular season produced few changes in the Top 25. The Jayhawks are followed Monday by Michigan State, Texas, Kentucky and Villanova in the top five spots from the preseason Top 25.
Purdue and North Carolina flipped in the sixth and seventh places. West Virginia, Duke and Tennessee held on to round out the top 10.
Maryland was the only newcomer to the poll at No. 25. The Terrapins moved into the rankings for the first time since the final poll of the 2006-07 season. They replaced Mississippi State, which fell out from 18th following its season-opening 88-74 loss to Rider.
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