The Kansas men’s basketball team did not get passed over this time.
Following top-ranked Gonzaga’s loss to Tennessee on Sunday, KU 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.