The Michigan State men’s basketball team improved to No. 2 in the Associated Press poll and No. 3 in the coaches’ poll.
Both were released Monday.
In last week’s polls, the Spartans were No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 7 in the coaches’ poll.
The Spartans (24-5) have won eight of their last nine, including Sunday’s 88-57 triumph over Penn State. MSU has two regular-season games remaining – Wednesday at Rutgers and Saturday at home against Ohio State.
Kansas is the new No. 1 team in the AP poll, replacing Villanova, which dropped to No. 3.
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
1. Kansas (63 first-place votes), 25-4 record, 1,623 points (2 last week)
2. Michigan State (2), 24-5, 1,510 (6)
3. Villanova, 25-4, 1,479 (1)
4. Virginia, 22-6, 1,405 (3)
5. Xavier, 25-4, 1,356 (5)
6. Oklahoma, 22-6, 1,297 (3)
7. Miami, 23-5, 1,211 (12)
8. North Carolina, 23-6, 1,205 (7)
9. Oregon, 23-6, 1,065 (13)
10. West Virginia, 22-7, 1,056 (14)
11. Louisville, 22-7, 822 (11)
12. Indiana, 23-6, 819 (18)
13. Utah, 23-7, 751 (22)
14. Maryland, 23-6, 733 (10)
15. Purdue, 22-7, 613 (20)
16. Iowa, 20-8, 572 (8)
17. Duke, 21-8, 495 (15)
18. Arizona, 22-7, 450 (9)
19. Baylor, 21-8, 447 (19)
20. Texas A&M, 22-7, 419 (21)
21. Iowa State, 20-9, 413 (17)
22. Kentucky, 21-8, 405 (16)
23. Texas, 19-10, 338 (25)
24. SMU, 24-4, 196 (24)
25. California, 21-8, 178 (NR)
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 93, Seton Hall 60, Wichita State 43, Saint Joseph’s 29, Notre Dame 14, Texas Tech 12, Cincinnati 4, Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 3, Vanderbilt 3, UALR 2, Valparaiso 2, Dayton 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.
COACHES’ POLL
1. Kansas (31 first-place votes), 25-4 record, 799 points
2. Villanova, 25-4, 734
3. Michigan State (1), 24-5, 733
4. Virginia, 22-6, 673
5. Xavier, 25-4, 637
6. Oklahoma, 22-6, 623
7. Miami, 23-5, 607
8. North Carolina, 23-6, 584
9. West Virginia, 22-7, 518
10. Oregon, 23-6, 510
11. Indiana, 23-6, 434
12. Maryland, 23-6, 405
13. Purdue, 22-7, 330
13. Utah, 23-7, 330
15. Iowa, 20-8, 321
16. Arizona, 22-7, 307
17. Baylor, 21-8, 288
18. Texas A&M, 22-7, 261
19. Kentucky, 21-8, 226
20. Iowa State, 20-9, 221
21. Duke, 21-8, 211
22. Texas, 19-10, 187
23. Wichita State, 23-7, 68
24. Saint Mary's, 24-4, 61
25. California, 21-8, 58
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 52, Notre Dame 42, Seton Hall 39, Texas Tech 36, Providence 28, Pittsburgh 17, Saint Joseph's 17, South Carolina 16, Dayton 14, Valparaiso 6, St. Bonaventure 4, Colorado 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 1.
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