Change at the top

Kansas is the new No. 1 in the men’s basketball coaches poll while Duke free-falls 11 spots to No. 18,

1. Kansas (16-1) Points: 785 (23 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 2. Monday’s result: Played Iowa State. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Texas (CBS, 2).

2. Villanova (18-1) Points: 759 (4). Previous ranking: 3. Monday’s result: Beat Seton Hall 76-46. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Providence (Fox, 12).

3. UCLA (18-1) Points: 725 (2). Previous rank

ing: 4. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Arizona State (FS1, 11) and Sat. vs. No. 13 Arizona (CBS, 4).

4. Gonzaga (17-0) Points: 718 (3). Previous rank

ing: 5. Upcoming games: Thursday at Santa Clara (ESPNU, 11) and Saturday vs. Portland.

5. Kentucky (15-2) Points: 655. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Mississippi State (ESPN, 7) and Saturday vs. No. 24 South Carolina (ESPN, 6).

6. Baylor (16-1) Points: 641. Previous ranking: 1.

Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Texas (ESPN2, 7) and Saturday at TCU (ESPNU, 8).

7. Creighton (18-1) Points: 590. Previous ranking: 8. Monday’s result: Beat No. 19 Xavier 72-67. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Marquette (Fox, 2:30).

8. West Virginia (15-2) Points: 563. Previous ranking: 9. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Oklahoma (ESPN2, 7) and Saturday at Kansas State (ESPN2, 6).

9. North Carolina (17-3) Points: 480. Previous ranking: 12. Monday’s result: Beat Syracuse 85-68. Upcoming game: Saturday at Boston College.

10. Oregon (16-2) Points: 467. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. California (ESPN2, 9) and Saturday vs. Stanford (Pac-12, 6).

11. Louisville (15-3) Points: 444. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Clemson (ESPN, 9) and Saturday at No. 12 Florida State (ESPN, 2).

12. Florida State (16-2) Points: 393. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. No. 15 Notre Dame and Saturday vs. No. 11 Louisville (ESPN, 2).

13. Arizona (16-2) Points: 385. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming games: Thursday at Southern California (Pac-12, 9) and Saturday at No. 3 UCLA (CBS, 4).

14. Butler (16-3) Points: 381. Previous ranking: 13. Monday’s result: Beat Marquette 88-80. Upcoming game: Saturday at DePaul (FS1, 2).

15. Notre Dame (16-2) Points: 372. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming games: Wednesday at No. 12 Florida State and Saturday vs. Syracuse (ESPN, 12).

16. Virginia (13-3) Points: 338. Previous ranking: 18. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Boston College and Saturday vs. Georgia Tech.

17. Wisconsin (14-3) Points: 322. Previous ranking: 17. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Michigan (ESPN, 9) and Saturday at Minnesota (BTN, 4:30).

18. Duke (14-4) Points: 301. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Miami (Fla.) (ESPN, 8:15).

19. Xavier (13-5) Points: 214. Previous ranking: 14. Monday’s result: Lost to No. 7 Creighton 72-67. Upcom

ing game: Sunday vs. Georgetown (CBS, 2).

20. Cincinnati (15-2) Points: 206. Previous ranking: 22. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Temple (CBSSN, 7) and Saturday at Tulane (CBSSN, 4).

21. Florida (14-3) Points: 187. Previous ranking: 23. Upcoming games: Wednesday at No. 24 South Carolina (SEC, 6:30) and Saturday vs. Vanderbilt (CBS, 12).

22. Purdue (14-4) Points: 133. Previous ranking: 19. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Illinois (BTN, 7) and Saturday vs. Penn State (BTN, 12).

23. Saint Mary’s (15-2) Points: 115. Previous ranking: 21. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Pacific and Saturday vs. Pepperdine.

24. South Carolina (14-3)

Points: 79. Previous ranking: not ranked. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. No. 21 Florida (SEC, 6:30) and Saturday at No. 5 Kentucky (ESPN, 6).

25. Maryland (16-2)

Points: 30. Previous ranking: not ranked. Upcoming game: Thursday at Iowa (ESPN, 7).