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Kansas Edges UConn for No. 1 Team in Men’s Basketball

Connecticut might be the two-time defending national champions but Kansas is No. 1 in the AP men’s basketball poll.
Kansas Edges UConn for No. 1 Team in Men’s Basketball
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) drives around Duke guard Tyrese Proctor (C), during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis on Nov. 15, 2022. Darron Cummings/AP Photo
Todd Karpovich
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Connecticut might be the two-time defending national champions but Kansas is the No. 1 team in the Associated Press men’s basketball preseason poll.

The Jayhawks received 30 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Alabama (14), UConn (11), Houston (4), and Iowa State (no first-place votes). Rounding out the top 10 are Gonzaga, Duke, Baylor, North Carolina, and Arizona.

Todd Karpovich
Todd Karpovich
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In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.