Baylor Bears Men’s Basketball Ranked No. 17 in Latest AP Rankings
The Baylor men’s basketball team jumped four spots in the Associated Press top 25 rankings released on Monday, Jan. 23, with the Bears currently sitting at No. 17.
Baylor (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) won both its conference games this past week, garnering a seven-point victory at Texas Tech on Jan. 17 and a two-point win at Oklahoma on Jan. 21.
Coach Scott Drew and the Bears aim to continue their winning ways when they host the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks on Monday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. Central Time on ESPN.
The Big 12 Conference currently has six teams ranked in the Top 25: No. 5 Kansas State, No. 9 Kansas, No. 10 Texas, No. 11 TCU, No. 12 Iowa State and No. 17 Baylor.
The complete AP top 25 men’s college basketball rankings include:
No. 1: Purdue (19-1); Big Ten.
No. 2: Alabama (17-2); Southeastern.
No. 3: Houston (18-2); American Athletic.
No. 4: Tennessee (16-3); Southeastern.
No. 5: Kansas State (17-2); Big 12.
No. 6: Arizona (17-3); Pacific 12.
No. 7: Virginia (15-3); Atlantic Coast.
No. 8: UCLA (17-3); Pacific 12.
No. 9: Kansas (16-3); Big 12.
No. 10: Texas (16-3); Big 12.
No. 11: TCU (15-4); Big 12.
No. 12: Iowa State (14-4); Big 12.
No. 13: Xavier (16-4); Big East.
No. 14: Gonzaga (17-4); West Coast.
No. 15: Auburn (16-3); Southeastern.
No. 16: Marquette (16-5); Big East.
No. 17: Baylor (14-5); Big 12.
No. 18: Charleston (21-1); Colonial.
No. 19: UConn (16-5); Big East.
No. 20: Miami (FL) (15-4); Atlantic Coast.
No. 21: Florida Atlantic (19-1); Conference USA.
No. 22: Saint Mary’s (18-4); West Coast.
No. 23: Providence (15-5); Big East.
No. 24: Clemson (16-4); Atlantic Coast.
No. 25: New Mexico (18-2); Mountain West.
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