Kansas Finishes #1 In Final AP Poll

March 19, 2020 3:43 am

UNDATED (AP) – Kansas can start celebrating their finish atop the final Top 25 from The Associated Press. The regular-season Big 12 champions, who were 28-3 when the season abruptly ended after the first day of the conference tournament last week, received 63 of 65 first-place votes from a national media panel in balloting released Wednesday.  That easily outdistanced No. 2 Gonzaga and No. 3 Dayton, each of which received a first-place vote.  Florida State was fourth, easily the best finish ever for the Seminoles, while Baylor rounded out the top five after spending a longer stretch at No. 1 than any other team during a topsy-turvy season.  The final rankings were based on play through March 11, when the outbreak of the coronavirus brought the sport to a halt.