Monday, March 10, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
The AP college basketball poll and the NCAA tournament selection committee agreed on three of the four top seeds.
Kansas was the unanimous No. 1 choice today in the final poll, the 15th straight week the Jayhawks (32-1) held the top spot. Utah, a No. 2 seed in the upcoming tournament, was No. 2 in the poll, the Utes' highest ranking of the season, and they were followed by No. 1 seeds Minnesota and North Carolina.
Kentucky, the fourth of the No. 1 seeds, was ranked fifth.
Kansas was No. 1 on all 70 ballots from the national media panel and received 1,750 points, while Utah (26-3), which was third last week, had 1,578.
Minnesota (27-3), which dropped one spot after losing to Wisconsin on Saturday, had 1,571 points, five more than the Tar Heels (24-6), whose Atlantic Coast Conference sweep gave them 12 straight wins. Defending national champion Kentucky (30-4), which had 1,559 points, also moved up one spot after winning the Southeastern Conference tournament.
South Carolina, which dropped two spots from fourth to sixth after losing to Georgia in the SEC semifinals, was followed by UCLA, Duke, Wake Forest and Cincinnati.
New Mexico led the Second Ten, with St. Joseph's, Xavier, Clemson, Arizona, College of Charleston, Georgia, Iowa State, Illinois and Villanova following in the Top 20.
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