The Kansas State basketball team surged up the national polls on Monday for its best ranking since debuting at No. 12 in the preseason.
The Wildcats climbed seven spots to No. 16 in the Associated Press Top 25 after beating West Virginia and Oklahoma by lopsided margins last week.
With those victories, K-State (21-6, 11-3 Big 12) maintained its position atop the conference standings with four games remaining in the regular season.
But its winning streak wasn’t enough for K-State to pass its rival. The Kansas Jayhawks are still ahead of the Wildcats at No. 15.