Kentucky, Purdue storm into top 10; Kansas remains No. 1

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Kentucky hurdled 10 spots into the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday, while Purdue vaulted seven spots to No. 6.

Kansas, meanwhile, maintained its hold on the top spot.

Kentucky (3-0) and new head coach Mark Pope earned an early signature win in its 77-72 defeat of Duke last week, jumping to No. 9 in the poll. The loss sent the Blue Dev