The Jayhawks picked up five first-place votes in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released on Monday, receiving 49 from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 UConn had seven first-place votes, No. 3 Gonzaga earned two and No. 4 Auburn three. Iowa State climbed two spots to round out the top five.

Preview the November 19 matchup between the Kansas Jayhawks and UNC Wilmington Seahawks with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington plays No. 1 Kansas after Donovan Newby scored 20 points in UNC Wilmington’s 89-85 win over the South Carolina Upstate Spartans. Kansas finished 15-1 at home last season while going 23-11 overall. The Jayhawks averaged 75.6 points per game last season, 13.4 from the free-throw line and 17.1 from beyond the arc.

They will challenge the Kansas Jayhawks at 8:00 p.m. ET at Allen Fieldhouse. Both teams are still undefeated (the Seahawks have three wins , while the Jayhawks have four dating back to last season). UNCW's offense and defense might be a bit winded after their high-scoring matchup with SC Upstate on Friday.

Kansas hosts UNC-Wilmington in a nonconference matchup. KU enters the contest at 4-0, ranked #1 in the latest AP Poll. Meanwhile, unranked UNCW is off to a 3-0 start. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #7 and the Seahawks at #160.