npr collect, sports desk, dailyboklahoma hn, okla. city,okla,.

topeka, kan. ( change dateline to ke) : kansas won

the championship of the the sixth big seven basketball tournament
here saturd ay, but kansas state 's thiri-plaee finishers cane
away for most support in the upeoming conference race.

the deferding champion wildcats, who bowed, only
88-90, in the semifinals tp the jayhawksers , drew all but
one of 12 vatasxvx first plece votes in an informal poll conducted
by eovering sportswriters, Kerexsundiayexx

kansas, despite its sire e showing, was ranked
second, and oklahoma foyrth behind ami ssourd' S runners-Upe the tigers

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fvyataxtheir best team since world war Ze the jayhawks snared the one
remaining first plaee ballot.
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with one point awarded for first place , two
@or second , and corresponding totals for all others posisions ,
here is the boss the pola lined ups ee oe

kansas state (11313

kansas (1) 23
Missouri — 7 38
oklahoma 50
: iowa state 56
coloraio 78

nebraska - 7