COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL

1. Tennessee (20-1) Points: 800 (32 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. 2. Duke (19-2) Points: 755. Previous ranking: 2. 3. Virginia (20-1) Points: 734. Previous ranking: 3. 4. Gonzaga (21-2) Points: 717. Previous ranking: 4. 5. Kentucky (18-3) Points: 652. Previous ranking: 6. 6. Nevada (21-1) Points: 607. Previous ranking: 7. 7. Michigan (20-2) Points: 581. Previous ranking: 5. 8. North Carolina (17-4) Points: 563. Previous ranking: 10. 9. Marquette (19-3) Points: 546. Previous ranking: 9. 10. Virginia Tech (18-3) Points: 492. Previous ranking: 11. 11. Michigan State (18-4) Points: 463. Previous ranking: 8. 12. Houston (21-1) Points: 439. Previous ranking: 13. 13. Villanova (18-4) Points: 435. Previous ranking: 14. 14. Kansas (17-5) Points: 404. Previous ranking: 12. 15. Purdue (16-6) Points: 322. Previous ranking: 18. 16. Iowa State (17-5) Points: 279. Previous ranking: 20. 17. Louisville (16-6) Points: 240. Previous ranking: 16. 18. Texas Tech (17-5) Points: 238. Previous ranking: 15. 19. Wisconsin (16-6) Points: 185. Previous ranking: 23. 20. Iowa (17-5) Points: 158. Previous ranking: 25. 21. Mississippi State (16-5) Points: 106. Previous ranking: 21. 22. LSU (17-4) Points: 97. Previous ranking: 19. 23. Cincinnati (19-3) Points: 89. Previous ranking: not ranked. 24. Florida State (16-5) Points: 85. Previous ranking: not ranked. 25. Buffalo (19-3) Points: 76. Previous ranking: 17. Dropped out: No. 22 North Carolina State (16-6), No. 24 Maryland (17-6).

Others receiving votes:

Kansas State (16-5) 70; Baylor (15-6) 55; Washington (18-4) 54; Maryland (17-6) 53; Auburn (15-6) 50; Furman (18-5) 12; North Carolina State (16-6) 9; Arizona State (15-6) 7; Mississippi (14-7) 7; North Texas (19-4) 7; Hofstra (19-4) 6; Wofford (19-4) 6; Texas (12-10) 1.

The USA TODAY board of coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.