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Final coaches poll,

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1. Florida (32-2)

Points: 794 (26 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Last week: Beat Missouri 72-49, beat Tennessee 56-49, beat Kentucky 61-60 in the Southeaste­rn Conference tournament final.

2. Wichita State (34-0)

Points: 774 (6). Previous ranking: 2. Last week: Idle.

3. Louisville (29-5)

Points: 717. Previous ranking: 5. Last week: Beat Rutgers 92-31, beat Houston 94-65, beat then-No. 21 Connecticu­t 71-61 in the American Athletic Conference tournament final.

4. Virginia (28-6)

Points: 696. Previous ranking: 8. Last week: Beat Florida State 64-61, beat Pittsburgh 51-48, beat No. 6 Duke 72-63 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final.

5. Arizona (30-4)

Points: 679. Previous ranking: 4. Last week: Beat Utah 71-39, beat Colorado 63-43, lost to UCLA 75-71 in the Pac-12 Conference tournament final.

6. Duke (26-8)

Points: 609. Previous ranking: 6. Last week: Beat Clemson 63-62, beat North Carolina State 75-67, lost to then-No. 8 Virginia 72-63 in the ACC tournament final.

7. Villanova (28-4)

Points: 604. Previous ranking: 3. Last week: Lost to Seton Hall 64-63 in the Big East Conference tournament quarterfin­als.

8. Michigan (25-8)

Points: 563. Previous ranking: 9. Last week: Beat Illinois 64-63, beat No. 24 Ohio State 72-69, lost to thenNo. 22 Michigan State 69-55 in the Big Ten Conference tournament final.

9. Iowa State (26-7)

Points: 492. Previous ranking: 16. Last week: Beat Kansas State 91-85, beat No. 10 Kansas 94-83, beat Baylor 74-65 in the Big 12 Conference tournament final.

10. Kansas (24-9)

Points: 487. Previous ranking: 10. Last week: Beat Oklahoma State 77-70 OT, lost to then-No. 16 Iowa State in the Big 12 tournament semifinals.

11. San Diego State (29-4)

Points: 482. Previous ranking: 7. Last week: Beat Utah State 73-39, beat UNLV 59-51, lost to then-No. 20 New Mexico 64-58 in the Mountain West Conference tournament final.

12. Syracuse (27-5)

Points: 399. Previous ranking: 11. Last week: Lost to North Carolina State 66-63 in the ACC tournament quarterfin­als.

13. Michigan State (26-8)

Points: 394. Previous ranking: 22. Last week: Beat Northweste­rn 67-61, beat then-No. 13 Wisconsin 83-75, beat then-No. 9 Michigan 69-55 in the Big Ten tournament final.

14. Cincinnati (27-6)

Points: 390. Previous ranking: 12. Last week: Beat Central Florida 61-58, lost to then-No. 21 Connecticu­t 58-56 in the AAC tournament semifinals.

15. Wisconsin (26-7)

Points: 387. Previous ranking: 13. Last week: Beat Minnesota 83-57, lost to then-No. 22 Michigan State 83-75 in the Big Ten tournament semifinals.

16. Creighton (26-7)

Points: 333. Previous ranking: 14. Last week: Beat DePaul 84-62, beat Xavier 86-78, lost to Providence 65-58 in the Big East tournament final.

17. New Mexico (27-6)

Points: 314. Previous ranking: 20. Last week: Beat Fresno State 93-77, beat Boise State 70-67, beat then-No. 7 San Diego State 64-58 in the Mountain West tournament final.

18. North Carolina (23-9)

Points: 239. Previous ranking: 15. Last week: Lost to Pittsburgh 80-75 in the ACC tournament quarterfin­als.

19. Connecticu­t (26-8)

Points: 215. Previous ranking: 21. Last week: Beat then-No. 19 Memphis 72-53, beat then-No. 12 Cincinnati 58-56, lost to then-No. 5 Louisville 71-61 in the AAC tournament final.

20. Oklahoma (23-9)

Points: 127. Previous ranking: 18. Last week: Lost to Baylor 78-73 in the Big 12 tournament quarterfin­als.

21. Saint Louis (26-6)

Points: 107. Previous ranking: 17. Last week: Lost to St. Bonaventur­e 71-68 in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament quarterfin­als.

22. Kentucky (24-10)

Points: 103. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Last week: Beat LSU 85-67, beat Georgia 70-58, lost to No. 1 Florida 61-60 in the SEC tournament final.

23. UCLA (26-8)

Points: 101. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Last week: Beat Oregon 82-63, beat Stanford 84-59, beat thenNo. 4 Arizona 75-71 in the Pac-12 tournament final.

24. Ohio State (25-9)

Points: 91. Previous ranking: 24. Last week: Beat Nebraska 71-67, lost to then-No. 9 Michigan 72-69 in the Big Ten tournament semifinals.

25. Virginia Commonweal­th (26-8)

Points: 63. Previous ranking: 25. Last week: Beat Richmond 71-53, beat George Washington 74-55, lost to Saint Joseph’s 65-61 in Atlantic 10 tournament final.

 ?? DALE ZANINE, USA TODAY SPORTS ?? Billy Donovan and Florida open the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 team.
DALE ZANINE, USA TODAY SPORTS Billy Donovan and Florida open the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 team.

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