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COACHES POLL

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Men’s basketball; times p.m. Eastern 1. Kansas (18-1)

Points: 785 (18 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Upcoming games: Tuesday at No. 18 West Virginia (ESPN, 7) and Saturday at No. 4 Kentucky (ESPN, 6:15).

2. Villanova (19-1)

Points: 773 (11). Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Marquette (FS1, 8) and Sun. vs. No. 13 Virginia (Fox, 1).

3. Gonzaga (20-0)

Points: 734 (3). Previous ranking: 4. Monday’s result: Beat Portland 83-64. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. San Diego and Saturday at Pepperdine (ESPN2, 10).

4. Kentucky (17-2)

Points: 696. Previous ranking: 5. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Tennessee (ESPN, 9) and Saturday vs. No. 1 Kansas (ESPN, 6:15).

5. Baylor (18-1)

Points: 666. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Texas Tech (ESPNews, 8) and Saturday at Mississipp­i (ESPN2, 6).

6. North Carolina (18-3)

Points: 577. Previous ranking: 9. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN, 8) and Saturday at Miami (Fla.) (CBS, 1).

7. UCLA (19-2)

Points: 552. Previous ranking: 3. Upcoming game: Wednesday at Southern California (FS1, 11).

8. Florida State (18-2)

Points: 550. Previous ranking: 12. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Georgia Tech and Saturday at Syracuse (ESPN2, noon).

9. Arizona (18-2)

Points: 549. Previous ranking: 13. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Washington State (Pac-12, 9:30) and Sunday vs. Washington (Fox, 3:30).

10. Oregon (18-2)

Points: 513. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming games: Thursday at Utah (FS1, 10:30) and Saturday at Colorado (Pac-12, 9:30).

11. Butler (17-3)

Points: 410. Previous ranking: 14. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Seton Hall (FS1, 8:30) and Saturday vs. Georgetown (CBSSN, 8).

12. Notre Dame (17-3)

Points: 407. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. No. 13 Virginia and Saturday at Georgia Tech (ESPNU, noon).

13. Virginia (15-3)

Points: 405. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming games: Tuesday at No. 12 Notre Dame and Sunday at No. 2 Villanova (Fox, 1).

14. Louisville (16-4)

Points: 374. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Pittsburgh (ESPNU, 7) and Sunday vs. North Carolina State.

15. Wisconsin (16-3)

Points: 366. Previous ranking: 17. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Penn State (BTN, 9) and Saturday vs. Rutgers (BTN, noon).

16. Creighton (18-2)

Points: 358. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Georgetown and Saturday vs. DePaul (FS1, 2:30).

17. Duke (15-5)

Points: 298. Previous ranking: 18. Monday’s result: Lost to North Carolina State 84-82. Upcoming game: Saturday at Wake Forest.

18. West Virginia (15-4)

Points: 290. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. No. 1 Kansas (ESPN, 7) and Saturday vs. Texas A&M (ESPN, noon).

19. Cincinnati (17-2)

Points: 264. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. No. 22 Xavier (ESPN2, 7) and Sunday vs. South Florida (CBSSN, 4).

20. Purdue (16-4)

Points: 187. Previous ranking: 22. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Michigan State (ESPN2, 7) and Sunday at Nebraska (BTN, 4:30).

21. Saint Mary’s (17-2)

Points: 143. Previous ranking: 23. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. San Francisco and Saturday at Santa Clara.

22. Xavier (14-5)

Points: 138. Previous ranking: 19. Upcoming games: Thursday at No. 19 Cincinnati (ESPN2, 7) and Sunday at St. John’s (FS1, 6).

23. Maryland (17-2)

Points: 106. Previous ranking: 25. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Rutgers (BTN, 7) and Saturday at Minnesota (BTN, 2:15).

24. South Carolina (15-4)

Points: 100. Previous ranking: 24. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Auburn (SEC, 6:30) and Saturday at Missouri (SEC, 8:30).

25. Florida (14-5)

Points: 37. Previous ranking: 21. Upcoming games: Wednesday at LSU (SEC, 9) and Saturday at Oklahoma (ESPN, 2).

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