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COACHES POLL

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1. Gonzaga (22-0) Points: 785 (24 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 3. Upcoming games: Thursday at Brigham Young (ESPN2, 11) and Saturday vs. Santa Clara (ESPNU, 10). 2. Kansas (19-2) Points: 749 (7). Previous ranking: 1. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. No. 3 Baylor (ESPN2, 9) and Saturday vs. Iowa State (ESPN, 2). 3. Baylor (20-1) Points: 720. Previous ranking: 5. Upcoming games: Wednesday at No. 2 Kansas (ESPN2, 9) and Saturday vs. Kansas State (ESPNews, 3). 4. Villanova (20-2) Points: 719 (1). Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Providence (FS1, 7) and Saturday vs. St. John’s (CBSSN, 8). 5. Arizona (20-2) Points: 672. Previous ranking: 9. Upcoming games: Thursday at Oregon State (ESPN2, 9) and Saturday at No. 13 Oregon (ESPN, 4) 6. Kentucky (17-4) Points: 583. Previous ranking: 4. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Georgia (ESPN, 9) and Saturday at No. 23 Florida (ESPN, 8:15). 7. Louisville (18-4) Points: 525. Previous ranking: 14. Upcoming game: Saturday at Boston College. 8. UCLA (19-3) Points: 518. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Washington State (Pac-12, 9) and Saturday at Washington (Pac-12, 10:30). 9. Wisconsin (18-3) Points: 509. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Illinois (BTN, 9) and Sunday vs. Indiana (CBS, 1). 10. North Carolina (19-4) Points: 499. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh (ESPN2, 7) and Saturday vs. No. 18 Notre Dame (ESPN, 6). 11. Virginia (16-4) Points: 470. Previous ranking: 13. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Virginia Tech and Saturday at Syracuse (ESPN2, 12). 12. West Virginia (17-4) Points: 457. Previous ranking: 18. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Iowa State (ESPN2, 9) and Saturday vs. Oklahoma State (ESPNU, 5). 13. Oregon (19-3) Points: 451. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Arizona State (FS1, 11) and Saturday vs. No. 5 Arizona (ESPN, 4). 14. Cincinnati (19-2) Points: 360. Previous ranking: 19. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Tulsa (CBSSN, 9) and Saturday vs. Connecticu­t (ESPN2, 4). 15. Butler (18-4) Points: 328. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. No. 22 Creighton (FS1, 7). 16. Florida State (18-4) Points: 321. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Miami (Fla.) and Sunday vs. Clemson (ESPNU, 12:30). 17. Maryland (19-2) Points: 253. Previous ranking: 23. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Ohio State (ESPN, 7) and Saturday vs. No. 24 Purdue (ESPN, 12). 18. Notre Dame (17-6) Points: 228. Previous ranking: 12. Monday’s result: Lost to No. 21 Duke 84-74. Upcoming

game: Saturday at No. 10 North Carolina (ESPN, 6). 19. Saint Mary’s (19-2) Points: 214. Previous ranking: 21. Upcoming games: Thursday at Pacific (ESPNU, 11) and Saturday at San Diego. 20. South Carolina (17-4) Points: 191. Previous ranking: 24. Upcoming games: Wednesday at LSU (SEC, 9) and Saturday vs. Georgia (ESPN2, 2). 21. Duke (17-5) Points: 165. Previous ranking: 17. Monday’s result: Beat No. 18 Notre Dame 84-74. Upcoming

game: Saturday vs. Pittsburgh (CBS, 1). 22. Creighton (19-3) Points: 159. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming games: Tuesday at No. 15 Butler (FS1, 7) and Saturday vs. No. 25 Xavier (Fox, 3). 23. Florida (16-5) Points: 137. Previous ranking: 25. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Missouri (ESPN2, 7) and Saturday vs. No. 6 Kentucky (ESPN, 8:15). 24. Purdue (17-5) Points: 106. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Northweste­rn (BTN, 8:30) and Saturday at No. 17 Maryland (ESPN, 12). 25. Xavier (15-6) Points: 97. Previous ranking: 22. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Seton Hall (FS1, 9) and Saturday at No. 22 Creighton (Fox, 3).

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