USA TODAY MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL

Points: 764 (12 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1.

2. Gonzaga

Points: 762 (10). Previous: 2.

Points: 755 (8). Previous: 3.

Points: 666. Previous: 4.

5. Kansas

Points: 612. Previous: 5.

6. Iowa

Points: 587 (1). Previous: 6.

7. Wisconsin

Points: 579. Previous: 7.

8. Duke

Points: 555 (1). Previous: 8.

Points: 541. Previous: 9.

10. Illinois

Points: 523. Previous: 10.

11. Creighton

Points: 458. Previous: 11.

12. Michigan State

Points: 437. Previous: 12.

13. Texas Tech

Points: 420. Previous: 13.

14. Tennessee

Points: 383. Previous: 14.

15. West Virginia

Points: 347. Previous: 15.

16. North Carolina

Points: 266. Previous: 16.

17. Arizona State

Points: 240. Previous: 17.

18. Florida State

Points: 203. Previous: 18.

18. Houston

Points: 203. Previous: 18.

20. Oregon

Points: 193. Previous: 20.

21. UCLA

Points: 145. Previous: 21.

22. Texas

Points: 137. Previous: 22.

23. Rutgers

Points: 104. Previous: 23.

24. Ohio State

Points: 102. Previous: 24.

25. Alabama

Points: 62. Previous: 25.

Others receiving votes: Louisville 55; Florida 52; Michigan 38; Louisiana State 27; San Diego State 23; Dayton 23; Richmond 21; Maryland 15; Indiana 14; Seton Hall 12; Memphis 12; Connecticut 11; Stanford 10; Oklahoma State 9; Brigham Young 8; Northern Iowa 8; Providence 4; Syracuse 4; Purdue 3; Arkansas 2; Saint Mary’s 1; Georgia Tech 1; Loyola-Chicago 1; Stephen F. Austin 1; Western Kentucky 1.

The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2020-21 season: Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Glenn Braica, St. Francis (N.Y.); Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Baker Dunleavy, Quinnipiac; John Gallagher, Hartford; Michael Huger, Bowling Green; Ron Hunter, Tulane; George Ivory, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Chris Jans, New Mexico State; Rob Jeter, Western Illinois; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Shantay Legans, Eastern Washington; Grant McCasland, North Texas; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Robert McCullum, Florida A&M; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Matt McMahon, Murray State; Wes Miller, UNC-Greensboro; Dan Monson, Long Beach State; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Nate Oats, Alabama; T.J. Otzelberger, UNLV; Matt Painter, Purdue; Brett Reed, Lehigh; Tubby Smith, High Point; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State; Darrell Walker, Arkansas State.