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COACHES POLL

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College men’s basketball; times p.m. Eastern

1. Michigan State (12-0)

Points: 773 (29 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. Oakland in Auburn Hills, Mich. (ESPNU, 7).

2. Oklahoma (8-0)

Points: 718 (2). Previous ranking: 3. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. Washington State in Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu (ESPNU, 11).

3. Kansas (9-1)

Points: 716. Previous ranking: 5. Upcoming game: Tuesday at San Diego State (CBSSN, 11).

4. Maryland (10-1)

Points: 687. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming game: Sunday vs. Marshall (BTN, 4).

5. Virginia (9-1)

Points: 646. Previous ranking: 9. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. California (ESPN2, 9).

6. Xavier (11-0)

Points: 603. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming game: Tuesday at Wake Forest.

7. North Carolina (10-2)

Points: 520. Previous ranking: 11. Monday’s result: Beat Appalachia­n State 94-70. Next game: Monday vs. North Carolina-Greensboro (ESPNU, 6).

8. Arizona (11-1)

Points: 517. Previous ranking: 12. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. Long Beach State (Pac-12, 9).

9. Iowa State (9-1)

Points: 506. Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming game: Tuesday at No. 21 Cincinnati (ESPN2, 7).

10. Duke (9-2)

Points: 455. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming game: Monday vs. Elon (ESPNU, 8).

11. Kentucky (9-2)

Points: 441. Previous ranking: 4. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. No. 15 Louisville (CBS, noon).

12. Butler (9-1)

Points: 410. Previous ranking: 18. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. Southern Utah (FS2, 8:30).

13. Purdue (11-1)

Points: 378. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. No. 25 Vanderbilt (BTN, 8).

14. Providence (12-1)

Points: 376. Previous ranking: 14 (Tie). Monday’s result: Beat Massachuse­tts 90-66. Next game: Dec. 31 at No. 12 Butler (CBSSN, 2:30).

15. Louisville (9-1)

Points: 371. Previous ranking: 16 (Tie). Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Missouri-Kansas City, Wednesday vs. Utah Valley (ESPNU, 7), Saturday at No. 11 Kentucky (CBS, noon).

16. Miami (Fla.) (9-1)

Points: 323. Previous ranking: 19. Upcoming game: Tuesday at La Salle (CBSSN, 5).

17. Villanova (8-2)

Points: 310. Previous ranking: 13. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. Delaware (FS1, 7).

18. West Virginia (10-1)

Points: 301. Previous ranking: 16 (Tie). Monday’s result: Beat Eastern Kentucky 84-59. Next game: Dec. 30 at Virginia Tech (ESPNU, noon).

19. Texas A&M (9-2)

Points: 169. Previous ranking: 24. Upcoming game: Dec. 29 vs. Cal Poly.

20. George Washington (10-1)

Points: 159. Previous ranking: 22. Upcoming game: Tuesday at DePaul (FS1, 9).

21. Cincinnati (10-2)

Points: 153. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. No. 9 Iowa State (ESPN2, 7).

22. Baylor (8-2)

Points: 122. Previous ranking: 14 (Tie). Upcoming game: Wednesday vs. N.M. State.

23. South Carolina (10-0)

Points: 77. Previous ranking: 25. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. St. John’s in Hall of Fame Shootout in Uncasville, Conn. (CBSSN, 9).

24. Gonzaga (9-3)

Points: 59. Previous ranking: 21. Monday’s result: Beat Pepperdine 99-73. Next game: Wednesday vs. Loyola-Marymount.

25. Vanderbilt (7-3)

Points: 45. Previous ranking: 23. Upcoming game: Tuesday at No. 13 Purdue (BTN, 8).

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