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COACHES POLL

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Collegetim­es p.m. men’s Eastern basketball;

1. Villanova (22-3) Points: Previous 785 ranking:(25 first-place1. Upcoming votes). games: Wednesday at Temple (ESPN2, 7), Saturday vs. Butler (Fox, 2:30).

2. Kansas (22-4) Points: 764 (7). Previous ranking: 6. Monday’s result: Beat

Oklahoma State 94-67. Up

coming game: Saturday at Kansas State (ESPN2, 6).

3. Oklahoma (20-4) Points: 680. Previous ranking:

3. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Texas Tech (ESPNU, 9), Saturday at No. 11 West Virginia (ESPN, 4).

4. North Carolina (21-4) Points: 674. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. No. 19 Duke (ESPN, 9), Saturday vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.) (CBS, 1). 5. Maryland (22-4) Points: 2. Upcoming63­6. Previousga­mes: Thursday ranking: at Minnesota (BTN, 8), Sunday vs. Michigan (CBS, 1).

6. Iowa (20-5) Points: 624. Previous ranking:

5. Upcoming game: Wednesday at Penn State (BTN, 6:30).

7. Xavier (22-3) Points: 615. Previous ranking:

4. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. No. 20 Providence (FS1, 7), Saturday at Georgetown (Fox, noon).

8. Virginia (21-5) Points: 579. Previous ranking: 7. Monday’s result: Beat North Carolina State 73-53. Upcoming

game: Feb. 22 at No. 10 Miami (Fla.) (ESPN, 7).

9. Michigan State (21-5) Points: 560. Previous ranking:

9. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. Wisconsin (ESPN, 9).

10. Miami (Fla.) (20-4) Points: 558. Previous ranking:

11. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Virginia Tech, Saturday at No. 4 North Carolina (CBS, 1). 11. West Virginia (20-5) Points: 488. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming games: Tuesday at No. 25 Texas (ESPN2, 7), Saturday vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (ESPN, 4).

12. Arizona (21-5) Points: 425. Previous ranking:

14. Upcoming game: Wednesday vs. Arizona State (ESPN2, 9).

13. Dayton (21-3)

Points: 382. Previous ranking: 17 (tie). Upcoming games: Wednesday at Saint Joseph’s (CBSSN, 6), Saturday vs. St. Bonaventur­e (NBCSN, noon).

14. Kentucky (19-6) Points: 346. Previous ranking:

21. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Tennessee (ESPN, 7), Saturday at No. 24 Texas A&M (ESPN, 6:30).

15. Iowa State (18-7) Points: 319. Previous ranking:

15. Upcoming games: Tuesday at No. 22 Baylor (ESPN2, 9), Saturday vs. TCU (ESPNU, 7:30).

16. Purdue (20-6) Points: 298. Previous ranking:

16. Upcoming games: Tuesday

vs. urday Northweste­rnat No. 21 Indiana(BTN, 7), (ESPN,Sat8:30).

17. Oregon (20-6) Points: 259. Previous ranking:

12. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Oregon State (Pac-12, 10).

18. Notre Dame (18-7)

Points: 203. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming game: Saturday at Georgia Tech (ESPN2, 8).

19. Duke (19-6)

Points: 183. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Wednesday at No. 4 North Carolina (ESPN, 9), Saturday at Louisville (ESPN, noon).

20. Providence (19-7) Points: 161. Previous ranking: 17

(tie). Upcoming game: Wednesday at No. 7 Xavier (FS1, 7).

21. Indiana (20-6) Points: 154. Previous ranking:

22. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Nebraska (BTN, 8:30), Saturday vs. No. 16 Purdue (ESPN, 8:30).

22. Baylor (18-7)

Points: 109. Previous ranking:

19. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. No. 15 Iowa State (ESPN2, 9), Saturday at No. 25 Texas (ESPN, 2).

23. South Carolina (21-4) Points: 108. Previous ranking:

20. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Missouri (SEC, 7), Saturday vs. Florida (SEC, noon).

24. Texas A&M (18-7) Points: 106. Previous ranking:

13. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Mississipp­i (ESPNU, 9), Saturday vs. No. 14 Kentucky (ESPN, 6:30).

25. Texas (16-9) Points: 73. Previous ranking:

25. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. No. 11 West Virginia (ESPN2, 7), Saturday vs. No. 22 Baylor (ESPN, 2).

Dropped out: No. 23 Southern California (18-7), No. 24 Wichita State (18-7).

Others receiving votes: Utah (19-7) 60; Wisconsin (16-9) 32; Wichita State (18-7) 30; Michigan (19-7) 29; Gonzaga (20-6) 26; Southern California (18-7) 26; Saint Joseph’s (21-4) 17; Pittsburgh (17-7) 16; California (17-8) 15; LSU (16-9) 13; Saint Mary’s (20-4) 13; Seton Hall (17-7) 11; Hawaii (20-3) 7; Florida (16-9) 5; Texas Tech (15-9) 5; Syracuse (18-8) 3; Monmouth (21-5) 1; Stony Brook (22-4) 1; Valparaiso (21-5) 1. The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 32 coaches at Division I institutio­ns. All are members of the National Associatio­n of Basketball Coaches.

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