COACHES POLL USA TODAY SPORTS
Final college men’s basketball poll of the season 1. Villanova (35-5) Points: 750 (30 first-place votes).
Previous ranking: 6. 2. North Carolina (33-7)
Points: 720. Previous ranking:
3.
3. Kansas (33-5)
Points: 657. Previous ranking: 1.
4. Oklahoma (29-8)
Points: 643. Previous ranking:
7.
5. Virginia (29-8)
Points: 631. Previous ranking:
5.
6. Oregon (31-7)
Points: 596. Previous ranking:
4. 7. Michigan State (29-6)
Points: 488. Previous ranking:
2.
8. Miami (Fla.) (27-8)
Points: 480. Previous ranking:
11.
9. Indiana (27-8)
Points: 456. Previous ranking:
12.
10. Syracuse (23-14)
Points: 446. Previous ranking: Not ranked.
11. Xavier (28-6)
Points: 361. Previous ranking: 9. 12. (tie) Maryland (27-9)
Points: 358. Previous ranking:
17. 12. (tie) Texas A&M (28-9)
Points: 358. Previous ranking:
15. 14. West Virginia (26-9)
Points: 331. Previous ranking:
8.
15. Iowa State (23-12)
Points: 315. Previous ranking:
19.
16. Kentucky (27-9)
Points: 297. Previous ranking:
13.
17. Notre Dame (24-12)
Points: 285. Previous ranking: Not ranked.
18. Duke (25-11)
Points: 263. Previous ranking:
20.
19. Purdue (26-9)
Points: 184. Previous ranking:
10.
20. Utah (27-9)
Points: 170. Previous ranking:
14.
21. Gonzaga (28-8)
Points: 157. Previous ranking: Not ranked.
22. Arizona (25-9)
Points: 154. Previous ranking:
16.
24. Baylor (22-12)
Points: 105. Previous ranking:
18.
25. Iowa (22-11)
Points: 82. Previous ranking:
24.
Dropped out:
No. 21 Seton Hall (25-9), No. 22 Texas (20-13), No. 23 California (23-11), No. 25 Saint Joseph’s (28-8).
Others receiving votes:
Wichita State (26-9) 67; Saint Joseph’s (28-8) 48; California (23-11) 40; Seton Hall (25-9) 36; Providence (24-11) 33; Texas (20-13) 27; Northern Iowa (23-13) 18; Connecticut (25-11) 14; Butler (22-11) 6; George Washington (28-10) 6; Stephen F. Austin (28-6) 6; Virginia Commonwealth (25-11) 4; Cincinnati (22-11) 3; Valparaiso (30-7) 2; Arkansas-Little Rock (30-5) 1; Hawaii (28-6) 1; Saint Mary’s (29-6) 1; Yale (23-7) 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.