COACHES POLL

1. Kansas (26-3)

Points: 790 (23 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 3. Monday’s result: Played Oklahoma. Upcoming game: Saturday at Oklahoma State (ESPN, 6).

2. (tie) UCLA (26-3)

Points: 730 (3). Previous rank

ing: 5. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Washington (FS1, 11) and Saturday vs. Washington State (ESPNU, 9:30).

2. (tie) Villanova (27-3)

Points: 730 (5). Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Georgetown (Fox, 12).

4. Gonzaga (29-1)

Points: 686 (1). Previous ranking: 1. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Pepperdine or Pacific in West Coast Conference quarterfinals (ESPN2, 10). Points: 663. Previous ranking: 8. Monday’s result: Lost to No. 23 Virginia 53-43. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. No. 14 Duke (ESPN, 8:15).

6. Oregon (26-4)

Points: 653. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming game: Saturday at Oregon State (ESPN2, 6).

7. Louisville (23-6)

Points: 600. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Wake Forest and Saturday vs. No. 13 Notre Dame (CBS, 2).

8. Arizona (26-4)

Points: 585. Previous ranking: 4. Upcoming game: Saturday at Arizona State (CBS, 4).

9. Kentucky (24-5)

Points: 578. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Vanderbilt (ESPN, 9) and Saturday at Texas A&M (CBS, 12).

10. West Virginia (23-7)

Points: 478. Previous ranking: 13. Monday’s result: Lost to No. 11 Baylor 71-62. Upcoming game: Friday vs. No. 24 Iowa State (ESPN2, 7).

11. Baylor (24-6)

Points: 461. Previous ranking: 9. Monday’s result: Beat No. 10 West Virginia 71-62. Upcoming

game: Saturday at Texas (ESPN, 4).

12. Florida (23-6)

Points: 382. Previous ranking: 12. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Arkansas (ESPN2, 7) and Saturday at Vanderbilt (ESPN, 2).

13. Notre Dame (22-7)

Points: 334. Previous ranking: 17. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Boston College and Saturday at No. 7 Louisville (CBS, 2).

14. Duke (22-7)

Points: 315. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. No. 17 Florida State (ESPN, 7) and Saturday at No. 5 North Carolina (ESPN, 8:15).

15. Butler (23-6)

Points: 314. Previous ranking: 22. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Seton Hall (Fox, 2:30).

16. Purdue (23-6)

Points: 299. Previous ranking: 14. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Indiana (ESPN2, 7) and Sunday at Northwestern (CBS, 4:30).

17. Florida State (23-6)

Points: 290. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming games: Tuesday at No. 14 Duke (ESPN, 7) and Saturday vs. No. 25 Miami (Fla.).

18. Saint Mary’s (26-3)

Points: 273. Previous ranking: 18. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. San Diego or Portland in West Coast Conference tournament semifinals (ESPN2, midnight).

19. Southern Methodist (25-4)

Points: 269. Previous ranking: 21. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Tulsa (CBSSN, 8) and Saturday vs. Memphis (ESPN2, 4).

20. Cincinnati (25-4)

Points: 210. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Houston (ESPN2, 7) and Sunday at Connecticut (CBS, 12).

21. Wisconsin (22-7)

Points: 185. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Iowa (ESPN, 9) and Sunday vs. Minnesota (BTN, 6).

22. Wichita State (27-4)

Points: 140. Previous ranking: 25. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Bradley or Drake in Missouri Valley tournament quarterfinals. Points: 138. Previous ranking: 19. Monday’s result: Beat No. 5 North Carolina 53-43. Upcoming game: Sat. vs. Pittsburgh.

24. Iowa State (19-9)

Points: 57. Previous ranking: not ranked. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN, 9) and Friday at No. 10 West Virginia (ESPN2, 7).

25. Miami (Fla.) (20-8)

Points: 48. Previous ranking: not ranked. Monday’s result: Played Virginia Tech. Upcoming game: Saturday at No. 17 Florida State. Dropped out: No. 23 Creighton (22-7), No. 24 Maryland (22-7).

Others receiving votes: Creighton (22-7) 44; South Carolina (21-8) 25; Southern California (21-8) 21; Middle Tennessee (25-4) 20; Oklahoma State (20-9) 16; Dayton (23-5) 15; Minnesota (22-7) 10; Maryland (22-7) 9; Northwestern (20-9) 8; Xavier (18-11) 8; Michigan State (18-11) 7; California (19-9) 4; Arkansas (22-7) 2; Michigan (19-10) 2; Virginia Commonwealth (23-6) 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.