ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]1.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/syracuse.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Syracuse[/COLOR][/URL] (28) | [CENTER]10-0
[/CENTER] | 746
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 3
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]2.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/ohiost.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Ohio State[/COLOR][/URL] (2) | [CENTER]8-1
[/CENTER] | 671
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 2
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]3.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/sec/kentucky.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Kentucky[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-1
[/CENTER] | 665
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 1
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]4.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/louisville.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Louisville[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]9-0
[/CENTER] | 658
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 4
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]5.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/acc/duke.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Duke[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]9-1
[/CENTER] | 618
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 5
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]6.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/acc/unc.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]North Carolina[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-2
[/CENTER] | 608
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 6
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]7.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/big12/baylor.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Baylor[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]7-0
[/CENTER] | 539
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 7
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]8.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/big12/missouri.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Missouri[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]9-0
[/CENTER] | 512
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 10
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]9.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/atlantic10/xavier.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Xavier[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-0
[/CENTER] | 503
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 8
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]10.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/uconn.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Connecticut[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-1
[/CENTER] | 485
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 9
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]11.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/marquette.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Marquette[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]9-0
[/CENTER] | 466
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 11
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]12.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/big12/kansas.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Kansas[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]7-2
[/CENTER] | 441
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 13
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]13.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/sec/florida.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Florida[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]7-2
[/CENTER] | 418
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 12
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]14.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/pittsburgh.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Pittsburgh[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]9-1
[/CENTER] | 356
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 14
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]15.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/wisconsin.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Wisconsin[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-2
[/CENTER] | 317
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 16
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]16.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/sec/missst.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Mississippi State[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]9-1
[/CENTER] | 251
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 18
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]17.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/georgetown.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Georgetown[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-1
[/CENTER] | 246
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 21
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]18.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/michigan.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Michigan[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]7-2
[/CENTER] | 185
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 19
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]19.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/illinois.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Illinois[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]10-0
[/CENTER] | 182
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 22 (tie)
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]20.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/indiana.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Indiana[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]9-0
[/CENTER] | 171
[CENTER][/CENTER] | NR
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]21.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/sec/alabama.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Alabama[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-2
[/CENTER] | 143
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 15
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]22.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/big12/texasam.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Texas A&M[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-1
[/CENTER] | 108
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 25
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]23.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/msu.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Michigan State[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]8-2
[/CENTER] | 107
[CENTER][/CENTER] | NR
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]24.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/mvc/creighton.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Creighton[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]7-1
[/CENTER] | 54
[CENTER][/CENTER] | 17
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| [COLOR=#800000][B]25.[/B][/COLOR]
[CENTER][/CENTER] | [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/sec/vanderbilt.htm”][COLOR=#00529b]Vanderbilt[/COLOR][/URL] | [CENTER]6-3
[/CENTER] | 51
[CENTER][/CENTER] | NR
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AP Top 25
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| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/syracu/”]Syracuse[/URL][COLOR=#666666] (51)[/COLOR] | 10-0 | 1607 | 3 |
| 2 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/ohiost/”]Ohio State[/URL][COLOR=#666666] (7)[/COLOR] | 8-1 | 1478 | 2 |
| 3 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/kentuc/”]Kentucky[/URL][COLOR=#666666] (4)[/COLOR] | 8-1 | 1468 | 1 |
| 4 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/lou/”]Louisville[/URL][COLOR=#666666] (2)[/COLOR] | 9-0 | 1374 | 5 |
| 5 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/unc/”]North Carolina[/URL][COLOR=#666666] (1)[/COLOR] | 8-2 | 1373 | 4 |
| 6 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/baylor/”]Baylor[/URL] | 7-0 | 1284 | 6 |
| 7 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/duke/”]Duke[/URL] | 9-1 | 1273 | 7 |
| 8 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/xavier/”]Xavier[/URL] | 8-0 | 1122 | 8 |
| 9 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/uconn/”]Connecticut[/URL] | 8-1 | 1087 | 9 |
| 10 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/missou/”]Missouri[/URL] | 9-0 | 1030 | 10 |
| 11 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/marque/”]Marquette[/URL] | 9-0 | 988 | 11 |
| 12 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/kansas/”]Kansas[/URL] | 7-2 | 945 | 13 |
| 13 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/florid/”]Florida[/URL] | 7-2 | 891 | 12 |
| 14 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/wisc/”]Wisconsin[/URL] | 8-2 | 728 | 14 |
| 15 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/pitt/”]Pittsburgh[/URL] | 9-1 | 696 | 15 |
| 16 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/gtown/”]Georgetown[/URL] | 8-1 | 602 | 18 |
| 17 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/missst/”]Mississippi State[/URL] | 9-1 | 574 | 17 |
| 18 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/indian/”]Indiana[/URL] | 9-0 | 462 | 39 |
| 19 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/illino/”]Illinois[/URL] | 10-0 | 375 | 24 |
| 20 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/mich/”]Michigan[/URL] | 7-2 | 354 | 20 |
| 21 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/msu/”]Michigan State[/URL] | 8-2 | 310 | 28 |
| 22 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/texam/”]Texas A&M[/URL] | 8-1 | 270 | 22 |
| 23 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/alabam/”]Alabama[/URL] | 8-2 | 204 | 16 |
| 24 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/murray/”]Murray State[/URL] | 10-0 | 93 | 40 |
| 25 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/creigh/”]Creighton[/URL] | 7-1 | 88 | 19 |
| 25 | [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/vandy/”]Vanderbilt[/URL] | 6-3 | 88 | 27 |
| [COLOR=#666666]Others Receiving Votes:[/COLOR] Harvard73, San Diego State59, Virginia57, UNLV41, Stanford39, Saint Louis26, Gonzaga25, Memphis13, Cleveland State7, Northern Iowa7, Arizona5, California3, Long Beach State3, Northwestern2, Wichita State1 | ||||
We all had that feeling of vertigo as Watford’s 3 point prayer went in on Saturday afternoon. Turns out the descent wasn’t as steep as we feared. All in all, this whole turn will have been an important part of UK’s road to #8, in my ever so humble opinion.
