Soon after the AP released its college basketball poll on Monday, USA Today released its coaches poll and we like it better because Kentucky has a better ranking.
The Cats came in at sixth in the second rankings set, ahead of Michigan State where it belongs. The top five is the same with an order of Tennessee, Duke, Virginia, Gonzaga and Michigan.
| Rank |
Team |
Last Week |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
Tennessee |
1 |
18-1 |
799 (31) |
| 2 |
Duke |
2 |
17-2 |
755 (1) |
| 3 |
Virginia |
3 |
18-1 |
733 |
| 4 |
Gonzaga |
4 |
19-2 |
701 |
| 5 |
Michigan |
6 |
19-1 |
679 |
| 6 |
Kentucky |
9 |
16-3 |
599 |
| 7 |
Nevada |
7 |
19-1 |
589 |
| 8 |
Michigan State |
5 |
18-3 |
573 |
| 9 |
Marquette |
11 |
18-3 |
503 |
| 10 |
North Carolina |
12 |
15-4 |
498 |
| 11 |
Virginia Tech |
8 |
16-3 |
462 |
| 12 |
Kansas |
10 |
16-4 |
455 |
| 13 |
Houston |
17 |
20-1 |
424 |
| 14 |
Villanova |
18 |
16-4 |
385 |
| 15 |
Texas Tech |
13 |
16-4 |
280 |
| 16 |
Louisville |
24 |
15-5 |
255 |
| 17 |
Buffalo |
14 |
18-2 |
241 |
| 18 |
Purdue |
NR |
14-6 |
203 |
| 19 |
Louisiana State |
NR |
16-3 |
175 |
| 20 |
Iowa State |
25 |
15-5 |
174 |
| 21 |
Mississippi State |
22 |
15-4 |
158 |
| 22 |
NC State |
19 |
16-4 |
152 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin |
NR |
14-6 |
96 |
| 24 |
Maryland |
16 |
16-5 |
94 |
| 25 |
Iowa |
21 |
16-5 |
64 |
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