2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Week 12 (Jan. 23)

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Week: Preseason | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20
Poll:
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RKTEAMRECORDPTSPREV
1Kentucky (31) 19-17752
Last Week: Def Arkansas 86-63 (1/17), Def Alabama 77-71 (1/21)
This Week: Def Georgia 57-44 (1/24), Def LSU 74-50 (1/28)  Tickets
2Missouri18-17255
Last Week: Def Texas A&M 70-51 (1/16), Def No. 3 Baylor 89-88 (1/21)
This Week: Lost to Oklahoma State 79-72 (1/25), Def. Texas Tech 63-50 (1/28)  Tickets
3Ohio State17-36876
Last Week: Def Nebraska 79-45 (1/21)
This Week: Def. Penn State 78-54 (1/25), Def. No. 22 Michigan 64-49 (1/29)  Tickets
4Syracuse20-16861
Last Week: Def Pittsburgh 71-63 (1/16), Lost to Notre Dame 67-58 (1/21)
This Week: Def Cincinnati 60-53 (1/23), Def. West Virginia 63-61 (1/28)  Tickets
5Kansas16-36607
Last Week: Def No. 3 Baylor 92-74 (1/16), Def Texas 69-66 (1/21)
This Week: Def. Texas A&M 64-54 (1/23), Lost to Iowa State 72-64 (1/28)  Tickets
6Duke16-35714
Last Week: Def Wake Forest 91-73 (1/19), Lost to Florida State 76-73 (1/21)
This Week: Def Maryland 74-61 (1/25), Def. St. John's 83-76 (1/28)  Tickets
7Baylor17-25693
Last Week: Lost to No. 7 Kansas 92-74 (1/16), Lost to No. 5 Missouri 89-88 (1/21)
This Week: Def Oklahoma 77-65 (1/24), Def. Texas 76-71 (1/28)  Tickets
8North Carolina16-35658
Last Week: Def Virginia Tech 82-68 (1/19)
This Week: Def. North Carolina State 74-55 (1/26), Def. Georgia Tech 93-81 (1/29)  Tickets
9Murray State20-050210
Last Week: Def Morehead State 66-60 (1/18), Def SIU-Edwardsville 82-65 (1/21)
This Week: Def. Eastern Illinois 73-58 (1/28)  Tickets
10Georgetown16-349812
Last Week: Def DePaul 83-75 (1/17), Def Rutgers 52-50 (1/21)
This Week: Lost to Pittsburgh 72-60 (1/28)  Tickets
11Michigan State16-44539
Last Week: Lost to No. 19 Michigan 60-59 (1/17), Def Purdue 83-58 (1/21)
This Week: Def. Minnesota 68-52 (1/25)  Tickets
12San Diego State17-240316
Last Week: Def New Mexico 75-70 (1/18), Def Air Force 57-44 (1/21)
This Week: Def Wyoming 52-42 (1/24), Lost to Colorado State 77-60 (1/28)  Tickets
13Florida15-439614
Last Week: Def LSU 76-64 (1/21)
This Week: Def Ole Miss 64-60 (1/26), Def. No. 16 Mississippi State 69-57 (1/28)  Tickets
14Creighton18-234318
Last Week: Def Missouri State 66-65 (1/18), Def Indiana State 75-49 (1/21)
This Week: Def Drake 77-69 (1/25), Def. Bradley 73-59 (1/28)  Tickets
15UNLV18-333720
Last Week: Def TCU 101-78 (1/18), Def New Mexico 80-63 (1/21)
This Week: Def Boise State 77-72 (1/25), Def Air Force 65-63 (1/28)  Tickets
16Mississippi State16-423615
Last Week: Lost to Ole Miss 75-68 (1/18), Def Vanderbilt 78-77 (1/21)
This Week: Def. LSU 76-71 (1/25), Lost to No. 13 Florida 69-57 (1/28)  Tickets
17Indiana16-423013
Last Week: Lost to Nebraska 70-69 (1/18), Def Penn State 73-54 (1/22)
This Week: Lost to No. 25 Wisconsin 57-50 (1/26), Def. Iowa 103-89 (1/29)  Tickets
18Marquette16-421322
Last Week: Def No. 21 Louisville 74-63 (1/16), Def Providence 79-72 (1/21)
This Week: Def. South Florida 67-47 (1/24), Def Villanova 82-78 (1/28)  Tickets
19Connecticut14-520311
Last Week: Lost to Cincinnati 70-67 (1/18), Lost to Tennessee 60-57 (1/21)
This Week: Lost to Notre Dame 50-48 (1/29)  Tickets
20Saint Mary's19-219323
Last Week: Def Pepperdine 61-47 (1/19), Def Santa Clara 93-77 (1/21)
This Week: Def Loyola Marymount 71-64 (1/26), Def Brigham Young 80-66 (1/28)  Tickets
21Virginia15-317117
Last Week: Def Georgia Tech 70-38 (1/19), Lost to Virginia Tech 47-45 (1/22)
This Week: Def. Boston College 66-49 (1/26), Def North Carolina State 61-60 (1/28)  Tickets
22Michigan15-516519
Last Week: Def No. 9 Michigan State 60-59 (1/17), Lost to Arkansas 66-64 (1/21)
This Week: Def Purdue 66-64 (1/24), Lost to No. 3 Ohio State 64-49 (1/29)  Tickets
23Harvard16-29924
Last Week: Def Dartmouth 54-38 (1/21)
This Week: Def Yale 65-35 (1/27), Def Brown 68-59 (1/28)  Tickets
24Kansas State14-480NR
Last Week: Def Texas 84-80 (1/18), Def Oklahoma State 66-58 (1/21)
This Week: Def Texas Tech 69-47 (1/25), Lost to Oklahoma 63-60 (1/28)  Tickets
25Louisville15-54921
Last Week: Lost to No. 22 Marquette 74-63 (1/16), Def Pittsburgh 73-62 (1/21)
This Week: Def. Villanova 84-74 (1/25), Def Seton Hall 60-51 (1/28)  Tickets
25Wisconsin16-549NR
Last Week: Def Northwestern 77-57 (1/18), Def No. 25 Illinois 67-63 (1/22)
This Week: Def. No. 17 Indiana 57-50 (1/26)  Tickets
  • Others receiving votes: Florida State 41, Gonzaga 34, West Virginia 33, Wichita State 29, Middle Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 20, Nevada 12, Illinois 6, Cincinnati 4, Southern Miss 3, UCF 3, Iowa State 2, Dayton 1, New Mexico 1
  • The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The members of the board for the 2011-12 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Tim Cluess, Iona; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Steve Donahue, Boston College; Scott Drew, Baylor; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Mark Fox, Georgia; Don Friday, St. Francis (Pa.); Bill Herrion, New Hampshire; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Dave Paulsen, Bucknell; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Donnie Tyndall, Morehead State; Don Verlin, Idaho; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa.