2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Preseason (Nov. 9)

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ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RKTEAMRECORDPTSPREV
1Kansas (27) 0-077010
Tournament Results: Def North Dakota State 84-74 (3/20), Def Dayton 60-43 (3/22), Lost to Michigan State 67-62 (3/27)
This Week: Def. Hofstra 101-65 (11/13)  Tickets
2Michigan State (3) 0-07322
Tournament Results: Def No. 3 Connecticut 82-73 (4/4), Def Robert Morris 77-62 (3/20), Def USC 74-69 (3/22), Def Kansas 67-62 (3/27), Def Louisville 64-52 (3/29), Lost to North Carolina 89-72 (4/6)
This Week: Def. Florida Gulf Coast 97-58 (11/13)  Tickets
3Texas0-067623
Tournament Results: Def Minnesota 76-62 (3/19), Lost to No. 5 Duke 74-69 (3/21)
This Week: Def. UC Irvine 89-42 (11/15)  Tickets
4North Carolina (1) 0-06531
Tournament Results: Def Radford 101-58 (3/19), Def No. 20 LSU 84-70 (3/21), Def Gonzaga 98-77 (3/27), Def Oklahoma 72-60 (3/29), Def No. 4 Villanova 83-69 (4/4), Def Michigan State 89-72 (4/6)
This Week: Def. Florida International 88-72 (11/9), Def. North Carolina Central 89-42 (11/11), Def. Valparaiso 88-77 (11/15)  Tickets
5Kentucky0-0635NR
Tournament Results: Def UNLV 70-60 (3/17), Def Creighton 65-63 (3/23), Lost to Notre Dame 77-67 (3/25)
This Week: Def. Morehead State 75-59 (11/13)  Tickets
6Villanova0-06204
Tournament Results: Def American University 80-67 (3/19), Def No. 17 UCLA 89-69 (3/21), Def Duke 77-54 (3/26), Def Pittsburgh 78-76 (3/28), Lost to No. 1 North Carolina 83-69 (4/4)
This Week: Def. Fairleigh Dickinson 84-61 (11/13)  Tickets
7Purdue0-058614
Tournament Results: Def Northern Iowa 61-56 (3/19), Def No. 14 Washington 76-74 (3/21), Lost to Connecticut 72-60 (3/26)
This Week: Def. Cal State Northridge 89-64 (11/13)  Tickets
8Duke0-052811
Tournament Results: Def Binghamton 86-62 (3/19), Def Texas 74-69 (3/21), Lost to Villanova 77-54 (3/26)
This Week: Def. UNC Greensboro 96-62 (11/13)  Tickets
9West Virginia0-0501NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Dayton 68-60 (3/20)
This Week: Def. Loyola (MD) 83-60 (11/15)  Tickets
10Butler0-040825
Tournament Results: Lost to No. 20 LSU 75-71 (3/19)
This Week: Def. Davidson 73-62 (11/14)  Tickets
11Tennessee0-0406NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Oklahoma State 77-75 (3/20)
This Week: Def. Austin Peay 83-54 (11/13)  Tickets
12California0-0370NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Maryland 84-71 (3/19)
This Week: Def. Murray State 75-70 (11/9), Def. Detroit 95-61 (11/11)  Tickets
13Washington0-036416
Tournament Results: Def Mississippi State 71-58 (3/19), Lost to No. 18 Purdue 76-74 (3/21)
This Week: Def. Wright State 74-69 (11/13), Def. Belmont 96-78 (11/14), Def. Portland State 111-55 (11/15)  Tickets
14Connecticut0-03613
Tournament Results: Def Chattanooga 103-47 (3/19), Def Texas A&M 92-66 (3/21), Def Purdue 72-60 (3/26), Def Missouri 82-75 (3/28), Lost to No. 2 Michigan State 82-73 (4/4)
This Week: Def. William & Mary 75-66 (11/13)  Tickets
15Michigan0-0279NR
Tournament Results: Def No. 21 Clemson 62-59 (3/19), Lost to No. 8 Oklahoma 73-63 (3/21)
This Week: Def. Northern Michigan 97-50 (11/14)  Tickets
16Oklahoma0-02447
Tournament Results: Def Morgan State 82-54 (3/19), Def Michigan 73-63 (3/21), Def Syracuse 84-71 (3/27), Lost to North Carolina 72-60 (3/29)
This Week: Def. Mount St. Mary's 95-71 (11/14)  Tickets
17Ohio State0-0241NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Siena 74-72 (3/20)
This Week: Def. Alcorn State 100-60 (11/9), Def. James Madison 72-44 (11/12)  Tickets
18Minnesota0-0151NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Texas 76-62 (3/19)
This Week: Def. Tennessee Tech 87-50 (11/13)  Tickets
19Mississippi State0-0149NR
Tournament Results: Lost to No. 14 Washington 71-58 (3/19)
This Week: Lost to Rider 88-74 (11/13)  Tickets
20Georgia Tech0-0136NR
Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: Def. Florida A&M 100-59 (11/14)  Tickets
21Georgetown0-0134NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Baylor 74-72 (3/18)
This Week: Def Tulane 74-58 (11/13)  Tickets
22Dayton0-0130NR
Tournament Results: Def West Virginia 68-60 (3/20), Lost to No. 13 Kansas 60-43 (3/22)
This Week: Def. Creighton 90-80 (11/14)  Tickets
23Louisville0-01235
Tournament Results: Def Morehead State 74-54 (3/20), Def Siena 79-72 (3/22), Def Arizona 103-64 (3/27), Lost to Michigan State 64-52 (3/29)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
24Clemson0-0114NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Michigan 62-59 (3/19)
This Week: Def. Presbyterian 84-41 (11/13)  Tickets
25Syracuse0-011112
Tournament Results: Def Stephen F. Austin 59-44 (3/20), Def No. 19 Arizona State 78-67 (3/22), Lost to Oklahoma 84-71 (3/27)
This Week: Def. Albany 75-43 (11/9), Def. Robert Morris 100-60 (11/11)  Tickets
  • Others receiving votes: Maryland 100, Illinois 83, Siena 72, UCLA 59, Vanderbilt 38, Oklahoma State 29, Missouri 28, Xavier 25, Gonzaga 24, Notre Dame 22, USC 22, Pittsburgh 19, Tulsa 17, Kansas State 16, Brigham Young 16, Florida State 15, Florida 13, Wake Forest 13, San Diego State 8, Creighton 7, Boston College 4, Texas A&M 4, Southern Illinois 3, Utah State 3, Cornell 3, Memphis 3, Mississippi 3, UNLV 2, South Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1
  • Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 6, Missouri 8, Memphis 9, Gonzaga 13, Xavier 15, UCLA 18, Wake Forest 20, Florida State 22
  • 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.