2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Week 8 (Dec. 26)


USA Today Coaches Poll
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1
Last Week: vs Bucknell W 80-61, vs Tulane W 80-61
This Week:  vs Seton Hall W 75-49, @ DePaul W 87-68
2
Last Week: vs Lamar W 70-50, vs Miami (OH) W 69-40
This Week:  vs Northwestern W 87-54, @ Indiana L 74-70
3
Last Week: vs Samford W 82-50, vs Loyola (MD) W 87-63
This Week:  vs Lamar W 86-64, vs Louisville W 69-62
4
Last Week: vs Charleston W 69-62, vs W Kentucky W 70-60
This Week:  vs Georgetown L 71-68, @ Kentucky L 69-62
5
Last Week: vs UNC Greensboro W 90-63
This Week:  vs W Michigan W 110-70, vs Pennsylvania W 85-55
6
Last Week: vs Nicholls St W 99-49, vs Texas W 82-63
This Week:  vs Elon W 100-62, vs Monmouth W 102-65
7
Last Week: vs Paul Quinn W 95-54, vs Saint Mary's W 72-59, @ West Virginia W 83-81
This Week:  vs Miss. St W 54-52
8
Last Week: vs Illinois W 78-74
This Week:  @ Old Dominion W 75-68
9
Last Week: vs Fairfield W 79-71
This Week:  @ South Florida W 60-57, vs St. John's W 83-69
10
Last Week: vs Miss. Valley St W 82-54, vs Florida St W 82-64
This Week:  @ Rutgers L 85-83, vs Yale W 90-70
11
Last Week: vs Miss. Valley St W 79-45
This Week:  @ Nebraska W 64-40, vs Iowa L 72-65
12
Last Week: vs Memphis W 70-59
This Week:  @ Louisville W 71-68, vs Providence W 49-40
13
Last Week: @ LSU L 67-59, vs Milwaukee W 64-50
This Week:  vs Vanderbilt L 74-57, vs Villanova W 81-77
14
Last Week: vs NW St W 82-67
This Week:  @ Baylor L 54-52, vs Utah St W 66-64
15
Last Week: vs Howard W 107-50, vs UMBC W 89-47
This Week:  @ Michigan St L 80-65, vs Ohio St W 74-70
16
Last Week: vs Bradley W 77-66
This Week:  vs Penn St W 71-53, vs Minnesota W 61-56
17
Last Week: vs UMKC W 89-54, vs Lehigh W 90-81
This Week:  vs Indiana W 80-65, @ Nebraska W 68-55
18
Last Week: vs Davidson L 80-74, @ USC W 63-47
This Week:  vs Howard W 89-34, vs North Dakota W 84-58
19
Last Week: @ Tulsa W 83-64, vs Northwestern W 87-79
This Week:  vs Missouri St L 77-65, @ Wichita St W 68-61
20
Last Week: vs LA-Monroe W 81-63, vs California W 85-68
This Week:  vs Cent Arkansas W 124-75, @ Hawaii W 74-69
21
Last Week: vs Tenn-Martin W 78-54
This Week:  @ E Illinois W 73-40
22
Last Week: vs St. Francis (PA) W 71-47, vs Wagner L 59-54
This Week:  @ Notre Dame L 72-59, vs Cincinnati L 66-63
23
Last Week: vs Florida Atl W 63-51
This Week:  @ Boston College W 67-46, vs Saint Joseph's W 74-69
24
Last Week: @ Seattle W 83-77
This Week:  vs MD-E Shore W 69-42, vs Towson W 57-50
25
Last Week: @ S Illinois W 83-58, vs UTEP W 78-70, @ Long Beach St W 77-60
This Week:  vs Howard W 82-46
  • Others receiving votes: San Diego State 39, Illinois 36, Xavier 27, Saint Louis 22, Stanford 11, Gonzaga 10, Saint Mary's 5, Ohio 5, Saint Joseph's 3, Middle Tennessee 3, Alabama 3, Brigham Young 3, Cleveland State 2, West Virginia 1, Wichita State 1, Southern Miss 1
  • Dropped from rankings: Xavier 15, Illinois 24
  • The USA TODAY Sports 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 board for the 2012-13 season: Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Marys; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Tim Cluess, Iona; Keith Dambrot, Akron; Steve Donahue, Boston College; Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Bruiser Flint, Drexel; Tim Floyd, Texas-El Paso; Mark Fox, Georgia; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Ron Fang Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Dave Paulsen, Bucknell; Saul Phillips, North Dakota State; Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook; Randy Rahe, Weber State; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth; Andrew Toole, Robert Morris; DonVerlin, Idaho; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara.