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USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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The USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools. The panel is chosen in consultation with the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The voters represent each of the 32 Division I conferences that receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Top 25 Teams

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Week 20 results: Published March 17, 2024
RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1
UConnUConn
31-3800322
+1
1/5
2
HoustonHou
30-475201
-1
1/6
3
PurduePurdue
29-474003-1/4
4
Iowa StateIaSt
27-769708
+4
4/NR
5
North CarolinaUNC
27-767204
-1
3/21
6
TennesseeTenn
24-859505
-1
4/13
7
AuburnAuburn
27-7573012
+5
6/NR
8
MarquetteMarq
25-9560010
+2
3/18
9
ArizonaAri
25-854407
-2
1/13
10
IllinoisIll
26-8508014
+4
8/NR
11
CreightonCre
23-950606
-5
6/NR
12
KentuckyKty
23-941509
-3
6/20
13
BaylorBaylor
23-10411013-6/19
14
DukeDuke
24-8400011
-3
3/21
15
Saint Mary'sStMry
26-7297020
+5
15/NR
16
GonzagaGonz
25-7220015
-1
8/NR
17
South CarolinaSCar
26-7218016
-1
11/NR
18
AlabamaAla
21-11197019
+1
13/NR
19
Utah StateUtahSt
27-6193018
-1
17/NR
20
KansasKansas
22-10188017
-3
1/20
21
BYUBYU
23-10182021-12/NR
22
Texas TechTxTch
23-10134023
+1
15/NR
23
FloridaFla
24-111300NR
+6
23/NR
24
WisconsinWisc
22-131100NR-6/NR
25
San Diego StateSDSU
24-10740NR
+2
15/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 22 Nevada; No. 24 Dayton; No. 25 Washington State;

Others Receiving Votes

New Mexico 68; Washington State 63; James Madison 30; Dayton 30; Nevada 29; Drake 29; Nebraska 12; North Carolina State 11; Colorado 4; Indiana State 2; Boise State 2; Pittsburgh 1; Michigan State 1; McNeese State 1; Grand Canyon 1;

List Of Voters

The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2023-24 season: John Becker, Vermont; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Jeff Boals, Ohio; Kevin Broadus, Morgan State; Scott Cross, Troy; Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Dan Engelstad, Mount St. Mary's; Greg Gary, Mercer; Ron Hunter, Tulane; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Brad Korn, Southeast Missouri State; Robert McCullum, Florida A&M; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Nick McDevitt, Middle Tennessee; Niko Medved, Colorado State; Dan Monson, Long Beach State; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Darris Nichols, Radford; Nate Oats, Alabama; Matt Painter, Purdue; Brett Reed, Lehigh; Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State; Mark Slessinger, New Orleans; Steve Smiley, Northern Colorado; Craig Smith, Utah; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Brett Tanner, Abilene Christian; Jeff Wulbrun, Denver; Mike Young, Virginia Tech.

Helpful Info

*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.

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