Preseason Top 25 Coaches' Poll

[steeldevil]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/usatpoll.htm

This did not copy and paste well, you may want to just use the link.


Rank
School

2009-10 Record

Points

Last year's
final rank
1.

Duke

35-5

772

1
2.

Michigan State

28-9

737

4
3.

Kansas State

29-8

656

7
4.

Pittsburgh

25-9

621

20
5.

Ohio State

29-8

615

11
6.

Villanova

25-8

552

15
7.

Kansas

33-3

538

6
8.

Purdue

29-6

521

12
9.

North Carolina

20-17

467

NR
10.

Kentucky

35-3

449

5
11.

Florida

21-13

424

NR
12.

Gonzaga

27-7

423

23
13.

Syracuse

30-5

422

8
14.

Baylor

28-8

362

10
15.

Missouri

23-11

354

NR
16t.

Illinois

21-15

329

NR
16t.

Washington

26-10

307

21
18.

Butler

33-5

245

2
19.

Memphis

24-10

212

NR
20.

Tennessee

28-9

158

9
21.

Georgetown

23-11

129

NR
22.

Temple

29-6

120

NR
23.

Virginia Tech

25-9

97

NR
24.

Wisconsin

24-9

91

24
25.

Texas

24-10

89

NR

Dropped out: No. 3 West Virginia (31-7); No. 13 Northern Iowa (30-5); No. 14 Xavier (26-9); No. 16 New Mexico (30-5); No. 17 Cornell (29-5); No. 18 Maryland (24-9); No. 19 Saint Mary's (28-6); No. 22 Brigham Young (30-6); No. 25 Texas A&M (24-10).

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 73; Brigham Young 55; West Virginia 49; Minnesota 41; Florida State 31; UNLV 19; Wichita State 13; UCLA 12; Vanderbilt 11; North Carolina State 10; Georgia 9; Richmond 9; Xavier 8; Mississippi State 7; Utah State 6; California 5; Texas A&M 5; Murray State 4; New Mexico 4; Louisville 3; Arizona 2; Dayton 2; Marquette 2; Maryland 2; Saint Mary's 2; Northwestern 1.

[steeldevil]

Purdue would be #3 if Hummel had not torn his knee up again. UNC and UK are only that high because of their tradition, neither of them should be that high to start off, UK especially... Pitt is ranked too high as well.

[7SteelGal43]

am so looking forward to college hoops season

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s75/creekgrl00/Memphis%20Tigers/Memphis_Fear_Tiger.jpg

[steeldevil]

I know! Im going to Duke's first exhibition game Saturday night and I was at Countdown to Craziness last friday to see the 4th National Championship banner unveiled! So ready for it to be here!!!

[steelerdude15]

I'm so excited for Pitt basketball! :tt02: Let's go Pitt!
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/200912/freed_pitt120209_6_500.jpg

[steeldevil]

Jamie Dixon is a great coach. Pitt will be very dangerous in March as they have been in recent years. I do not think they are the 4th best team in the country though.

[steelerdude15]

Pitt is very dangerous and o do I love watching them! :dance: I'm so excited basketball is right around the corner.

[T&B fan]

only 4 big east teams in the top 25 .. thats going to change .. should be like 4 in the top 10 ...

[steeldevil]

only 4 big east teams in the top 25 .. thats going to change .. should be like 4 in the top 10 ...

Please tell me which 4 big east teams you think belong in the top 10. Georgetown should not even be in the top 25, at least not to start off with.

[steelerdude15]

Please tell me which 4 big east teams you think belong in the top 10. Georgetown should not even be in the top 25, at least not to start off with.
I'm not sure there should be four Big East teams in the top ten, two or three at the most. Pitt, WV, and UConn.

[steeldevil]

I'm not sure there should be four Big East teams in the top ten, two or three at the most. Pitt, WV, and UConn.

Pitt and Nova are def top 10 teams. WV lost great players from last year in Butler and that other tall wing whose name escapes me. So they are not top 10 right now. The UCONN CONVICTS suck and I wouldnt compliment them if they were good anyway. Hate them...

[T&B fan]

Please tell me which 4 big east teams you think belong in the top 10. Georgetown should not even be in the top 25, at least not to start off with.

looks like 4 are in the top 10 now:applaudit: 7 in the top 25 :yay3: