Take a look at the final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for men’s basketball
The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll‘s final tally for the 2022-23 men’s basketball season is in, now that the Connecticut Huskies prevailed over the San Diego State Aztecs on Monday night for the national championship. It was a surreal run through the NCAA Tournament this season that saw several Cinderella stories ultimately strike midnight against a basketball blue blood.
Michigan State’s run to the Sweet 16 earned it a boost to No. 20 from No. 40 after defeating the USC Trojans and Marquette Golden Eagles; the Kansas State Wildcats ultimately ended the Spartans’ tournament run.
UConn, San Diego State, Miami, and Florida Atlantic — the teams that represent the Final Four lineup this March — all had huge jumps of 11, 16, 12, and 20 spots, respectively. Additionally, the only team to crack the top four that wasn’t among those teams was the Alabama Crimson Tide who landed at No. 4.
The biggest loser of the rankings was the Virginia Cavaliers, who fell 13 spots to No. 23 after being upset by the Furman Paladins in the first round of the tournament.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
1 | Connecticut | 31-8 | 800 (32) | +11 |
2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | 688 | +16 |
3 | Miami | 29-8 | 665 | +12 |
4 | 31-6 | 629 | -2 | |
5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | 615 | +20 |
6 | Houston | 33-4 | 614 | -5 |
7 | 29-9 | 587 | – | |
8 | UCLA | 31-6 | 532 | -2 |
9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | 516 | +4 |
10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | 514 | -1 |
11 | Kansas | 28-8 | 434 | -6 |
12 | Creighton | 24-13 | 426 | +10 |
13 | Purdue | 29-6 | 424 | -10 |
14 | Marquette | 29-7 | 422 | -10 |
15 | Xavier | 27-10 | 332 | -1 |
16 | 25-11 | 284 | +5 | |
17 | Arizona | 28-7 | 282 | -9 |
18 | Duke | 27-9 | 232 | -2 |
19 | Baylor | 23-11 | 216 | -8 |
20 | 21-13 | 203 | +20 | |
21 | 22-14 | 174 | – | |
22 | Saint Mary’s | 27-8 | 149 | -3 |
23 | Virginia | 25-8 | 112 | -13 |
24 | Indiana | 23-12 | 97 | -5 |
25 | 25-10 | 88 | -8 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 Texas Christian; No. 24 Missouri
Others Receiving Votes
Texas Christian 82; Princeton 54; Kentucky 46; Missouri 42; Penn St. 31; North Texas 26; Maryland 25; Northwestern 13; Auburn 10; Southern California 9; West Virginia 8; Memphis 8; Iowa State 5; Pittsburgh 2; UAB 1; Providence 1; Oral Roberts 1; Fairleigh Dickinson 1
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