USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

[sportznut02]

<table style="width: 560px; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;" class="sportsDataTable" border="0"><tbody><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; width: 65px;">Rank</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; width: 186px;">School (first-place votes)</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; width: 66px;">2011-12 record</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; width: 66px;">Points</td><td colspan="2" style="padding: 7px 2px; width: 66px;">Last year's final ranking</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">1</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Indiana (21)</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">27-9</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">761</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">13</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">2</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Louisville (5)</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">30-10</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">738</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">4</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">3</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Kentucky (5)</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">38-2</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">718</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">1</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">4</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Ohio State</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">31-8</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">617</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">3</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">5 </td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Michigan</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">24-10</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">605</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">22</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">6
</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">North Carolina State</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">24-13</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">581</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">20</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">7</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Kansas</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">32-7</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">563</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">2</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">8</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Duke</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">27-7</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">516</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">14</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">9</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Syracuse</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">34-3</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">502</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">5</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">10</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Florida</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">26-11</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">422</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">9</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">11</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Arizona</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">23-12</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">411</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">12</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">North Carolina</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">32-6</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">401</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">6</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">13</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">UCLA</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">19-14</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">396</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">14</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Michigan State</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">29-8</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">391</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">7</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">15</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Creighton</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">29-6</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">325</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">21</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">16</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Memphis</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">26-9</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">307</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">17</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Missouri</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">30-5</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">289</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">11</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">18</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Baylor</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">30-8</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">266</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">8</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">19
</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">UNLV</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">26-9</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">203</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">20</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">San Diego State</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">26-8</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">196</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">21</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Wisconsin</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">26-10</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">191</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">12</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">22</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Gonzaga</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">26-7</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">166</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">23</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Notre Dame</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">22-12</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">122</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">24 (tie)</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Florida State</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">25-10</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">61</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">15</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6;"><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">24 (tie)</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">Texas</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">20-14</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">61</td><td style="padding: 7px 2px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66px;">NR</td></tr></tbody></table>Others receiving votes: Saint Louis (26-8) 58; Virginia Commonwealth (29-7) 40; Cincinnati (26-11) 33; Murray State (31-2) 30; Kansas State (22-11) 13; Saint Mary's (27-6) 11; New Mexico (28-7) 10; Tennessee (19-15) 10; Minnesota (23-15) 9; Pittsburgh (22-17) 9; Marquette (27-8) 8; Stanford (26-11) 7; Butler (22-15) 6; Oklahoma State (15-18) 6; Colorado State (20-12) 4; Middle Tennessee (27-7) 3; Drexel (29-7) 2; Georgia (15-17) 2; Miami (Fla.) (20-13) 2; St. Joseph's (20-14) 2; Marshall (21-14) 1.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2012/10/17/usa-today-sports-mens-basketball-poll/1638933/

[beast10]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Kentucky still going all the way..

[bigeastbumrush]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Call me uniformed but Ohio State lost Sullinger and brought in whom this year? I didn't see any of their recruits or I simply don't remember.

[Caveman24]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

GO CATS!!!!

[Caveman24]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Call me uniformed but Ohio State lost Sullinger and brought in whom this year? I didn't see any of their recruits or I simply don't remember.

alot of there second year players will get more burn and they still have Aaron Craft,DeShaun Thomas,Amir Williams and a couple of sophomores that round out this team too make it pretty good

[DamnYanks2]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Lenzelle Smith could be a real key to Ohio St this year.

Edit: Kentuckiana is gonna be more hostile then ever this year

[Permatron]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Too bad IU and Kentucky will not play against each other this year. All because of UK wanting a neutral site so that trampling after Wofford hit that buzzer beater wouldn't happen again lol.

[durgaprasadzone]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

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[iRepIndiana]

Too bad IU and Kentucky will not play against each other this year. All because of UK wanting a neutral site so that trampling after Wofford hit that buzzer beater wouldn't happen again lol.

Kentucky doesn't want their home winning streak to come to an end. Cal has too much pride to let a winning streak continue than play the anonymous #1 team in America.

Cal looks at it like this.

Pride>Tradition

[PhantomPain]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Kentucky doesn't want their home winning streak to come to an end. Cal has too much pride to let a winning streak continue than play the anonymous #1 team in America.

Cal looks at it like this.

Pride>Tradition

I knew it was only a matter of time

[iRepIndiana]

I knew it was only a matter of time

Funny isn't it?? He's all for playing us until winning starts in Bloomington.

[DamnYanks2]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Kentucky doesn't want their home winning streak to come to an end. Cal has too much pride to let a winning streak continue than play the anonymous #1 team in America.

Cal looks at it like this.

Pride>Tradition

Meh, we have nothing to prove to Indiana, been there done that, and I'll take a buzzer beating loss at Indiana, if it means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

[PhantomPain]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Funny isn't it?? He's all for playing us until winning starts in Bloomington.

I just saw you joined in June. Go here to read how bad the horse was beaten:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...uk-series.html

[jake44np]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Meh, we have nothing to prove to Indiana, been there done that, and I'll take a buzzer beating loss at Indiana, if it means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Debating the IU UK series is plain silly as an IU fan.
With that being said in the grand scheme of things that win was huge for IU.
It was Creans first signature win and showed they were well on there way back.

[DamnYanks2]

Re: USA Today Preseason Coaches Top 25

Debating the IU UK series is plain silly as an IU fan.
With that being said in the grand scheme of things that win was huge for IU.
It was Creans first signature win and showed they were well on there way back.

I'll give you that.