2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Week 4 (Nov. 29)

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Poll:
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RKTEAMRECORDPTSPREV
1Duke (31) 6-07751
Last Week: Def No. 4 Kansas State 82-68 (11/23), Def Oregon 98-71 (11/27)
This Week: Def. No. 6 Michigan State 84-79 (12/1), Def. Butler 82-70 (12/4)  Tickets
2Ohio State5-07283
Last Week: Def Morehead State 64-45 (11/23), Def Miami (OH) 66-45 (11/26)
This Week: Def Florida State 58-44 (11/30)  Tickets
3Pittsburgh7-07125
Last Week: Def Robert Morris 74-53 (11/23), Def Pennsylvania 82-58 (11/27)
This Week: Def. Duquesne 80-66 (12/1), Def. Rider 87-68 (12/4)  Tickets
4Kansas6-06836
Last Week: Def Texas A&M-CC; 82-41 (11/23), Def Ohio 98-41 (11/26), Def Arizona 87-79 (11/27)
This Week: Def. UCLA 77-76 (12/2)  Tickets
5Kansas State5-15884
Last Week: Lost to No. 1 Duke 82-68 (11/23), Def Texas Southern 84-60 (11/26), Def Emporia State 85-61 (11/29)
This Week: Def Washington State 63-58 (12/3)  Tickets
6Michigan State5-15832
Last Week: Lost to Connecticut 70-67 (11/23), Def No. 11 Washington 76-71 (11/24), Def Tennessee Tech 73-55 (11/28)
This Week: Lost to No. 1 Duke 84-79 (12/1), Def. Bowling Green 74-39 (12/4)  Tickets
7Syracuse6-057110
Last Week: Def Michigan 53-50 (11/26), Def Georgia Tech 80-76 (11/27)
This Week: Def. Cornell 78-58 (11/30), Def. North Carolina State 65-59 (12/4)  Tickets
8Missouri5-046412
Last Week: Def Wyoming 72-62 (11/23), Def La Salle 83-71 (11/24), Def Arkansas-Pine Bluff 91-63 (11/28)
This Week: Lost to No. 14 Georgetown 111-102 (11/30), Def Oregon 83-80 (12/2)  Tickets
9Connecticut5-0428NR
Last Week: Def No. 2 Michigan State 70-67 (11/23), Def No. 9 Kentucky 84-67 (11/24)
This Week: Def. New Hampshire 62-55 (11/30), Def. UMBC 94-61 (12/3)  Tickets
10Baylor4-040513
Last Week: Def Prairie View A&M; 90-45 (11/29)
This Week: Def. Arizona State 68-54 (12/2)  Tickets
11Kentucky4-14039
Last Week: Def No. 11 Washington 74-67 (11/23), Lost to Connecticut 84-67 (11/24)
This Week: Def. Boston University 91-57 (11/30), Lost to North Carolina 75-73 (12/4)  Tickets
12Villanova5-13777
Last Week: Def UCLA 82-70 (11/24), Lost to No. 24 Tennessee 78-68 (11/26)
This Week: Def. Saint Joseph's 71-60 (12/3)  Tickets
13Minnesota6-037217
Last Week: Def North Dakota State 84-65 (11/24), Lost to Virginia 87-79 (11/29)
This Week: Def. Cornell 71-66 (12/4)  Tickets
14Georgetown6-035116
Last Week: Def North Carolina-Asheville 87-72 (11/27)
This Week: Def No. 8 Missouri 111-102 (11/30), Def. Utah State 68-51 (12/4)  Tickets
15Memphis5-031815
Last Week: Def Tennessee-Martin 102-80 (11/23)
This Week: Def. Arkansas State 78-71 (12/1), Def. Western Kentucky 77-61 (12/4)  Tickets
16Florida5-131614
Last Week: Def Florida Atlantic 79-66 (11/23), Def Florida State 55-51 (11/28)
This Week: Lost to UCF 57-54 (12/1), Def American University 67-48 (12/5)  Tickets
17Tennessee5-031424
Last Week: Def Virginia Commonwealth 77-72 (11/24), Def No. 7 Villanova 78-68 (11/26)
This Week: Def. Middle Tennessee 86-56 (11/30)  Tickets
18Purdue5-12528
Last Week: Def Austin Peay 87-65 (11/23), Def Southern Illinois 79-60 (11/26), Lost to Richmond 65-54 (11/27)
This Week: Def Virginia Tech 58-55 (12/1), Def. Alabama 66-47 (12/4)  Tickets
19San Diego State6-022922
Last Week: Def San Diego Christian 88-69 (11/26)
This Week: Def. Saint Mary's 69-55 (12/1), Def. Wichita State 83-69 (12/4)  Tickets
20Texas5-121621
Last Week: Def Sam Houston State 84-50 (11/23), Def Rice 62-59 (11/27)
This Week: Def. Lamar 76-55 (12/1), Lost to USC 73-56 (12/5)  Tickets
21Illinois6-120319
Last Week: Def Yale 73-47 (11/23), Def Western Michigan 78-63 (11/27)
This Week: Def. North Carolina 79-67 (11/30), Def No. 24 Gonzaga 73-61 (12/4)  Tickets
22Washington3-219511
Last Week: Def Virginia 106-63 (11/23), Lost to No. 9 Kentucky 74-67 (11/23), Lost to No. 2 Michigan State 76-71 (11/24)
This Week: Def. Long Beach State 102-75 (11/30), Def. Texas Tech 108-79 (12/4)  Tickets
23UNLV6-0122NR
Last Week: Def Tulsa 80-71 (11/25), Def Murray State 69-55 (11/26), Def Virginia Tech 71-59 (11/28)
This Week: Def Illinois State 82-51 (12/1), Def Nevada 82-70 (12/4)  Tickets
24Gonzaga3-211018
Last Week: Def Marquette 66-63 (11/23)
This Week: Def. Eastern Washington 86-57 (11/30), Lost to No. 21 Illinois 73-61 (12/4)  Tickets
25Brigham Young6-0103NR
Last Week: Def Mississippi Valley State 86-36 (11/23), Def South Florida 77-75 (11/26), Def Saint Mary's 74-73 (11/27)
This Week: Def Creighton 77-65 (12/1), Def. Hawaii 78-57 (12/4)  Tickets
  • Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 61, North Carolina 39, West Virginia 35, Louisville 25, Virginia Tech 23, Vanderbilt 12, Wisconsin 10, Richmond 9, New Mexico 9, Butler 8, Northwestern 5, Temple 5, Arizona 4, Mississippi State 3, Saint Mary's 3, Cincinnati 2, Wichita State 2, Old Dominion 1, Utah State 1
  • Dropped from rankings: Temple 20, Butler 23, North Carolina 25
  • The USA TODAY/ESPN 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 2010-11 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Patrick Chambers, Boston University; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Ed Cooley, Fairfield; Scott Drew, Baylor; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Don Friday, St..Francis (Pa.); Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Billy Kennedy, Murray State; Billy Lange, Navy; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph?s; Ronald "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; John Pelphrey, Arkansas; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Don Verlin, Idaho; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Gary Williams, Maryland; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa.