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NCAA Basketball Rankings: Duke Unanimous No. 1, Boston College Snubbed Again In ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

Duke (11-0) received all 31 first-place votes and collected 775 total points in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Boston College (10-2), which received 17 votes in this week's AP Top 25 Poll, did not receive a single vote.

The first ten spots in this week's coaches poll were unchanged. Ohio State (12-0), Kansas (11-0), Connecticut (10-0) and Syracuse (13-0) round out the to five, respectively.

The first change was No. 11 Purdue (11-1), which moved up three spots from last week. No. 12 Kentucky (9-2) moved up two spots from last week and No. 13 Minnesota (11-1) jumped three spots as well.

No. 14 Texas (10-2) was the biggest mover this week, moving up eight spots. No. 15 Notre Dame (11-1) jumped up five spots and No. 16 Brigham Young moved up seven spots from No. 23.

Kansas State (10-3) fell from No. 11 last week to No. 17 this week. No. 19 Michigan State (8-4) dropped down seven spots from No. 12 one week ago.

No. 20 Louisville (10-1) moved up five spots while No. 21 UCF (11-0) and No. 24 Wisconsin (10-2) entered the picture after being unranked last week.

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll:

  1. Duke (11-0; 31 first-place votes)
  2. Ohio State (12-0)
  3. Kansas (11-0)
  4. Connecticut (10-0)
  5. Syracuse (13-0)
  6. Pittsburgh (12-1)
  7. San Diego State (14-0)
  8. Villanova (10-1)
  9. Georgetown (11-1)
  10. Missouri (11-1)
  11. Purdue (11-1)
  12. Kentucky (9-2)
  13. Minnesota (11-1)
  14. Texas (10-2)
  15. Notre Dame (11-1)
  16. Brigham Young (12-1)
  17. Kansas State (10-3)
  18. Texas A&M (11-1)
  19. Michigan State (8-4)
  20. Louisville (10-1)
  21. UCF (11-0)
  22. Memphis (9-2)
  23. Baylor (8-3)
  24. Wisconsin (10-2)
  25. Illinois (10-3)
Others Receiving Votes: UNLV (11-2) 53; Temple (9-2) 47; West Virginia (8-2) 46; Washington (8-3) 38; Vanderbilt (9-2) 34; Florida (9-3) 33; Cincinnati (12-0) 24; Tennessee (8-3) 14; Butler (9-4) 12; Wichita State (9-2) 12; Oklahoma State (11-1) 11; St. Mary's (10-2) 7; Washington State (10-2) 7; Old Dominion (9-2) 6; Utah State (11-2) 4; Northwestern (9-1) 3; Arizona (11-2) 2; Florida State (11-3) 1; Gonzaga (7-5) 1