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NCAA Basketball Rankings: Ohio State, Kansas On Top Of ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

Ohio State (22-0) and Kansas (20-1) are ranked first and second, respectively, in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes were the unanimous top choice, receiving all 31 first-place votes.

Texas (18-3) and Pittsburgh (20-2) were ranked third and fourth and Duke (19-2) came in at No. 5 after losing to St. John's on Sunday. San Diego State (21-1), Connecticut (17-3), Notre Dame (17-4), Brigham Young (20-2) and Purdue (18-4) rounded out the top ten.

No. 12 Villanova (17-4) dropped five spots from No. 7 last week. Syracuse (18-4) dropped to No. 17 after losing its last four games. Arizona (18-4) is ranked 22nd after being unranked last week.

    ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll: 
  1. Ohio State (22-0; 31 first-place votes)
  2. Kansas (20-1)
  3. Texas (18-3)
  4. Pittsburgh (20-2)
  5. Duke (19-2)
  6. San Diego State (21-1)
  7. Connecticut (17-3)
  8. Notre Dame (17-4)
  9. Brigham Young (20-2)
  10. Purdue (18-4)
  11. Kentucky (16-4)
  12. Villanova (17-4)
  13. Louisville (17-4)
  14. Georgetown (16-5)
  15. Missouri (17-4)
  16. Texas A&M (17-3)
  17. Syracuse (18-4)
  18. Wisconsin (15-5)
  19. Washington (15-5)
  20. Minnesota (16-5)
  21. Utah State (20-2)
  22. Arizona (18-4)
  23. Florida (16-5)
  24. Illinois (14-7)
  25. Vanderbilt (15-5)
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 38, West Virginia 36, Saint Mary's 33, Xavier 18, UNLV 13, Virginia Commonwealth 9, Cleveland State 9, Florida State 7, Tennessee 7, Nebraska 6, Coastal Carolina 6, Temple 4, Northern Iowa 3, Missouri State 3, Duquesne 2, Marquette 2, Valparaiso 2, Wichita State 2, UTEP 1, Baylor 1