| Expanded Coaches Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Kansas
(31)
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33-3
|
775 |
1 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. Lehigh 90-74
Mar. 20 Loser vs. #24 Northern Iowa 67-69
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| 2 |
Kentucky
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34-2
|
744 |
2 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. East Tennessee State 100-71
Mar. 20 Winner vs. Wake Forest 90-60
Mar. 25 vs. Cornell
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| 3 |
Duke
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31-5
|
699 |
4 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44
Mar. 21 Winner vs. California 68-53
Mar. 26 vs. #11 Purdue
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| 4 |
Syracuse
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30-4
|
667 |
3 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Vermont 79-56
Mar. 21 Winner vs. #18 Gonzaga 87-65
Mar. 25 vs. #8 Butler
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| 5 |
West Virginia
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29-6
|
661 |
6 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Morgan State 77-50
Mar. 21 Winner vs. Missouri 68-59
Mar. 25 vs. Washington
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| 6 |
Ohio State
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29-7
|
626 |
7 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. UC Santa Barbara 68-51
Mar. 21 Winner vs. Georgia Tech 75-66
Mar. 26 vs. #14 Tennessee
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| 7 |
Kansas State
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27-7
|
566 |
9 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. North Texas 82-62
Mar. 20 Winner vs. #16 BYU 84-72
Mar. 25 vs. Xavier
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| 8 |
Butler
|
30-4
|
511 |
12 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. #25 UTEP 77-59
Mar. 20 Winner vs. Murray State 54-52
Mar. 25 vs. #4 Syracuse
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| 9 |
Villanova
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25-8
|
471 |
10 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. Robert Morris 73-70
Mar. 20 Loser vs. Saint Mary's College 68-75
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| Next Week: |
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| 10 |
New Mexico
|
30-5
|
467 |
8 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. Montana 62-57
Mar. 20 Loser vs. Washington 64-82
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| 11 |
Purdue
|
29-5
|
462 |
5 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Siena 72-64
Mar. 21 Winner vs. #23 Texas A&M 63-61
Mar. 26 vs. #3 Duke
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| 12 |
Michigan State
|
26-8
|
409 |
11 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. New Mexico State 70-67
Mar. 21 Winner vs. #20 Maryland 85-83
Mar. 26 vs. #24 Northern Iowa
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| 13 |
Temple
|
29-6
|
403 |
17 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Loser vs. Cornell 65-78
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| 14 |
Tennessee
|
27-8
|
352 |
13 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. San Diego State 62-59
Mar. 20 Winner vs. Ohio 83-68
Mar. 26 vs. #6 Ohio State
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| 15 |
Georgetown
|
23-11
|
341 |
22 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Loser vs. Ohio 83-97
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| 16 |
BYU
|
29-6
|
265 |
15 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. Florida 99-92
Mar. 20 Loser vs. #7 Kansas State 72-84
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| 16 |
Pittsburgh
|
25-9
|
265 |
16 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Oakland 89-66
Mar. 21 Loser vs. Xavier 68-71
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| 18 |
Gonzaga
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26-7
|
245 |
14 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Florida State 67-60
Mar. 21 Loser vs. #4 Syracuse 65-87
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| 19 |
Wisconsin
|
24-9
|
215 |
18 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Wofford 53-49
Mar. 21 Loser vs. Cornell 69-87
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| 20 |
Maryland
|
23-9
|
184 |
19 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Houston 89-77
Mar. 21 Loser vs. #12 Michigan State 83-85
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| 21 |
Baylor
|
26-7
|
177 |
20 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. Sam Houston State 68-59
Mar. 20 Winner vs. Old Dominion 76-68
Mar. 26 vs. Saint Mary's College
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| 22 |
Vanderbilt
|
23-9
|
127 |
23 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Loser vs. Murray State 65-66
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| 23 |
Texas A&M
|
23-10
|
126 |
24 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 19 Winner vs. Utah State 69-53
Mar. 21 Loser vs. #11 Purdue 61-63
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| 24 |
Northern Iowa
|
30-4
|
122 |
25 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Winner vs. UNLV 69-66
Mar. 20 Winner vs. #1 Kansas 69-67
Mar. 26 vs. #12 Michigan State
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| 25 |
UTEP
|
26-7
|
67 |
21 |
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| This Week: |
Mar. 18 Loser vs. #8 Butler 59-77
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| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 26 |
Saint Mary's College |
27-5
|
37 |
30 |
| 27 |
Richmond |
26-9
|
24 |
31 |
| 28 |
San Diego State |
23-9
|
16 |
NR |
| 29 |
Cornell |
27-4
|
14 |
28 |
| 30 |
Washington |
25-9
|
10 |
NR |
| 31 |
Marquette |
22-12
|
9 |
NR |
| 32 |
Utah State |
26-8
|
5 |
26 |
| 33 |
Xavier |
26-8
|
4 |
26 |
| 34 |
Old Dominion |
27-9
|
3 |
36 |
| 35 |
Georgia Tech |
22-13
|
2 |
NR |
| 35 |
Siena |
27-7
|
2 |
NR |
| 37 |
Texas |
24-10
|
1 |
29 |
| 37 |
Minnesota |
21-14
|
1 |
NR |
