USA Today has released its preseason coaches poll for the 2016-17 NCAA Men’s Basketball season.
USA Today has released its official preseason coaches poll for the 2016-17 NCAA men’s basketball season.
Headlining the poll with the top spot are the Duke Blue Devils, a team bolstered by highly-touted incoming freshmen Harry Giles, Marques Bolden, Frank Jackson and Jayson Tatum along with likely All-American candidate Grayson Allen. Following close behind are the Kansas Jayhawks and reigning national champion Villanova Wildcats.
The ACC and Big Ten have the most representation of any conference with five teams apiece, while the Big 12, Big East and Pac-12 each have three teams listed. The American Athletic Conference and West Coast Conference each have two teams, while the SEC and Atlantic 10 have one.
The coaches poll is listed as follows:
1. Duke Blue Devils – 792 points
2. Kansas Jayhawks – 721
3. Villanova Wildcats – 700
4. Kentucky Wildcats – 695
5. Oregon Ducks – 620
6. North Carolina Tar Heels – 614
7. Virginia Cavaliers – 596
8. Xavier Musketeers – 552
9. Michigan State Spartans – 544
10. Wisconsin Badgers – 487
11. Arizona Wildcats – 468
12. Indiana Hoosiers – 435
13. Gonzaga Bulldogs – 371
14. Louisville Cardinals – 367
15. Purdue Boilermakers – 324
16. UConn Huskies – 239
17. Syracuse Orange – 224
18. West Virginia Mountaineers – 204
19. St. Mary’s Gaels – 203
20. UCLA Bruins – 185
21. Maryland Terrapins – 153
22. Texas Longhorns – 124
23. Creighton Bluejays – 113
24. Rhode Island Rams – 85
25. Cincinnati Bearcats – 75
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