KU fourth in final ESPN/USA Today coaches poll

The Kansas men’s basketball team placed fourth in the final ESPN/USA Today coaches poll released Monday.

Connecticut was first, picking up 30 of 31 first-place votes. Ohio State, which finished fifth, received the other first-place vote.

Butler was second, followed by Kentucky, KU and OSU.

The complete poll is below.

ESPN/USA Today men’s college basketball poll

  1. Connecticut (30) 32-9 773 8
  2. Butler 28-10 704 NR
  3. Kentucky 29-9 676 10
  4. Kansas 35-3 659 2
  5. Ohio State (1) 34-3 630 1
  6. Virginia Commonwealth 28-12 555 NR
  7. Duke 32-5 554 3
  8. North Carolina 29-8 532 7
  9. Arizona 30-8 531 18
  10. Florida 29-8 503 13
  11. San Diego State 34-3 479 5
  12. Pittsburgh 28-6 448 4
  13. Brigham Young 32-5 376 12
  14. Notre Dame 27-7 336 6
  15. Wisconsin 25-9 311 16
  16. Texas 28-8 290 9
  17. Purdue 26-8 276 15
  18. Syracuse 27-8 250 14
  19. Florida State 23-11 197 NR
  20. Marquette 22-15 159 NR
  21. Richmond 29-8 152 NR
  22. Louisville 25-10 147 11
  23. Washington 24-11 108 23
  24. Kansas State 23-11 73 24
  25. Utah State 30-4 51 17

Others receiving votes: Temple 41; West Virginia 34; St. John’s 33; Texas A&M 31; Xavier 31; UCLA 25; Cincinnati 24; Vanderbilt 24; Wichita State 20; George Mason 9; Michigan 9; Old Dominion 9; Gonzaga 7; Georgetown 5; Missouri 2; Illinois 1.