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