Based on several rankings that have been coming out over the past week or so, the Arizona Wildcats had been a consensus top-15 team nationally.
But in the first edition of the coaches poll, Arizona is a top-10 team, checking in right at 10th.
Here's the full poll, where Kentucky and UNC share the top spot:
| TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | |
| 1 | Kentucky (11) | 38-1 | 749 |
| 1 | North Carolina (12) | 26-12 | 749 |
| 3 | Maryland (5) | 28-7 | 723 |
| 4 | Duke (3) | 35-4 | 686 |
| 5 | Kansas (1) | 27-9 | 675 |
| 6 | Virginia | 30-4 | 667 |
| 7 | Iowa St. |