The new USA Today Coaches Poll is out, and despite two encouraging performances in the past week, Kentucky remains at #19. I didn’t believe it until I actually saw it, but after another loss, Duke fell out of the poll for the first time since the end of the 2006-2007 season:
| 1 | North Carolina (18) | 19-2 | 786 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (14) | 18-2 | 780 |
| 3 | Maryland | 19-3 | 667 |
| 4 | Villanova | 18-3 | 657 |
| 5 | Xavier | 19-2 | 650 |
| 6 | Kansas | 17-4 | 627 |
| 7 | Iowa | 17-4 | 618 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 18-3 | 594 |
| 9 | Virginia | 17-4 | 564 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 19-4 | 517 |
| 11 | Providence | 18-4 | 464 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 17-4 | 374 |
| 13 | Baylor | 17-4 | 366 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 16-5 | 321 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 16-4 | 313 |
| 16 | Purdue | 19-4 | 278 |
| 17 | Oregon | 18-4 | 239 |
| 18 | Louisville | 17-4 | 237 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 16-5 | 223 |
| 20 | Arizona | 17-5 | 206 |
| 21 | Indiana | 18-4 | 200 |
| 22 | Wichita St | 16-5 | 163 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 19-2 | 156 |
| 24 | Dayton | 18-3 | 120 |
| 25 | Saint Mary’s | 18-2 | 61 |
- Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 42, Duke 27, Utah 21, Michigan 19, Notre Dame 17, USC 16, VCU 16, Gonzaga 13, Monmouth 8, Butler 8, Valparaiso 8, Texas 7, Saint Joseph’s 5, Florida 4, California 3, Clemson 2, UAB 1, Seton Hall 1, Washington 1
- Dropped from rankings: Duke 20, Pittsburgh 23
The AP poll should be out in just a little bit.