A&M #13, Texas #19 in preseason basketball poll

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NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Florida (30) 0-0 772 1
Tournament Results: Def. South Alabama 76-50 (3/16), Def. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 82-60 (3/18)
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2. North Carolina 0-0 728 14
Tournament Results: Def. Murray State 69-65 (3/17), Lost to George Mason 65-60 (3/19)
This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets
3. Kansas 0-0 714 22
Tournament Results: Lost to Bradley 77-73 (3/17)
This Week: 11/11 vs. Northern Arizona Tickets
4. Ohio State 0-0 595 13
Tournament Results: Def. Davidson 70-62 (3/17), Lost to Georgetown 70-52 (3/19)
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5. Pittsburgh 0-0 583 18
Tournament Results: Def. Kent State 79-64 (3/17), Lost to Bradley 72-66 (3/19)
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5. UCLA 0-0 583 2
Tournament Results: Def. Belmont 78-44 (3/16), Def. Alabama 62-59 (3/18)
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7. LSU 0-0 556 3
Tournament Results: Def. Iona 80-64 (3/16), Def. Texas A&M 58-57 (3/18)
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8. Georgetown 0-0 538 16
Tournament Results: Def. Northern Iowa 54-49 (3/17), Def. Ohio State 70-52 (3/19)
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9. Wisconsin 0-0 530 NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Arizona 94-75 (3/17)
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10. Arizona 0-0 478 NR
Tournament Results: Def. Wisconsin 94-75 (3/17), Lost to Villanova 82-78 (3/19)
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11. Duke 0-0 477 7
Tournament Results: Def. Southern University 70-54 (3/16), Def. George Washington 74-61 (3/18)
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12. Alabama 0-0 420 NR
Tournament Results: Def. Marquette 90-85 (3/16), Lost to UCLA 62-59 (3/18)
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13. Texas A&M 0-0 335 NR
Tournament Results: Def. Syracuse 66-58 (3/16), Lost to LSU 58-57 (3/18)
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14. Memphis 0-0 328 6
Tournament Results: Def. Oral Roberts 94-78 (3/17), Def. Bucknell 72-56 (3/19)
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15. Boston College 0-0 284 11
Tournament Results: Def. Pacific 88-76 (3/16), Def. Montana 69-56 (3/18)
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16. Washington 0-0 240 12
Tournament Results: Def. Utah State 75-61 (3/16), Def. Illinois 67-64 (3/18)
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17. Marquette 0-0 203 NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Alabama 90-85 (3/16)
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18. Connecticut 0-0 200 4
Tournament Results: Def. Albany 72-59 (3/17), Def. Kentucky 87-83 (3/19)
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19. Texas 0-0 172 9
Tournament Results: Def. Pennsylvania 60-52 (3/17), Def. North Carolina State 75-54 (3/19)
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20. Syracuse 0-0 138 NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Texas A&M 66-58 (3/16)
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21. Georgia Tech 0-0 137 NR
Tournament Results: No Games Played
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22. Kentucky 0-0 119 NR
Tournament Results: Def. UAB 69-64 (3/17), Lost to Connecticut 87-83 (3/19)
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23. Creighton 0-0 113 NR
Tournament Results: Def. Akron 71-60 (3/16), Lost to Miami (FL) 53-52 (3/20)
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24. Tennessee 0-0 106 20
Tournament Results: Def. Winthrop 63-61 (3/16), Lost to Wichita State 80-73 (3/18)
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25. Nevada 0-0 101 NR
Tournament Results: Lost to Montana 87-79 (3/16)
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Gonzaga 88, Wichita State 78, Louisville 77, Southern Illinois 70, Illinois 52, Xavier 44, Villanova 39, Air Force 26, San Diego State 24, Hofstra 20, Oklahoma State 19, Michigan 17, Michigan State 15, Maryland 12, DePaul 11, Florida State 9, George Mason 6, Indiana 5, Houston 3, Brigham Young 2, George Washington 2, Winthrop 2, Utah 1, Bucknell 1, New Mexico State 1, Saint Louis 1.

DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Villanova 5, George Mason 8, Gonzaga 10, Illinois 17, George Washington 19, Wichita State 21, Bucknell 25.

The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2005-06 season: Dana Altman, Creighton; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Barry Collier, Nebraska; Dick Davey, Santa Clara; Fran Dunphy, Pennsylvania; Mick Durham, Montana State; Rob Evans, Arizona State; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Pat Flannery, Bucknell; Greg Graham, Boise State; Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson; David Henderson, Delaware; Johnny Jones, North Texas; Eddie McCarter, Texas-Arlington; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Joe Mihalich, Niagara; Dan Monson, Minnesota; Dave Odom, South Carolina; Doc Sadler, Texas-El Paso; Bob Thomason, Pacific; Jimmy Tillette, Samford; Perry Watson, Detroit Mercy; Gary Williams, Maryland; Ted Woodward, Maine; Rich Zvosec, Missouri-Kansas City. The NABC prohibits schools on major NCAA or conference probation from receiving votes.

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Defending national champion Florida was a near-unanimous pick for No. 1 in the preseason ESPN/USA Today coaches poll released on Friday.

The Gators, who return all five starters from the squad that cruised past UCLA to win the title in Indianapolis, claimed 30 of the 31 available first-place votes and 772 points. They are 44 points ahead of the No. 2 team, North Carolina, which lost in the second round of last season's NCAA Tournament but adds a highly touted freshman class to star sophomore forward Tyler Hansbrough and a handful of returning upperclassmen.

Another team with high expectations after a premature NCAA Tournament exit, Kansas, is at No. 3, followed by Ohio State, which, even with stud freshman center Greg Oden possibly out until January, corralled the other first-place vote. Pittsburgh and UCLA are tied for fifth.

LSU, a third member of last season's Final Four, is ranked 7th. The fourth Final Four squad, mid-major George Mason, is unranked after being picked second in the preseason Colonial Athletic Association poll behind Hofstra.

There are 10 teams in the preseason poll that ended last season unranked, led by Big Ten challenger Wisconsin at No. 9 and Pac-10 threat Arizona at No. 10. Creighton (No. 23) and Nevada (No. 25) are the only two mid-majors to crack the initial Top 25, although three of the first four in others receiving votes are West Coast Conference kingpin Gonzaga and Wichita State and Southern Illinois from the Missouri Valley.

[Phil C]

It is great to see dedicated Longhorn supporters who help our team. Hook 'em!

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[Old Tiger]

That's really good considering Texas' losses.

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Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State;

Great name for a coach. I would have wanted to play for a coach named Fang

I wonder if Bruiser Flint is still coaching, that was another good one.

[Johnny Utah]

Texas is going to have a tough road, but will be better than people think. The Big 12 is STRONG in HOOPS!!!