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NCAA Basketball Rankings: Duke Remains Unanimous No. 1 Selection in USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll

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There is little difference in this weeks USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Coaches poll and the AP top 25 poll. Both have the Duke Blue Devils as unanimous No.1 selections. The top five teams are identical. The SEC and ACC only have one team apiece currently ranked with Duke topping the poll and Kentucky checking in at No. 12. Vanderbilt, Florida, and Tennessee did receive votes for the SEC while Florida State garnered a single vote for the ACC.

Full USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll:

  1. Duke (31)
  2. Ohio State
  3. Kansas
  4. Connecticut
  5. Syracuse
  6. Pittsburgh
  7. San Diego State
  8. Villanova
  9. Georgetown
  10. Missouri
  11. Purdue
  12. Kentucky
  13. Minnesota
  14. Texas
  15. Notre Dame
  16. Brigham Young
  17. Kansas State
  18. Texas A&M
  19. Michigan State
  20. Louisville
  21. Central Florida
  22. Memphis
  23. Baylor
  24. Wisconsin
  25. Illinois

Others receiving votes: UNLV 53; Temple 47; West Virginia 46; Washington 38; Vanderbilt 34; Florida 33; Cincinnati 24; Tennessee 14; Butler 12; Wichita State 12; Oklahoma State 11; Saint Mary's 7; Washington State 7; Old Dominion 6; Utah State 4; Northwestern 3; Arizona 2; Florida State 1; Gonzaga 1.

Photographs by coka_koehler used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.