Kentucky Basketball No. 13 in new Coaches Poll
We’ve already covered the mess that is the AP Poll, but what do actual college basketball coaches think of the Cats? Kentucky is No. 13 in the new Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, up four spots from last week and three spots higher than the AP Poll.
From the SEC, Auburn is No. 9, Tennessee No. 18, Alabama, No. 20, and LSU No. 21. Kansas, Kentucky’s opponent in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, is No. 6. Unlike in the AP Poll, Georgia did not receive any votes. Baylor, Duke, and Purdue are the top three.
Coaches Poll – January 3
Rank | Team | Record | PTS | Prev | Hi/Lo |
1 | Baylor | 13-0 | 800 (32) | 1 | 1/8 |
2 | Duke | 11-1 | 760 | 2 | 1/9 |
3 | Purdue | 12-1 | 713 | 3 | 1/7 |
4 | Gonzaga | 11-2 | 693 | 4 | 1/5 |
5 | UCLA | 8-1 | 657 | 5 | 2/6 |
6 | Kansas | 11-1 | 654 | 6 | 3/7 |
7 | Arizona | 11-1 | 559 | 7 | 4/NR |
8 | Southern California | 12-0 | 517 | 9 | 8/NR |
9 | Auburn | 12-1 | 512 | 11 | 9/22 |
10 | Michigan St | 12-2 | 507 | 10 | 10/NR |
11 | Iowa State | 12-1 | 450 | 8 | 8/23 |
12 | Ohio St. | 9-2 | 412 | 12 | 12/NR |
13 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 344 | 17 | 10/21 |
14 | Houston | 12-2 | 328 | 14 | 11/14 |
15 | Villanova | 9-4 | 286 | 22 | 4/22 |
16 | Texas | 11-2 | 285 | 18 | 5/18 |
17 | Providence | 13-1 | 284 | 21 | 17/NR |
18 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 253 | 15 | 14/19 |
19 | Colorado St. | 10-0 | 229 | 20 | 19/NR |
20 | Alabama | 10-3 | 223 | 19 | 8/20 |
21 | Louisiana State | 12-1 | 208 | 16 | 16/NR |
22 | Seton Hall | 9-3 | 160 | 13 | 13/NR |
23 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 156 | 23 | 17/NR |
24 | Xavier | 11-2 | 136 | 24 | 20/NR |
25 | Texas Tech | 10-2 | 110 | 25 | 24/NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Illinois 37; Connecticut 30; Oklahoma 29; Loyola-Chicago 16; Arkansas 15; Minnesota 14; San Francisco 6; Brigham Young 5; Saint Mary’s 4; Florida 4; West Virginia 2; Florida State 1; Davidson 1.
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List of Voters
Curious who votes in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll? The panel for the 2021-22 season includes familiar names like Tubby Smith (High Point), Nate Oats (Alabama), and Jim Boeheim (Syracuse). Here’s the entire list:
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Glenn Braica, St. Francis (N.Y.); Kevin Broadus, Morgan State; Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Baker Dunleavy, Quinnipiac; Dan Earl, VMI; John Gallagher, Hartford; Michael Huger, Bowling Green; Ron Hunter, Tulane; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Chris Jans, New Mexico State; Rob Jeter, Western Illinois; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Grant McCasland, North Texas; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Robert McCullum, Florida A&M; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Matt McMahon, Murray State; Niko Medved, Colorado State; Dan Monson, Long Beach State; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Nate Oats, Alabama; Matt Painter, Purdue; Brett Reed, Lehigh; Keith Richard, Louisiana-Monroe; Tubby Smith, High Point; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Danny Sprinkle, Montana State; Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State.
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