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Kansas No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
10/24/2024 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Like the preseason Associated Press poll, Kansas men's basketball has been voted No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, released Oct. 23.
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Kansas received 15 of a possible 32 first-place votes by the coaches and amassed 743 poll votes. Alabama received six first-place votes and was second with 718 points. UConn also had six first-place votes and is third. Houston, with four first-place votes, was fourth with No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Iowa State, No. 7 Gonzaga, No. 8 Baylor, No. 9 Arizona and No. 10 North Carolina rounding out the top 10.
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This is the second-straight season and the fifth time in the coaches' poll that Kansas is No. 1 in the preseason poll with four in the Self era - 1996-97, 2004-05, 2009-10, 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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The No. 1 ranking marked the 11th-straight year Kansas has entered the season No. 5 or higher in the coaches' poll dating back to 2014-15. Additionally, it is the 19th time in the Self era the Jayhawks have been preseason seventh or higher, including each of the last 13 seasons.
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Kansas will play 10 games against teams ranked in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll Top 25. KU will play against No. 4 Houston (twice), No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Iowa State (twice), No. 8 Baylor, No. 9 Arizona, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 14 Creighton and No. 20 Cincinnati.
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2024-25 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll (Preseason, Oct. 23, 2024)
Rank. School (first place votes) – points
1. KANSAS (15) – 743
2. Alabama (6) – 718
3. UConn (6) – 717
4. Houston (4) – 698
5. Duke – 625
6. Iowa State – 591
7. Gonzaga (1) – 575
8. Baylor – 545
9. Arizona –510
10. North Carolina – 498
11. Auburn – 465
12. Tennessee – 437
13. Purdue – 390
14. Creighton – 342
15. Texas A&M – 332
16. Arkansas – 272
17. Marquette – 268
18. Indiana – 208
19. Texas – 166
20. Cincinnati – 163
21. Florida – 130
22. UCLA – 123
23. Kentucky – 95
24. Illinois – 87
25. Ole Miss – 66
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Other receiving votes: Texas Tech 60;Â Rutgers 57;Â St. John's 42;Â Xavier 26;Â Michigan State 25;Â Oregon 16;Â BYU 16;Â Kansas State 11;Â Saint Mary's 9;Â Boise State 9;Â Clemson 8;Â Ohio State 7;Â Dayton 7;Â Maryland 4;Â Grand Canyon 3;Â Wake Forest 2;Â Virginia 2;Â San Diego State 2;Â Princeton 2;Â Mississippi State 2;Â Wisconsin 1
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Kansas received 15 of a possible 32 first-place votes by the coaches and amassed 743 poll votes. Alabama received six first-place votes and was second with 718 points. UConn also had six first-place votes and is third. Houston, with four first-place votes, was fourth with No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Iowa State, No. 7 Gonzaga, No. 8 Baylor, No. 9 Arizona and No. 10 North Carolina rounding out the top 10.
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This is the second-straight season and the fifth time in the coaches' poll that Kansas is No. 1 in the preseason poll with four in the Self era - 1996-97, 2004-05, 2009-10, 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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The No. 1 ranking marked the 11th-straight year Kansas has entered the season No. 5 or higher in the coaches' poll dating back to 2014-15. Additionally, it is the 19th time in the Self era the Jayhawks have been preseason seventh or higher, including each of the last 13 seasons.
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Kansas will play 10 games against teams ranked in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll Top 25. KU will play against No. 4 Houston (twice), No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Iowa State (twice), No. 8 Baylor, No. 9 Arizona, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 14 Creighton and No. 20 Cincinnati.
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2024-25 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll (Preseason, Oct. 23, 2024)
Rank. School (first place votes) – points
1. KANSAS (15) – 743
2. Alabama (6) – 718
3. UConn (6) – 717
4. Houston (4) – 698
5. Duke – 625
6. Iowa State – 591
7. Gonzaga (1) – 575
8. Baylor – 545
9. Arizona –510
10. North Carolina – 498
11. Auburn – 465
12. Tennessee – 437
13. Purdue – 390
14. Creighton – 342
15. Texas A&M – 332
16. Arkansas – 272
17. Marquette – 268
18. Indiana – 208
19. Texas – 166
20. Cincinnati – 163
21. Florida – 130
22. UCLA – 123
23. Kentucky – 95
24. Illinois – 87
25. Ole Miss – 66
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Other receiving votes: Texas Tech 60;Â Rutgers 57;Â St. John's 42;Â Xavier 26;Â Michigan State 25;Â Oregon 16;Â BYU 16;Â Kansas State 11;Â Saint Mary's 9;Â Boise State 9;Â Clemson 8;Â Ohio State 7;Â Dayton 7;Â Maryland 4;Â Grand Canyon 3;Â Wake Forest 2;Â Virginia 2;Â San Diego State 2;Â Princeton 2;Â Mississippi State 2;Â Wisconsin 1
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