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USA Today Coaches Top 25
Record Points Previous Rank
1. Louisville Cardinals (14) 28 5 752 5
3. Memphis Tigers (11) 31 3 728 3
3. North Carolina Tar Heels (6) 28 4 727 1
4. Pittsburgh Panthers 28 4 692 2
5. Duke Blue Devils 28 6 638 8
6. Connecticut Huskies 27 4 621 4
7. Michigan State Spartans 26 6 569 6
8. Oklahoma Sooners 27 5 541 7
9. Missouri Tigers 28 6 505 15
10. Gonzaga Bulldogs 26 5 488 12
11. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24 6 429 9
12. Villanova Wildcats 26 7 402 13
13. Kansas Jayhawks 25 7 400 11
14. Washington Huskies 25 8 389 10
15. Syracuse Orange 26 9 373 20
16. Florida State Seminoles 25 9 293 22
17. U C L A Bruins 25 8 243 14
18. Purdue Boilermakers 25 9 231 24
19. Arizona State Sun Devils 24 9 212 23
20. L S U Tigers 26 7 192 11
21. Clemson Tigers 23 8 132 18
22. Xavier Musketeers 25 7 124 19
23. Butler Bulldogs 26 5 104 17
24. Marquette Golden Eagles 24 9 80 15
25. Utah State Aggies 30 4 40 NR
Others receiving votes: Illinois 37; Ohio State 31; Utah 26; Southern
California 24; West Virginia 22; Brigham Young 7; Saint Mary's 6; Temple 5;
Texas 4; Mississippi State 3; Tennessee 3; Siena 2.
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As of March 15, 2009, at 011 PM ET