2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Preseason (Nov. 5)


USA Today Coaches Poll
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1
Tournament Results: vs E Kentucky W 86-65, vs Michigan St W 81-67, vs USC W 74-64, vs Georgetown L 96-84
This Week: No games scheduled.
2
Tournament Results: vs Weber St W 70-42, vs Indiana W 54-49, vs Pittsburgh W 64-55, @ Kansas W 68-55, @ Florida L 76-66
This Week:  vs Portland St W 69-48
3
Tournament Results: vs North Texas W 73-58, vs Nevada W 78-62, vs Texas A&M W 65-64, @ Ohio St L 92-76
This Week:  vs Tenn-Martin W 102-71, vs Richmond W 80-63
4
Tournament Results: vs Niagara W 107-67, vs Kentucky W 88-76, vs S Illinois W 61-58, vs UCLA L 68-55
This Week:  vs LA-Monroe W 107-78, vs UMKC W 85-62
5
Tournament Results: vs Belmont W 80-55, vs Boston College W 62-55, vs Vanderbilt W 66-65, @ North Carolina W 96-84, @ Ohio St L 67-60
This Week:  vs William & Mary W 68-53
6
Tournament Results: vs Stanford W 78-58, @ Texas A&M L 72-69
This Week: No games scheduled.
7
Tournament Results: vs Long Beach St W 121-86, @ Virginia W 77-74, @ Ohio St L 85-84
This Week:  vs Temple W 80-63
8
Tournament Results: @ Marquette W 61-49, @ North Carolina L 81-67
This Week: No games scheduled.
9
Tournament Results: vs Gonzaga W 70-57, @ UCLA L 54-49
This Week: No games scheduled.
10
Tournament Results: vs Oral Roberts W 70-54, vs Vanderbilt L 78-74
This Week:  vs E Washington W 68-41
11
Tournament Results: vs VCU L 79-77
This Week:  vs N Carolina Cent W 121-56
12
Tournament Results: vs Michigan St L 61-49
This Week:  vs IUPUI W 76-68
13
Tournament Results: vs Miami (OH) W 58-56, vs Winthrop W 75-61, vs UNLV W 76-72, @ Florida L 85-77
This Week:  vs Pepperdine W 100-70, vs Pacific W 80-64
14
Tournament Results: @ Indiana L 70-57
This Week:  vs Montana W 77-54
14
Tournament Results: vs Pennsylvania W 68-52, vs Louisville W 72-69, @ Memphis L 65-64
This Week:  vs McNeese St W 73-50
16
Tournament Results: vs New Mexico St W 79-67, vs USC L 87-68
This Week: No games scheduled.
17
Tournament Results: vs Purdue L 72-63
This Week: No games scheduled.
18
Tournament Results: vs Arkansas W 77-60, @ Texas W 87-68, @ North Carolina L 74-64
This Week:  vs Mercer L 96-81
19
Tournament Results: @ USC L 77-60
This Week:  vs Wofford W 67-45
20
Tournament Results: vs Wright St W 79-58, vs VCU W 84-79, @ UCLA L 64-55
This Week:  vs Houston Baptist W 103-62, vs N Carolina A&T W 88-61, vs Saint Louis W 69-58
21
Tournament Results: @ Louisville L 78-58
This Week:  vs Harvard W 111-56, vs NW St W 97-58, vs UCSB W 67-48
22
Tournament Results: vs Villanova W 67-58, @ Kansas L 88-76
This Week:  vs Cent Arkansas W 67-40, vs Gardner-Webb L 84-68
23
Tournament Results: vs Holy Cross W 61-51, vs Virginia Tech W 63-48, @ Kansas L 61-58
This Week: No games scheduled.
24
Tournament Results: @ Drexel W 63-56, vs Marist W 69-62, @ West Virginia L 71-66
This Week: No games scheduled.
25
Tournament Results: @ Kentucky L 67-58
This Week:  vs Stony Brook W 86-64
  • Others receiving votes: Kansas State 94, Syracuse 69, Ohio State 65, Clemson 56, Connecticut 55, Butler 42, Davidson 39, Xavier 38, Alabama 31, Mississippi State 30, Florida 26, Wisconsin 21, Illinois 16, Washington 12, Brigham Young 12, Nevada 8, Bradley 7, Virginia 7, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Utah 4, Baylor 3, Old Dominion 3, Saint Joseph's 3, Fresno State 2, George Mason 2, Utah State 2, Notre Dame 1, California 1, Maryland 1
  • Dropped from rankings: Florida 1, Ohio State 2, Wisconsin 11, Butler 13, Nevada 21, Maryland 23, Virginia 24
  • The USA TODAY Sports 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 2012-13 season: Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Marys; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Tim Cluess, Iona; Keith Dambrot, Akron; Steve Donahue, Boston College; Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Bruiser Flint, Drexel; Tim Floyd, Texas-El Paso; Mark Fox, Georgia; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Ron Fang Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Dave Paulsen, Bucknell; Saul Phillips, North Dakota State; Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook; Randy Rahe, Weber State; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth; Andrew Toole, Robert Morris; DonVerlin, Idaho; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara.