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Honestly, I think the voters placed UM pretty well.
And while there is still much work to be done for this team, the fact they can finish a season essentially in the Top 10 speaks volumes about how far this programs has come under Jim Larranaga.
None of that matters now though, as they prepare to try and make a deep run in the NCAA Tourney.
But just for fun, full rankings below.
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks (63) | 30-4 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Michigan State Spartans (2) | 29-5 | 1,552 |
| 3 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 28-6 | 1,488 |
| 4 | Virginia Cavaliers | 26-7 | 1,384 |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks | 28-6 | 1,371 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 29-5 | 1,283 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 25-7 | 1,215 |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 26-8 | 1,193 |
| 9 | Xavier Musketeers | 27-5 | 1,127 |
| 10 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 25-7 | 920 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats | 26-8 | 920 |
| 12 | Purdue Boilermakers | 26-8 | 873 |
| 13 | Utah Utes | 26-8 | 870 |
| 14 | Indiana Hoosiers | 25-7 | 828 |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 26-8 | 682 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | 23-8 | 585 |
| 17 | Arizona Wildcats | 25-8 | 559 |
| 18 | Maryland Terrapins | 25-8 | 489 |
| 19 | Duke Blue Devils | 23-10 | 383 |
| 20 | Seton Hall Pirates | 25-8 | 374 |
| 21 | Baylor Bears | 22-11 | 347 |
| 22 | Iowa State Cyclones | 21-11 | 317 |
| 23 | California Golden Bears | 23-10 | 270 |
| 24 | SMU Mustangs | 25-5 | 84 |
| 25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 21-10 | 82 |
| Others receiving votes: Texas 69, Notre Dame 61, Saint Joseph's 60, Connecticut 34, Stephen F. Austin 12, Dayton 11, Wisconsin 9, Wichita St 9, Gonzaga 8, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, Providence 4, Valparaiso 3, Butler 3, Cincinnati 3, Yale 3, Monmouth 3, Saint Mary's 3, Stony Brook 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Northern Iowa 1 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas (31) | 30-4 | 799 |
| 2 | Michigan State (1) | 29-5 | 761 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 28-6 | 732 |
| 4 | Oregon | 28-6 | 673 |
| 5 | Virginia | 26-7 | 665 |
| 6 | Villanova | 29-5 | 610 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 25-7 | 588 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-8 | 575 |
| 9 | Xavier | 27-5 | 548 |
| 10 | Purdue | 26-8 | 466 |
| 11 | Miami | 25-7 | 459 |
| 12 | Indiana | 25-7 | 421 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 26-8 | 418 |
| 14 | Utah | 26-8 | 379 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 26-8 | 343 |
| 16 | Arizona | 25-8 | 323 |
| 17 | Maryland | 25-8 | 306 |
| 18 | Baylor | 22-11 | 227 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 21-11 | 199 |
| 20 | Duke | 23-10 | 172 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | 25-8 | 158 |
| 22 | Texas | 20-12 | 113 |
| 23 | California | 23-10 | 108 |
| 24 | Iowa | 21-10 | 100 |
| 25 | Saint Joseph's | 27-7 | 46 |
| Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 41, Connecticut 36, Providence 25, Wichita St 21, Gonzaga 17, Saint Mary's 17, Wisconsin 15, Stephen F. Austin 11, Northern Iowa 9, Dayton 9, VCU 3, Yale 2, Butler 2, Cincinnati 1, Fresno State 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1 | |||