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Updated: Jan. 9, 2006, 2:55 PM ET
Florida now second after school's best start
Off to its best start in school history, unbeaten Florida rose three spots to second in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll released Monday.
After a pair of lopsided wins last week, Florida (14-0) garnered 739 points.
Duke (14-0), which posted an impressive 82-64 victory at Wake Forest on Sunday, remained the nation's top-ranked team. The poll's only No. 1 team this season, the Blue Devils picked up all 31 first-place votes and 775 points.
The rest:
Despite suffering its first loss of the season Sunday against West Virginia, Villanova (10-1) remained third with 672 points.
Connecticut (12-1) also received its first blemish of the season with a 94-79 loss at Marquette, and dropped two spots to fourth. Memphis (13-2) rounded out the first five.
Illinois (15-1), which lost at Iowa on Saturday for its first defeat, remained sixth.
Gonzaga (11-3) is seventh, followed by Indiana (10-2), Texas (12-2) and Louisville (12-2). Texas jumped seven spots in the rankings after wins against Memphis and Colorado.
Pittsburgh (12-0), one of three unbeatens left, is 11th. UCLA (13-2) is 12th, followed by Washington (12-2), Boston College (11-3) and Michigan State (12-4).
Ohio State (11-1) suffered its first loss of the season with a defeat at Indiana but rose two spots to 16th. Wisconsin (12-2) is 17th, followed by North Carolina State (12-2), George Washington (10-1) and improving North Carolina (9-2).
The final five are Maryland (11-3), Oklahoma (9-3), West Virginia (10-3), Syracuse (13-2) and Arizona (10-4). West Virginia and Syracuse both entered the rankings.
Kentucky and Wake Forest dropped out of the rankings.
Florida now second after school's best start
Off to its best start in school history, unbeaten Florida rose three spots to second in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll released Monday.
After a pair of lopsided wins last week, Florida (14-0) garnered 739 points.
Duke (14-0), which posted an impressive 82-64 victory at Wake Forest on Sunday, remained the nation's top-ranked team. The poll's only No. 1 team this season, the Blue Devils picked up all 31 first-place votes and 775 points.
The rest:
Despite suffering its first loss of the season Sunday against West Virginia, Villanova (10-1) remained third with 672 points.
Connecticut (12-1) also received its first blemish of the season with a 94-79 loss at Marquette, and dropped two spots to fourth. Memphis (13-2) rounded out the first five.
Illinois (15-1), which lost at Iowa on Saturday for its first defeat, remained sixth.
Gonzaga (11-3) is seventh, followed by Indiana (10-2), Texas (12-2) and Louisville (12-2). Texas jumped seven spots in the rankings after wins against Memphis and Colorado.
Pittsburgh (12-0), one of three unbeatens left, is 11th. UCLA (13-2) is 12th, followed by Washington (12-2), Boston College (11-3) and Michigan State (12-4).
Ohio State (11-1) suffered its first loss of the season with a defeat at Indiana but rose two spots to 16th. Wisconsin (12-2) is 17th, followed by North Carolina State (12-2), George Washington (10-1) and improving North Carolina (9-2).
The final five are Maryland (11-3), Oklahoma (9-3), West Virginia (10-3), Syracuse (13-2) and Arizona (10-4). West Virginia and Syracuse both entered the rankings.
Kentucky and Wake Forest dropped out of the rankings.
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