UNC At No. 8 In New Coaches Poll

The latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll was released this evening.

Team (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Illinois Fighting Illini (18)	6-0	757	3
2. Kansas Jayhawks (10)	4-0	749	2
3. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2)	5-0	700	4
4. Syracuse Orange	7-0	651	5
5. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1)	5-0	621	7
6. Connecticut Huskies	3-0	610	6
7. Wake Forest Demon Deacons	6-1	590	1
8. North Carolina Tar Heels	6-1	568	11
9. Duke Blue Devils	5-0	555	10
10. North Carolina State Wolfpack	6-0	445	13
11. Kentucky Wildcats	4-1	421	8
12. Pittsburgh Panthers	5-0	416	14
13. Texas Longhorns	5-1	391	15
14. Louisville Cardinals	4-1	283	17
15. Arizona Wildcats	5-2	253	20
16. Michigan State Spartans	4-2	251	9
17. Maryland Terrapins	4-2	248	12
18. Alabama Crimson Tide	6-1	222	22
19. Virginia Cavaliers	6-0	194	25
20. Cincinnati Bearcats	4-0	179	24
21. Washington Huskies	5-1	174	16
22. Wisconsin Badgers	4-1	163	23
23. Mississippi State Bulldogs	6-2	112	21
24. Iowa Hawkeyes	6-1	91	NR
25. George Washington Colonials	5-1	80	NR

Others receiving votes: Florida 76; Notre Dame 51; Gonzaga 49; Marquette 41; Oklahoma 34; Michigan 15; Creighton 14; UAB 13; Boston College 12; Southern Illinois 10; Old Dominion 9; Memphis 8; Santa Clara 7; West Virginia 5; Pacific 2; Providence 2; Miami (Ohio) 1; Oregon 1; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1.