|
1.
|
Duke
(25)
|
7-0
|
767
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Texas
(4)
|
7-0
|
739
|
2
|
|
3.
|
Connecticut
(1)
|
6-0
|
718
|
3
|
|
4.
|
Villanova
(1)
|
4-0
|
689
|
4
|
|
5.
|
Louisville
|
3-0
|
618
|
6
|
|
6.
|
Boston
College
|
6-0
|
605
|
8
|
|
7.
|
Memphis
|
6-1
|
554
|
9
|
|
8.
|
Florida
|
7-0
|
519
|
11
|
|
9.
|
Oklahoma
|
4-1
|
516
|
5
|
|
10.
|
Illinois
|
7-0
|
467
|
12
|
|
11.
|
Gonzaga
|
4-2
|
460
|
7
|
|
12.
|
Washington
|
7-0
|
393
|
19
|
|
13.
|
Iowa
|
7-1
|
375
|
15
|
|
14.
|
Michigan
State
|
5-2
|
329
|
14
|
|
15.
|
Kentucky
|
5-2
|
298
|
10
|
|
16.
|
Indiana
|
4-1
|
255
|
16
|
|
17.
|
Maryland
|
5-1
|
229
|
20
|
|
18.
|
UCLA
|
6-1
|
228
|
17
|
|
19.
|
Alabama
|
4-1
|
205
|
18
|
|
20.
|
George
Washington
|
4-0
|
161
|
22
|
|
21.
|
Wake
Forest
|
7-1
|
157
|
23
|
|
22.
|
Nevada
|
5-0
|
145
|
NR
|
|
23.
|
North
Carolina State
|
5-1
|
124
|
21
|
|
24.
|
North
Carolina
|
4-1
|
92
|
NR
|
|
25.
|
Arizona
|
2-3
|
81
|
13
|
Dropped out: No. 24 Syracuse (6-2); No. 25 LSU (3-1)
Others receiving votes: Syracuse 58; Bucknell 53;
Wisconsin 40; Vanderbilt 35; Ohio State 29; West Virginia 27; LSU 17; Oklahoma
State 15; Houston 14; Michigan 14; Ohio 8; Creighton 7; Texas A&M 6; Old
Dominion 5; Clemson 4; Colorado State 3; Oregon 3; Xavier 3; California 2; Hawaii
2; Iona 2; Northern Iowa 2; Colorado 1; Kansas State 1.
NABC policy bars schools on major NCAA or conference
probation from receiving votes.
The USA TODAY/ESPN 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 2005-06 season: Dana Altman, Creighton;
Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville;
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Barry
Collier, Nebraska; Dick Davey, Santa Clara; Fran Dunphy, Pennsylvania; Mick
Durham, Montana State; Rob Evans, Arizona State; Steve Fisher, San Diego State;
Pat Flannery, Bucknell; Greg Graham, Boise State; Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson;
David Henderson, Delaware; Johnny Jones, North Texas; Eddie McCarter, Texas-Arlington;
Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang"
Mitchell, Coppin State; Joe Mihalich, Niagara; Dan Monson, Minnesota; Dave Odom,
South Carolina; Doc Sadler, Texas-El Paso; Bob Thomason, Pacific; Jimmy Tillette,
Samford; Perry Watson, Detroit Mercy; Gary Williams, Maryland; Ted Woodward,
Maine; Rich Zvosec, Missouri-Kansas City. The NABC prohibits schools on major
NCAA or conference probation from receiving votes.