The Florida Gators haven’t received a vote in the USA TODAY Sports Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll in a long time, and a second-round exit in the SEC Tournament isn’t changing things in the final update before the NCAA Tournament begins.
Kentucky, Auburn and Tennessee are at the top of the conference and own the Nos. 6-8 spots in the poll, respectively. Arkansas is the fourth and final SEC team ranked in the Coaches Poll at No. 22. All four of these teams have a real shot to go deep into the tournament this year.
Texas A&M‘s run to the championship game in the conference tournament should have earned the Aggies a bid to the Big Dance, but they’ll be a 1-seed in the NIT this year instead. The Aggies finished with eight votes in this week’s poll compared to Alabama‘s two, but the Crimson Tide is a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. LSU finished with three votes in the poll and is also a No. 6 seed.
A look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 26-3 | 799 (31) | – |
| 2 | Arizona | 31-3 | 765 (1) | – |
| 3 | Kansas | 28-6 | 701 | +3 |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-6 | 649 | -1 |
| 5 | Villanova | 26-7 | 628 | +3 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 26-7 | 612 | -1 |
| 7 | Auburn | 27-5 | 607 | -3 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 26-7 | 597 | +3 |
| 9 | Purdue | 27-7 | 588 | – |
| 10 | Duke | 28-6 | 552 | -3 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 25-9 | 429 | +3 |
| 12 | UCLA | 25-7 | 425 | +1 |
| 13 | Providence | 25-5 | 385 | -3 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 24-7 | 376 | -2 |
| 15 | Houston | 29-5 | 286 | +3 |
| 16 | Saint Mary’s | 25-7 | 280 | +1 |
| 16 | Illinois | 22-9 | 280 | -1 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 25-8 | 272 | -2 |
| 19 | Iowa | 26-9 | 258 | +4 |
| 20 | Murray St. | 30-2 | 230 | -1 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 23-9 | 195 | -1 |
| 22 | USC | 26-7 | 141 | -1 |
| 23 | Boise St. | 27-7 | 81 | +3 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 23-12 | 59 | – |
| 25 | Texas | 21-11 | 49 | -3 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 Colorado St; No. 25 Ohio St
Others Receiving Votes
Colorado St. 34; Michigan St 24; North Carolina 22; Seton Hall 13; Creighton 13; Texas A&M 8; South Dakota State 6; Loyola-Chicago 6; Davidson 6; Memphis 5; Marquette 4; San Diego St. 3; Louisiana State 3; Wake Forest 2; Ohio St. 2; Alabama 2; Vermont 1; San Francisco 1; Akron 1.
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