Florida still sits outside of Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll this week

Florida basketball still left out of the latest coaches poll after a long layoff due to the coronavirus but is still receiving votes.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by USA TODAY Sports and has been republished in its entirety along with added annotation below. 

There is limited movement in this week’s Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, though a couple of results over the weekend reshaped the top five.

Gonzaga and Baylor continue to maintain the first two spots in the Top 25, with the Zags again claiming all but four first-place votes. Michigan retains the third position after the Wolverines, coming off a lengthy COVID pause, overcame a slow first half to take down No. 21 Wisconsin Sunday. The rest of the top five also has a Big Ten feel with Ohio State moving up to No. 4 and Illinois in a tie for fifth with Houston.

Villanova slips three places to No. 7 after a road loss to Creighton. The Bluejays made the biggest move forward this week on the strength of that victory, jumping five positions to No. 12. Virginia, Alabama and Oklahoma round out the top 10.

Rank Team Rec Pts 1st Prev CHG Hi/Lo
1 Gonzaga 20-0 796 28 1 1/2
2 Baylor 17-0 772 4 2 1/2
3 Michigan 14-1 734 0 3 3/NR
4 Ohio St. 17-4 680 0 5 1 4/NR
5 Illinois 14-5 600 0 6 1 5/24
5 Houston 17-2 600 0 7 2 5/18
7 Villanova 13-3 573 0 4 -3 3/7
8 Virginia 15-3 559 0 9 1 4/24
9 Alabama 17-5 521 0 11 2 7/NR
10 Oklahoma 13-5 493 0 12 2 10/NR
11 Texas Tech 14-6 412 0 8 -3 8/19
12 Creighton 16-5 407 0 17 5 5/17
13 Texas 13-5 400 0 13 4/22
14 Iowa 15-6 388 0 16 2 3/16
15 West Virginia 14-6 360 0 14 -1 6/18
16 Florida State 11-3 342 0 19 3 15/NR
17 Virginia Tech 14-4 316 0 17 14/NR
18 Southern California 17-3 284 0 20 2 18/NR
19 Missouri 13-5 246 0 10 -9 10/NR
20 Tennessee 14-5 191 0 15 -5 6/20
21 Wisconsin 15-7 123 0 21 7/21
22 Oklahoma State 13-6 109 0 22 22/NR
23 Loyola-Chicago 18-4 77 0 23 23/NR
24 Kansas 15-7 54 0 NR 4 4/NR
25 Oregon 12-4 52 0 NR 8 15/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 24 UCLA; No. 25 Purdue.

Others Receiving Votes

San Diego St. 45; Louisville 41; Arkansas 32; Rutgers 28; Belmont 28; Purdue 23; Drake 19; Clemson 16; Florida 15; UCLA 13; Colorado 13; Louisiana State 12; Utah St. 7; Seton Hall 5; Winthrop 4; Colorado St. 3; St. John’s 2; Saint Louis 2; Boise St. 2; Xavier 1.

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