Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll: Where the Vols are ranked

The final 2020-21 Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

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Tennessee (18-9) is not ranked in the final 2020-21 Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

The Vols received one vote in the season’s final poll.

1 Baylor 28-2
2 Gonzaga 31-1
3 Houston 28-4
4 Michigan 23-5
5 Alabama 26-7
6 Arkansas 25-7
7 UCLA 22-10
8 Illinois 24-7
9 Southern California 25-8
10 Florida State 18-7
11 Villanova 18-7
12 Loyola-Chicago 26-5
13 Iowa 22-9
14 Creighton 22-9
15 Ohio St. 21-10
16 Kansas 21-9
17 Oregon 22-7
18 West Virginia 19-10
19 Oklahoma State 21-9
20 Oregon St. 20-13
21 Texas 19-8
22 Texas Tech 18-11
23 Colorado 23-9
24 Virginia 18-7
25 Syracuse 18-10

Schools that dropped out

No. 18 San Diego St.; No. 20 Purdue; No. 24 Virginia Tech.

Others receiving votes

San Diego St. 63; Oral Roberts 57; Purdue 54; Oklahoma 48; Wisconsin 27; Virginia Tech 16; Brigham Young 12; Drake 9; Winthrop 8; Florida 8; Maryland 7; Connecticut 6; Rutgers 5; Louisiana State 5; Clemson 5; Memphis 2; Tennessee 1; Georgia Tech 1.

The Ferris Mowers Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2020-21 season: Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Glenn Braica, St. Francis (N.Y.); Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Baker Dunleavy, Quinnipiac; John Gallagher, Hartford; Michael Huger, Bowling Green; Ron Hunter, Tulane; George Ivory, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Chris Jans, New Mexico State; Rob Jeter, Western Illinois; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Shantay Legans, Eastern Washington; Grant McCasland, North Texas; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Robert McCullum, Florida A&M; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Matt McMahon, Murray State; Wes Miller, UNC-Greensboro; Dan Monson, Long Beach State; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Nate Oats, Alabama; T.J. Otzelberger, UNLV; Matt Painter, Purdue; Brett Reed, Lehigh; Tubby Smith, High Point; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State; Darrell Walker, Arkansas-Little Rock