Now that the NCAA Tournament is over and the Kansas Jayhawks were crowned national champions for the fourth time in their history, the very last USA TODAY Sports Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday as the folks from the flyover state celebrate their title. As expected by Florida fans, the Gators failed to receive any votes in the final tally of the 2021-22 campaign, thus ending the [autotag]Mike White[/autotag] era with a whimper.
The Southeastern Conference was represented by only four schools in the concluding top 25, with the Arkansas Razorbacks leading the way at No. 8. The Auburn Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers and Kentucky Wildcats all found themselves bunched up together in the middle teens at Nos. 14, 15 and 16, respectively, with the latter tied with the Miami Hurricanes for their spot. No other program made the top 25 while the LSU Tigers earned a pair of votes and the Texas A&M Aggies scored a single mark to wrap up the conference programs mentioned.
A look at the final Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Kansas | 34-6 | 800 (32) | +2 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 29-10 | 741 | +26 |
| 3 | Duke | 32-7 | 706 | +7 |
| 4 | Villanova | 30-8 | 705 | +1 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 28-4 | 644 | -4 |
| 6 | Arizona | 33-4 | 619 | -4 |
| 7 | Houston | 32-6 | 540 | +8 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 28-9 | 518 | +10 |
| 9 | Baylor | 27-7 | 499 | -5 |
| 10 | Purdue | 29-8 | 463 | -1 |
| 11 | UCLA | 27-8 | 453 | +1 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 27-10 | 440 | -1 |
| 13 | Providence | 27-6 | 400 | – |
| 14 | Auburn | 28-6 | 386 | -7 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 27-8 | 379 | -7 |
| 16 | Miami (Fl) | 26-11 | 264 | – |
| 16 | Kentucky | 26-8 | 264 | -10 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 25-8 | 228 | -4 |
| 19 | Illinois | 23-10 | 223 | -3 |
| 20 | Saint Mary’s | 26-8 | 149 | -4 |
| 21 | Iowa | 26-10 | 133 | -2 |
| 22 | Murray State | 31-3 | 115 | -2 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 22-13 | 112 | – |
| 24 | Saint Peter’s | 22-12 | 111 | – |
| 25 | Michigan | 19-15 | 108 | – |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Connecticut; No. 22 Southern California; No. 23 Boise St.; No. 24 Virginia Tech; No. 25 Texas
Others Receiving Votes
Texas 104; Connecticut 59; Southern California 45; Michigan St 35; Virginia Tech 24; Ohio St. 23; Creighton 22; Notre Dame 20; Texas Christian 19; Memphis 15; Xavier 9; Boise St. 9; San Francisco 4; Colorado St. 4; Seton Hall 3; Rutgers 2; Louisiana State 2; Texas A&M 1
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