With the Kentucky Wildcats winning the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, it should come as no surprise that they finished the season as the No. 1 team in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The AP does not release a poll after the tournament.
As we might have expected, the UConn Huskies didn’t finished the season ranked or among the others receiving votes. But there are some teams from the Big East that are ranked.
The teams from the Big East in the final poll of the season are the No. 4 Louisville Wildcats, No. 5 Syracuse Orange, No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles, No. 17 Georgetown Hoyas and No. 18 Cincinnati Bearcats.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Pitt Panthers and South Florida Bulls are among the others receiving votes.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Postseason (Apr. 2), please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 37-2 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas | 32-6 | 744 | 6 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 31-8 | 705 | 7 |
| 4 | Louisville | 30-10 | 661 | 18 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 34-3 | 641 | 2 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 32-6 | 624 | 5 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 29-8 | 566 | 4 |
| 8 | Baylor | 30-8 | 564 | 10 |
| 9 | Florida | 26-11 | 506 | 21 |
| 10 | Marquette | 27-8 | 464 | 11 |
| 11 | Missouri | 30-5 | 425 | 3 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 26-10 | 424 | 13 |
| 13 | Indiana | 27-9 | 382 | 17 |
| 14 | Duke | 27-7 | 336 | 8 |
| 15 | Florida State | 25-10 | 325 | 12 |
| 16 | Murray State | 31-2 | 283 | 9 |
| 17 | Georgetown | 24-9 | 242 | 15 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 26-11 | 216 | NR |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 25-11 | 161 | 24 |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 24-13 | 146 | NR |
| 21 | Creighton | 29-6 | 129 | 20 |
| 22 | Michigan | 24-10 | 119 | 14 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 28-7 | 107 | 22 |
| 24 | Xavier | 23-13 | 92 | NR |
| 25 | Ohio | 29-8 | 91 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings | ||||
| Saint Mary’s 16, Wichita State 19, San Diego State 23, UNLV 25 | ||||
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Gonzaga 67, Wichita State 56, Saint Mary’s 54, Virginia Commonwealth 51, San Diego State 23, Kansas State 22, Purdue 17, Stanford 17, Notre Dame 16, UNLV 12, Temple 4, Saint Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2, Iowa State 1, South Florida 1 | ||||
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