Feb. 17, 2002
McLEAN, Va. (SportsTicker) - No. 3 beat No. 1, but it's No. 2 who's the new No. 1 in this week's USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll.
Kansas, 23-2 took over as the new No. 1 team when No. 3 Maryland knocked off No. 1 Duke Sunday. The Jayhawks has 21 first-place votes to nine for Maryland and one for Duke.
Cincinnati and Oklahoma swapped places, with the Bearcats climbing to fourth and the Sooners falling to fifth. Alabama, Gonzaga, Florida, Marquette and Pittsburgh round out the top 10.
Gonzaga moved up one spot to seventh this week after home wins over Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine. Saturday's win over Pepperdine avenged the Bulldogs' lone West Coast Conference setback this season and also snapped the Waves' 13-game winning streak. In winning their 26th straight game in The Kennel, Gonzaga also snapped Pepperdine's winning streak that was the current longest streak in the country.
The only newcomer to the poll this week is Xavier (Ohio), debuting at 24 with a record of 19-4. UCLA dropped out of the poll.
USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Poll
First-place votes in parentheses (poll taken before Sunday night games).
Rank School Record Points Last Week 1. Kansas (21) 23-2 763 22. Maryland (9) 21-3 748 33. Duke (1) 23-2 719 14. Cincinnati 24-2 675 55. Oklahoma 20-4 644 46. Alabama 22-4 611 77. Gonzaga 24-3 557 88. Florida 19-5 540 69. Marquette 22-3 516 1210. Pittsburgh 22-4 429 1611. Stanford 17-6 408 1412. Kentucky 17-7 361 913. Miami (Fla.) 21-5 348 1114. Oklahoma State 20-6 325 1515. Virginia 16-6 307 1316. Arizona 17-8 304 1017. Oregon 18-7 249 1818. Ohio State 18-5 214 2019. Illinois 19-7 207 1920. Georgia 19-7 204 2221. Wake Forest 17-8 155 1722. So.California 18-6 151 2523. Indiana 17-8 130 2424. Xavier 19-4 90 NR25. Syracuse 19-7 69 21
DROPPED OUT: No. 23 UCLA.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Western Kentucky (23-3) 68, North Carolina State (19-7) 57, UCLA (17-8) 46, Hawaii (21-4) 31, Connecticut (17-6) 27, Butler (24-3) 26, Tulsa (22-4) 14, Mississippi (19-7) 13, Texas (17-8) 12, Kent (20-5) 11, Arizona State (14-10) 8, Utah (18-5) 7, Southern Illinois (21-6) 6, Texas Tech (18-6) 6, Wyoming (17-5) 5, Valparaiso (20-7) 3, California (18-6) 2, Minnesota (14-9) 2, Mississippi State (19-7) 2, Utah State (20-4) 2, Hampton (20-5) 1, Notre Dame (17-8) 1, Rutgers (17-8) 1.
