Feb. 4, 2002
ARLINGTON, Va. (SportsTicker) - Duke maintained its unanimous grip on the top spot while Oklahoma moved up three spots to fourth and Gonzaga made its inaugural appearance in the Top 10 in the latest USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll released Sunday night.
Duke (20-1) posted easy Atlantic Coast Conference wins over North Carolina and Clemson last week and received all 30 first-place votes and 750 points from a panel of Division I coaches.
The Blue Devils have been ranked No. 1 in all but one week this season, losing the top spot after their lone loss to Florida State three weeks ago.
Gonzaga (20-3) downed Portland 102-67 at home then pulled away late to top the Pilots 94-80 Saturday in Portland. Gonzaga was 14th last week.
Oklahoma (17-3) defeated then-No. 9 Oklahoma State and Texas this week to rise to fourth. The Sooners blew a 17-point lead in regulation before holding on for an 85-84 overtime victory over Texas on Saturday.
Kansas (19-2) and Maryland (18-3) remained second and third, respectively.
Cincinnati had its 20-game winning streak ended with a 74-60 loss to Marquette on Saturday, but the Bearcats fell just one spot in the poll, dropping to fifth. Marquette (19-3) moved into the poll at No. 22.
Alabama (19-3) is sixth and is followed by Florida (16-4), Virginia (14-5), Kentucky (15-5) and Gonzaga (20-3).
Miami (19-3) defeated Connecticut on Saturday and surged five spots to 11th. Oklahoma State (17-5) is next at No. 12 and is followed by Arizona (15-6), Illinois (15-7), Oregon (17-5), Wake Forest (16-6), Syracuse (17-6), UCLA (15-6), Georgia (17-5) and Stanford (13-6).
Pittsburgh (19-4), Ohio State (17-3), Marquette, Southern California (16-5) and Texas Tech (16-4) complete the poll.
Conencticut, Missouri and Indiana dropped out this week.
No. School Record Pts Pv 1 Duke (30) 20-1 750 12 Kansas 19-2 719 23 Maryland 18-3 689 34 Oklahoma 17-3 633 75 Cincinnati 20-2 615 46 Alabama 19-3 604 87 Florida 16-4 561 68 Virginia 14-5 532 59 Kentucky 15-5 498 1110 Gonzaga 20-3 420 14 11 Miami Fla 19-3 344 1612 Oklahoma St 17-5 318 913 Arizona 15-6 312 1814 Illinois 15-7 264 1215 Oregon 17-5 260 NR16 Wake Forest 16-6 245 1917 Syracuse 17-6 240 1018 UCLA 15-6 236 1319 Georgia 17-5 226 1720 Stanford 13-6 225 1521 Pittsburgh 19-4 166 2122 Ohio St 17-3 151 NR23 Marquette 19-3 133 NR24 USC 16-5 132 2025 Texas Tech 16-4 113 23
Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 66, Xavier 61, Indiana 43, Hawaii 41, Missouri 35, Memphis 27, Western Ky 22, No Carolina St 22, Utah 9, Valparaiso 8, Tulsa 7, Boston College 6, Kent State 5, Southern Ill 4, Texas 3, Utah St 2, Pepperdine 1, Butler 1, Mississippi 1.
