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Final ESPN/[b]USA Today Coaches' Poll[/b]

2001-2002 Kentucky 4 seeded in tourney

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table6 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Maryland (31)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>775</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>33-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>720</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Indiana</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>701</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oklahoma</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>692</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>606</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Connecticut</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>586</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oregon</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>586</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>489</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>5</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Pittsburgh</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>482</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>458</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Illinois</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>410</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kent State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>402</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>394</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Alabama</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>281</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Missouri</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>272</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Gonzaga</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>264</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Ohio State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>237</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>186</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Marquette</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>186</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>170</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Mississippi St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>162</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>So. Illinois</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>157</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>140</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>14</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Xavier</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>116</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>19</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>N.C. State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>86</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>25</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

2002-2003 Regular Season Final Rankings

Kentucky 1 seeded in tourney

<TABLE id=table8 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=rank>Rank</TD><TD class=name>Name</TD><TD class=WL>W-L</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>1</TD><TD class=name>Kansas</TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>2</TD><TD class=name>Arizona</TD><TD class=WL>25-3</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>3</TD><TD class=name>Kentucky</TD><TD class=WL>29-3</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>4</TD><TD class=name>Pittsburgh</TD><TD class=WL>26-4</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>5</TD><TD class=name>Maryland</TD><TD class=WL>19-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>6</TD><TD class=name>Louisville</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>7</TD><TD class=name>Illinois</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>8</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>9</TD><TD class=name>Duke</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>10</TD><TD class=name>Texas</TD><TD class=WL>22-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>11</TD><TD class=name>Florida</TD><TD class=WL>24-7</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>12</TD><TD class=name>Mississippi St</TD><TD class=WL>21-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>13</TD><TD class=name>Wisconsin</TD><TD class=WL>22-7</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>14</TD><TD class=name>Wake Forest</TD><TD class=WL>24-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>15</TD><TD class=name>Syracuse</TD><TD class=WL>24-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>16</TD><TD class=name>Georgia</TD><TD class=WL>19-8</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>17</TD><TD class=name>Notre Dame</TD><TD class=WL>22-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>18</TD><TD class=name>LSU</TD><TD class=WL>21-10</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>19</TD><TD class=name>Xavier</TD><TD class=WL>25-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>20</TD><TD class=name>Marquette</TD><TD class=WL>23-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>21</TD><TD class=name>Creighton</TD><TD class=WL>29-4</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>22</TD><TD class=name>Arizona St</TD><TD class=WL>18-11</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>23</TD><TD class=name>Connecticut</TD><TD class=WL>21-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>24</TD><TD class=name>Missouri</TD><TD class=WL>21-10</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>25</TD><TD class=name>Purdue</TD><TD class=WL>18-10</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

2003-2004 Regular Season Final Rankings

Kentucky 1 seeded in tourney

<TABLE id=table9 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=rank>Rank</TD><TD class=name>Name</TD><TD class=WL>W-L</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>1</TD><TD class=name>Duke </TD><TD class=WL>27-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>2</TD><TD class=name>Connecticut </TD><TD class=WL>27-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>3</TD><TD class=name>Georgia Tech </TD><TD class=WL>23-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>4</TD><TD class=name>Cincinnati </TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>5</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma St. </TD><TD class=WL>26-3</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>6</TD><TD class=name>St. Joseph's </TD><TD class=WL>27-1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>7</TD><TD class=name>Kentucky </TD><TD class=WL>26-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>8</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina </TD><TD class=WL>18-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>9</TD><TD class=name>Gonzaga </TD><TD class=WL>27-2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>10</TD><TD class=name>Louisville </TD><TD class=WL>20-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>11</TD><TD class=name>Wake Forest </TD><TD class=WL>19-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>12</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina St. </TD><TD class=WL>20-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>13</TD><TD class=name>Texas </TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>14</TD><TD class=name>Wisconsin </TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>15</TD><TD class=name>Pittsburgh </TD><TD class=WL>28-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>16</TD><TD class=name>Stanford </TD><TD class=WL>29-1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>17</TD><TD class=name>Maryland </TD><TD class=WL>19-11</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>18</TD><TD class=name>Florida </TD><TD class=WL>20-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>19</TD><TD class=name>Mississippi St. </TD><TD class=WL>25-3</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>20</TD><TD class=name>Vanderbilt </TD><TD class=WL>21-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>21</TD><TD class=name>Kansas </TD><TD class=WL>20-8</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>22</TD><TD class=name>Arizona </TD><TD class=WL>20-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>23</TD><TD class=name>Illinois </TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>24</TD><TD class=name>Providence </TD><TD class=WL>20-8</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>25</TD><TD class=name>Florida St. </TD><TD class=WL>17-13</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

2004-2005 Regular Season Final Rankings

Kentucky 2 seeded in tourney

<TABLE id=table10 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=rank>Rank</TD><TD class=name>Name</TD><TD class=WL>W-L</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>1</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina </TD><TD class=WL>27-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>2</TD><TD class=name>Duke </TD><TD class=WL>25-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>3</TD><TD class=name>Illinois </TD><TD class=WL>32-1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>4</TD><TD class=name>Louisville </TD><TD class=WL>27-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>5</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma St. </TD><TD class=WL>23-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>6</TD><TD class=name>Wake Forest </TD><TD class=WL>26-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>7</TD><TD class=name>Kansas </TD><TD class=WL>23-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>8</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma </TD><TD class=WL>24-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>9</TD><TD class=name>Florida </TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>10</TD><TD class=name>Michigan St. </TD><TD class=WL>22-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>11</TD><TD class=name>Washington </TD><TD class=WL>26-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>12</TD><TD class=name>Connecticut </TD><TD class=WL>22-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>13</TD><TD class=name>Kentucky </TD><TD class=WL>25-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>14</TD><TD class=name>Villanova </TD><TD class=WL>22-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>15</TD><TD class=name>Georgia Tech </TD><TD class=WL>19-11</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>16</TD><TD class=name>Alabama </TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>17</TD><TD class=name>Arizona </TD><TD class=WL>27-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>18</TD><TD class=name>Cincinnati </TD><TD class=WL>24-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>19</TD><TD class=name>Syracuse </TD><TD class=WL>27-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>20</TD><TD class=name>Wisconsin </TD><TD class=WL>22-8</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>21</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina St. </TD><TD class=WL>19-13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>22</TD><TD class=name>Texas Tech </TD><TD class=WL>20-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>23</TD><TD class=name>Texas </TD><TD class=WL>19-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>24</TD><TD class=name>Iowa </TD><TD class=WL>21-11</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>25</TD><TD class=name>Pittsburgh </TD><TD class=WL>20-8</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>