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Final USA TODAY Coaches Poll from 2021-22 basketball season released
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The final Coaches Poll from USA TODAY has been released. It’s the final reflection of how coaches around the sport viewed teams following the 2021-22 season.
Kansas defeated North Carolina in the national championship on Monday night, an entertaining end to a thrilling NCAA Tournament.
Though the B1G did not perform particularly well this year, five teams from the league were included in this year’s Top 25. Purdue finished the year as the highest-ranked squad, coming in at No. 10.
No B1G team made it past the Sweet 16 round of March Madness this year.
Here’s a look at the final Top 25 from the USA TODAY Coaches Poll:
#1 Kansas
#2 North Carolina
#3 Duke
#4 Villanova
#5 Gonzaga
#6 Arizona
#7 Houston
#8 Arkansas
#9 Baylor
#10 Purdue
#11 UCLA
#12 Texas Tech
#13 Providence
#14 Auburn
#15 Tennessee
#16 Miami (FL) (Tied)
#16 Kentucky (Tied)
#18 Wisconsin
#19 Illinois
#20 St. Mary’s
#21 Iowa
#22 Murray State
#23 Iowa State
#24 St. Peter’s
#25 Michigan
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB