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Nick Selbe

Kansas Leads Final Coaches Poll of Season After National Championship

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Kansas spent the entire season in the top 10 of the men’s college basketball rankings, but never claimed the top spot. After beating North Carolina in a historic comeback during Monday’s national title game, that has finally changed.

The Jayhawks topped the final addition of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll on Tuesday after clinching the program’s fourth national championship. Kansas trailed by 15 at halftime before quickly erasing the deficit, eventually hanging on for a thrilling 72–69 victory.

Despite Monday marking the program’s first national championship since 2008, it’s the second time in three seasons that Kansas has topped the final poll. The Jayhawks were the No. 1 team in the country before the 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after posting a 28–3 record during the regular season, winning the Big 12 championship in the process.

The three other Final Four participants rounded out the top four, with North Carolina at No. 2 and Duke coming in at No. 3. Check out the rest of the Top 25 below:

Final Top 25 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
  17. Kentucky
  18. Wisconsin
  19. Illinois
  20. Saint Mary’s
  21. Iowa
  22. Murray State
  23. Iowa State
  24. Saint Peter’s
  25. Michigan
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