UM Hoops Ranked 23rd In Coaches Poll

Dec. 23, 2001

Coral Gables, FL – The University of Miami men’s basketball team is ranked 23rd in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top-25 poll released Sunday night.

Miami (11-0) is off to the best start in school-history and received 109 votes to break into the Top-25 for the first time since the end of the 1999-00 season. The Hurricanes ended the 1999-00 season ranked 23rd by the Associated Press and 20th in the final ESPN/USA Today poll.

Miami is one of five remaining undefeated Division I teams including No. 1 Duke (10-0), No. 4 Virginia (8-0), No. 5 Oklahoma State (12-0) and No. 24 Butler (11-0).

The Hurricanes will attempt to improve their to 12-0 when they face Louisiana State (9-2) in the Sugar Bowl Basketball Classic on December 27. The game will be broadcast live on Fox Sport Net at 10:30 p.m. The game can also be heard on the Hurricane Radio Network, WQAM-560 AM.

Miami’s next home game will be Sunday, December 30 at noon against St. Francis (PA) at Miami Arena. For tickets contact the Hurricane Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-CANES.

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll(Dec. 23)		       Record	Points	PW1.  Duke (31)	        10-0	775	12.  Florida	         9-1	724	33.  Kansas	         9-1	697	44.  Virginia	         7-0	665	55.  Oklahoma State	12-0	622	66.  Maryland	         8-2	604	27.  Illinois	        10-2	600	78.  Kentucky 	         7-2	586	89.  Iowa	        10-3	485	1210. Missouri	         9-2	418	911. Syracuse	        10-2	381	1412. Michigan State	 9-3	364	1713. Boston College	11-1	357	1114. Oklahoma	         9-1	345	2115. Stanford	         6-2	319	1316. Arizona	         6-3	292	1017. UCLA	         7-2	242	1918. Georgetown	         9-2	233	1619. Marquette	        10-1	232	1520. Cincinnati	        11-1	232	2521. Alabama	         9-2	184	2222. Gonzaga	        10-2	140	2423. Miami (Fla.)	11-0	109	NR24. Butler	        11-0	103	NR25. Wake Forest	         8-3	71	20OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Saint Joseph's 57, Ball State 45, Connecticut 42,Western Kentucky 41, Memphis 28, North Carolina State 14, Wyoming 13,Notre Dame 12, Temple 10, Texas 8, Oregon 7, Southern Illinois 7,Utah State 7, Bowling Green 6, New Mexico 5, Brigham Young 4, Pittsburgh 4,South Florida 4, Texas Tech 4, Georgia 3, Louisville 2, Tulsa 2,Mississippi State 1.