The latest college basketball coaches poll is out and the Mountain West is moving up with San Diego State and UNLV now in the top 20 with BYU sitting at 21. The Mountain West is getting some nice early season poll love and now New Mexico needs to turn things on and get into the top 25.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Duke (31) | 8-0 | 775 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 734 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 9-0 | 715 |
| 4 | Kansas | 7-0 | 685 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 589 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 7-0 | 587 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 8-0 | 581 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 558 |
| 9 | Baylor | 6-0 | 487 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 8-0 | 481 |
| 11 | Missouri | 6-1 | 417 |
| 12 | Villanova | 6-1 | 396 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 6-0 | 376 |
| 14 | Memphis | 7-0 | 332 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 8-0 | 315 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 5-2 | 284 |
| 17 | Illinois | 8-1 | 280 |
| 18 | Purdue | 7-1 | 259 |
| 19 | UNLV | 8-0 | 233 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 7-1 | 222 |
| 21 | Brigham Young | 8-0 | 162 |
| 22 | Washington | 5-2 | 151 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 109 |
| 24 | Florida | 6-2 | 92 |
| 25 | Texas | 6-2 | 85 |
Others receiving votes: Louisville 37, West Virginia 27, Vanderbilt 20, North Carolina 14, Wisconsin 12, Northwestern 9, Arizona 9, Cleveland State 7, New Mexico 7, Temple 7, Texas A&M 5, Gonzaga 5, UCF 4, Richmond 3, Wichita State 2, Virginia Tech 1, Washington State 1