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USA Today Coaches Poll - Six Big East Teams Ranked, Four More Receive Votes

STORRS, CT - NOVEMBER 11:  Alex Oriakhi #34 of the Connecticut Huskies gestures during a game against the Columbia Lions  in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on November 11, 2011 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
STORRS, CT - NOVEMBER 11: Alex Oriakhi #34 of the Connecticut Huskies gestures during a game against the Columbia Lions in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on November 11, 2011 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
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The second USA Today Coaches Poll of the college basketball season was released today. Not much changed except for Vanderbilt falling from 7 to 18 after its loss to Cleveland State. The Big East has four of the top ten (#4 UConn, #5 Syracuse, #7 Louisville, and #9 Pittsburgh) and six of the top 25 (#19 Marquette and #20 Cincinnati). Four more Big East teams (Villanova, Georgetown, West Virginia, and St. John's received votes in this week's poll). You can view the entire poll after the jump. 

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 North Carolina(30) 2-0 774 1
2 Kentucky(1) 1-0 732 2
3 Ohio State 1-0 701 3
4 Connecticut 1-0 669 4
5 Syracuse 1-0 654 5
6 Duke 2-0 632 6
7 Louisville 2-0 538 8
8 Florida 1-0 519 10
9 Pittsburgh 2-0 502 11
10 Memphis 0-0 452 9
11 Kansas 1-0 393 13
12 Baylor 2-0 390 12
13 Wisconsin 1-0 359 14
14 Xavier 1-0 333 15
15 Alabama 1-0 261 17
16 Arizona 3-0 254 16
17 Michigan 1-0 240 18
18 Texas A&M 2-0 218 19
19 Marquette 1-0 182 21
20 Cincinnati 1-0 176 22
20 Vanderbilt 1-1 176 7
22 California 2-0 145 24
23 Gonzaga 1-0 126 23
24 Florida State 1-0 103 26
25 Missouri 1-0 88 25
Others Receiving Votes: Texas80, Purdue55, Temple54, Washington49, Villanova34, New Mexico27, Creighton23, UNLV21, Michigan State20, Cleveland State13, George Mason11, Georgetown10, UCLA10, West Virginia10, Oklahoma State8, St. John's8, Butler6, Saint Mary's6, Drexel5, Long Beach State3, Virginia Commonwealth3, Brigham Young1, Wichita State1