Kansas Leads Final Coaches Poll of Season After National Championship

Apr 05, 2022

The Jayhawks topped the poll for the first time all season after pulling off a historic comeback in Monday’s national title game.

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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:

Kansas
North Carolina
Duke
Villanova
Gonzaga
Arizona
Houston
Arkansas
Baylor
Purdue
UCLA
Texas Tech
Providence
Auburn
Tennessee
Miami
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Illinois
Saint Mary’s
Iowa
Murray State
Iowa State
Saint Peter’s
Michigan

Others receiving votes: Texas 104, UConn 59, USC 45, Michigan State 35, Virginia Tech 24, Ohio State 23, Creighton 22, Notre Dame 20, TCU 19, Memphis 15, Xavier 9, Boise State 9, San Francisco 4, Colorado State 4, Seton Hall 3, Rutgers 2, LSU 2, Texas A&M 1

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