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The first installment of the Men's College Basketball Coaches Poll is here. Kansas is the number one overall team ranked in the country after receiving 23 first place votes. Houston is ranked sixth, Baylor checks in at 17th, Texas is 18th and Texas A&M begins the year ranked 19th. North Carolina, USC, Saint Mary's, Alabama and UCLA make up the bottom five in the poll. Illinois, Wisconsin and Maryland were several schools who just missed the top 25 rankings.