Where did Texas A&M basketball land in the initial US LBM Coaches poll after Week 1?

Nov 8, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) sets the play during the first half against the East Texas A&M at Reed Arena. The Aggies defeated the Lions 87-55. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Texas A&M (1-1) started the season ranked No. 13 overall and a team with a ton of experience that was a few shots short of making it to the Sweet 16 last year. However, even though they won their last game the season-opening road loss to an unranked UCF team drops the Aggies to No. 23 in the newest coaches poll.

We saw some of the same issues pop up as last year’s team in the loss against UCF with missed free throws, perimeter defense, and scoring outside of Wade Taylor. Adding Zhuric Phelps, who missed the game against UCF, showed that he can be a spark in the scoring to avoid Wade Taylor having to play hero ball.

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

1

Kansas

2-0

759 (21)

2

Alabama

2-0

724 (4)

3

UConn

2-0

702 (3)

4

Auburn

2-0

660 (2)

5

Gonzaga

2-0

651 (1)

6

Duke

2-0

608

7

Iowa State

1-0

576

8

Arizona

2-0

516

9

Tennessee

2-0

502

10

Houston

1-1

488

11

North Carolina

1-1

456

12

Purdue

2-0

437

13

Creighton

2-0

385

14

Baylor

1-1

328

15

Marquette

2-0

308

16

Indiana

2-0

234

17

Cincinnati

2-0

230

18

Kentucky

2-0

182

19

Florida

2-0

179

20

Illinois

2-0

151

21

Arkansas

1-1

150

22

Ohio State

1-0

148

23

Texas A&M

1-1

99

24

Rutgers

1-0

84

25

St. John’s

2-0

79

Schools Dropped Out

No. 19 Texas; No. 22 UCLA; No. 25 Ole Miss;

Others Receiving Votes

Texas Tech 75; Ole Miss 60; Texas 54; Xavier 38; Oregon 37; Michigan State 29; BYU 29; UCLA 18; UCF 17; Wake Forest 12; Saint Mary’s 12; Kansas State 9; Clemson 9; New Mexico 8; Dayton 8; North Florida 7; Maryland 5; Providence 4; Mississippi State 4; Nevada 2; San Francisco 1; Grand Canyon 1

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