Men's Basketball
    USC Finishes The Season Ranked No. 15 In Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
    Trojans jump 10 spots in final poll after Sweet 16 run
    Tim Floyd guided USC to a school-record 25 victories and to a final ranking of No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
    Tim Floyd guided USC to a school-record 25 victories and to a final ranking of No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

    April 3, 2007

    The USC men's basketball team finished the 2006-07 season ranked No. 15 in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll released today (April 3).

    The Trojans went 25-12 during the season, winning a school-record 25 games, tying for third in the Pac-10 Conference and reaching the Sweet 16 in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.

    USC, a No. 5 seed, defeated Arkansas 77-60 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, then defeated No. 3 seed Texas and National Player of the Year Kevin Durant, 87-66, before falling 74-64 to No. 1 seed North Carolina in the East Regional semifinal.

    The last time USC finished higher in the rankings following the NCAA Tournament was in 2001, when they finished No. 14 in the USA Today/NABC final poll.

    The final 2007 ESPN/USA Today coaches poll rankings: 

    1.) Florida
2.) Ohio State
3.) UCLA
4.) Georgetown
5.) Kansas
    North Carolina
7.) Memphis
8.) Oregon
9.) Texas A&M
10.) Pittsburgh
11.) Wisconsin
     Southern Illinois
13.) Butler
14.) UNLV
15.) USC
16.) Texas
17.) Washington State
18.) Tennessee
19.) Vanderbilt
20.) Louisville
21.) Nevada
22.) Winthrop
23.) Maryland
24.) Virginia
25.) Virginia Tech