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The latest USAToday / Coaches Poll has the No. 8 Missouri Tigers (12-0) holding strong. The Tigers added a pair of wins last week, beating the William & Mary Tribe (1-10) 94-56 on Sunday, and then knocking the Illinois Fighting Illini (11-2) out of the top 25, beating them 78-74 on Thursday.
Mizzou finishes the 2011 year with a 6:00 PM CST matchup against the Old Dominion Monarchs on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Saint Louis Billikens (10-1) remain on the cusp of the Top 25 with a 22-point showing in the Coaches Poll, good for 28th best. The Billikens -- undefeated in December (4-0) -- close out the year against the Texas Southern Tigers on Tuesday and the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday.
| Rank | Coaches Poll |
| 1 | Syracuse |
| 2 | Ohio St. |
| 3 | Kentucky |
| 4 | Louisville |
| 5 | Duke |
| 6 | North Carolina |
| 7 | Baylor |
| 8 | Missouri |
| 9 | Connecticut |
| 10 | Florida |
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