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Ohio St., Kansas still the best in one coach’s eyes

One coach still thinks Ohio State and Kansas are better than Connecticut, NCAA tournament results be dammed.

Northern Arizona coach Mike Adras, one of 31 voters in the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll, tabbed the Buckeyes No. 1 and the Jayhawks No. 2 in the final coaches’ poll. UConn was third.

“I voted for who I thought was the best team in the country based on the entire body of work during the season,” Adras told USA Today. “I believe it is Ohio State. I want to congratulate Connecticut for winning the NCAA tournament. They deserved it.”

Too they didn’t deserve his vote as the top team.

The final coaches’ poll – a completely useless exercise anyway, given it has no relevance on the national champion’s status – ended up having UConn as No. 1, ahead of Butler, Kentucky, Kansas and Ohio State.

So take a bow, coach. You’ve told everyone that UConn’s the best tournament team, but not the best team (or the second best).

If they insist on having a postseason poll, why can’t this kind of nonsense stick to football?

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