The new USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll is out, and unbeaten Arizona will spend a third week at No. 1. The Wildcats hold on to the top spot in unanimous fashion once again, though they’ll get a major Big 12 test Monday night at No. 13 Brigham Young.
There was less of a consensus among the 31 panelists for the No. 2 spot. Michigan will hold on to it for another week, but No. 3 Connecticut is just seven poll points behind the Wolverines. Duke hangs on to the No. 4 position, and Nebraska establishes another all-time best ranking as it cracks the top five.
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Gonzaga climbs two places to No. 6, as Houston slips just one spot to No. 7 after losing a close one on the road at No. 11 Texas Tech. Michigan State, Iowa State and Illinois round out the top 10 as Purdue slides eight places to No. 12.
Georgia is the week’s lone dropout, but two teams join the ranking. That’s because there is a tie for 25th between returning Iowa and unbeaten Miami (Ohio) making its first appearance in the coaches poll Top 25 since March 31, 1991.