New Coaches Poll Top 25 released following another week of college basketball

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Jonathan Wagner

This college basketball season has been filled with upsets, and the last week was no exception. After 16 AP-ranked teams lost on the week, a new Coaches Poll Top 25 has been revealed and it features a ton of movement throughout the rankings.

Last week’s AP top ten mostly made it through the week, with six of those teams escaping with zero losses. Four top ten teams lost exactly once, though. No. 1 Purdue went 2-1 on the week with wins over No. 24 Ohio State and Penn State and a loss against Rutgers. No. 4 UConn went 1-1 with a win over Creighton and a loss to Providence. No. 5 Arizona defeated Washington but lost against Washington State to also go 1-1. No. 6 Texas also went 1-1, beating Oklahoma State but falling to Kansas State.

Overall, 12 ranked teams picked up exactly one loss over the last week. Additionally, four teams lost twice. All four of those teams – No. 15 Indiana, No. 19 Baylor, No. 21 New Mexico and No. 24 Ohio State – went winless on the week as they finished this stretch 0-2.

With 16 ranked teams picking up at least one loss over the last week, the rankings have surely seen some interesting changes. New teams have entered this week’s Coaches Poll Top 25, while teams who remained ranked have seen their status significantly shaken up.

New Coaches Poll Top 25

  1. Houston (16-1)
  2. Kansas (14-1)
  3. Purdue (15-1)
  4. Alabama (13-2)
  5. Tennessee (13-2)
  6. UCLA (14-2)
  7. UConn (15-2)
  8. Gonzaga (14-3)
  9. Arizona (14-2)
  10. Texas (13-2)
  11. Xavier (13-3)
  12. Virginia (11-3)
  13. Kansas State (14-1)
  14. Iowa State (12-2)
  15. Miami (13-2)
  16. Arkansas (12-3)
  17. TCU (13-2)
  18. Wisconsin (11-3)
  19. Providence (14-3)
  20. Missouri (13-2)
  21. Duke (12-4)
  22. Auburn (12-3)
  23. Marquette (13-4)
  24. College of Charleston (16-1)
  25. San Diego State (12-3)

There was a tie for No. 25 last week, so an uneven number of teams swapped in and out of this week’s rankings. Six schools fell out, which were Baylor (previously No. 16), Indiana (previously No. 19), New Mexico (previously No. 22), Ohio State (previously No. 23), Illinois (previously No. 24) and Kentucky (previously No. 25).

Joining the rankings are Kansas State, Providence, Marquette, College of Charleston and San Diego State.

Illinois received 50 votes as the top vote-getting team outside of the top 25. Baylor (48), Clemson (45), Michigan State (38), Ohio State (32), Saint Mary’s (30), Indiana (29), Northwestern (15), Maryland (13), Florida Atlantic (13), Kentucky (11), North Carolina (10), Rutgers (8), New Mexico (7), Louisiana State (6), Pittsburgh (5), Iowa (5), Mississippi State (4), Texas Tech (3), Nevada (2), Texas A&M (1), and Boise State (1) also received votes.