Admin December 23, 2024
It was a fairly quiet week on the upset front in men’s college basketball. Thus the top of the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll is largely unchanged.
Tennessee remains No. 1 claiming 20 of 31 first-place votes. There was less drama for the Volunteers this coming off a buzzer-beater win against Illinois the previous Saturday. Auburn received the other 11 first-place votes and holds at No. 2 overall, helped by a thrashing off Purdue Iowa State stays put at No. 3.
Kentucky, the highest rated team to take a loss this week at the hands of Ohio State, tumbles six positions to No. 10. The rest of last week’s top 10 teams keep the same order moving up a notch, led by No. 4 Duke and No. 5 Florida.
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Among other changes inside the rankings, Oklahoma slides up four places to No. 11. Mississippi State improves six spots to No. 19 after its defeat of Memphis. Purdue slides eight places but hangs on to the last spot in the rankings.
No. 22 Illinois, No. 23 Baylor and No. 24 St. John’s rejoin the poll. The dropouts this week are Michigan, Memphis and Dayton.
