New Coaches Poll Top 25 released after upset-filled week of college basketball

There are certainly no shortages of upsets this season across college basketball. This past week was undoubtedly upset-filled, with ten AP-ranked teams losing one game and four ranked teams losing two games. As a result, the new Coaches Poll Top 25 has seen plenty of changes.

No. 6 Tennessee was the highest-ranked team to lose twice on the week, with both coming at the last possible second of each game. The Vols first lost to Vanderbilt on a buzzer-beater during the week before falling in the same fashion on Saturday against Missouri. No. 11 Iowa State also went 0-2 on the week, as did No. 24 Rutgers. No. 17 TCU played two ranked games on the week, also going 0-2 with losses against No. 12 Kansas State and No. 14 Baylor.

The revolving door in the No. 1 spot continues this week, with No. 1 Purdue falling against Northwestern over the weekend. Purdue beat Iowa earlier in the week, going 1-1. But No. 2 Houston went 1-0 on the week while No. 3 Alabama went 2-0. No. 4 Arizona and No. 5 Texas also lost one game over the course of the week, as the Wildcats fell against Stanford and the Longhorns lost against No. 9 Kansas.

Over the final few weeks of the season, teams are looking to add the final touches to their NCAA Tournament resumes. Conference tournaments are less than a month away, and more upsets are likely to continue to play a major role over the final few weeks.

New Coaches Poll Top 25

1. Alabama (22-3)
2. Houston (23-2)
3. Purdue (23-3)
4. UCLA (21-4)
5. Texas (20-5)
6. Virginia (19-4)
7. Kansas (20-5)
8. Arizona (22-4)
9. Baylor (19-6)
10. Marquette (20-6)
11. Tennessee (19-6)
12. Gonzaga (21-5)
13. Miami (20-5)
14. Kansas State (19-6)
15. Indiana (18-7)
16. Xavier (19-6)
17. Saint Mary’s (22-5)
18. Iowa State (16-8)
19. Creighton (17-8)
20. San Diego State (20-5)
21. Providence (18-7)
22. NC State (20-6)
23. UConn (19-7)
24. TCU (17-8)
25. Texas A&M (18-7)

Creighton (No. 19) and Texas A&M (No. 25) are the two new teams to join this week’s Coaches Poll. They take the places of Clemson (previously No. 24) and Duke (previously No. 25), both of which fell out of the top 25.

Northwestern is the top team outside of the top 25, receiving 54 votes. Florida Atlantic (49), Illinois (41), Pittsburgh (35), Rutgers (21), Clemson (21), Maryland (20), Oklahoma State (15), Missouri (15), Nevada (13), Auburn (13), Duke (12), Iowa (4), Charleston (2) and Oral Roberts (1) also received votes.