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Tennessee holds No. 1 spot in USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball poll as top 10 gets shuffled
There is no change at the top of the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll, though the gap between No. 1 and No. 2 closed a bit.
Tennessee holds the throne for another week after a last-second win at Illinois over the weekend. The Volunteers received 22 of 31 first-place votes. Second-ranked Auburn was No. 1 on the nine other ballots, up from five a week ago, to edge a little closer after a dominant win against Ohio State over the weekend.
The SEC continues to dominate the upper echelons of the poll, as No. 4 Kentucky, No. 6 Florida and No. 7 Alabama give the league five of the top seven teams.
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Iowa State holds steady at No. 3, and Duke moves up a notch to No. 5. No. 8 Kansas, No. 9 Marquette and No. 10 Oregon round out the top 10 with yet another SEC squad, Texas A&M, lurking at No. 11.
No. 22 Memphis rejoins the rankings. No. 24 Dayton and No. 25 Mississippi State also move in. Clemson, Wisconsin and Baylor fall out.