A new No. 1-ranked team was crowned in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll after Arizona suffered its first two losses in back-to-back fashion against Kansas and Texas Tech last week.
Michigan (24-1) took over the top spot in the poll on Monday, Feb. 16, and has won 10 consecutive games since dropping its only game this season against Wisconsin on Jan. 10. Nine of its wins during the win streak have been by double digits, outside of its 75-72 win over No. 9 Nebraska.
Arizona not only fell out of the No. 1 ranking, but fell behind Michigan, No. 3 Houston and No. 4 Duke after its back-to-back-losses. Elsewhere, Purdue jumped five spots to No. 7 in the update, ahead of the Boilermakers' top 10 showdown against No. 1 Michigan on Feb. 17.
Here's a look at the updated men's college basketball USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for Feb. 16:
College basketball rankings
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
- Michigan (31)
- Houston
- Duke
- Arizona
- UConn
- Iowa State
- Purdue
- Gonzaga
- Nebraska
- Illinois
- Florida
- Kansas
- Texas Tech
- Virginia
- Michigan State
- St. John's
- Arkansas
- Vanderbilt
- Saint Louis
- North Carolina
- Louisville
- BYU
- Miami (Ohio)
- Clemson
- Wisconsin
Others receiving votes: Alabama 32; Villanova 30; Utah State 20; Tennessee 19; Iowa 7; Kentucky 6; Saint Mary's 2; Miami (FL) 1;
AP Top 25 poll
- Michigan (60)
- Houston (1)
- Duke
- Arizona
- UConn
- Iowa State
- Purdue
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Illinois
- Gonzaga
- Florida
- Texas Tech
- Virginia
- Michigan State
- North Carolina
- St. John's
- Saint Louis
- Vanderbilt
- Arkansas
- Louisville
- Miami (OH)
- BYU
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Others receiving votes: Clemson 55, Utah St. 45, Tennessee 36, Villanova 29, Kentucky 15, Miami 10, Saint Mary's 3, VCU 1.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Men's college basketball rankings: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25