College basketball rankings: Despite not playing, Duke leaps over Virginia for the No. 1 ranking in the Coaches Poll
The Blue Devils jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 in the Coaches Poll this week
Duke did not play this past week. Neither did Virginia. But the two teams flip-flopped in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll released on Monday, with the Blue Devils moving from No. 2 last week to No. 1 and pushing the Cavaliers back to No. 2.
The rest of the top five shuffled a bit, as well. Tennessee and Michigan remain at Nos. 3 and 4 this week, respectively, but Kansas was replaced at No. 5 by the 13-0 Nevada Wolf Pack. The Jayhawks dropped one spot to No. 6.
Duke still received fewer first-place votes this week than Virginia, but it point total added up to 759 -- two more than Virginia -- allowing it to make the ascension back to the top. Duke had 10 first-place votes to Virginia's 11. Tennessee raked in seven first-place votes, and Michigan, unbeaten and entering 2019 with a 13-0 record, received 4.
Below is the latest Coaches Poll with results updated through Dec. 30, with first-place votes in parentheses.
USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Duke (10) | 11-1 | 759 | 2 |
2 | Virginia (11) | 11-0 | 757 | 1 |
3 | Tennessee (7) | 11-1 | 734 | 3 |
4 | Michigan (4) | 13-0 | 729 | 4 |
5 | Nevada | 13-0 | 655 | 6 |
6 | Kansas | 11-1 | 643 | 5 |
7 | 11-2 | 593 | 7 | |
8 | 12-2 | 577 | 8 | |
9 | 11-1 | 518 | 9 | |
10 | 11-1 | 490 | 10 | |
11 | 11-1 | 442 | 13 | |
12 | 12-1 | 413 | 11 | |
13 | 11-2 | 403 | 11 | |
14 | 10-2 | 391 | 15 | |
15 | 9-3 | 374 | 14 | |
16 | 12-1 | 299 | 17 | |
17 | 13-0 | 233 | 19 | |
18 | 11-2 | 211 | 20 | |
19 | 12-1 | 179 | 24 | |
20 | 12-1 | 134 | 22 | |
21 | 11-2 | 134 | 21 | |
22 | 11-2 | 128 | 25 | |
23 | 10-3 | 117 | 16 | |
24 | 11-2 | 117 | 23 | |
25 | 11-1 | 96 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 71; Villanova 37; Cincinnati 34; Texas Christian 27; Kansas State 26; Iowa State 23; Seton Hall 18; Florida 12; Central Florida 9; Purdue 7; Furman 5; North Texas 3; St. John's 1; Toledo 1.
















