Gonzaga jumped Baylor to take over the top spot in the USA Today Coaches Poll in the first in-season update of the rankings. The Bears edged out the Bulldogs in the preseason poll last month by garnering 12 first-place votes to Gonzaga's 10, but the Zags on Monday received 23 of a possible 32 first-place votes to wrest hold of No. 1.
Baylor dropped one spot to No. 2 while Iowa moved up three spots to No. 3, Michigan State jumped eight spots to No. 4 and Kansas held steady at No. 5 despite a season-opening loss to Gonzaga on Nov. 26. Rounding out the top 10 is Villanova, Creighton, Houston, Illinois and West Virginia.
Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga (23) | 3-0 | 788 | 2 |
| 2 | Baylor (8) | 3-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 3 | Iowa (1) | 3-0 | 717 | 6 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 5-0 | 774 | 12 |
| 5 | Kansas | 4-1 | 585 | 5 |
| 6 | Villanova | 4-1 | 581 | 3 |
| 7 | Creighton | 3-0 | 561 | 11 |
| 8 | Houston | 4-0 | 529 | 18 |
| 9 | Illinois | 3-1 | 525 | 10 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 471 | 15 |
| 11 | Duke | 2-1 | 458 | 8 |
| 12 | Texas | 4-1 | 407 | 22 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 361 | 7 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 3-1 | 331 | 16 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 315 | NR |
| 16 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 311 | 14 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 4-1 | 310 | 13 |
| 18 | Virginia | 3-1 | 268 | 4 |
| 19 | Richmond | 2-0 | 198 | NR |
| 20 | Ohio St. | 3-0 | 176 | 24 |
| 21 | Florida State | 1-0 | 167 | 18 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 3-0 | 161 | 23 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 121 | 17 |
| 24 | Louisville | 4-0 | 95 | NR |
| 25 | Florida | 3-0 | 83 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Michigan 78; San Diego St. 50; Saint Louis 44; UCLA 38; Oregon 34; Oklahoma State 30; Indiana 26; Marquette 16; Missouri 15; North Dakota 14; Oklahoma 13; Louisiana State 13; Arkansas 11; NC State 10; Clemson 10; Maryland 6; Connecticut 6; Xavier 5; Memphis 2; Drake 2; Western Kentucky 1; Southern Methodist 1; Kentucky 1; Alabama 1; Abilene Christian 1.
