College basketball rankings: Maryland, Auburn and LSU make big jumps in Coaches Poll

Monday brought a nice boost for Maryland and a few SEC teams who move up in the Coaches Poll

By David Cobb

Feb 3, 2020 at 1:11 pm ET • 1 min read

The top five of Monday's college basketball Coaches Poll remained the same as last week, but there was plenty of action below.

Baylor is still the No. 1 team in the nation but Maryland and Auburn both jumped six spots and cracked the top-10 after victories over ranked opponents.

Maryland's rise came after an 82-72 win over ranked Iowa on Thursday, which extended the Terrapins' win streak to four games. Auburn also extended its winning streak to four with a victory over ranked Kentucky. Both teams have bounced back from two-game conference losing skids to reclaim status among the game's top teams.

Elsewhere, the Big East arguably improved its collective status in the Coaches Poll after a wacky Saturday that saw all three of its ranked teams lose at home. Now, the league has four ranked teams as Creighton cracked the poll at No. 22 following its road win over Villanova. The Wildcats dropped just two spots to No. 12, while Seton Hall and Butler also remained in the top-20 despite home losses. A fifth Big East team, Marquette, went from receiving just seven votes in last week's poll to receiving 18 votes this week after beating DePaul and Xavier. The Golden Eagles will have a golden opportunity to make a bigger statement this week with games against Villanova and Butler.

Meanwhile, the American Athletic Conference is hanging on in the polls by a thread after Wichita State dropped out of the poll and Houston fell five spots to No. 25. after a loss at Cincinnati.