College basketball rankings: Michigan falls out of top 5 of Coaches Poll, while Tennessee remains No. 1 ahead of Duke

Kentucky jumps up after Iowa hands the Wolverines their second loss of the season

By Kyle Boone

Feb 4, 2019 at 1:20 pm ET • 1 min read

Saturday's chock-full slate of college hoops provided plenty of drama, but it stayed free and clear of the top four teams in the Coaches Poll. As a result, No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Virginia and No. 4 Gonzaga stayed steady in Monday's updated rankings.

Michigan wasn't so fortunate. After losing to Iowa by 15 on the road Friday, their first loss in two weeks, the Wolverines dropped from No. 5 to No. 7. In their place is Kentucky, which moved up one spot to No. 5 after winning over Vanderbilt and Florida in convincing fashion this week, part of an ongoing eight-game winning streak dating back to early January.

The Volunteers received all 32 first-place votes this week for the first time since they took over the top spot two weeks ago. They handily defeated South Carolina on the road and did the same to Texas A&M, despite a late Aggies push on Saturday. They are one of only seven teams to have achieved 20 or more wins at this point in the season.

USA Today Coaches Poll

Rank	School	Record	Points	Previous
1	Tennessee (32)	20-1	800	1
2	Duke	19-2	755	2
3	Virginia	20-1	734	3
4	Gonzaga	21-2	717	4
5	Kentucky	18-3	652	6
6	Nevada	21-1	607	7
7	Michigan	20-2	581	5
8	North Carolina	17-4	563	10
9	Marquette	19-3	546	9
10	Virginia Tech	18-3	492	11
11	Michigan State	18-4	463	8
12	Houston	21-1	439	13
13	Villanova	18-4	435	14
14	Kansas	17-5	404	12
15	Purdue	16-6	322	18
16	Iowa State	17-5	279	20
17	Louisville	16-6	240	16
18	Texas Tech	17-5	238	15
19	Wisconsin	16-6	185	23
20	Iowa	17-5	158	25
21	Mississippi State	16-5	106	21
22	LSU	17-4	97	19
23	Cincinnati	19-3	89	NR
24	Florida State	16-5	85	NR
25	Buffalo	19-3	76	17