College basketball rankings: Ohio State and Tennessee move into top 10 of new Coaches Poll

The Buckeyes and Volunteers both scored big wins over the weekend to propel them to top-10 status

The top 10 of the latest college basketball Coaches Poll on Monday has a new look, with both Ohio State and Tennessee joining the mix after big weeks. The Buckeyes' jump to No. 9 is their highest ranking on the season while the Vols' jump to No. 10 is four spots shy of tying a season-high in the poll.

It wasn't long ago that both Ohio State and Tennessee had hit snags in their respective seasons. OSU had a stretch where it lost three of seven in a span that included losses to two unranked foes, and Tennessee lost big to Florida and followed it up with a home loss to Mizzou earlier this month. But both teams rallied to reach top-10 status, OSU on the strength of three consecutive Big Ten wins and Tennessee after a rout of Kansas on Saturday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

As for the top of the poll, the status quo is still being kept with Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova all occupying the top three spots. Gonzaga got one fewer first-place vote this week than last week, which benefitted No. 2 Baylor, but the Zags are still the overwhelming No. 1 after raking in 28 first-place votes of a possible 32.

Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	LW
1	Gonzaga	17-0	796	1
2	Baylor	16-0	772	2
3	Villanova	11-1	735	3
4	Michigan	13-1	690	4
5	Houston	15-1	660	6
6	Texas	11-3	610	5
7	Alabama	14-4	495	8
8	Iowa	12-4	490	7
9	Ohio State	14-4	478	15
10	Tennessee	12-3	446	17
11	Texas Tech	12-5	422	10
12	Creighton	13-4	396	14
13	Illinois	11-5	382	22
14	Oklahoma	11-4	379	NR
15	Virginia	11-3	368	8
16	Virginia Tech	13-3	357	19
17	Missouri	11-3	343	12
18	West Virginia	11-5	277	11
19	Florida State	10-3	237	16
20	Wisconsin	13-5	212	13
21	UCLA	13-3	165	21
22	Kansas	11-6	112	18
23	Florida	10-4	90	NR
24	Oklahoma State	11-4	88	NR
25	Drake	16-0	67	NR