College basketball rankings: Win vs. Duke gets Virginia 1st-place votes in coaches poll

The No. 2 Cavaliers are getting closer to No. 1 Villanova plus Kentucky is back in the coaches poll

By Kyle Boone

Jan 29, 2018 at 2:28 pm ET • 1 min read

Virginia, which was picked in the preseason to finish sixth in the ACC, continued its remarkable ascension in the college basketball world on Saturday with a statement win over Duke on the Blue Devils' home floor.

The Cavaliers moved to 20-1 overall with the win and 9-0 in league play, and remained at No. 2 in the latest USA Today coaches poll released on Monday behind Villanova. UVA received eight first-place votes in the poll while Villanova garnered 22 and Purdue received one.

Rounding out the new top five is Purdue, Michigan State and Duke.

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	Villanova (22)	20-1	765	1
2	Virginia (8)	20-1	751	2
3	Purdue (1)	21-2	716	3
4	Michigan State	20-3	637	6
5	Duke	18-3	621	4
6	Xavier	19-3	610	8
7	Kansas	17-4	601	5
8	Cincinnati	19-2	593	8
9	Arizona	18-4	469	12
10	Texas Tech	17-4	438	14
11	West Virginia	16-5	408	7
12	Gonzaga	19-4	358	15
13	Auburn	19-2	336	19
14	Saint Mary's	21-2	334	18
15	Oklahoma	15-5	327	11
16	Wichita State	17-4	309	16
17	North Carolina	16-6	268	10
18	Ohio State	18-5	255	13
19	Tennessee	15-5	238	21
20	Clemson	17-4	226	17
21	Rhode Island	17-3	190	23
22	Kentucky	16-5	151	26
23	Arizona State	16-5	94	20
24	Florida	15-6	86	22
25	Michigan	17-6	71	25