College basketball rankings: USA TODAY Sports coaches poll shuffled as Duke holds No. 1
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The first USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll of March sees no change at No. 1 but plenty of other adjustments in the top 10.
The USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll was predictably shuffled after a slew of high-profile matchups as the regular season heads into its final week.
After routing Virginia to win the ACC regular-season title, Duke retains the No. 1 ranking for a second week, once again claiming 28 of 31 first-place votes. The other three top nods once again went to Arizona, which holds the No. 2 position following an impressive defeat of Kansas. No. 3 Michigan also stays put, though the Wolverines looked just as dominant as the Blue Devils and Wildcats over the weekend in winning at Illinois.
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Connecticut and Florida each move up two positions to round out the top five, as No. 6 Houston and No. 7 Iowa State each fall two spots. Michigan State vaults five places to No. 8, edging ahead of No. 9 Nebraska. Texas Tech also leaps back into the top 10, gaining six positions after an important win at Iowa State.
Illinois keeps the No. 11 spot by a single poll point over Gonzaga, which slips three spots to No. 12 with its loss to Saint Mary's. Purdue takes a six-place hit sliding to No. 14 with two losses in the week.
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