Baylor becomes fourth No. 1 team in Ferris Mowers Men's Basketball Coaches Poll this season
For the fourth time in as many weeks, there’s a new No. 1 team in the Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
Baylor takes over the top spot for the first time this season, a position it held in the final poll of last season. The Bears have a different lineup from the squad that claimed last year’s national championship but are off to a 9-0 start. Baylor received 30 of 32 first-place votes this week on the heels of Sunday’s smothering victory against Villanova.
Duke moves up a slot to No. 2. The Blue Devils were off for exams during the week but still picked up a No. 1 vote. UCLA also slides up a notch to No. 3.
Purdue’s first ever No. 1 ranking lasted just a week as the Boilermakers lost at Rutgers on a memorable 40-foot buzzer beater. Purdue nearly dropped a second game but rallied to outlast North Carolina State in overtime Sunday. The Boilermakers land in a tie for fourth with Gonzaga, another former No. 1.
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Arizona climbs two positions to No. 6. Kansas is No. 7, just a single poll point ahead of Alabama, though the Crimson Tide claimed the remaining first-place nod. Southern California, which improved six places, and Villanova round out the top 10.
The next tier features several big movers. Iowa State vaults all the way from No. 19 to No. 11. Michigan State also jumps eight places to No. 12. Houston stays put at No. 13 after a one-point loss to Alabama. No. 14 Auburn, No. 15 Ohio State and No. 16 Seton Hall all make leaps of at least seven spots.
No. 23 Colorado State heads a trio of newcomers to the poll, followed by No. 24 Texas Tech and No. 25 Xavier.
Florida, Wisconsin and Brigham Young are the week’s dropouts.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College basketball: Baylor is fourth No. 1 in coaches poll this season
