Michigan basketball moves up in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Where Michigan basketball ranks in the Week 5 version of the USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball poll.

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Now with seven wins and zero losses, Michigan basketball is making moves in the college basketball world. Not only are the Wolverines the only undefeated team in the Big Ten as of current, but they’re also only one of six teams in the latest rankings to maintain a zero in the loss column.

With the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll coming out on Monday, the maize and blue are slowly, but surely, gaining more respect from their peers. While they were ranked No. 19 last week, with the win over Nebraska on Christmas Day, Michigan has moved up to No. 15.

Still, there are a ton of tough games left on the schedule. That includes matchups vs. No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 11 Iowa, No. 13 Rutgers, No. 16 Illinois, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 20 Ohio State, No. 22 Northwestern and No. 24 Minnesota.

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Full rankings:

Rank School Record Pts 1st Pvs Chg Hi/Lo
1 Gonzaga 7-0 797 29 1 1/2
2 Baylor 6-0 771 3 2 1/2
3 Villanova 8-1 698 0 3 3/6
4 Kansas 8-1 674 0 4 4/5
5 Houston 7-0 636 0 7 2 5/18
6 Tennessee 6-0 612 0 8 2 6/16
7 Wisconsin 8-1 576 0 9 2 7/13
8 West Virginia 7-2 543 0 6 -2 6/15
9 Texas 7-1 526 0 10 1 9/22
10 Creighton 7-2 462 0 13 3 7/13
11 Iowa 7-2 442 0 5 -6 3/11
12 Missouri 6-0 407 0 14 2 12/NR
13 Rutgers 6-1 359 0 12 -1 12/23
14 Texas Tech 7-2 347 0 16 2 13/17
15 Michigan 7-0 338 0 19 4 15/NR
16 Illinois 7-3 320 0 18 2 9/18
17 Oregon 6-1 194 0 24 7 17/NR
18 Michigan St 6-2 182 0 11 -7 4/18
19 Florida State 5-1 178 0 21 2 15/21
20 Xavier 8-1 164 0 22 2 20/NR
20 Ohio St. 7-2 164 0 20 19/24
22 Northwestern 6-1 117 0 NR 22/NR
23 San Diego St. 6-1 112 0 NR 3 20/NR
24 Virginia 4-2 107 0 15 -9 4/24
24 Minnesota 8-1 107 0 NR 19 24/NR

Schools dropped out

No. 17 North Carolina; No. 23 Richmond; No. 25 Duke.

Others receiving votes

Virginia Tech 95; Duke 87; North Carolina 76; Colorado 58; Clemson 57; Arkansas 48; Saint Louis 26; UCLA 25; Richmond 17; Louisville 17; Florida 8; Stanford 7; NC State 6; Louisiana State 6; Southern Methodist 5; Drake 5; Connecticut 5; Central Florida 5; Boise St. 5; Purdue 4; Oklahoma State 3; Saint Mary’s 2.
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