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Penn State men’s basketball wasn’t able to score revenge against Ohio State on the basketball court this weekend, and life has already been proving to be difficult in Big Ten play with a handful of losses in conference play this season. But that’s just how things go in the Big Ten, where college basketball depth is already looking fairly impressive this season.
And if the latest Ferris Mowers coaches poll is any indication, things aren’t about o get too much easier for the Nittany Lions this season. In a week that saw Baylor knocked off the top spot in the coaches poll, a pair of Big Ten teams locked in a top 10 ranking amid some reshuffling of the hierarchy of men’s basketball. Purdue moved up one spot to No. 4 in this week’s poll, while the Wisconsin Badgers jumped up five spots and into the top 10 to occupy the No. 8 slot in this week’s poll.
Falling out of the top 10 this week was Michigan State, who dropped four spots to No. 13 after losing to Northwestern recently. Illinois moved up seven spots to No. 17, moving ahead of Ohio State. The Buckeyes dropped three spots down to No. 18, one spot behind the Illini.
LSU, who won a matchup against Penn State in overtime of the Emerald Coast Classic early in the season, dropped four spots down to No. 16 this week. Miami, another non-conference opponent who was victorious against Penn State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, is the first team in the “others receiving votes” category. Iowa and Indiana also received votes.
A look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 14-2 | 787 (23) | +1 |
| 2 | Auburn | 16-1 | 759 (8) | +2 |
| 3 | Arizona | 14-1 | 687 (1) | +3 |
| 4 | Purdue | 14-2 | 647 | +1 |
| 5 | Duke | 14-2 | 643 | +3 |
| 6 | Baylor | 15-2 | 642 | -5 |
| 7 | Kansas | 14-2 | 611 | +3 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 14-2 | 546 | +5 |
| 9 | UCLA | 11-2 | 530 | -6 |
| 10 | Houston | 15-2 | 491 | +1 |
| 11 | Villanova | 13-4 | 479 | +3 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 14-3 | 419 | +5 |
| 13 | Michigan St | 14-3 | 366 | -4 |
| 14 | Iowa St | 14-3 | 326 | +2 |
| 15 | USC | 14-2 | 322 | -8 |
| 16 | LSU | 15-2 | 300 | -4 |
| 17 | Illinois | 13-3 | 297 | +7 |
| 18 | Ohio St | 11-4 | 263 | -3 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 13-4 | 261 | – |
| 20 | Xavier | 13-3 | 252 | +1 |
| 21 | Providence | 14-2 | 227 | -1 |
| 22 | Texas | 13-4 | 103 | – |
| 23 | Colorado St | 13-1 | 75 | +4 |
| 24 | Loyola-Chicago | 13-2 | 60 | +5 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 11-5 | 52 | -2 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 11-4 | 52 | +5 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 Seton Hall; No. 25 Alabama
Others Receiving Votes
Miami-Florida 40; Seton Hall 37; Brigham Young 23; Alabama 21; Davidson 14; Texas A&M 11; San Diego St. 10; Iowa 10; North Carolina 6; Indiana 6; Southern Methodist 5; Oregon 5; West Virginia 4; Texas Christian 4; San Francisco 2; Oklahoma 1; Oakland 1; Murray St. 1; Grand Canyon 1; Boise St. 1
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