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Editor’s note: This article was originally published by USA TODAY Sports and has been republished in its entirety below with the latest poll results also included.
Gonzaga remains at the top of the Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll with some conference championships in full swing and the major league wrapping up their regular-season schedules.
The Bulldogs, the last undefeated team in Division I, received all 31 first-place votes cast this week.
A few high-profile results caused shuffling among the rest of the top five. Baylor is back up to No. 2 on the eve of the Big 12 tournament. Illinois climbs to No. 3, edging ahead of Michigan after beating the Wolverines, who then split a home-and-home series with archrival Michigan State to close out the regular season. The Fighting Illini also defeated Ohio State on the road Saturday.
Alabama, the SEC regular-season champ, is now alone at No. 5 as West Virginia slides four places to No. 9. No. 6 Iowa and No. 10 Ohio State give the Big Ten a strong top-10 presence. Arkansas makes the biggest jump of the week, climbing five places to No. 8.
Oklahoma falls nine places to No. 24, making the Sooners the biggest tumbler. West Virginia, Creighton and Texas Tech all saw their rankings slide at least four places.
There are no dropouts this week as all of the Top 25 teams stayed in the rankings.
| Rank | Team | Rec | Pts | 1st | Prev | CHG | Hi/Lo |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 24-0 | 775 | 31 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| 2 | Baylor | 21-1 | 740 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 |
| 3 | Illinois | 20-6 | 689 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3/24 |
| 4 | Michigan | 19-3 | 687 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2/NR |
| 5 | Alabama | 21-6 | 610 | 0 | 5 | — | 5/NR |
| 6 | Iowa | 20-7 | 584 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3/16 |
| 7 | Houston | 21-3 | 572 | 0 | 7 | — | 5/18 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 21-5 | 489 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8/NR |
| 9 | West Virginia | 18-8 | 483 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5/18 |
| 10 | Ohio St. | 18-8 | 395 | 0 | 10 | — | 4/NR |
| 11 | Villanova | 16-5 | 384 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 3/11 |
| 12 | Kansas | 19-8 | 383 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4/NR |
| 13 | Florida State | 15-5 | 363 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 9/NR |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 18-7 | 340 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14/NR |
| 15 | Virginia | 17-6 | 313 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4/24 |
| 16 | Texas | 17-7 | 312 | 0 | 16 | — | 4/22 |
| 17 | Creighton | 18-7 | 287 | 0 | 12 | -5 | 5/17 |
| 18 | Loyola-Chicago | 24-4 | 240 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 18/NR |
| 19 | San Diego St. | 20-4 | 227 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19/NR |
| 19 | Purdue | 18-8 | 227 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 15-5 | 176 | 0 | 19 | -2 | 14/NR |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 17-9 | 174 | 0 | 18 | -4 | 8/22 |
| 23 | Southern California | 21-6 | 155 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 18/NR |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 14-9 | 119 | 0 | 15 | -9 | 8/NR |
| 25 | Oregon | 19-5 | 116 | 0 | 25 | — | 15/NR |
Others Receiving Votes
Colorado 68; Brigham Young 39; Wichita St. 26; Connecticut 26; Clemson 25; Tennessee 9; Drake 8; Winthrop 7; St. Bonaventure 7; Michigan St 7; UCLA 3; Toledo 3; Wisconsin 2; North Carolina 2; Florida 2; Colorado St. 1.
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