The top of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll remained the same this week as the Houston Cougars and Alabama Crimson Tide remained in the top two spots. The top five remained intact but the placement of the Kansas Jayhawks and UCLA Bruins flipped after another week of action.
The biggest winners of the week belong to the Maryland Terrapins jumping up six spots to crack the top 25 as they land at No. 24. The Terps defeated Minnesota on Wednesday and followed that up on Sunday with an upset win over then-ranked No. 22 Northwestern.
Our biggest losers are the Virginia Cavaliers, who fell six spots this week to No. 12. The Cavaliers lost back-to-back games against unranked opponents. Boston College won 63-48 on Wednesday, and North Carolina followed that up with a 71-63 victory on Saturday.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Houston | 27-2 | 794(27) | – |
| 2 | Alabama | 25-4 | 752 (2) | – |
| 3 | Kansas | 24-5 | 729 (3) | +1 |
| 4 | UCLA | 25-4 | 728 | -1 |
| 5 | Purdue | 24-5 | 630 | – |
| 6 | Marquette | 23-6 | 626 | +3 |
| 7 | Texas | 22-7 | 558 | +1 |
| 8 | Baylor | 21-8 | 527 | +2 |
| 9 | Arizona | 24-5 | 518 | -2 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 25-5 | 515 | +2 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 22-7 | 469 | +5 |
| 12 | Virginia | 21-6 | 389 | -6 |
| 13 | Indiana | 20-9 | 362 | +4 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 21-8 | 353 | -1 |
| 15 | Miami | 23-6 | 349 | -4 |
| 16 | Saint Mary’s | 25-6 | 339 | -2 |
| 17 | Xavier | 21-8 | 274 | -2 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 22-7 | 254 | +5 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 23-5 | 251 | +1 |
| 20 | Providence | 21-8 | 239 | -2 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 21-8 | 113 | +4 |
| 22 | TCU | 19-10 | 109 | +4 |
| 23 | Creighton | 18-11 | 95 | -4 |
| 24 | Maryland | 20-9 | 82 | +6 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 21-8 | 64 | +3 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Iowa State; No. 22 Northwestern; No. 24 NC State
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 52; Kentucky 49; NC State 48; Iowa State 42; Duke 29; Florida Atlantic 26; Oral Roberts 11; Southern California 9; Nevada 5; Toledo 3; Clemson 3; Kent St. 2; Boise St. 2
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