There is a new No. 1 team in the latest coaches poll after the Purdue Boilermakers took care of the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, 92-84. It was the first loss for the Wildcats on the season.
The former Tar Heel Caleb Love led all scorers with 29 points. The Boilermakers were led by a trio of players with 20+ points. Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Zach Edey scored a vast majority of the points in the game.
The Baylor Bears also lost their first game of the season in demoralizing fashion after falling 45-17 in the first half. The Bears would outscore Michigan State 47-43 in the second half but the damage was already done.
The Miami Hurricanes were the only team to fall out of the top 25 after losing to Colorado 90-63.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
1 | Purdue | 10-1 | 785 (20) | +3 |
2 | Kansas | 10-1 | 750 (3) | – |
3 | Houston | 11-0 | 732 (9) | – |
4 | Arizona | 8-1 | 707 | -3 |
5 | UConn | 10-1 | 704 | – |
6 | Marquette | 9-2 | 628 | +1 |
7 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 541 | +3 |
8 | Oklahoma | 10-0 | 533 | +4 |
9 | Kentucky | 8-2 | 485 | +6 |
10 | Baylor | 9-1 | 431 | -4 |
11 | Illinois | 8-2 | 422 | +5 |
12 | Florida Atlantic | 9-2 | 403 | +2 |
13 | North Carolina | 7-3 | 371 | -4 |
14 | Creighton | 9-2 | 354 | -6 |
15 | BYU | 10-1 | 332 | +2 |
16 | Gonzaga | 8-3 | 307 | -3 |
17 | Colorado State | 10-1 | 264 | +1 |
18 | Clemson | 9-1 | 254 | -7 |
19 | Duke | 7-3 | 211 | – |
20 | Virginia | 9-1 | 184 | +1 |
21 | James Madison | 10-0 | 165 | -1 |
22 | Texas | 8-2 | 156 | – |
23 | Memphis | 8-2 | 146 | +8 |
24 | Wisconsin | 8-3 | 141 | -1 |
25 | Ole Miss | 10-0 | 132 | – |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 Miami (FL)
Others Receiving Votes
Auburn 60; Miami (FL) 41; Colorado 36; TCU 26; Michigan State 18; Ohio State 17; Grand Canyon 13; Iowa State 12; Utah 7; Texas A&M 7; South Carolina 5; New Mexico 4; Nebraska 4; Princeton 3; Nevada 3; San Diego State 2; Alabama 2; Indiana State 1; Dayton 1