Arkansas Cracks The Top-20 In The Latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

Arkansas grabbed two more wins last week, defeating Missouri on the road and shutting down No. 16 Tennessee inside Bud Walton Arena.

The days keep passing, and the Razorbacks keep winning.

Arkansas basketball grabbed two more wins last week, defeating Missouri on the road Tuesday, 76-57, and shutting down No. 16 Tennessee inside Bud Walton Arena on Saturday, 58-48.

With those two wins, the Razorbacks have moved up six spots to No. 18 in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, powered by USA Today Sports. 

Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo
1 Gonzaga 23-2 800 32 1 1/5
2 Arizona 24-2 757 0 4 2 2/NR
3 Kentucky 22-5 682 0 3 3/21
4 Auburn 24-3 669 0 2 -2 1/22
5 Kansas 22-4 658 0 6 1 3/10
6 Duke 23-4 652 0 5 -1 1/9
7 Purdue 24-4 643 0 7 1/7
8 Villanova 21-6 546 0 10 2 4/22
9 Texas Tech 21-6 534 0 11 2 9/NR
10 Providence 22-3 511 0 9 -1 9/NR
11 Baylor 22-5 509 0 8 -3 1/11
12 Wisconsin 21-5 434 0 16 4 8/NR
13 UCLA 19-5 394 0 14 1 2/14
14 Illinois 19-7 375 0 12 -2 10/NR
15 Houston 22-4 333 0 15 7/15
16 Southern California 23-4 325 0 17 1 7/NR
17 Tennessee 19-7 311 0 13 -4 13/25
18 Arkansas 21-6 211 0 24 6 9/NR
19 Ohio St. 16-7 179 0 18 -1 12/NR
20 Connecticut 19-7 170 0 24 4 17/NR
21 Murray St. 26-2 163 0 21 21/NR
22 Texas 19-8 151 0 20 -2 5/25
23 Saint Mary’s 22-6 75 0 NR 4 22/NR
24 Michigan St 18-8 72 0 19 -5 9/NR
25 Alabama 17-10 46 0 NR 1 8/NR
Dropped Out: No. 22 Wyoming; No. 23 Marquette.
Receiving Votes: Wyoming 34; Marquette 31; Wake Forest 26; Iowa 19; Rutgers 17; Notre Dame 17; Creighton 12; Boise St. 12; Colorado St. 11; Southern Methodist 5; San Diego St. 4; Davidson 4; Miami-Florida 3; Seton Hall 2; North Texas 2; San Francisco 1
Arkansas holds a spot in the Ferris Mowers Poll for the second straight week, joining four other SEC programs in the poll.
Facing a tough week with a trip to Florida on Tuesday, and a home tilt with No. 3 Kentucky on Saturday, the Razorbacks will look to improve their poll position by grabbing two more wins.

Texas climbs one spot in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

Texas will surely continue to rise if they can find some consistency and pull off a huge win over Kansas.

After a 63-41 win over Iowa State on Saturday, Texas climbed one spot in the Coaches Poll this week.

It was an impressive bounce-back game for the Longhorns, who dropped the game prior to Texas Tech 77-64.

Chris Beard’s squad will next face No. 8 Kansas in Austin on Monday evening. A big win over the Jayhawks would surely see Texas rise several spots in the rankings next week, but consistency is something the Longhorns have struggled with as of late.

Take a look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Gonzaga 19-2 786 (18)
2 Auburn 22-1 784 (16) -1
3 Purdue 20-3 698
4 Kentucky 19-4 682 +3
5 Arizona 19-2 666
6 Duke 19-3 649
7 Houston 20-2 605 +2
8 Kansas 19-3 602 +2
9 Texas Tech 18-5 481 +5
10 Baylor 19-4 478 -2
11 Providence 20-2 477 +4
12 UCLA 16-4 424 -8
13 Illinois 17-5 411 +5
14 Wisconsin 18-4 389 -3
15 Villanova 17-6 368 -3
16 Ohio State 14-5 308
17 Michigan State 17-5 280 -4
18 Tennessee 16-6 231 +2
19 Marquette 16-7 193 +5
20 Texas 17-6 157 +1
21 USC 19-4 148 -2
22 Saint Mary’s 19-4 89 +6
23 Connecticut 15-6 85 -6
24 Murray State 22-2 68 +9
25 Wake Forest 19-5 51 +9

Schools Dropped Out

No. 22 Iowa State; No. 23 Xavier; No. 25 Louisiana State

Others Receiving Votes

Wyoming 44; Xavier 35; Iowa State 34; Alabama 28; Arkansas 27; Davidson 24; Boise St. 21; Loyola-Chicago 15; Colorado St. 15; Notre Dame 10; Miami-Florida 9; Oregon 7; New Mexico St. 5; Texas Christian 4; Louisiana State 4; San Francisco 3; Indiana 3; Southern Methodist 2; Seton Hall 2

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