The USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll released its Week 10 rankings on Monday, and several notable Power 5 programs capitalized on big conference wins to soar up the rankings.
Purdue remained at the top, and the only change in the top six was Houston and Kansas trading places between second and third. Losses by Illinois and Marquette bumped several teams up a few spots, giving Oklahoma a spot in the top 10 once again. The biggest changes came when you look down further, however, with the Wisconsin Badgers and Auburn Tigers both taking advantage of some big weeks.
The Badgers played Iowa and Nebraska and defeated them both, winning each game by 11 points or more to remain the last undefeated Big Ten team in conference play.
The Tigers handled Penn easily before blowing Arkansas out of the water with an 83-51 victory on Saturday, moving the Tigers to 12-2 on the season after seven consecutive victories.
Creighton and Utah State both jumped into the top 25 as well after being absent the week before. The Aggies in particular have won 14 of their 15 games this year to leap all the way to 23rd after not being ranked last week.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Purdue | 14-1 | 788 | — |
| 2 | Houston | 14-0 | 762 | +1 |
| 3 | Kansas | 13-1 | 754 | -1 |
| 4 | UConn | 13-2 | 685 | — |
| 5 | Tennessee | 11-3 | 661 | — |
| 6 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 628 | — |
| 7 | North Carolina | 11-3 | 592 | +2 |
| 8 | Arizona | 12-3 | 556 | +2 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 13-1 | 490 | +2 |
| 10 | Illinois | 11-3 | 455 | -2 |
| 11 | Duke | 11-3 | 446 | +2 |
| 12 | Marquette | 11-4 | 428 | -5 |
| 13 | Memphis | 13-2 | 410 | +2 |
| 14 | Baylor | 12-2 | 378 | +4 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 341 | +6 |
| 16 | Auburn | 12-2 | 301 | +8 |
| 17 | BYU | 12-2 | 251 | -5 |
| 18 | Colorado State | 13-2 | 221 | -4 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 13-2 | 198 | +6 |
| 20 | Creighton | 11-4 | 147 | +6 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 11-4 | 146 | +4 |
| 22 | Clemson | 11-3 | 133 | -6 |
| 23 | Utah State | 14-1 | 77 | N/A |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 13-1 | 77 | -4 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 11-4 | 58 | -8 |
Schools Dropped Out
James Madison (20th), Texas (22nd), Providence (23rd)
Others Receiving Votes
Texas (55), Nevada (45), Cincinnati (36), Iowa State (33), Dayton (33), James Madison (32), Grand Canyon (30), Miami-FL (24), TCU (23), Wake Forest (21), Texas Tech (18), Ohio State (12), Seton Hall (11), Alabama (9), St. John’s (8), Providence (7), Michigan State (7), Indiana State (5), South Carolina (3), Princeton (2), Villanova (1), Northwestern (1), New Mexico (1)