Big 12 dominates USA TODAY Sports Basketball Coaches Poll
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Big 12 Conference play is still a couple of weeks away, but so far, the Big 12 appears to be the best conference in college basketball.
The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was updated on Monday, and the Big 12 occupies four of the top 10 spots. Arizona ranks No. 2, followed by Iowa State (No. 3), Houston (No. 8), and BYU (No. 10).
Texas Tech, following a massive win over a top-3 Duke squad, moved up three spots to No. 16, while Kansas remained at No. 17. Oklahoma State was the only Big 12 program in the receiving votes section this week.
Here is a complete look at the updated top 25:
| 1 | Michigan | 11-0 | 764 | 20 | 1 | – | 1/7 |
| 2 | Arizona | 11-0 | 754 | 11 | 2 | – | 2/13 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 12-0 | 696 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 3/18 |
| 4 | UConn | 12-1 | 662 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 3/7 |
| 5 | Purdue | 11-1 | 622 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 1/6 |
| 6 | Duke | 11-1 | 611 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3/6 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 12-1 | 584 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/20 |
| 8 | Houston | 11-1 | 565 | 0 | 8 | – | 2/8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 11-1 | 532 | 0 | 9 | – | 8/21 |
| 10 | BYU | 11-1 | 515 | 0 | 10 | – | 7/11 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 12-0 | 433 | 0 | 12 | +1 | 11/NR |
| 12 | North Carolina | 11-1 | 402 | 0 | 13 | +1 | 12/25 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 12-0 | 371 | 0 | 15 | +2 | 13/NR |
| 14 | Louisville | 10-2 | 346 | 0 | 11 | -3 | 5/14 |
| 15 | Alabama | 9-3 | 306 | 0 | 16 | +1 | 9/16 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 9-3 | 298 | 0 | 19 | +3 | 11/20 |
| 17 | Kansas | 9-3 | 276 | 0 | 17 | – | 17/NR |
| 18 | Arkansas | 9-3 | 227 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 14/23 |
| 19 | Illinois | 8-3 | 211 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 8/19 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 210 | 0 | 23 | +3 | 13/23 |
| 21 | Virginia | 10-1 | 189 | 0 | 22 | +1 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Florida | 8-4 | 154 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 3/22 |
| 23 | Iowa | 10-2 | 102 | 0 | 25 | +2 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Georgia | 10-1 | 60 | 0 | NR | +2 | 24/NR |
| 25 | USC | 12-1 | 35 | 0 | NR | +2 | 25/NR |
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