Wisconsin remains unranked in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

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Wisconsin basketball remained unranked in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll after winning its sole game of the week — a 76-53 victory over Detroit Mercy on Sunday.

After being ranked as high as No. 11 in the poll, Wisconsin falls into the ‘receiving votes’ section for the second straight week. Greg Gard’s squad received just seven votes on Monday, one week removed from pocketing 22 votes in the Dec. 16 edition.

Five Big Ten teams remain ranked in the coaches’ latest top 25. Purdue (No. 25), Illinois (No. 22), UCLA (No. 21), Michigan State (No. 18) and Oregon (No. 9) all sit above UW in the official hierarchy. Michigan, which was positioned at No. 21 a week ago, fell out of the list following a loss to Oklahoma on Dec. 18.

Tennessee remains atop the latest poll after an impressive 11-0 start. The full top 10 is as follows: Tennessee, Auburn, Iowa State, Duke, Florida, Alabama, Kansas, Marquette, Oregon and Kentucky.

Here is the full top 25:

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Tennessee

11-0

764 (20)

2

Auburn

11-1

746 (11)

3

Iowa State

10-1

706

4

Duke

10-2

659

5

Florida

12-0

649

6

Alabama

10-2

620

7

Kansas

9-2

531

8

Marquette

11-2

529

9

Oregon

11-1

484

10

Kentucky

10-2

476

11

Oklahoma

12-0

412

12

Houston

8-3

406

13

Texas A&M

10-2

405

14

UConn

10-3

395

15

Gonzaga

9-3

327

16

Ole Miss

11-1

261

17

Cincinnati

10-1

252

18

Michigan State

10-2

233

19

Mississippi State

11-1

196

20

San Diego State

8-2

148

21

UCLA

10-2

128

22

Illinois

8-3

86

23

Baylor

7-3

83

24

St. John’s

10-2

82

25

Purdue

8-4

73

Schools Dropped Out

No. 21 Michigan; No. 22 Memphis; No. 24 Dayton;

Others Receiving Votes

Maryland 65; Michigan 52; Drake 51; Arkansas 51; Georgia 42; Clemson 40; Dayton 28; Memphis 25; Pittsburgh 22; Utah State 14; Texas Tech 9; Wisconsin 7; North Carolina 6; Missouri 6; West Virginia 5; Penn State 1;

Wisconsin’s next game is slated for Jan. 3 against the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center. That game is the first of 18 straight Big Ten contests for Wisconsin — a stretch that will prove critical if UW wishes to scale any type of national poll for the rest of the season.

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Publish date : 2024-12-23 18:27:00

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