Where Wisconsin stands in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll after Oregon loss

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The Wisconsin Badgers (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) dropped to No. 12 in the latest edition of the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll following their 1-1 week on the hardwood.

The slight drop was spurred by the team’s impressive Feb. 18 blowout victory over a limited Illinois Fighting Illini squad, plus its meltdown 77-73 loss to Oregon on Feb. 22. In the contest against the Ducks, UW squandered a 17-point first-half edge and 14-tally edge late in the second half before falling in overtime.

While the win over Illinois made the Badgers look like the best team in the Big Ten, the outcome against the Ducks on Saturday prompted voters to make a slight change. How Greg Gard’s group lost in Madison shifted the team’s coaches poll vote total from 441 down to 384.

The Badgers are no longer the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the coaches poll. Michigan State, responsible for a signature road win over the talented Michigan Wolverines, surpassed Wisconsin to secure the No. 8 spot. Michigan (No. 13), Maryland (No. 15) and Purdue (No. 19) also landed in the coaches’ top 25.

Notably, Purdue dropped five spots after a road loss to Indiana accentuated a 0-2 week. Maryland, meanwhile, leapfrogged several teams to move up from No. 20 to No. 15 after dominant wins over Iowa and USC. Other notable movers in this week’s poll include former Badger Chucky Hepburn’s Louisville Cardinals (up five spots from No. 22 to No. 17) and in-state rival Marquette (down seven spots from No. 15 to No. 22).

Auburn retained the No. 1 spot in the latest coaches poll after a 2-0 week improved the team to 25-2. The Tigers are followed by Duke (24-3), Florida (24-3), Houston (23-4), Tennessee (22-5).

Here is the full coaches poll top 25:

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Auburn

25-2

748 (28)

2

Duke

24-3

708 (2)

3

Florida

24-3

693

4

Houston

23-4

660

5

Tennessee

22-5

610

6

Alabama

22-5

607

7

St. John’s

24-4

571

8

Michigan State

22-5

512

9

Iowa State

21-6

492

10

Texas Tech

21-6

467

11

Texas…

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Author : Badgers Wire

Publish date : 2025-02-24 18:23:00

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