Tennessee is No. 1, Kansas is falling

Tennessee is No. 1, Kansas is falling

Tennessee guard Jordan Gainey (11) dribbles the ball during his team's game against Tennessee-Martin at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

If three top-five teams lose on the same night in men’s college basketball, the next poll is sure to look very different. That’s the case this week in the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll, which features a new No. 1 team.

Tennessee takes over the top spot, largely because it made it through the week unscathed. The Volunteers received 26 of 31 first place votes this week, holding the top spot for the first time since February 11, 2019. Tennessee replaces Kansas, which had held the top spot since the preseason poll before falling to No. 10 this week after losses to Creighton and Missouri.

Auburn remains the No. 2 seed and rebounds from a midweek loss at Duke with a decisive win against Richmond. The Tigers, who still have that Maui tournament title on their resume, retained five No. 1 votes.

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