Top-4 stays put in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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Auburn basketball begins SEC play at 1-0 after taking down Missouri last Saturday, 84-68. The bad news is that Tennessee also earned a key win in SEC play, thus creating no change in this week’s coaches poll.

Auburn remains at No. 2 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll for the sixth-straight week after earning wins over Monmouth and Missouri at Neville Arena. The Tennessee Volunteers remain No. 1, followed by Iowa State at No. 3 and Duke at No. 4. The only change within the top five this week is the addition of Alabama at No. 5, who replaced Florida following the Gators’ loss to Kentucky. Florida now resides at No. 8.

Nine SEC teams make up this week’s coaches poll. Outside of the representatives in the top five, Kentucky checks in at No. 7 this week, followed by Florida (No. 8), Texas A&M (No. 9), Mississippi State (No. 13), Oklahoma (No. 16), and Ole Miss (No. 22).

Here is a look at this week’s USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

Ranking	Team	Record	Points	Change
1	Tennessee	14-0	765 (21)	–
2	Auburn	13-1	749 (10)	–
3	Iowa State	12-1	711	–
4	Duke	12-2	670	–
5	Alabama	12-2	651	+1
6	Marquette	13-2	581	+2
7	Kentucky	12-2	560	+4
8	Florida	13-1	529	-3
9	Texas A&M	12-2	488	+3
10	UConn	12-3	461	+3
11	Houston	10-3	454	+3
12	Kansas	10-3	438	-5
13	Mississippi State	13-1	372	+3
14	Michigan State	12-2	350	+1
15	Illinois	11-3	300	+5
16	Oklahoma	13-1	287	-6
17	Oregon	13-2	284	-8
18	Gonzaga	12-4	246	+1
19	Purdue	11-4	228	+3
20	Memphis	12-3	192	+5
21	UCLA	11-3	147	-3
22	Ole Miss	12-2	119	+1
23	West Virginia	11-2	110	+14
24	Michigan	11-3	98	+5
25	Utah State	14-1	73	+5

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