{"id":1296,"date":"2022-12-26T18:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/college-basketball-rankings-purdue-tightens-grip-on-no-1-spot-in-latest-coaches-poll-top-25\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T18:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:50:47","slug":"college-basketball-rankings-purdue-tightens-grip-on-no-1-spot-in-latest-coaches-poll-top-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/college-basketball-rankings-purdue-tightens-grip-on-no-1-spot-in-latest-coaches-poll-top-25\/","title":{"rendered":"College basketball rankings: Purdue tightens grip on No. 1 spot in latest Coaches Poll top 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Purdue’s<\/a> grip on the No. 1 spot in the Coaches Poll rankings tightened ever so slightly on Monday as the Boilermakers earned one more first-place vote — 25 — in the latest top 25 rankings. Purdue narrowly took the No. 1 spot three weeks ago despite owning the second-most first-place votes in the poll, but it has slowly won coaches over of late with 24 first-place votes last week and 25 this week of 32 ballots cast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Purdue gained another first-place vote in this week’s poll, UConn<\/a> also picked up a straggler. Last week, the Huskies had just seven first-place votes, but after a win over Georgetown<\/a> this week to improve to 13-0 \u2014 all by double figures \u2014 they earned eight first-place votes this week. Kansas<\/a> was the other team to previously earn a first-place vote, but that was not the case this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kansas still held strong in the latest rankings, though, coming in once again at No. 4 for a second straight week and narrowly missing the No. 3 spot still occupied by Houston<\/a>. Arizona<\/a>, too, maintained its status as it did a week ago, holding steady at No. 5. The remainder of the top 10 in order this week is Texas<\/a>, Arkansas<\/a>, UCLA<\/a>, Alabama<\/a> and Tennessee<\/a>, all of which moved up one spot after Virginia<\/a> dropped from No. 6 to No. 12 this week.<\/p>\n

Coaches Poll top 25<\/h2>\n

(First place votes are in parentheses.)<\/p>\n

1. Purdue (25)
2. UConn (7)
3. Houston
4. Kansas
5. Arizona
6. Texas
7. Arkansas
8. UCLA
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
11. Gonzaga<\/a>
12. Virginia
13. Baylor<\/a>
14. Duke<\/a>
15. Wisconsin<\/a>
16. Miami<\/a>
17. Kentucky<\/a>
18. Indiana<\/a>
19. TCU<\/a>
20. Mississippi State<\/a>
21. Maryland<\/a>
22. Illinois<\/a>
23. Auburn<\/a>
24. West Virginia<\/a>
25. Xavier<\/a><\/p>\n

Others receiving votes<\/strong>: Ohio St<\/a>. 70; North Carolina<\/a> 56; Virginia Tech<\/a> 50; Memphis<\/a> 27; New Mexico<\/a> 26; Missouri<\/a> 19; Iowa State<\/a> 17; Kansas State<\/a> 15; San Diego St<\/a>. 13; Charleston<\/a> 12; Arizona State<\/a> 9; Southern<\/a> California<\/a> 7; Providence<\/a> 7; Marquette<\/a> 6; Saint Mary’s<\/a> 5; Florida Atlantic<\/a> 5; Texas Tech<\/a> 4; Rutgers<\/a> 4; Michigan St<\/a>. 4; Utah St<\/a>. 2; Iowa<\/a> 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n