Despite a slew of wild finishes in men’s college basketball this week, the upper tier of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll remains largely unchanged.
Auburn retains the No. 1 spot for another week. The Tigers survived a slog with No. 8 Tennessee over the weekend and claim all 31 first-place votes. Duke holds on at No. 2 after outlasting Wake Forest on the road. Iowa State nudges ahead of Alabama into the No. 3 spot, and Houston hangs on at No. 5 following its Houdini act at No. 11 Kansas to stay unscathed in the Big 12.
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