Men’s college basketball rankings: Big Ten teams in Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 on Feb. 3

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Over the past several months, a handful of contenders have emerged as the Big Ten’s best hopes for its first men’s basketball national championship team since 2000.

The program that won that now-25-year-old title, Michigan State, is one of them, with a surprising 18-3 record. Purdue isn’t quite where it was last season with Zach Edey, but it’s not terribly far off with Braden Smith leading the way. Wisconsin, with a potent and shockingly fast-paced offense, is excelling. Newcomers Oregon and UCLA have turned heads. Few teams in the country are playing better than Maryland right now. And Michigan, behind a pair of versatile 7-footers, has impressed in its first season under Dusty May.

The past week included some notable results that shape both the conference and national landscape. Tom Izzo’s Spartans saw their 13-game win streak come to an end in a loss at USC. Maryland knocked off Wisconsin 76-58. UCLA blew out Oregon 78-52. Purdue held off archrival Indiana 81-76.

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With those games in hand, here are the latest updates of where Big Ten teams stand in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25:

Men’s college basketball rankings for Feb. 3

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

1. Auburn (29)
2. Duke (2)
3. Alabama
4. Tennessee
5. Houston
6. Florida
7. Purdue
8. Iowa State
9. Michigan State
10. St. John’s
11. Marquette
12. Texas Tech
13. Texas A&M
14. Kentucky
15. Memphis
16. Missouri
17. Kansas
18. UConn
19. Wisconsin
20. Arizona
21. Clemson
22. Michigan
23. Saint Mary’s
24. Maryland
25. Illinois

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 88; Ole Miss 70; Louisville 50; Creighton 44; Oregon 31; New Mexico 18; UCLA 7; West Virginia 6; Utah State 4; Gonzaga 4; Drake 2; BYU 2; UC Irvine 1; Baylor 1.

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AP Top 25

Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

1. Auburn (62)
2. Duke
3. Alabama
4. Tennessee
5. Houston
6. Florida
7. Purdue
8. Iowa State
9. Michigan State
10. Texas A&M
11. Marquette
12. St. John’s
13. Texas Tech
14. Kentucky
15. Missouri
16. Kansas
17. Memphis
18. Maryland
19. UConn
20. Arizona
21. Wisconsin
22. Mississippi State
23. Illinois
24. Michigan
25. Ole Miss

Others receiving votes: Clemson 182; Saint Mary’s 136; Louisville 86; Creighton 50; Oregon 39; UCLA 26; New Mexico 23; Drake 18; Gonzaga 11; Utah State 8; Vanderbilt 4; Baylor 3; George Mason 3; Texas 1; Oklahoma 1.

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