College basketball rankings: Arizona, Tennessee move into top five of updated Coaches Poll

The Wildcats are No. 4 and Volunteers are No. 5 in this week's Coaches Poll.

By Cameron Salerno

Feb 19, 2024 at 12:45 pm ET • 1 min read

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UConn held firm at the No. 1 spot in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday, while Arizona, Tennessee and Alabama both saw a boost in the poll.

The Pac-12-leading Wildcats jumped two spots to No. 4 in the poll — their highest ranking since Dec. 26, 2023. Arizona is riding a six-game win streak ahead of its marquee showdown with Washington State. Arizona holds a 0.5-game lead in the conference standings over the Cougars.

Washington State entered the Top 25 for the first time since the final poll of the 2007-08 season. The Cougars are ranked No. 22.

Alabama jumped two spots to No. 13 after commanding wins over Texas A&M and LSU. The Crimson Tide have won six of their last seven games and have a one-game lead over Tennessee in the SEC standings.

San Diego State (No. 19), Texas Tech (No. 23) and TCU (No. 25) all reentered the poll after being unranked last week.

After being ranked behind North Carolina for nearly the last three months, Duke jumped its arch-rival in the poll. The Blue Devils checked in at No. 7 after wins over Wake Forest and Florida State, while the Tar Heels dropped four spots to No. 9 following a midweek loss to Syracuse. Duke and North Carolina meet in the final game of the regular season on March 9.