USA TODAY Men's Basketball Coaches Poll Top 25 Prediction: 2024 Rankings Week 8

USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll Top 25 Prediction, Week 8

Top 5 Predicted Others Receiving Votes: UCLA, Missouri, Clemson, Dayton, St. John's

25 Purdue

Record: 8-4
Last Week Rank: 17
Up Next: Toledo, Dec. 29

24 Arkansas

Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Oakland, Dec. 30

23 Baylor

Record: 7-3
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Arlington Baptist, Dec. 27

22 Illinois

Record: 8-3
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Chicago State, Dec. 29

21 Mississippi State

Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: 25
Up Next: Bethune Cookman, Dec.30

20 San Diego State

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 23
Up Next: Utah State, Dec. 28

19 Michigan

Record: 9-3
Last Week Rank: 21
Up Next: WKU, Dec. 29

18 Cincinnati

Record: 10-1
Last Week Rank: 20
Up Next: at Kansas State, Dec. 30

17 Michigan State

Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 19
Up Next: Western Michigan, Dec. 30

16 Ole Miss

Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: 16
Up Next: at Memphis, Dec. 28

15 Oklahoma

Record: 12-0
Last Week Rank: 15
Up Next: Prairie View, Dec. 29

14 Gonzaga

Record: 9-3
Last Week Rank: 14
Up Next: UCLA, Dec. 28

13 UConn

Record: 10-3
Last Week Rank: 13
Up Next: at DePaul, Jan. 1

12 Houston

Record: 8-3
Last Week Rank: 12
Up Next: at Oklahoma State, Dec. 30

11 Texas A&M

Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 11
Up Next: Abilene Christian, Dec. 28

10 Kentucky

Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 4
Up Next: Brown, Dec. 31

9 Marquette

Record: 11-2
Last Week Rank: 10
Up Next: at Providence, Dec. 31

8 Oregon

Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: 9
Up Next: Weber State, Dec. 29

7 Kansas

Record: 9-2
Last Week Rank: 8
Up Next: West Virginia, Dec. 31

6 Alabama

Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 7
Up Next: South Dakota State, Dec. 29

5 Florida

Record: 12-0
Last Week Rank: 6
Up Next: Stetson, Dec. 29

4 Duke

Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 5
Up Next: Virginia Tech, Dec. 31

3 Iowa State

Record: 10-1
Last Week Rank: 3
Up Next: at Colorado, Dec. 30

2 Tennessee

Record: 11-0
Last Week Rank: 1
Up Next: Middle Tennessee, Dec. 23

1 Auburn

Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: 2
Up Next: Monmouth, Dec 30