The latest USAToday / Coaches Poll has the Illinois Fighting Illini slipping five spots to No. 24. The Illini lost on Saturday to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels 48-64, and though the Rebels have since earned a No. 23 ranking in the Coaches Poll, the Illini have find themselves tottering on falling out of the Top 25.
Elsewhere around the Big Ten, the Ohio St. Buckeyes (10-1) continued their dominant ways, staying affixed to the No. 2 slot behind the Syracuse Orange (11-0). The No. 19 Michigan Wolverines (9-2) and No. 20 Michigan St. Wolverines (9-2) find themselves in reverse order than their AP Poll rankings, but nonetheless in the Top 20.
Here is a glimpse of this weeks Top 10 in both polls:
| Rank | Coaches Poll | AP Poll |
| 1 | Syracuse | Syracuse |
| 2 | Ohio St. | Ohio St. |
| 3 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 4 | Louisville | Louisville |
| 5 | Duke | North Carolina |
| 6 | North Carolina | Baylor |
| 7 | Baylor | Duke |
| 8 | Missouri | Connecticut |
| 9 | Connecticut | Missouri |
| 10 | Marquette | Marquette |
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