The voters in the Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll all agree on the two top teams in the country this week. They are, however, equally divided on the order of those two. As a result, there is a tie for No. 1 between Gonzaga and Auburn.
Both the Bulldogs and Tigers received 16 first-place votes and 16 seconds for a total of 784 poll points, creating the first tie at the top since the preseason poll before the 2015-16 season when Kentucky and North Carolina started the year in a dead heat.
Auburn trailed Gonzaga by seven points in last week’s poll but made up ground with wins against Missouri and Oklahoma. It’s the first time the Tigers have been ranked No. 1.
The rest of the top 10 was shaken up as well. Purdue is back up to No. 3, rising three places after a pair of wins in the Big Ten. UCLA jump four slots to No. 4 after handing Arizona its first Pac-12 defeat. The Wildcats slip just two positions to stay in the top five.
TOP 25: Complete Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Duke gains a spot to check in at No. 6. No. 7 Kentucky makes a big jump from 13th thanks to its convincing road win at Kansas in the Big 12 SEC challenge series. Baylor slides from No. 4 to No. 8 after a loss to Alabama. Houston stays put at No. 9 while Kansas drops to 10th.
LSU takes the biggest drop within the poll this week, giving up seven positions but holding on to the No. 25 spot.
No. 24 Marquette joins the poll as Colorado State falls out.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College basketball: Auburn, Gonzaga tied for No. 1 in men’s poll