North Carolina falls five spots in poll

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Syracuse and Kentucky remained first and second in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's basketball coaches' poll released Monday, but North Carolina tumbled after being blown out at Florida State.

ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll

The top five teams in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll:

Cuse	UK	Baylor	Duke	Mizzou

• Rankings: ESPN/USA Today | AP
• Poll thoughts: Racers on the rise

The Tar Heels fell from third to eighth in the latest rankings, thanks to a 90-57 loss at Florida State on Saturday. That allowed Baylor (17-0) to move into the third spot, trailing Syracuse (19-0) and Kentucky (17-1).

Duke (15-2) moved from sixth to fourth and Missouri (16-1) climbed from ninth to fifth in the voting of 31 Division I coaches.

Ohio State (16-3) fell two spots to sixth after losing to Illinois last week. The Buckeyes rebounded to beat Indiana (15-3), which fell from eighth to 13th after losing to the Buckeyes and Minnesota.

The remainder of the top 10 includes No. 7 Kansas (14-3, and up three spots in this week's rankings), North Carolina, No. 9 Michigan State (15-3 and down top spots) and No. 10 Murray State (18-0 and up four spots).

The Racers have climbed eight spots in the rankings in the last two weeks.

Syracuse received all 31 first-place votes.

Joining this week's rankings were No. 23 St. Mary's (17-2) and No. 25 Illinois (15-3). Dropping out were Kansas State (No. 18 last week) and Gonzaga (No. 23 last week).

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