The fall wasn’t as steep as it could have been after Virginia dropped back-to-back games at Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.
The Cavs (12-3, 1-2 ACC) dropped from fourth to #11 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
UVA lost at Virginia Tech on Jan. 4, 70-68, then lost at Georgia Tech on Saturday, 68-64.
Kansas (14-1) is #1 in the poll, with Oklahoma (13-1), which lost in three overtimes at Kansas last week, dropping one spot to second.
Maryland (15-1) held steady at third, with Michigan State (16-1) at #4.
North Carolina (15-2) is fifth, with Duke (14-2) sixth.
Villanova (14-2), which lost at Virginia, 86-75, on Dec. 19, is seventh.
Miami (13-1), which will play at UVA Tuesday, is ninth. West Virginia (14-1), which lost to the Cavs, 70-54, on Dec. 8, is 10th.
Update: Virginia was ranked #13 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25.
COACHES POLL TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 10
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Kansas | 14-1 | 800 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1/7 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 13-1 | 743 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1/8 |
| 3 | Maryland | 15-1 | 742 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2/9 |
| 4 | Michigan St | 16-1 | 694 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1/13 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 15-2 | 673 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1/11 |
| 6 | Duke | 14-2 | 596 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3/12 |
| 7 | Villanova | 14-2 | 557 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6/17 |
| 8 | Xavier | 14-1 | 555 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6/NR |
| 9 | Miami-Florida | 13-1 | 551 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/NR |
| 10 | West Virginia | 14-1 | 477 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10/23 |
| 11 | Virginia | 12-3 | 426 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4/12 |
| 12 | Providence | 14-2 | 400 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 9/NR |
| 13 | Kentucky | 12-3 | 393 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 1/13 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 13-2 | 383 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14/NR |
| 15 | South Carolina | 15-0 | 361 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Arizona | 13-3 | 337 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 6/16 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 14-1 | 263 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Iowa St. | 12-3 | 253 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 2/18 |
| 19 | Iowa | 12-3 | 226 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Louisville | 13-3 | 205 | 0 | 16 | -4 | 15/NR |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 13-3 | 173 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11/24 |
| 22 | Baylor | 12-3 | 156 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 14/25 |
| 23 | Butler | 12-4 | 147 | 0 | 19 | -4 | 10/NR |
| 24 | Purdue | 14-3 | 122 | 0 | 18 | -6 | 8/24 |
| 25 | Indiana | 14-3 | 38 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 14/NR |
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