After earning a tough road win at Illinois over the weekend to remain undefeated, the Ohio State Buckeyes remain the No. 1 team in the USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll.  In the latest Top 25 released Monday, the Buckeyes solidified their hold on No. 1 after Kansas and Syracuse -- the No. 2 and 3 teams, respectively, last week -- suffered losses over the weekend. Ohio State was a choice for No. 1 from all 31 voters.  Pittsburgh moved up to No. 2 behind the Buckeyes, followed by Duke.  San Diego State, the nation's only other unbeaten Division I team, continued its record-setting season by climbing to No. 4 in this week's coaches poll. The No. 4 ranking is the highest for the Aztecs, who are preparing for a big matchup on Wednesday against No. 9 BYU.  Connecticut, which beat Villanova and Tennessee last week, moved up to No. 5.  Kansas fell four spots to No. 6, followed by Villanova and Texas, which moved up three spots after beating then-No. 10 Texas A&M and then-No. 2 Kansas last week.  BYU remained No. 9, followed by Syracuse, which slid seven spots after being ranked No. 3 last week.  Look farther down the Top 25 and two familiar faces are missing. Kansas State and Michigan State -- both of which were ranked in the top five in the preseason poll -- have fallen out of the rankings.  Two consecutive losses dropped Kansas State to 1-4 in Big 12 play and 13-7 overall. The Wildcats received just two points in this week's ballots.  Michigan State, meanwhile, has also lost two consecutive games and sits at 4-3 in the Big Ten and 12-7 overall. The Spartans had been ranked in the last 72 polls, dating to the preseason poll for the 2007-08 season. They currently sit just outside the Top 25, in 26th place.  Arizona, No. 25 last week, also fell out of the rankings. Those three departures made room for Vanderbilt, Florida and Utah State to join this week's Top 25.  See photos of: Ohio State Buckeyes, Connecticut Huskies, Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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