Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press
College basketball’s holiday tournament season has arrived. A few results from the past week produced some minor changes in the USA TODAY Sports men's coaches poll, but for the most part the top teams held their positions.
Duke – helped by wins against California and Georgetown in New York – retained the No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive week. The Blue Devils were picked first on 27 of 31 ballots cast.
Second-ranked Louisville and No. 3 Michigan State basketball each retained a first-place vote as well, with the other two going to No.