Houston's convincing win over fellow Top 25 team Cincinnati on Sunday gave the Cougars the push they needed to move into the Top 10 in the Associated Press college basketball poll.

UH (23-1 overall, 10-1 AAC) moved up three spots to No. 9 for its first top 10 ranking since the end of the 1984 season. That season ended with the Akeem Olajuwon-led Cougars making it all the way to the national title game before losing to Georgetown.

UH plays its next two games on the road, going to UConn on Thursday and at Tulane on Sunday. The Cougars have three home games remaining, against South Florida on Feb. 23, UCF on March 2 and SMU on March 7.

The Cougars are also No. 9 in the USA Today/Coaches poll.

Tennessee (22-1) held its spot as the No. 1 team in the country, receiving 40 of 64 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll released Monday, remaining ahead of Duke for the fourth straight week. The No. 2 Blue Devils had 24 first-place votes. Gonzaga, Virginia and Kentucky round out the top five.

Texas Tech (19-5), which beat Oklahoma 66-54 in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, moved up three spots to No. 15.

No. 17 Florida State had the biggest jump in this week's poll, climbing five spots after beating Syracuse and Louisville, which remained at No. 16 despite the loss.

AP men's college basketball poll 1. Tennessee

2. Duke

3. Gonzaga

4. Virginia

5. Kentucky

6. Michigan

7. Nevada

8. North Carolina

9. Houston

10. Marquette

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Associated Press Top 25

1. Tennessee

2. Duke

3. Gonzaga

4. Virginia

5. Kentucky

6. Michigan

7. Nevada

8. North Carolina

9. Houston

10. Marquette

11. Michigan State

12. Purdue

13. Villanova

14. Kansas

15. Texas Tech

16. Louisville

17. Florida State

18. Kansas State

19. LSU

20. Wisconsin

21. Iowa

22. Virginia Tech

23. Iowa State

24. Maryland

25. Buffalo