UConn dropped five spots to No. 18 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing at home to Creighton last weekend. The Huskies have lost two of their last three games in Big East competition after falling to unranked Villanova on the road earlier this month.

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The Huskies (13-5), who also dropped five spots in the AP rankings, are ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in USA Today. Only two other Big East teams join UConn in this week’s polls. Marquette (15-3),