After losing to unranked Florida State in its first ACC road test, the Duke Blue Devils have dropped from one to No. 4 in the latest AP college basketball rankings. Ahead of Duke in the poll are three undefeated teams, led by Ohio State, which takes control of the top spot with a 19-0 record. At two and three, respectively, are Kansas and Syracuse.
College Basketball Rankings: Duke Drops To No. 4; Ohio State Overtakes No. 1 Spot
Outside of the power conferences, the Mountain West continues its outstanding season, with two teams showing up in the top 10. San Diego State remains undefeated and sits at No. 6, while BYU is in at No. 9.
Here are the full AP top 25 college basketball rankings:
1. Ohio St. (49) 18-0 1,606
2. Kansas (6) 17-0 1,526
3. Syracuse (8) 18-0 1,523
4. Duke (1) 16-1 1,393
5. Pittsburgh (1) 17-1 1,382
6. San Diego St. 19-0 1,294
7. Villanova 16-1 1,265
8. Connecticut 14-2 1,148
9. BYU 17-1 1,057
10. Texas 14-3 1,015
11. Texas A&M 16-1 996
12. Kentucky 14-3 975
13. Missouri 15-3 758
14. Purdue 15-3 672
15. Minnesota 14-4 513
16. Notre Dame 14-4 495
17. Michigan St. 12-5 467
18. Wisconsin 13-4 448
19. Louisville 14-3 438
20. Washington 13-4 409
21. West Virginia 12-4 266
22. Saint Mary’s, Calif. 16-2 195
23. Georgetown 13-5 146
23. Illinois 13-5 146
25. Cincinnati 16-2 125
Others receiving votes: Temple 99, Georgia 89, Kansas St. 86, Gonzaga 84, Colorado 78, UNLV 76, Arizona 70, Florida St. 64, Vanderbilt 46, Florida 42, St. John’s 27, Missouri St. 25, Utah St. 22, Baylor 18, UCF 10, Southern Miss. 8, Marquette 7, Wichita St. 6, James Madison 4, Butler 2, North Carolina 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Penn St. 1.
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