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NCAA basketball rankings: Duke back on top of AP Top 25

The Blue Devils are No. 1 thanks to the previous top two teams losing this week.

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Duke is once again on top of the college basketball world.

The Blue Devils are the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll. Duke jumped for No. 3 to the top thanks to losses from the previous top two teams. Louisville was No. 1 last week, but lost to Syracuse, 70-68, to fall in the poll to No. 5. Indiana was the No. 2 team this time last week, but a loss to Wisconsin, 64-59, has the Hoosiers falling to No. 7.

Michigan jumped three spots to No. 2, while Kansas slid up one spot to No. 3. With the win over the Cardinals, the Orange jumped up three spots to earn a third-place tie with the Jayhawks.

Arizona is No. 6, falling in between Louisville and Indiana.

The biggest mover this week was Wichita State, which jumped up six spots to No. 20. The Shockers beat Illinois State and Creighton last week and are now 17-2.

Indiana, Missouri (No. 22) and Creighton (No. 17) all fell a week-high five spots.

Here’s the full AP Top 25:

RK TEAM RECORD POINTS
1 Duke 16-1 1,578
2 Michigan 17-1 1,539
3 Kansas 16-1 1,486
3 Syracuse 17-1 1,486
5 Louisville 16-2 1,348
6 Arizona 16-1 1,270
7 Indiana 16-2 1,211
8 Florida 14-2 1,181
9 Butler 16-2 1,146
10 Gonzaga 17-2 994
11 Kansas State 15-2 927
12 Minnesota 15-3 905
13 Michigan State 16-3 831
14 Ohio State 13-4 701
15 New Mexico 16-2 659
16 Oregon 16-2 659
17 Creighton 17-2 611
18 North Carolina State 15-3 587
19 Virginia Commonwealth 16-3 433
20 Wichita State 17-2 363
21 Cincinnati 16-3 322
22 Missouri 13-4 234
23 Ole Miss 15-2 172
24 Notre Dame 15-3 123
25 Miami (Fla.) 13-3 93
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