The Oklahoma Sooners top the AP Poll while North Carolina is No. 1 in the coaches poll, but that’s not the biggest news to come out of the release of the latest rankings. For the first time since 2007, Duke has fallen out of the polls after losing four of its last five games.
College basketball rankings 2016: Duke falls out of the top 25 for the first time since 2007
The defending national champs are nowhere to be found in the latest polls.
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The Blue Devils only played one game last week, losing to Miami 80-69. Duke has been struggling since senior big man Amile Jefferson fractured his right foot after the team’s Dec. 5 win over Buffalo. Jefferson is out of a walking boot and could be back in the lineup before the ACC Tournament for Duke. The Blue Devils are 7-5 without him.
North Carolina is No. 2 in the AP poll ahead of the team’s Monday night showdown with ACC rival Louisville. Villanova, Maryland, Iowa, Xavier and Kansas are the next five teams in both polls in some order.
The Oregon Ducks are the biggest climber in the polls following wins over Arizona and Arizona State. The Ducks are up to No. 16 in the AP Poll after appearing as No. 23 last week.
Here’s a complete look at the latest polls:
AP Top 25
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners (45) | 18-2 | 1605 |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels (20) | 20-2 | 1578 |
| 3 | Villanova Wildcats | 18-3 | 1384 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | 19-3 | 1366 |
| 5 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17-4 | 1362 |
| 6 | Xavier Musketeers | 19-2 | 1344 |
| 7 | Kansas Jayhawks | 17-4 | 1233 |
| 8 | Texas A&M Aggies | 18-3 | 1169 |
| 9 | Virginia Cavaliers | 17-4 | 1086 |
| 10 | Michigan State Spartans | 19-4 | 1018 |
| 11 | Providence Friars | 18-4 | 900 |
| 12 | SMU Mustangs | 19-1 | 853 |
| 13 | Iowa State Cyclones | 16-5 | 851 |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 17-4 | 814 |
| 15 | Baylor Bears | 17-4 | 728 |
| 16 | Oregon Ducks | 18-4 | 551 |
| 17 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 16-4 | 537 |
| 18 | Purdue Boilermakers | 19-4 | 511 |
| 19 | Louisville Cardinals | 17-4 | 478 |
| 20 | Kentucky Wildcats | 16-6 | 429 |
| 21 | Wichita State Shockers | 16-5 | 323 |
| 22 | Indiana Hoosiers | 18-4 | 270 |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats | 17-5 | 245 |
| 24 | Dayton Flyers | 18-3 | 168 |
| 25 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 19-2 | 87 |
| Others Receiving Votes: St. Mary's (18-2) 63; Southern California (17-5) 40; VCU (16-5) 33; Utah (17-5) 33; Notre Dame (15-6) 21; Michigan (17-5) 21; Valparaiso (19-4) 7; Duke (15-6) 6; Pittsburgh (17-4) 4; Florida (14-7) 3; Saint Joseph's (18-3) 1; Stony Brook (17-4) 1; San Diego State (16-6) 1; Texas (14-7) 1 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina (18) | 19-2 | 786 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (14) | 18-2 | 780 |
| 3 | Maryland | 19-3 | 667 |
| 4 | Villanova | 18-3 | 657 |
| 5 | Xavier | 19-2 | 650 |
| 6 | Kansas | 17-4 | 627 |
| 7 | Iowa | 17-4 | 618 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 18-3 | 594 |
| 9 | Virginia | 17-4 | 564 |
| 10 | Michigan St | 19-4 | 517 |
| 11 | Providence | 18-4 | 464 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 17-4 | 374 |
| 13 | Baylor | 17-4 | 366 |
| 14 | Iowa St. | 16-5 | 321 |
| 15 | Miami-Florida | 16-4 | 313 |
| 16 | Purdue | 19-4 | 278 |
| 17 | Oregon | 18-4 | 239 |
| 18 | Louisville | 17-4 | 237 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 16-5 | 223 |
| 20 | Arizona | 17-5 | 206 |
| 21 | Indiana | 18-4 | 200 |
| 22 | Wichita St. | 16-5 | 163 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 19-2 | 156 |
| 24 | Dayton | 18-3 | 120 |
| 25 | St. Mary's | 18-2 | 61 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 42; Duke 27; Utah 21; Michigan 19; Notre Dame 17; Southern California 16; Virginia Commonwealth 16; Gonzaga 13; Butler 8; Monmouth 8; Valparaiso 8; Texas 7; St. Joseph's 5; Florida 4; California 3; Clemson 2; Alabama at Birmingham 1; Seton Hall 1; Washington 1. | |||
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