Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll after dropping from the top spot for one week.
The Blue Devils, who fell to No. 3 last week, took advantage of losses by Louisville and Indiana to move back to No. 1, their fifth week on top this season. Duke received 39 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday.
Michigan, which jumped from fifth to second, had 11 No. 1 votes. Kansas, which had seven first-place votes, and Syracuse, which knocked Louisville out of No. 1, tied for third. Syracuse received eight No. 1 votes.
Louisville dropped to fifth and was followed by Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Butler and Gonzaga.
Wichita State, Cincinnati, Mississippi and Miami moved into the rankings this week, replacing San Diego State, Illinois, UCLA and Marquette.
Oklahoma State, which beat Texas Tech at home 79-45 on Saturday, received votes in the USA Today/ESPN poll this week, but remained unranked for the second week in a row. The Cowboys (12-4, 2-2 Big 12)face a road test at Baylor this afternoon.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (20) 16-1 755 3
2. Kansas (8) 16-1 732 4
3. Michigan (1) 17-1 712 5
4. Syracuse (2) 17-1 699 6
5. Louisville 16-2 633 1
6. Arizona 16-1 609 7
7. Florida 14-2 588 9
8. Indiana 16-2 576 2
9. Butler 16-2 523 13
10. Gonzaga 17-2 454 8
11. Michigan State 16-3 439 17
12. Creighton 17-2 376 10
13. Kansas State 15-2 372 18
14. Minnesota 15-3 343 12
15. Ohio State 13-4 342 11
16. VCU 16-3 305 19
17. New Mexico 16-2 304 21
18. N.C. State 15-3 234 15
19. Oregon 16-2 211 —
20. Cincinnati 16-3 179 24
21. Wichita State 17-2 145 —
22. Missouri 13-4 130 16
23. Notre Dame 15-3 84 20
24. Mississippi 15-2 69 —
25. San Diego State 14-4 60 14
Others receiving votes: Miami 49, Wisconsin 42, UNLV 23, Marquette 20, Wyoming 17, Colorado State 16, Oklahoma State 7, Iowa State 5, Pittsburgh 5, UCLA 5, Bucknell 3, Illinois 3, Georgetown 2, Stephen F. Austin 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Saint Mary's 1.
The AP Top 25
;Record;Pts;Prv
1. Duke (39);16-1;1,578;3
2. Michigan (11);17-1;1,539;5
3. Kansas (7);16-1;1,486;4
3. Syracuse (8);17-1;1,486;6
5. Louisville;16-2;1,348;1
6. Arizona;16-1;1,270;7
7. Indiana;16-2;1,211;2
8. Florida;14-2;1,181;10
9. Butler;16-2;1,146;13
10. Gonzaga;17-2;994;8
11. Kansas St.;15-2;927;16
12. Minnesota;15-3;905;9
13. Michigan St.;16-3;831;18
14. Ohio St.;13-4;701;11
15. New Mexico;16-2;659;19
16. Oregon;16-2;624;21
17. Creighton;17-2;611;12
18. NC State;15-3;587;14
19. VCU;16-3;433;22
20. Wichita St.;17-2;363;—
21. Cincinnati;16-3;322;—
22. Missouri;13-4;234;17
23. Mississippi;15-2;172;—
24. Notre Dame;15-3;123;20
25. Miami;13-3;93;—
Others receiving votes: Marquette 92, Wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, Wyoming 28, San Diego St. 26, Colorado St. 7, Memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa St. 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Bucknell 1, Pittsburgh 1.
