Duke is back in a familiar place - No. 1
The Blue Devils advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of The Associated Press' Top 25 on Monday, drawing closer to UCLA's record for most No. 1 rankings.
Indiana (9-1) held the top spot from the preseason poll through the first five weeks of the season. Butler beat the Hoosiers 88-86 in overtime Saturday. The Blue Devils (9-0), who were off last week, received 62 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.
This is the 123rd week Duke has been No. 1, 11 weeks behind UCLA.
Michigan (11-0), which received the other No. 1 votes, and Syracuse moved up one place each to second and third. They were followed in the top 10 by Arizona, Louisville, Indiana, Ohio State, Florida, Kansas and Illinois.
AP Top 25
Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Duke (62) 9-0 1622 2
Last game: vs Temple, W 90-67 (12/8)
Next game: Cornell (12/19)
2. Michigan (3) 11-0 1543 3
Last game: at West Virginia, W 81-66 (12/15)
Next game: East. Michigan (12/20)
3. Syracuse 9-0 1465 4
Last game: vs Canisius, W 85-61 (12/15)
Next game: Detroit (12/17)
4. Arizona 8-0 1371 8
Last game: vs Florida, W 65-64 (12/15)
Next game: Oral Roberts (12/18)
5. Louisville 9-1 1362 6
Last game: at Memphis, W 87-78 (12/15)
Next game: Florida Intl. (12/19)
6. Indiana 9-1 1321 1
Last game: vs Butler, L 86-88 (12/15)
Next game: Mount St. Mary's (12/19)
7. Ohio St. 8-1 1249 7
Last game: vs N.C. Asheville, W 90-72 (12/15)
Next game: Winthrop (12/18)
8. Florida 7-1 1163 5
Last game: at Arizona, L 64-65 (12/15)
Next game: SE Louisiana (12/19)
9. Kansas 8-1 1110 9
Last game: vs Belmont, W 89-60 (12/15)
Next game: Richmond (12/18)
10. Illinois 12-0 1044 10
Last game: vs Eastern Kentucky, W 66-53 (12/16)
Next game: Missouri (12/22)
11. Cincinnati 10-0 967 11
Last game: at Marshall, W 72-56 (12/15)
Next game: Xavier (12/19)
12. Missouri 8-1 886 12
Last game: vs Tennessee St., W 68-38 (12/8)
Next game: S. Carolina St. (12/17)
13. Minnesota 11-1 730 13
Last game: vs North Dakota St., W 70-57 (12/11)
Next game: Lafayette (12/22)
14. Gonzaga 10-1 710 14
Last game: vs Kansas St., W 68-52 (12/15)
Next game: Campbell (12/19)
15. Georgetown 9-1 579 15
Last game: vs Western Carolina, W 81-68 (12/15)
Next game: American (12/22)
16. New Mexico 11-0 548 17
Last game: vs New Mexico St., W 73-58 (12/15)
Next game: New Mexico St. (12/19)
17. Creighton 10-1 530 16
Last game: at California, W 74-64 (12/15)
Next game: Tulsa (12/19)
18. San Diego St. 8-1 493 18
Last game: vs San Diego, W 72-56 (12/15)
Next game: Point Loma (12/18)
19. Butler 8-2 361 NR
Last game: at Indiana, W 88-86 (12/15)
Next game: Evansville (12/22)
20. Michigan St. 9-2 343 19
Last game: vs Tuskegee, W 92-56 (12/15)
Next game: Bowling Green (12/18)
21. UNLV 8-1 315 20
Last game: vs La Verne, W 91-44 (12/13)
Next game: UTEP (12/17)
22. Notre Dame 9-1 291 22
Last game: vs Purdue, W 81-68 (12/15)
Next game: IPFW (12/17)
23. North Carolina 8-2 256 21
Last game: vs East Carolina, W 93-87 (12/15)
Next game: Texas (12/19)
24. Oklahoma St. 8-1 244 24
Last game: vs Central Arkansas, W 91-63 (12/16)
Next game: TX Arlington (12/19)
25. N.C. State 7-2 198 25
Last game: vs Norfolk St., W 84-62 (12/15)
Next game: Stanford (12/18)
Dropped Out:
No. 23 Wichita St.
Others Receiving Votes:
Oregon 176,
Pittsburgh 158,
Kentucky 41,
Wyoming 14,
Marquette 8,
VCU 7,
Wichita St. 6,
Connecticut 4,
Murray St. 4,
Miami (FL) 3,
Maryland 2,
Bucknell 1
