Men's CBK AP Top 25: Duke is No. 1, Top 10 And Bottom 5 Face Major Shakeups

Duke’s win against Michigan has propelled the Blue Devils to a familiar perch: No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.

The Blue Devils climbed two spots to top Monday’s poll, marking the 148th appearance at No. 1 to add to what was already the record for any program. Duke (25-2) claimed 56 of 61 first-place votes to supplant Michigan (25-2) after Saturday’s 68-63 win against the Wolverines in Washington.

That win came in a matchup of the top two teams in the NCAA men’s selection committee’s preliminary top 16 seeds for March Madness, released hours before the game. The Blue Devils enter this week with a national-best 12 Quadrant 1 wins, along with nine wins against AP Top 25 teams.

And now the latest such win has pushed the Blue Devils back to a No. 1 ranking for the second straight season under fourth-year coach Jon Scheyer. Last year's Final Four team sat atop the last two polls entering the NCAA Tournament, the first time Duke had reached No. 1 since Scheyer took over for retired Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski in 2022.

Arizona rose two spots to No. 2 after beating BYU and winning at Houston, and secured the other five first-place votes. Michigan fell to No. 3 as its first appearance at No. 1 since January 2013 turned into a one-week stay, followed by a pair of Big 12 teams in Iowa State and Houston.

Here is the full list of 25:

25. Vanderbilt, 21-6, SEC
24. Louisville, 20-7, ACC
23. Saint Louis, 25-2, A-10
22. Tennessee, 20-7, SEC
21. Miami (OH), 27-0, MAC
20. Arkansas, 20-7, SEC
19. BYU, 20-7, Big 12
18. North Carolina, 21-6, ACC
17. Alabama, 20-7, SEC
16. Texas Tech, 20-7, Big 12
15. St. John's, 22-5, Big East
14. Kansas, 20-7, Big 12
13. Michigan State, 22-5, Big Ten
12. Nebraska, 23-4, Big Ten
11. Virginia,