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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.
It is the 123rd week Duke has been ranked No. 1, 11 weeks
behind UCLA. All but 31 weeks of Duke's stay on top have come since the 1991-92
season. The Blue Devils' last time at No. 1 was an 11-week run in 2010-11.
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.
Butler (8-2), which beat then-No. 9 North Carolina last
month in the EA Sports Maui Invitational, moved into the poll at No. 19. This
is the Bulldogs' first appearance in the rankings since the first week of
2010-11.
North Carolina, with 107 weeks, is the only other school
ranked No. 1 for at least 100 polls.
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