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Duke no. 1 in AP Poll

Duke's Luke Kennard (5) celebrates with fans as he leaves the court after an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Duke won 85-83. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Photo: Associated Press/Chuck Burton


NEW YORK (AP) — Duke is now the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25. And Arizona has gone from No. 2 to out of the poll in a week. The Blue Devils (8-0) were atop all 65 ballots. That came after they rallied from big deficits against Texas and No. 6 Florida to win their PK80 Invitational bracket in Portland, Oregon.

Duke picked up the 11 first-place votes that went to Arizona last week. The Wildcats (3-3) had a stunning 0-3 showing in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. That made them the first team to go from No. 2 to unranked in a week since Louisville in 1986-87 after its own November tournament flop. Kansas climbed to No. 2, followed by Michigan State, Villanova and Notre Dame.

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