Duke Moves Down Four Spots to #8 in Latest AP Poll: Jan 23rd, 2012

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Duke drops four spots in this week's AP Top 25 poll, falling to #8. The Blue Devils join four ACC teams in the poll, the others being North Carolina at #7, Virginia (#19), and Florida State (#23). Duke started off the week with a win at home over Wake Forest, 91-73. That was followed by an upset loss at home against Florida State, 76-73.

North Carolina moves up one spot in the poll following a single game that resulted in a win at Virginia Tech, 82-68.

Virginia moves down four places after a win against Georgia Tech, 70-38 and a loss to Virginia Tech, 47-45. Florida State enters the poll at #23 after wins against Duke and Maryland, 84-70.

Kentucky takes back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against Alabama, 77-71. Syracuse falls from the number one ranking with a win against Pittsburgh, 71-63 and a loss to Notre Dame, 67-58.

Joining Florida State as a newcomer, Wisconsin enters the Top 25 at #25 with a win at home over Northwestern, 77-57 and an upset win at then-22nd ranked Illinois, 67-63. Illinois drops out of the Top 25 this week with an upset loss at Penn State, 54-52 and an upset loss at home to Wisconsin. Louisville also drops out this week.

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AP Top 25
1.Arrow_upKentucky19-1
2.Arrow_upMissouri18-1
3.Arrow_red_downSyracuse20-1
4.Arrow_upOSU17-3
5.Arrow_upKansas16-3
6.Arrow_red_downBaylor17-2
7.Arrow_upUNC16-3
8.Arrow_red_downDuke16-3
9.Arrow_upGTOWN16-3
10.Arrow_red_downMSU16-4
11.Arrow_upMURRAY20-0
12.Arrow_upUNLV18-3
13.Arrow_upSDSU17-2
14.Arrow_upFlorida15-4
15.Arrow_upCREI18-2
16.Arrow_red_downIndiana16-4
17.Arrow_upMARQ16-4
18.Arrow-straightMState16-4
19.Arrow_red_downVirginia15-3
20.Arrow-straightMichigan15-5
21.Arrow_upSMC19-2
22.Arrow_upK-State14-4
23.NewFSU13-6
24.Arrow_red_downUCONN14-5
25.NewWISC16-5
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AP Top 25 By Conference


Conf
Top 25
Teams
Conf
Teams
Pct in
Top 25
Big Ten5 1241.7%
Big East4 1625.0%
Big 124 1040.0%
ACC4 1233.3%
SEC3 1225.0%
Mountain West2 825.0%
Missouri Valley1 1010.0%
Ohio Valley1 119.1%
West Coast1 911.1%

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1 North Carolina 32-6 14-2
 2Duke 27-7 13-3
3 Florida State 25-10 12-4
4 Virginia 22-10 9-7
4 NC State 24-13 9-7
4 Miami (FL) 20-13 9-7
7 Clemson 16-15 8-8
8 Maryland 17-15 6-10
9 Virginia Tech 16-17 4-12
9 Wake Forest 13-18 4-12
9 Georgia Tech 11-20 4-12
9 Boston College 9-22 4-12
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