UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Duke has moved to No. 1 in The Associated Press men\u2019s college basketball poll following Kentucky\u2019s surprising loss to Evansville.<\/p>\n
The Blue Devils received 52 first-place votes from a 65-member media panel in the poll released Monday. No. 2 Louisville received eight first-place votes and No. 3 Michigan State, the preseason No. 1, had four.<\/p>\n
Kansas and North Carolina rounded out the top five, with No. 7 Virginia receiving the final first-place vote.<\/p>\n
Kentucky moved up to No. 1 last week after knocking off top-ranked Michigan State to open the season. The Wildcats fell flat a day later, losing 67-64 to unranked Evansville in Lexington and dropped to No. 9 in this week\u2019s poll.<\/p>\n
WOMEN\u2019S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL<\/p>\n
Notre Dame is out of women\u2019s poll after 12 years<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Notre Dame\u2019s 12-year run in The Associated Press women\u2019s college basketball poll is over.<\/p>\n
The Irish fell out of the AP Top 25 on Monday for the first time since the end of the 2006-07 season, ending a streak of 234 consecutive weeks being ranked. It was the third longest active streak behind UConn (492) and Baylor (302).<\/p>\n
Muffet McGraw\u2019s team lost at home to Tennessee and Michigan State this week, marking the first time since 2008 the Irish dropped consecutive game in South Bend, Indiana.<\/p>\n
While the Irish dropped out of the rankings, Oregon remained No. 1. The Ducks received 27 of the 29 first-place votes. Baylor was second.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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