Syracuse, N.Y. -- There’s a new No. 1 in men’s college basketball.
Duke moved into the top spot after its impressive win over Gonzaga last week. The Blue Devils, the lone ACC team represented in the Top 25, are unbeaten at 7-0.
The ACC has been underwhelming during these non-conference games. It gets a chance to redeem itself during the Big Ten/ACC Challenge this week.
Syracuse faces Indiana on Tuesday; the Hoosiers have yet to lose this year, are receiving votes in the AP poll and have All-America candidate Trayce Jackson-Davis on their roster. Jackson-Davis, a 6-foot-9 forward, will present all kinds of issues inside the Syracuse zone.
Here’s the latest poll. Scroll below to see the ballot I turned in Sunday night.
(No. 1 votes), record, points, previous
1. Duke (51) 7-0 1513 5
2. Purdue (9) 6-0 1442 3
3. Gonzaga (1) 6-1 1428 1
4. Baylor 7-0 1324 6
5. UCLA 6-1 1253 2
6. Villanova 4-2 1147 7
7. Texas 4-1 1115 8
8. Kansas 5-1 1027 4
9. Kentucky 5-1 1002 10
10. Arkansas 6-0 960 13
11. Arizona 6-0 851 17
12. BYU 6-0 791 18
13. Tennessee 4-1 730 15
14. Florida 6-0 681 23
15. Houston 5-1 631 12
16. Alabama 6-1 456 10
17. UConn 6-1 437 22
18. Memphis 5-1 435 9
19. Iowa St. 6-0 403 -
20. Southern Cal 6-0 380 24
21. Auburn 5-1 325 19
22. Michigan St. 5-2 295 -
23. Wisconsin 5-1 224 -
24. Michigan 4-2 177 20
25. Seton Hall 5-1 151 21
Others receiving votes: Illinois 111, St. Bonaventure 106, LSU 93, Ohio St. 75, Indiana 63, Colorado St. 59, Xavier 46, Texas Tech 34, Marquette 23, North Carolina 9, Iowa 9, San Francisco 7, Loyola Chicago 3, Virginia Tech 3, Louisville 2, Wake Forest 2, Ohio 1, Iona 1.
Duke, which was No. 6 on my ballot last week, was an easy pick for No. 1 after it beat the Zags. UCLA, my previous No. 1, dropped to No. 6 when it lost big to Gonzaga last week.
I welcomed Iowa State, Colorado State, Wisconsin and Southern Cal to my ballot and said goodbye to Seton Hall, Illinois, Michigan and Virginia Tech.
Wisconsin, by virtue of its Maui Invitational title, moved way up. The Badgers have just one loss -- to a decent Providence team -- and have played a pretty challenging schedule. St. Bonaventure, after its loss to 2-3 Northern Iowa in the Reilly Center, stayed on my ballot at No. 24 (from 17), though that was a bad loss. The Bonnies’ game against Seton Hall will be a crucial one for both teams.
Here’s the ballot I turned in last night:
1) Duke
2) Gonzaga
3) Purdue
4) Baylor
5) Kansas
6) UCLA
7) Villanova
8) Texas
9) Kentucky
10) Arkansas
11) BYU
12) Wisconsin
13) Houston
14) Alabama
15) Tennessee
16) Iowa State
17) Florida
18) Connecticut
19) Auburn
20) Arizona
21) Memphis
22) Michigan State
23) Colorado State
24) St. Bonaventure
25) Southern California
Ad Choices