The Duke Blue Devils came into last week’s match-up against the Ohio State Buckeyes ranked No. 3 and No. 4 in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Polls, respectively. Following an 85-63 shellacking from Ohio State, Duke shifted downwards in the standings only marginally, coming in this week at No. 7 and No. 5 in the AP and USA Today/ESPN Polls, respectively.

Why such a soft fall? Well, as we noted on Opposing Views, there were a lot of extenuating circumstances that went some ways in explaining the Blue Devils’ embarrassing showing.

Check out the full top ten for both polls below.

AP:

1. Kentucky
2. Ohio State
3. Syracuse
4. North Carolina
5. Louisville
6. Baylor
7. Duke
8. Xavier
9. Connecticut
10. Missouri

USA Today/ESPN:

1. Kentucky
2. Ohio State
3. Syracuse
4. Louisville
5. Duke
6. North Carolina
7. Baylor
8. Xavier
9. Connecticut
10. Missouri

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