Duke Blue Devils Slip Only Slightly in Weekly College Basketball Polls
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:
- Kentucky
- Ohio State
- Syracuse
- North Carolina
- Louisville
- Baylor
- Duke
- Xavier
- Connecticut
- Missouri
USA Today/ESPN:
- Kentucky
- Ohio State
- Syracuse
- Louisville
- Duke
- North Carolina
- Baylor
- Xavier
- Connecticut
- Missouri
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