Duke took its first loss of the calendar year over the weekend in a stunning 76-74 defeat to Miami, making it one of the most high-profile fallers in Monday's updated AP Top 25 poll. The Blue Devils came in at No. 8 on the heels of the loss, its first at home since February of last season. It's the first time since Dec. 13, 2021, Duke is not ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.
The shakeup at the top wasn't exclusive to Durham, either, as Purdue, which had been ranked No. 3 for a month, also took a loss last week in 74-69 fashion to Wisconsin. The Boilermakers fell only four spots to No. 7. Kansas, another top-10 team from last week, also took a loss but fell only three spots from No. 6 to No. 9.
It wasn't all tumbling for teams in this week's poll, though, as Wisconsin made the biggest leap among 12 teams that moved up with a 10-spot leap from No. 23 to No. 13. LSU came in with the second-highest rise by moving up nine spots to No. 12 following wins over ranked Kentucky and Tennessee teams.
Meanwhile at the top of the poll, Baylor clung to its No. 1 unanimous ranking by receiving all 61 first-place votes. However, the top-five got a complete makeover with Gonzaga moving up two spots to No. 2, UCLA moving up two spots to No. 3, Auburn climbing five spots to No. 4 and USC moving from No. 7 to No. 5, the Trojans' highest ranking since they were No. 5 in December 1974.
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AP Top 25
| 1 | Baylor (61) | 15-0 | 1,525 | 1 |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 12-2 | 1,440 | 4 |
| 3 | UCLA | 10-1 | 1,376 | 5 |
| 4 | Auburn | 14-1 | 1,193 | 9 |
| 5 | USC | 13-0 | 1,152 | 7 |
| 6 | Arizona | 12-1 | 1,144 | 8 |
| 7 | Purdue | 13-2 | 1,139 | 3 |
| 8 | Duke | 12-2 | 1,130 | 2 |
| 9 | Kansas | 12-2 | 1,031 | 6 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 13-2 | 1,011 | 10 |
| 11 | Houston | 14-2 | 949 | 12 |
| 12 | LSU | 14-1 | 889 | 21 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 13-2 | 784 | 23 |
| 14 | Villanova | 11-4 | 682 | 19 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 13-2 | 648 | 11 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 10-3 | 510 | 13 |
| 17 | Xavier | 12-2 | 453 | 22 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 12-3 | 438 | 16 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 11-3 | 373 | 25 |
| 20 | Seton Hall | 11-3 | 342 | 24 |
| 21 | Texas | 12-3 | 282 | 14 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 10-4 | 277 | 18 |
| 23 | Providence | 14-2 | 250 | 16 |
| 24 | Alabama | 11-4 | 237 | 15 |
| 25 | Illinois | 11-3 | 208 | N |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 122, Loyola Chicago 96, Miami 65, West Virginia 20, UConn 17, Indiana 12, Colorado St. 10, San Diego State 9, Davidson 5, San Francisco 2, Iowa 2, BYU 2.
