Duke solidified its grip on No. 1 while Maryland jumped North Carolina into the top 5 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll after a relatively quiet week on the schedule.
That could change with an abundance of holiday tournaments tipping off this week.
The Blue Devils blew through California before beating Georgetown 81-73 on Friday to win the 2K Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden. Those performances on back-to-back nights helped earn Duke 53 first-place votes from a 65-member media panel in The Associated Press poll released Monday.
Louisville received seven first-place votes and remained second, followed by Michigan State with four No. 1 nods. Kansas remained fourth while Virginia received the other No. 1 vote and was seventh.
Gonzaga, Kentucky and Ohio State rounded out the top 10.
Florida reentered the AP Top 25 at No. 24 while Texas fell out.
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