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Updated at 8:28 a.m., Monday, January 26, 2009

CBKB: Duke moves to No. 1 in AP poll

By JIM O'CONNELL
AP Basketball Writer

THE TOP TWENTY FIVE

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:<

;Record;Pts;Pvs

1. Duke (62);18-1;1,789;2

2. Connecticut (6);18-1;1,694;3

3. Pittsburgh (3);18-1;1,647;4

4. Oklahoma (1);19-1;1,539;6

5. North Carolina;17-2;1,529;5

6. Wake Forest;16-1;1,509;1

7. Louisville;15-3;1,351;9

8. Marquette;17-2;1,209;11

9. Michigan St.;16-3;1,136;7

10. Xavier;17-2;1,084;15

11. Texas;14-4;1,017;14

12. Clemson;17-2;929;10

13. Butler;18-1;916;16

14. Arizona St.;16-3;834;17

15. Syracuse;17-4;808;8

16. Purdue;15-4;724;18

17. UCLA;15-4;544;13

18. Memphis;16-3;530;22

19. Illinois;17-3;401;25

20. Gonzaga;14-4;381;23

21. Villanova;15-4;276;20

22. Saint Mary's, Calif.;18-1;247;—

23. Washington;15-4;218;—

24. Kentucky;16-4;217;—

25. Georgetown;12-6;189;12

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 154, Minnesota 138, Kansas 84, Florida 65, Missouri 52, Virginia Tech 37, Baylor 34, West Virginia 32, Davidson 27, Utah St. 23, Dayton 14, California 13, UNLV 4, Florida St. 3, Ohio St. 1, Va. Commonwealth 1.

There's a new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the third time in four weeks, and it's a familiar spot for Duke.

The Blue Devils (18-1) moved up one place Monday, their first appearance at No. 1 since the final poll of 2005-06. Only UCLA has been top-ranked more in the 59-year history of the poll.

This is Duke's 111th week at No. 1, 23 behind UCLA. The Blue Devils were ranked No. 1 at least one week every season from 1997-98 to 2003-04 and have been there in nine of the past 12 seasons.

Connecticut and Pittsburgh moved up one place each to second and third. Wake Forest dropped from No. 1 to No. 6 after a loss to Virginia Tech.

Pittsburgh was No. 1 for two weeks before Wake Forest.

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