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Monday, February 21, 2011

(Updated 2:03 pm)

By Jim O'Connell
Associated Press

Duke is No. 1 again after a rare week in which the top four teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll all lost.

The Blue Devils jumped from fifth place. They had been No. 1 in the preseason poll and for the first eight weeks of the season. Duke received 35 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel.

Ohio State stays at No. 2 with 10 first-place votes. Kansas drops from No. 1 to third with five first-place votes. Pittsburgh was No. 1 on 12 ballots and stayed fourth. Texas drew one first-place vote and fell two spots to fifth. San Diego State, BYU, Purdue, Notre Dame and Arizona round out the top 10. BYU had two first-place votes.

At No. 19, North Carolina is the only other ACC team in the top 25.

St. John's is No. 23, its first poll appearance since November 2000.

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Mad Dog

February 21, 2011 - 2:19 pm EST

Not real sure what rankings, preseason or in season, really mean any more. My question is where will you be after your conference's tournament and/or if you make it to the Big Dance, how well do you do there?

That's why they call it March Madness.