Last week, the Blue Devils won three times but fell in the polls.
Seven days and three more wins later, Duke jumped three spots from No. 10 to the No. 7 spot in the Associated Press rankings.
Also represented in this week's rankings are upstart Xavier, which Duke will play in the Meadowlands Dec. 20, at No. 16, Wake Forest at No. 19, Miami at No. 22 and, despite losing to Oklahoma, Davidson at No. 24.
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