A 27-point loss to Clemson only cost Duke two spots in the polls.
The Blue Devils only slipped to No. 6 in the Associated Press poll one week after sitting at No. 4 and two weeks after topping the polls. They are No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Ahead of Duke: No. 1 Connecticut, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Pittsburgh and No. 5 Louisville. The Cardinals have four losses to Duke's three, while all the top-five teams but the Huskies and Sooners have more than one loss.
Clemson slipped to No. 12 after beating Duke but losing to Florida State Saturday, while Wake Forest checked in at No. 7. Florida State, the ACC's fifth team in the polls, surged into the rankings at No. 25.
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