To no one’s surprise, Duke lost its No. 1 spot in college basketball’s national polls Tuesday.
After losing to Florida State Wednesday and surviving a surprising onslaught from Virginia Saturday, the Blue Devils fell to No. 4 in the Associated Press poll and No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.
In the AP poll, Duke sits behind Ohio State (18-0), Kansas (17-0) and Syracuse (18-0). In ESPN’s tally, Pittsburgh (17-1) sits ahead of Duke as well, despite also having one loss.
The rankings are expected to be shaken up by the result of the Pittsburgh and Syracuse contest, which the Tigers won 74-66.
San Diego State (19-0), Villanova (16-1), Connecticut (14-2), Brigham Young (17-1) and Texas (14-3) rounded out the AP’s top 10 teams.
No other ACC teams were in the top 25, although North Carolina and Florida State did receive votes.
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