Thoughts on the AP poll: Duke men's basketball leaps to No. 2 in final poll of the decade

College basketball continues to be an absolute mess with two more top-5 teams falling last week. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each poll:

Blue Devils to No. 2

The college basketball scene continues to be filled with unpredictable upsets. With Ohio State falling to West Virginia and Louisville getting chopped down by Kentucky, Duke was able to move up two spots from last week by simply taking care of business against Brown. The Blue Devils continue to climb back up the ranks after falling as low as No. 10.

Kentucky makes a statement

After back to back losses sent them falling to No. 19, the Wildcats upset No. 3 Louisville, taking down the top-ranked ACC team. Kentucky's big win propelled them to No. 17 this week, showing that head coach John Calipari and his squad intend on getting back into the top-5 as soon as possible.

Remaining unbeaten teams prevail

Despite Auburn and San Diego State not playing any games against formidable opponents last week, they got the job done and won their games. After Liberty fell to LSU Sunday, the Tigers and Aztecs are the last two undefeated teams standing, earning respective ranks of No. 8 and No. 13.

Complete Rankings

5. Ohio State

6. Baylor

7. Louisville

8. Auburn

9. Memphis

10. Villanova

11. Butler

12. Michigan

13. San Diego State

14. Michigan State

15. Maryland

16. West Virginia

17. Kentucky

18. Florida State

19. Virginia

20. Dayton

21. Penn State

22. Texas Tech

23. Iowa

24. Wichita State

25. Arizona

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