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Duke Rises to No. 1 in Men's AP Top 25 Poll for Record 148th Time After Michigan Win; Florida, Alabama Make Leaps
Duke secured the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 after a 68-63 win over Michigan, fueled by Cameron Boozer's near triple-double performance, amid multiple top-10 upsets.
- On Saturday, the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team beat the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team 68-63 at Capital One Arena, and moved to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Monday.
- With eight of the top 10 teams stumbling this week, voters moved Duke to No. 1; Duke's 14 in Quad-1 and nine Top-25 wins helped set the stage.
- Duke outrebounded Michigan and owned the offensive glass 13-to-8, with Cameron Boozer scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Trey Kaufman-Renn adding 27.
- AP voters and seed projections shifted after Saturday's results, with Duke's rise coming at the Michigan Wolverines' expense, according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi and CBS Sports.
- Now they are the team to beat heading into the stretch run, raising expectations for March tournament implications and earning praise for Jon Scheyer, Duke head coach, in the post-Krzyzewski era.
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