NCAA Basketball Rankings: Duke Back On Top, Ohio State Second In AP Top 25 Poll

Duke (25-2) is back on top in this week's AP Top 25 poll, receiving 35 first-place votes and 1,531 total points. Ohio State (25-2) was ranked second and received 10 first-place votes and Kansas (25-2) came in at number three with five first-place votes.

Pittsburgh (24-3) received 12 first-place votes and was ranked fourth for the second straight week while Texas (23-4) got one first-place vote and was ranked fifth. San Diego State (27-1), Brigham Young (25-2), Purdue (22-5), Notre Dame (21-5) and Arizona (23-4) round out the top ten.

Georgetown (21-6) dropped two spots to No. 11 and Wisconsin (20-6) fell from No.9 to No. 11 this week. St. John's (17-9) came in at No. 23 after being unranked last week. 

Boston College (16-10, 6-6 ACC) was unranked and did not receive a vote in this week's poll, but crosstown rival Harvard (20-4, 9-1) did receive one vote.

AP Top 25 Poll:

1. Duke (25-2; 35 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State (25-2; 10 first-place votes)
3. Kansas (25-2; 5 first-place votes)
4. Pittsburgh (24-3; 12 first-place votes)
5. Texas (23-4; 1 first-place vote)
6. San Diego State (27-1)
7. Brigham Young (25-2)
8. Purdue (22-5)
9. Notre Dame (21-5)
10. Arizona (23-4)
11. Georgetown (21-6)
12. Wisconsin (20-6)
13. Florida (21-5)
14. Connecticut (20-6)
15. Villanova (21-6)
16. Louisville (20-7)
17. Syracuse (22-6)
18. Vanderbilt (20-6)
19. North Carolina (20-6)
20. Missouri (21-6)
21. Texas A&M (21-5)
22. Kentucky (19-7)
23. St. John's (17-9)
24. Temple (21-5)
25. Xavier (20-6)