Duke holds top spot

Duke and Michigan remain the top two teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll while Syracuse dropped from third to ninth after its first loss. Duke received all but two of the first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel. Arizona, Louisville and Indiana all moved up one place to third through fifth. Kansas, which won at Ohio State, moved from ninth to sixth. Missouri, which beat Illinois, jumped from 12th to seventh, followed by Syracuse, Temple and Ohio State. Gonzaga moved up one spot to 13th. Stanford, Connecticut, Baylor, Duke and Notre Dame are the top five …

Duke and Michigan remain the top two teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll while Syracuse dropped from third to ninth after its first loss. Duke received all but two of the first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel. Arizona, Louisville and Indiana all moved up one place to third through fifth. Kansas, which won at Ohio State, moved from ninth to sixth. Missouri, which beat Illinois, jumped from 12th to seventh, followed by Syracuse, Temple and Ohio State. Gonzaga moved up one spot to 13th. Stanford, Connecticut, Baylor, Duke and Notre Dame are the top five in the women’s poll. – AP