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Men's Basketball Poll Watching Week 18: Duke Drops after Losing to UNC

Coach K's last game in front of the Cameron Crazies didn't go as the coach and fans would have liked.
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In the last weekend of the regular season for college basketball, there were only a few upsets in the Top 25. There were a few games where both teams were ranked, so that would cause some movement in the polls. The game that had the biggest impact on the this week's polls was the Duke versus North Carolina game. It was head coach Mike Krzyzewski's last home game at Duke after a 42-year career. And it was against Duke's biggest rival - UNC. The Tar Heels wanted to give Coach K something to remember and blew away the Blue Devils by 13 points. As a result, Duke dropped in the final polls before Selection Sunday, giving other Top 10 teams to make some movement. 

In the Big 12, Kansas held on to beat a ranked Texas team in overtime. Texas Tech suffered a one-point loss to Oklahoma State. And Baylor continued to shine in their finale against Iowa State. All four teams remain in the Top 25 going into the Big 12 Tournament this week. No other Big 12 team received votes in either poll. 

Here are the highlights from both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll:

AP Top 25

1 - Gonzaga (24-3)

2 - Arizona (28-3)

3 - Baylor (26-5)

4 - Auburn (27-4), up 1

5 - Kentucky (25-6), up 2

6 - Kansas (25-6)

7 - Duke (26-5), down 3

8 - Villanova (23-7), up 3

9 (tie) - Tennessee (23-7), up 4

9 (tie) - Purdue (25-6), down 1

14 - Texas Tech (23-8), down 2

18 - Houston (26-5), down 4

22 - Texas (21-10), down 1

Dropped from the rankings  - Ohio State (#23), Alabama (#25)

Coaches Poll

1 - Gonzaga (24-3)

2 - Arizona (28-3), up 1

3 - Baylor (26-5), up 1

4 - Auburn (27-4), up 1

5 - Kentucky (25-6), up 1

6 - Kansas (25-6), up 1

7 - Duke (26-5), down 5

8 - Villanova (23-7), up 3

9 - Purdue (25-6) 

10 - Providence (24-4), down 2

14 - Texas Tech (23-8), down 2

18 - Houston (26-5), down 4

22 - Texas (21-10), down 1

Dropped from the rankings - Alabama (#24), Michigan State (#25)

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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