The Tigers (17-2) remain the undisputed standard at No. 1, but the story of this poll is what happened just below them. The Blue Devils (11-5) rocketed nine spots from No. 13 to No. 4, the single biggest jump in the Top 25, announcing themselves as a legitimate contender just as the postseason picture comes into focus.
The Fighting Irish (13-3) climbed to No. 2, and the Orange (13-6) made a bold four-spot leap from No. 7 to No. 3, turning the top of the poll into a reshuffled deck. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers (10-7) took the hardest fall of the week, dropping seven spots from No. 4 to No. 11, and the Spiders (14-2) slipped from No. 2 all the way to No. 7 despite a 14-win resume.
The Red Foxes (12-5) entered the rankings at No. 20, the only new face in the poll. What the numbers say: the Tigers are steady, everything else is chaos, and the Blue Devils just sent a message nobody saw coming.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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