The Tigers (17-2) remain the undisputed king at No. 1, and right now nobody is building a more compelling case beneath them than the Blue Devils. Duke rocketed from No. 13 all the way to No. 4 — the poll's biggest jump — while the Orange climbed three spots to No. 3, turning the top of the rankings into a freshly minted contender's circle.
The falls were just as dramatic. The Spiders, last week's No. 2, slid five spots to No. 7. The Cavaliers plummeted from No. 4 to No. 11, and the Big Red dropped from No. 5 to No. 10. The Fighting Irish, steady and surgical, moved up one slot to No. 2 — the quiet beneficiary of everyone else's turbulence.
Down at No. 20, the Red Foxes (12-5) crash the party as the poll's lone newcomer, proving that a dozen wins still earns respect in a brutally competitive landscape. The race isn't widening. It's tightening — and the Tigers better be watching their rearview mirror.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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