The Tigers (17-2) remain the immovable object at No. 1, but everything beneath them is shifting violently. The Blue Devils (11-5) rocketed from No. 13 to No. 4 — the poll's biggest climb — signaling that a late-season surge has made Duke a force nobody wants to face in May.
The Orange (13-6) mirrored that momentum, leaping four spots to No. 3 and turning the top of the rankings into a traffic jam. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers (10-7) suffered the poll's steepest tumble, plunging from No. 4 to No. 11, while the Spiders (14-2) slid five spots from No. 2 to No. 7 despite a gaudy record.
The message is clear: dominance at the top is settled, but the chase pack is volatile. The Fighting Irish (13-3) nudged up to No. 2, and the Red Foxes (12-5) crashed the party at No. 20. If this poll is a weather map, the storm is just getting started.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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