["Washington leaped from No. 23 to No. 1 in the latest rankings, completing a 22-spot ascent that stands as the poll's defining move and vaulting the 16-6-2 Huskies past every program that sat above them a week ago.", "The shakeout was ruthless at the summit. Maryland, last week's No. 1, dropped to No. 7, while Vermont plunged from No. 2 all the way to No. 13. NC State and Furman capitalized, rising to No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, and Saint Louis mirrored Washington's chaos with a jump from No. 22 to No. 4.", "The poll's churn extended throughout: Virginia fell from No. 4 to No. 11, San Diego slid from No. 7 to No. 18, and three newcomers — Hofstra, Grand Canyon, and UConn — crashed the party. What the numbers say is simple: there is no safe ground in this race, and the team everyone is chasing didn't even live here a week ago."]
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