Florida State (16-2-4) vaulted from No. 6 to No. 1, displacing Stanford (21-2-2), which slipped one spot to No. 2 after holding the top position. The Seminoles' leap is the headline, but Duke's surge from No. 11 to No. 3 is nearly as striking — the Blue Devils (17-5-1) rode an eight-spot climb into the top three, signaling that the ACC is flexing serious muscle heading into the postseason picture.
The bottom of the poll tells a different story. Memphis (17-1-3) tumbled 15 spots from No. 3 to No. 18 — the steepest fall of the week — while Arkansas (10-5-4) dropped from No. 4 all the way to No. 17. Notre Dame (14-2-3) also slid hard, falling from No. 2 to No. 11. Three new entrants cracked the ranking: Ohio State (11-5-6) and Georgetown (16-4-3) landed at No. 9, while North Carolina (13-6-2) and Kansas (16-6-3) entered tied at No. 13. Baylor (14-5-4) climbed eight spots from No. 23 to No. 15, rounding out the week's biggest movers.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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