Duke ended Auburn's eight-week reign at No. 1 and reached the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll Monday for the first time since November 2021. The Blue Devils (28-3) earned 52 of the 61 first-place votes to lead the rankings for the first time since Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski's final season.

Duke ascended to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time since Week 4 of the 2021-22 season on Monday and for the first time under third-year coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils' rise supplanted Auburn,

Duke men’s basketball has climbed to the No. 1 spot for the first time this season in this week’s AP Poll, following two secure victories and chaos in other conferences. The Blue Zone is here to break down the drastic shifts in the rankings and what they mean heading into conference tournaments.