Duke Basketball: Blue Devils Take A Hit In Top 25 Polls

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Saturday did not go according to plans for the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils when the traveled to Maryland. They went in with high hopes after defeating in-state rivals North Carolina on Wednesday night, but Saturday was an entirely different story as the Terrapins upset No. 2 Duke, 83-81.

Feb 16, 2013; College Park, MD, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Seth Curry (30) guards Maryland Terrapins guard Nick Faust (5) at the Comcast Center. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

As expected with any rank team that takes a loss, they lose in the AP and USA Today top-25 polls. Duke fell just four spots this week. They are now ranked as the sixth best team in the country behind Indiana, Miami, Gonzaga, Michigan State, and Florida.

San Diego State and Creighton were both dropped out of the USA Today Coaches Poll Top-25 after losses this week, while Oregon and Virginia Commonwealth join the top-25.

North Carolina State and North Carolina remain un-ranked this week despite victories this weekend. North Carolina has been un-ranked for several months now, but State has been ranked just a few weeks ago.

Here is the full USA Today’s Coaches Poll:

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	FIRST PLACE VOTES	PREVIOUS RANK
1	Indiana	23-3	757	19	2
2	Miami	21-3	728	7	4
3	Gonzaga	25-2	710	3	3
4	Florida	21-3	685	2	6
5	Michigan St.	22-4	658	0	8
6	Duke	22-3	594	0	1
7	Michigan	22-4	561	0	5
8	Syracuse	21-4	541	0	7
9	Kansas	21-4	518	0	13
10	Louisville	21-5	511	0	12
11	Georgetown	19-4	457	0	15
12	Arizona	21-4	415	0	9
13	Kansas St.	20-5	365	0	11
14	Oklahoma St.	19-5	351	0	16
15	Butler	21-5	321	0	10
16	New Mexico	22-4	299	0	18
17	Wisconsin	18-8	258	0	19
18	Ohio St.	18-7	239	0	14
19	Memphis	22-3	191	0	25
20	Marquette	18-6	190	0	20
21	Colorado St.	21-4	182	0	24
22	Pittsburgh	20-6	161	0	17
23	Oregon	21-5	92	0	NR
24	Va. Commonwealth	21-5	91	0	NR
25	Notre Dame	20-6	50	0	21