Miami ranked in AP poll at #25, Duke #1

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Miami's huge match-up with Duke on Wednesday, will match 2 ranked teams.

UM, bolstered by a 4-0 first place conference start, finally cracked the AP polls at #25 this week.

As if this week's contest against Duke needed any more hype, the Blue Devils returned to the top of the poll at #1, following previous top ranked Louisville's loss to Syracuse. Duke received 39 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday.

The 'Canes, who were ranked # 5 in the RPI last week, would surely jump several spots in next week's AP poll should they knock off Duke.

For now, this would appear a minor step towards recognition by the National Media.

Full Poll:

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Duke (39)	16-1	1,578
2	Michigan (11)	17-1	1,539
3	Kansas (7)	16-1	1,486
3	Syracuse (8)	17-1	1,486
5	Louisville	16-2	1,348
6	Arizona	16-1	1,270
7	Indiana	16-2	1,211
8	Florida	14-2	1,181
9	Butler	16-2	1,146
10	Gonzaga	17-2	994
11	Kansas State	15-2	927
12	Minnesota	15-3	905
13	Michigan State	16-3	831
14	Ohio State	13-4	701
15	New Mexico	16-2	659
16	Oregon	16-2	624
17	Creighton	17-2	611
18	North Carolina State	15-3	587
19	Virginia Commonwealth	16-3	433
20	Wichita State	17-2	363
21	Cincinnati	16-3	322
22	Missouri	13-4	234
23	Ole Miss	15-2	172
24	Notre Dame	15-3	123
25	Miami (FL)	13-3	93

Others receiving votes: Marquette 92, Wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, Wyoming 28, San Diego State 26, Colorado State 7, Memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa State 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Pittsburgh 1, Bucknell 1