SEATTLE — The University of Washington men’s basketball team is back in The Associated Press basketball poll for the first time in two years.
After beating UCLA on Saturday, the Huskies are ranked No. 23 in this week’s rankings. They were last ranked in January of 2007. Washington plays at Arizona on Thursday.
The Gonzaga basketball team is ranked 20th this week. The Bulldogs play No. 22 Saint Mary’s on Thursday in Spokane.
Duke took over as the No. 1-ranked team, replacing Pittsburgh.
Here is the complete poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
1. Duke (62), 1,789
2. Connecticut (6), 1,694
3. Pittsburgh (3), 1,647
4. Oklahoma (1), 1,539
5. North Carolina, 1,529
6. Wake Forest, 1,509
7. Louisville, 1,351
8. Marquette, 1,209
9. Michigan St., 1,136
10. Xavier, 1,084
11. Texas, 1,017
12. Clemson, 929
13. Butler, 916
14. Arizona St., 834
15. Syracuse, 808
16. Purdue, 724
17. UCLA, 544
18. Memphis, 530
19. Illinois, 401
20. Gonzaga, 381
21. Villanova, 276
22. Saint Mary’s, Calif., 247
23. Washington, 218
24. Kentucky, 217
25. Georgetown, 189
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 154, Minnesota 138, Kansas 84, Florida 65, Missouri 52, Virginia Tech 37, Baylor 34, West Virginia 32, Davidson 27, Utah St. 23, Dayton 14, California 13, UNLV 4, Florida St. 3, Ohio St. 1, Va. Commonwealth 1.
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