Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press' Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season.
The Wildcats received 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday, while the Orange got the others.
Duke is now No. 5 in the AP rankings, with North Carolina No. 8.
N.C. State is not ranked and did not get any votes for the Top 25.
The ACC’s Florida State is No. 20 and Virginia is No. 22.
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