After starting the 2021-22 season 7-0, including wins over then-No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 10 Kentucky, the Duke men’s basketball team has vaulted to No. 1 in this week’s Associated Press poll. This marks the 145th week all-time that Duke has been ranked No. 1, extending a college basketball record.
The Blue Devils garnered 51 of the 61 first-place from AP voters this week to top the poll, followed by Purdue, Gonzaga, Baylor, UCLA, Villanova, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Arkansas in the top 10.
Duke’s 145 weeks in the No. 1 spot are the most in NCAA history, leading UCLA (134) and Kentucky (125). All other ACC schools have combined for a total of 149 weeks at No. 1.
Under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, Duke has been ranked No. 1 at least once in 21 different seasons, the most of any coach in college basketball history. John Wooden and Roy Williams are tied for second (12). This marks Coach K’s 127th week ranked No. 1 at Duke, which also continues an NCAA record over John Wooden (121) and Adolph Rupp (61).
Duke’s 283 games and 243 wins (243-40) as the No. 1 team are most in NCAA history. Under Coach K, Duke’s 254 games and 219 wins (219-35) as the No. 1 team are the most by a coach all-time.
Duke plays at Ohio State Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Here is the third Associated Press Top 25 poll of the 2021-22 regular season:
1. Duke
2. Purdue
3. Gonzaga
4. Baylor
5. UCLA
6. Villanova
7. Texas
8. Kansas
9. Kentucky
10. Arkansas
11. Arizona
12. BYU
13. Tennessee
14. Florida
15. Houston
16. Alabama
17. UConn
18. Memphis
19. Iowa State
20. USC
21. Auburn
22. Michigan State
23. Wisconsin
24. Michigan
25. Seton Hall
