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Gophers slip to 12th in AP poll

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Jan 21, 2013 at 2:18 pm

Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll after dropping from the top spot for one week.

The Blue Devils, who fell to No. 3 last week, took advantage of losses by Louisville and Indiana to move back to No. 1, their fifth week on top this season. Duke received 39 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday.

Michigan, which jumped from fifth to second, had 11 No. 1 votes. Kansas, which had seven first-place votes, and Syracuse, which knocked Louisville out of No. 1, tied for third. Syracuse received eight No. 1 votes.

Louisville dropped to fifth and was followed by Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Butler and Gonzaga.

Wichita State, Cincinnati, Mississippi and Miami moved into the rankings this week, replacing San Diego State, Illinois, UCLA and Marquette.

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

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