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Dec 17, 2012 at 2:37 pm

Duke is back in a familiar place — No. 1

The Blue Devils advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of The Associated Press' Top 25 on Monday, drawing closer to UCLA's record for most No. 1 rankings.

Indiana (9-1) held the top spot from the preseason poll through the first five weeks of the season. Butler beat the Hoosiers 88-86 in overtime Saturday. The Blue Devils (9-0), who were off last week, received 62 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.

This is the 123rd week Duke has been No. 1, 11 weeks behind UCLA.

Michigan (11-0), which received the other No. 1 votes, and Syracuse moved up one place each to second and third. They were followed in the top 10 by Arizona, Louisville, Indiana, Ohio State, Florida, Kansas and Illinois.

1. Duke (62)	9-0	1,622	2
2. Michigan (3)	11-0	1,543	3
3. Syracuse	9-0	1,465	4
4. Arizona	8-0	1,371	8
5. Louisville	9-1	1,362	6
6. Indiana	9-1	1,321	1
7. Ohio St.	8-1	1,249	7
8. Florida	7-1	1,163	5
9. Kansas	8-1	1,110	9
10. Illinois	12-0	1,044	10
11. Cincinnati	10-0	967	11
12. Missouri	8-1	886	12
13. Minnesota	11-1	730	13
14. Gonzaga	10-1	710	14
15. Georgetown	9-1	579	15
16. New Mexico	11-0	548	17
17. Creighton	10-1	530	16
18. San Diego St.	8-1	493	18
19. Butler	8-2	361	—
20. Michigan St.	9-2	343	19
21. UNLV	8-1	315	20
22. Notre Dame	9-1	291	22
23. North Carolina	8-2	256	21
24. Oklahoma St.	8-1	244	24
25. NC State	7-2	198	25

Others receiving votes: Oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, VCU 7, Wichita St. 6, Murray St. 4, UConn 4, Miami 3, Maryland 2, Bucknell 1.