The Blue Devils received 36 of 64 first-place votes for their sixth week at No. 1 this season. Second-ranked Michigan earned nine first-place votes, third-ranked Tennessee had 13 and fourth-ranked Virginia had the remaining six.
No. 12 Kentucky and No. 15 Marquette made the biggest jumps by climbing six spots, while No. 24 Mississippi State fell 10 spots for the biggest slide.
There were four new teams in the poll, led by No. 18 Mississippi — which is ranked for the first time since January 2013. No. 19 Maryland, No. 22 Villanova and No. 23 Iowa returned after appearances earlier this season.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Duke (36) | 14-1 | 1558 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (9) | 17-0 | 1497 | 2 |
| 3. Tennessee (13) | 14-1 | 1482 | 3 |
| 4. Virginia (6) | 15-0 | 1473 | 4 |
| 5. Gonzaga | 16-2 | 1315 | 5 |
| 6. Michigan St. | 15-2 | 1292 | 6 |
| 7. Kansas | 14-2 | 1188 | 7 |
| 8. Texas Tech | 15-1 | 1157 | 8 |
| 9. Virginia Tech | 14-1 | 1091 | 9 |
| 10. Nevada | 16-1 | 1015 | 10 |
| 11. Florida St. | 13-3 | 918 | 13 |
| 12. Kentucky | 12-3 | 790 | 18 |
| 13. North Carolina | 12-4 | 678 | 12 |
| 14. Auburn | 12-3 | 669 | 11 |
| 15. Marquette | 14-3 | 668 | 21 |
| 16. Buffalo | 15-1 | 625 | 19 |
| 17. N.C. State | 14-2 | 586 | 15 |
| 18. Mississippi | 13-2 | 501 | — |
| 19. Maryland | 14-3 | 412 | — |
| 20. Oklahoma | 13-3 | 394 | 23 |
| 21. Houston | 16-1 | 387 | 17 |
| 22. Villanova | 13-4 | 300 | — |
| 23. Iowa | 14-3 | 172 | — |
| 24. Mississippi St. | 12-3 | 154 | 14 |
| 25. Indiana | 12-4 | 116 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Louisville 112, Nebraska 36, Ohio St. 34, Wisconsin 31, Iowa St. 20, UCF 17, Purdue 16, Kansas St. 14, St. John's 12, TCU 12, Murray St. 9, Arizona 8, Washington 8, LSU 7, Seton Hall 6, South Carolina 6, Temple 5, Minnesota 3, Cincinnati 2, Wofford 2, Florida 1, Hofstra 1.
