Michigan Game Earns Duke Doubters
Even though Michigan lost to top-ranked Duke, the Wolverines made such an impression they moved up three spots in the Associated Press college basketball poll.
Duke remained on top, but with a few dents and scratches.
Freshmen-led Michigan (4-1) jumped from 18th to 15th in the poll after losing, 88-85, in overtime to the defending national champions.
The game convinced two of the poll’s 64 voters that Duke (5-0) was no longer No. 1 material. One gave the vote to UCLA and the other to Connecticut.
The top four teams held their places from last week, with Duke receiving 1,597 points, 124 more than Arizona (4-0). UCLA (4-0) was third and Ohio State (5-0) was fourth.
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