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Duke, this season’s preseason No. 1-ranked men’s basketball team, is ending its eighth week at the top spot. A look at how long preseason No. 1s have lasted there in recent years:
2000-01 Arizona remained No. 1 for two weeks
1999-00 Connecticut remained No. 1 for zero weeks
1998-99 Duke remained No. 1 for two weeks
1997-98 Arizona remained No. 1 for two weeks
1996-97 Cincinnati remained No. 1 for two weeks
1995-96 Kentucky remained No. 1 for two weeks
1994-95 Arkansas remained No. 1 for one week
Source: World Features Syndicate
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