Jan. 28, 2002

Duke University (17-1) remained a unanimous No. 1 in the USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 men's basketball poll this week, while Gonzaga University moved up four notches to 14th.

The Blue Devils received all 31 first place votes. The University of Kansas held second and the University of Maryland remained third. The poll was taken prior to Duke's Sunday victory over the University of Virginia.

Gonzaga (18-3), fresh off a weekend home sweep of the University of San Francisco and Saint Mary's College, matched its highest regular-season ranking in the USA TODAY/ESPN poll, the Bulldogs also 14th two week's ago prior to falling to 18th last week. Gonzaga plays a home-and-home series with the University of Portland this week, hosting the Pilots on Wednesday and heading to the Rose City for a Saturday re-match at the Chiles Center.

The University of Alabama made one of the biggest jumps in the poll, climbing from 14th to 8th on the stregnth of Saturday's road win at the University of Kentucky. The Wildcats slipped from 9th to 11th.

USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Poll

First-place votes in parentheses. Poll taken before Sunday night's games.

Rank  School            Record  Points  Last Week1. Duke (31)             17-1    775        12. Kansas                17-2    739        23. Maryland              16-3    708        34. Cincinnati            19-1    685        55. Virginia              14-2    624        76. Florida               15-3    599        47. Oklahoma              15-3    555        68. Alabama               17-3    502       14t9. Oklahoma State        17-3    455       1110. Syracuse             17-4    422       1011. Kentucky             13-5    404        912. Illinois             15-5    399        813. UCLA                 14-5    333       1314. Gonzaga              18-3    308       1815. Stanford             12-5    295       14t16. Miami (Fla).         18-2    275       1917. Georgia              16-4    241       1718. Arizona              13-6    225       1219. Wake Forest          14-6    197       1620. Southern California  15-4    171       2221. Pittsburgh           18-3    160       2522. Connecticut          14-3    158       NR23. Texas Tech           15-3    141       NR24. Missouri             15-5    111       2025. Indiana              13-6     96       NR

DROPPED OUT: No. 21 Oregon (15-5), No. 23 Ohio State (15-3), No. 24 Iowa (14-8).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Oregon 95, Ohio State 79, North Carolina State 46, Xavier 39, Hawaii 35, Texas 35, Western Kentucky 27, Marquette 26, Temple 17, Wyoming 13, Memphis 11, Iowa 10, Utah State 9, Ball State 8, Saint Joseph's 8, Mississippi 7, Southern Illinois 7, Valparaiso 7, Georgetown 4, Kent State 4, Michigan State 3, Boston College 2, Butler 2, Utah 2, Arizona State 1.