The Blue Devils were the top-ranked team in The AP college basketball poll Monday, their 12th week this season leading the Top 25 and the 88th time in school history they have been No. 1.

Only UCLA, with 128 weeks, has spent more time on top of the rankings, which began in January 1949.

Duke (20-1), which beat rival North Carolina and Clemson last week, received all 71 first-place votes from the national media panel its third straight week and eighth overall this season as a unanimous pick to break a tie with Kentucky for the second-most weeks at No. 1.

The Blue Devils started the season fourth on the list with 76 weeks on top. In December, they passed North Carolina, which has 81.

Kansas (20-2), which beat Missouri and Colorado last week, and Maryland (18-3), which defeated Virginia and North Carolina State, were second and third for the third straight week.

Otherwise, there was quite a shake-up in the Top 25 21 teams shifted places after 15 ranked teams lost a total of 20 games during the past week. It was the fifth straight week at least 14 ranked teams lost.