Arizona remained second in the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches polls but lost ground to Duke in the penultimate regular-season rankings. Arizona widened its lead over third-ranked Michigan this week. Duke, Arizona and Michigan continued to hold the top three spots in both polls.
Duke received 772 points and 28 out of 31 first-place votes in the week 18 USA Today Coaches poll. The Blue Devils received 771 points and 27 first-place votes in the week 17 USA Today Coaches poll. Arizona is second with 735 points and three first-place votes.
The Wildcats had 733 points and four first-place votes in the week 18 USA Today Coaches poll. Michigan received 720 points in the week 18 USA Today Coaches poll. The Wolverines received 733 points last week. Duke and Arizona were the only teams to receive first-place votes for the second consecutive week…