Gophers ranked No. 14 in AP Top 25

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After a 4-0 start to the young season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers sit at No. 14 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday.



The Gophers, who started the season ranked No. 15, have defeated USC Upstate (92-77), Providence (86-74), Niagara (107-81) and Western Carolina (92-64).

Duke, who recently beat then-No. 2 Michigan State, pulled in 54 of 65 first-place votes from a national media panel.

Arizona was the only other team to receive a No. 1 nod, getting 11 first-place votes and taking the Spartans' place at No. 2. Kansas moved up to third after topping then-No. 7 Kentucky, while Michigan State and Villanova rounded out the top 5.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses: