Syracuse, N.Y. - We’ve got a new No. 1!

Iowa State’s demolition of Purdue means last week’s No. 1 (the Boilermakers) were sure to slide down the poll. For the record, I had Michigan as my No. 1 team last week.

There was drama leading up to the reveal. Would it be No. 2 Arizona, which received fewer No. 1 votes than Michigan last week? Would it be Michigan? Would it be Duke? How about Iowa State, which has crushed teams (except for St. John’s) this season.

Voters anointed Arizona this week. The Wildcats had 14 more first-place votes than Michigan.

This week’s poll was interesting for a few reasons. Several ACC programs received votes aside from the top four of Duke Louisville, North Carolina and Virginia.

Clemson, Cal, Notre Dame, Miami, SMU convinced voters they deserved to be on thei

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