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Duke and Houston retained their respective spots at No. 1 and No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday for a second consecutive week. Duke earned 49 first-place votes on the heels of winning the ACC championship,

Tennessee basketball has been ranked in the top 5 for 10 weeks this season. It has been a top-5 team 37 times under coach Rick Barnes.

The Tar Heels lost to No. 1 Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals, but have won eight of their past 10 games and are playing their best basketball of the season.

Led by guards Kezza Giffa and D'Maurion Williams, High Point enters the NCAA tournament — its first March Madness appearance in history — on a 14-game winning streak since a loss to Longwood on Jan. 16. The Boilermakers are limping into the NCAA Tournament.

The Tar Heels, who hold a 1-12 record against Quad 1 teams this season, earned a bid despite a poor showing against the country’s top teams.