New AP men’s basketball Top 25 poll after tumultuous week: Is there a new No. 1?

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Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) in action during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)AP

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- It’s getting hard to slot teams into the Top 25.

Four of the top five teams in last week’s AP men’s basketball Top 25 lost. Very few Top 25 teams survived a week without a defeat. One team (Oklahoma) lost twice. Other teams that played just one game lost that one game.

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