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The latest college basketball AP Poll Top 25 rankings are in following Week 16 of the regular season. There were some shakeups in the top 10 with some intriguing results.

Michigan and Duke went head-to-head for the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Houston took two losses after a jump in the rankings and plenty others inside the Top 10 took losses of their own.

Here are the latest rankings...

1. Duke

Duke had the biggest win of the weekend, beating Michigan 68-63 in D.C. Now, the Blue Devils are No. 1 in the AP Poll. Cameron Boozer had 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in the win. Isaiah Evans added 14 points and two rebounds.

2. Arizona

Arizona won a top five clash, per the AP Poll, over the weekend. The Wildcats took down Houston 73-66. Anthony Dell’Orso had 22 points and three rebounds. Jaden Bradley added 17 points, four rebounds and four assists.

3. Michigan

Michigan fell from the top spot in the AP Poll with that aforementioned loss to Duke. The Wolverines are 25-2 and could very well see the Blue Devils in the FInal Four or National Championship. Yaxel Lendeborg put up 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Morez Johnson Jr. added 13 points, six rebounds and one assist.

4. Iowa State

Iowa State slipped in the AP Poll a bit with a loss to BYU. The Cyclones lost 79-69 on the road to Big 12 foe BYU and are now 23-4. Tamin Lipsey put up 19 points, five rebounds and three assists. Jamarion Batemon added 14 points and one rebound.

5. Houston

A tough loss for Houston as they fell down the top 10 of the AP Poll. The Cougars fell 73-66 to Arizona and are now 23-4.  Kingston Flemings led Houston in scoring with 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Emanuel Sharp added 14 points, three rebounds and one assist.

6. UConn

UConn improved to 25-3 on the season with a 73-63 win over Villanova on Saturday. The Huskies are firmly in the top five of the AP Poll. Alex Karaban had 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. Tarris Reed added 11 points, six rebounds and three assists.

7. Florida

Florida took care of business on Saturday on the road, beating SEC foe Ole Miss. The Gators remained in the top 10 of the AP Poll. Alex Condon led the way with 24 points, four rebounds and six assists. Thomas Haugh added 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

8. Purdue

It was a dominant affair for Purdue as they put a beatdown on rival Indiana. The Boilermakers cruised a 93-64 win at home Friday. Staying in the top 10 of the AP Poll, Purdue was led by Trey Kaufman-Renn, who had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. Omer Mayer and Fletcher Loyer each had 18 points.

9. Gonzaga

Gonzaga improved to 27-2 on the season with a 71-62 win over Pacific on Saturday. The Bulldogs keep winning and stayed in the top 10 of the AP Poll this week. Graham Ike led the way with 20 points and five rebounds. Davis Bogle added 18 points, two rebounds and one assist.

10. Illinois 

Illinois stayed in the top 10 of the AP Poll despite a loss to UCLA over the weekend. The Fighting Illini fell 95-94 in overtime. Keaton Wagler had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Tomislav Ivisic contributed 16 points, six rebounds and two assists.

USC over ULCA by 6

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In The Tank

Forget April nosedives. That was a 2010s thing. March? That was so last year.  The NBA’s annual tanking ritual, in all its spirited glory, is now taking place as early as February. Yes, before the All-Star break.

Here is a compilation of the current tankers, rated 1-11 by Yahoo Sports...

1. Washington Wizards
Record: 13-39 (No. 2 in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Trae Young (knee); Anthony Davis (hand); Alex Sarr (hamstring); Cam Whitmore (shoulder; out for season)
Behold, the Washington (Tank) Commanders. Oh, you thought Trae Young was going to play anytime soon? The Wizards thought otherwise, announcing at the time of the trade that he’s out indefinitely with a knee issue. And now star newcomer Anthony Davis may be potentially sidelined for the rest of the season with a tricky hand issue.
Tank Score: 30 out of 30

2. Utah Jazz
Record: 18-38 (6th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee; out for season); Keyonte George (ankle); Walker Kessler (shoulder; out for season)
Silver dropped the hammer on the Jazz for a reason (beyond, of course, their guilt): They have the most to gain by tanking. Not only do they have to secure a top-eight protected pick, but BYU standout AJ Dybantsa is in this draft. If the pick falls outside the top eight on lotto night, it goes to OKC.
Tank Score: 29 out of 30

3. Brooklyn Nets
Record: 15-38 (5th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Nic Claxton (hip); Noah Clowney (ankle); Michael Porter Jr. (knee)
There’s urgency here even though they don’t have any protections on the pick like Utah and Washington do. Brooklyn owes Houston swap rights on their 2027 first-round pick as a result of the 2020 James Harden trade. Brooklyn’s time to add a face of the franchise through the draft is now.
Tank Score: 27 out of 30

4. Dallas Mavericks
Record: 19-35 (7th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Cooper Flagg (foot); Kyrie Irving (out for season; ACL); Dereck Lively (out for season; foot); Caleb Martin (ankle); Daniel Gafford (ankle); Naji Marshall (foot)
Mark Cuban says embrace the tank, so who are we to argue? Normally, a sighting of Cooper Flagg in a walking boot would be a nightmare scenario for the Mavericks. But in a world in which Dallas wins by losing, news of Flagg’s gimpy foot will likely help its tanking efforts. Because the Mavericks don’t control their first-round pick until 2031 after this, they receive a maximum tanking incentive score for this season.
Tank Score: 27 out of 30

5. Memphis Grizzlies
Record: 20-33 (8th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Ja Morant (elbow); Zach Edey (ankle); Brandon Clarke (calf); Santi Aldama (knee); Walter Clayton Jr. (knee)
Bluff City ain’t bluffing when it comes to their intentions. The Grizzlies stunned league insiders by trading Jaren Jackson Jr. to Utah for draft picks, signaling the Grizzlies are going for ping-pong balls, not the play-in.
Tank Score: 26 out of 30

6. Sacramento Kings
Record: 12-44 (No. 1 in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Zach LaVine (finger; out for season); Domantas Sabonis (knee; out for season); Keegan Murray (ankle)
Are they tanking or are they just epically bad? Who knows? The team announced both Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis will miss the remainder of the season with injuries, which will certainly help efforts to be the Kings of the Tank. The presence of DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook could interfere with their nosedive, but it hasn’t really slowed down their unrelenting march to No. 1 on the reverse standings.
Tank Score: 25 out of 30

7. Chicago Bulls
Record: 24-31 (10th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Josh Giddey (hamstring); Noa Essengue (shoulder; out for season); Isaac Okoro (knee); Jalen Smith (calf); Tre Jones (hamstring
That sound you hear is the sigh of relief from Chicago fans who have been begging for this downward direction. After holding a midseason firesale for Nikola Vučević, Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White, the Bulls are finally picking ping-pong balls over purgatory.
Tank Score: 23 out of 30

8. Indiana Pacers
Record: 15-40 (4th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles; out for season); Ivica Zubac (ankle); Obi Toppin (foot); Johnny Furphy (ACL; out for season)
They must really love Ivica Zubac. The Pacers are sending their first-round pick to Hollywood if it lands anywhere from No. 5 to No. 9 on draft lotto night. Given the flattened lottery odds, Indiana can’t guarantee it keeps it, but it can certainly tilt the scales by losing a ton.
Tank Score: 21 out of 30

9. Milwaukee Bucks
Record: 23-30 (9th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf); Myles Turner (calf); Ryan Rollins (foot)
To tank or not to tank, that is the question. Giannis’ status can swing this wide open. The Roster Quality factor goes to 5 if he’s out, but I have to be somewhat measured here about their tank potential. It’s a common misconception that the Bucks aren’t incentivized to tank. Yes, they don’t “control” their first-round pick as they will receive the least favorable of their pick and New Orleans’ (the most favorable of those two reroutes to Atlanta). Luckily for Milwaukee, the Pelicans are dreadful, so Milwaukee has a good chance of actually benefiting from its own tank job. The Bucks can pick as high as No. 2 in this year’s draft, but if they win the draft lottery, it automatically goes to Atlanta. Everyone around the league is watching the saga that is Cream City.
Tank Score: 20 out of 30

10. Charlotte Hornets
Record: 26-29 (12th in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Coby White (calf
A glorious recent nine-game win streak may say otherwise, but then again the Clippers were ripping through the NBA before they quickly shifted gears and traded James Harden and Ivica Zubac. The Hornets are a Kon Knueppel injury away from having some serious organizational deliberations about the upcoming draft odds. Even still they can only move up so far in the lotto standings if they pull the plug. 
Tank Score: 19 out of 30

11. New Orleans Pelicans
Record: 15-41 (No. 3 in draft lottery)
Injuries of note: Dejounte Murray (Achilles); Trey Murphy III (shoulder; day-to-day)
They’re here because they’re horrible, not because they’re horrible on purpose. The Pelicans are losing their first-round pick no matter what happens, either to their likeliest destination of Atlanta or to Milwaukee. Against all odds, Williamson has played in 30 straight games, which is commendable
Tank Score: 15 out of 30