Men’s college basketball rankings: ACC teams in Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 on Feb. 24

Few teams throughout men’s college basketball this season have been as dominating as Duke has, perhaps a foreshadowing of what is to come in a few weeks when March Madness arrives.

Less than 48 hours after reaffirming that on the biggest stage that is Madison Square Garden, the Blue Devils were rewarded for their successes on Monday as they moved up to No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches and AP Top 25 polls.

In what was his debut at The Garden, Cooper Flagg led the Blue Devils to a 110-67 rout of Illinois in New York City with 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. With the win, Duke improved its record at The World’s Most Famous Arena to 42-18 and extended its win streak at The Garden to eight straight.

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Duke wasn’t the only ACC team to rise in the national polls on Monday, as Clemson and Louisville both moved up into the top 20 of both polls.

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Senior guard Jaeden Zackery stuffed the stat sheet in Clemson’s road win at SMU on Saturday, as the Wisconsin native finished with 19 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals while hitting a career-best five 3-pointers. With its win, Clemson tired its program record for most conference wins in a season at 14.

Led by Chucky Hepburn’s 29 points and five steals, Louisville went 1-0 in its lone game of the week against Florida State on Saturday. The Cardinals, who have now won five straight games, caused 14 turnovers on defense while going 30 for 34 (88.2%) at the free-throw line.

With just two weeks left to go until the ACC Tournament, the conference regular season race remains pretty close as Duke only leads Clemson and Louisville by just a game. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi has four ACC teams projected to make March Madness in his update after Saturday’s games.

Here are the latest updated to the Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll for ACC teams:

College basketball rankings for Feb. 24

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

ACC teams are in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

1. Auburn (28)
2. Duke (2)
3. Florida
4. Houston
5. Tennessee
6. Alabama
7. St. John’s
8. Michigan State
9. Iowa State
10. Texas Tech
11. Texas A&M
12. Wisconsin
13. Michigan
14. Clemson
15. Maryland
16. Missouri
17. Louisville
18. Memphis
19. Purdue
20. Saint Mary’s
21. Arizona
22. Marquette
23. Kentucky
24. Mississippi State
25. Creighton

Others receiving votes: BYU 39; New Mexico 29; VCU 22; Ole Miss 15; UC San Diego 14; UCLA 13; Utah State 11; Kansas 11; Gonzaga 7; UConn 5; Drake 2; UC Davis 1; Oregon 1

AP Top 25

ACC teams are in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

1. Auburn (60)
2. Duke
3. Florida
4. Houston
5. Tennessee
6. Alabama
7. St. John’s
8. Michigan State
9. Iowa State
10. Texas Tech
11. Wisconsin
12. Texas A&M
13. Clemson
14. Missouri
15. Michigan
16. Maryland
17. Kentucky
18. Memphis
19. Louisville
20. Purdue
21. Marquette
22. Arizona
23. Saint Mary’s
24. Mississippi State
25. BYU

Others receiving votes: Creighton 53; Ole Miss 28; Kansas 25; New Mexico 23; VCU 20; Oregon 20; UCLA 14; Drake 12; UC San Diego 8; Gonzaga 3; High Point 3; Illinois 3; Vanderbilt 2; Utah State 1; Yale 1

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