Top ACC teams take major dip in latest AP Poll Top 25

Lipscomb v Duke | Lance King/GettyImagesThe Duke basketball program suffered its first loss of the 2025-26 season in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, surrendering a 17-point lead en route to an 82-81 loss to No. 15 Texas Tech. Now 11-1 on the season, Jon Scheyer's club still boasts one of the best resumes in the sport, but it was expected they would see at least a slight dip in their Associated Press Poll ranking following the defeat. On the other hand, the Red Raiders climbed a few spots, as expected, following their best victory of the young campaign.

The Atlantic Coast Conference still sits with four teams ranked in the AP Poll, with a few other squads receiving votes. However,…