UCLA and Pittsburgh held the top two spots in the Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll for the third straight week, and North Carolina stayed No. 3 from last week's voting. Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 4, while Florida and Duke, tied for seventh last week, were fifth and sixth, respectively.
Air Force -- along with Notre Dame and Oregon -- moved into the rankings Monday for the first time this season.
-- AP
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