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Pitt atop poll for first time, UNC No. 3

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(AP) -- Pittsburgh made it to the top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time and it wasn't even close.

The Panthers (14-0) took advantage of losses by season-long unanimous No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Connecticut to make the jump from third to first Monday, receiving all but two of the first-place votes from the national media panel.

Pitt had been ranked second nine times since 1987-88 but had never reached No. 1 until this week.

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AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Pittsburgh14-0
2 Duke12-1
3 North Carolina13-1
4 Wake Forest13-0
5 Connecticut12-1
6 Oklahoma13-1
7 Texas11-2
8 Michigan State11-2
9 Georgetown10-2
10 UCLA12-2
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Pittsburgh14-0
2 Duke12-1
3 North Carolina13-1
4 Wake Forest13-0
5 Connecticut12-1
6 Oklahoma13-1
7 Texas11-2
7 UCLA12-2
9 Syracuse14-1
10 Georgetown10-2
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RPI Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Pittsburgh14-0
2 Butler12-1
3 Duke12-1
4 Xavier11-2
5 Clemson14-0
6 Oklahoma13-1
7 Michigan State11-2
8 Connecticut12-1
9 West Virginia11-2
10 Georgetown10-2
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