Duke and Houston retained their respective spots at No. 1 and No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday for a second consecutive week. Duke earned 49 first-place votes on the heels of winning the ACC championship,

Now, with conference tournaments beginning — the Big 12’s is next week in Kansas City, Missouri — that's far from true. The SEC stole the title this season. More SEC teams will get into the NCAA Tournament. It’s likely a dozen. For the Big 12, it’s likely eight .

College Basketball AP Top 25 rankings are getting updated as we head toward conference tournament action with a new No. 1.