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One of the risers into the top five was Duke. The Blue Devils jumped two spots to No. 4 after a win over Texas in the first game of the Cameron Boozer era. UConn moved up one spot to No. 3 after blowout wins over New Haven and UMass Lowell to open the season.
Kansas fell to 29th in the KenPom standings, while North Carolina sits at No. 23. NC State's impressive offensive efficiency rating, 117.8, was good for 22nd in the nation. That rating came in as the fourth-best in the ACC, behind Duke, Louisville and North Carolina.
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