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Syracuse is new No. 1 in AP poll
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Syracuses Jerami Grant, right, jams the ball for two points against Dukes Rodney Hood, left, in overtime of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Syracuse won 91-89. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi) - photo by Associated Press
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse's reward for winning one of the best college basketball games of the season was a spot on top of The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Combined with No. 1 Arizona's first loss of the season last weekend, the Orange's 91-89 overtime win over Duke on Saturday moved them up one spot to the top.