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The Nation’s New No. 1: Louisville

Rick Pitino, Russ Smith

Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino talks with guard Russ Smith (2) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Western Kentucky on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Louisville won 78-55. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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We posed the question last night: Now that there are no more undefeated teams, who will be the No. 1 team in the country?

On Monday, we got our answer: Louisville.

The Cardinals got 36 of the 65 first-place votes, climbing to No. 1 in the polls for the first time since the final poll of the 2009 season.

But if there is any indication how wide-open it is at the top this year, five teams received at least one first-place vote -- No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Kansas and No. 5 Michigan. And it deserves mention that the next three teams in the rankings -- Syracuse, Arizona and Gonzaga -- all have just one loss as well.

The full top 25 can be found here.

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