Traditionally, the ACC has been one of the premier conferences in college hoops. Thus far this season, though, the Duke basketball program is the only member of the conference consistently excelling on the hardwood.

Freshman Brandin Cummings came off the bench for a career-high 30 points to help the Panthers blow out Eastern Kentucky. Clemson has lost two in a row, including to rival South Carolina — but if the ACC were dinged too badly for losing to the SEC, there would be no teams left to rank.

Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. It’s a fitting spot for a pair of Southeastern Conference teams considering the league put 10 teams into Monday’s AP Top 25.