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College Basketball
Tuesday, December 8, 1998
Connecticut tops men's basketball poll once again
The Associated Press
Connecticut, which beat two ranked teams last week, remained No.1 in the AP college basketball poll yesterday.
It was the Huskies' second straight week at the top and the longest run in school history.
The Huskies (6-0) beat Washington and Michigan State in two impressive
defensive outings and received 53 first-place votes and 1,754 points from the national media panel. The only other time Connecticut was No.1 in February 1995, and the Huskies split their two games
that week and did not return to the top of the rankings until last week.
Maryland (9-0), which beat Wake Forest and Stanford last week, held second with 17 No. 1 votes and 1,715 points, 116 more than Duke (7-1), which moved up one spot from last week following wins against Michigan State and North Carolina State.
Cincinnati (5-0), which handed Duke its only loss of the season, moved up two places to sixth, receiving the only other first-place vote and 1,555 points.
Kentucky moved up three places to No. 5 and was followed by Stanford, North Carolina, Arizona, Purdue and Kansas.
Syracuse, Michigan State,
UCLA, Temple, Clemson, St.
John's, Oklahoma State and
Pittsburgh.
Tennessee, Washington Arkansas, Minnesota and Utah rounded out the poll.
Indiana jumped five spots to 11th and was followed in the top 20 by New Mexico,
Tennessee (6-2) rejoined the rankings after falling out for one week. The Volunteers, who were ninth in the preseason poll, returned following a victory against Pittsburgh.
Minnesota (5-0) is back in the Top 25 for the first time since 1996-97 when it was there for the whole season, getting as high as No. 2 on its way to the Final Four.
Miami, Ohio (4-2) dropped out of the rankings from 22nd after losses to Xavier and Wisconsin-Green Bay. Xavier (5-3) was 23rd, but the Musketeers, who were 13th just two weeks ago, lost to Purdue after beating Miami.
Clemson and St. John's had the week's biggest moves with seven spots, while Arizona, Purdue, Indiana and New Mexico each jumped five places.
Oklahoma State, which was shocked at home by Florida Atlantic and lost on the road to UCLA, had the week's biggest fall from No. 11 to No. 19. Washington dropped seven spots after losing to Connecticut and Boise State. Temple, which has lost three straight including road losses to Penn State and Indiana last week, fell six places.
Huskies lead in women's basketball poll
The Associated Press
Connecticut retained its No.1 position in The Associated Press women's basketball poll yesterday by a wide margin, and Tennessee continued its climb back toward the top by moving in at No.2.
Virginia Tech, ranked for just the second time ever, was among three newcomers in the Top 25 Penn State also made its debut this season, and UC Santa Barbara returned after a two-week absence.
Connecticut (6-0) received 38 of 41 first-place votes from a national media panel to hold the top spot for the third straight week. The Huskies had 1,022 points in the voting after beating Rhode Island 88-42 — the first time this season they failed to
Tennessee (6-1), winner of the last three national championships, won three games in the past week and moved up one spot to second. One of those victories came against the previous occupant of that spot, Louisiana Tech, in a rematch of last season's NCAA title game.
UConn plays at No. 6 Notre Dame today.
score 100 points.
The Lady Vols had three first-place votes and 986 points. They were No. 1 in the preseason then fell to fourth in the next poll after losing to Purdue.
Purdue (5-1) climbed one spot to third with 914 points, and Louisiana Tech (5-1) slipped to fourth with 901. Tech bounced back from its 92-73 loss at home to Tennessee and beat Iowa State and Arizona.
Georgia remained fifth and was followed by Notre Dame, North Carolina, UCLA, Alabama and Old Dominion.
Colorado State (10-0), the first Division I team to reach double figures in victories, moved up one place to 11th. Texas Tech climbed two places to 12th and George Washington jumped nine spots to 13th. A victory against Arkansas, which was 13th last week, gave George Washington its boost.
Rutgers fell three places to 14th after losing to Ohio State and was followed by Clemson, Duke, Florida, Iowa State, Nebraska and Penn State. Clemson moved up 10 places, the biggest jump within the poll.
held the final five spots.
Penn State's 77-73 victory against Alabama on Sunday was the fifth straight for the Lady Lions (5-1) after a season-opening loss at Pittsburgh. The team is ranked for the first time since the week of Dec. 31, 1996.
All three newcomers rode winning streaks into the Top 25.
Virginia Tech (6-0) has victories against Duke and Virginia in marching to the best start in school history. The Hokies were ranked only one other time, holding the No. 25 spot in the Jan. 24, 1995, poll.
UC Santa Barbara (4-1), ranked in the first two polls of the season, has won three straight since an overtime loss at Wisconsin on Nov. 20.
North Carolina State, Vanderbilt and Stanford dropped out.
WOMEN'S AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's basketball poll, with first-place wins in parentheses, records through yesterday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
MEN'S AP TOP 25
Others receiving votes: Memphis 62, Santos Clarus 34, N. Carolina St. 31, Illinois 72, Mississippi St. 26, Marquette 25, Stanford 23, Wincorin 22, Colorado 19, International 18, Dawson 12, Kentuckie 11, Arkansas St. 10, Northwestern 7, Antonio 6, GSU 5, Oklahoma St. 5, Tulane 5, Washington 4, Austin 3, Auburn 1, Indiana 1, Washington St.
rank team rec pts pvs
1. Connecticut (38) 6-0 1,022 1
2. Tennessee (3) 6-1 986 3
3. Purdue(1) 5-1 914 4
4. Louisiana Tech 5-1 901 2
5. Georgia 6-0 854 5
6. Notre Dame 6-0 831 6
7. North Carolina 9-1 723 9
8. UCLA 5-2 701 10
9. Alabama 7-1 665 7
10. Old Dominion 6-1 632 8
11. Colorado St. 10-0 615 12
12. Texas Tech 6-1 596 14
13. G. Washington 5-1 442 22
14. Rutgers 6-2 395 11
15. Clemson 7-0 377 25
16. Duke 5-4 342 16
17. Florida 8-2 315 21
18. Iowa St. 5-1 298 18
19. Nebraska 7-1 265 23
20. Penn St. 5-1 234 —
21. Virginia 4-2 225 15
22. Virginia Tech 6-0 212 —
23. Kansas 6-3 182 19
24. Arkansas 6-3 157 13
25. UC Santa Barbara 4-1
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through yesterday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and prei- ranking:
rank team rec pts pvs
1. Connecticut (53) 6-0 1,754 1
2. Maryland (17) 9-0 1,715 2
3. Duke 7-1 1,599 4
4. Cincinnati (1) 5-1 1,594 6
5. Kentucky 7-1 1,463 8
6. Stanford 4-2 1,348 5
7. North Carolina 8-1 1,323 3
8. Arizona 4-0 1,207 13
9. Purdue 7-1 1,160 14
**10. Kansas** 5-1 1,11 17
11. Indiana 8-1 1,083 16
12. New Mexico 5-0 909 17
13. Syracuse 7-1 873 12
14. Michigan St. 4-3 847 9
15. UCLA 4-2 813 18
16. Temple 4-3 571 10
17. Clemson 7-1 535 24
18. St. John's 6-2 478 25
**19. Oklahoma St.** 4-2 388 11
20. Pittsburgh 7-2 334 20
21. Tennessee 6-2 273 —
22. Washington 4-2 258 15
23. Arkansas 5-2 174 19
24. Minnesota 5-0 170 —
25. Utah 4-3 141 21
Others receiving vitals: Georgia 11,66 Florida 918, York 939, Pearl St 90, Oldham 77, Vilaina 77, Autumn 67, Fall 5.3, Texas Christian 47, Ohio U 18, Coll of Charleston 34, California 27, Georgia Tech 24, Penn 24, South Carl 24, Wisconsin 18, Miami 18, Oklahoma 18, Texas Tech 18, San Francisco 7, Memphis 7, Mississippi 4, Old Dominion 4, N.J.空军 2, Navy 2, South Florida 2, Boele St. 1, Toliso
Shoving match
Senior center Kristin Geoffrey fights with Butler's Andrea Baker for a loose ball. Kansas' defense caused 26 turnovers to the Bulldogs en route to a 95-62 win Saturday. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
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