UCONN, Syracuse still on top of college basketball

Men's Basketball

Syracuse is a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the second straight week while SMU moved into the Top 25 for the first time in almost three decades.

The Orange (23-0) received all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel Monday. Arizona, Florida, Wichita State, San Diego State and Villanova remained second through sixth. Wichita State (25-0) is the only other unbeaten team in Division I.

Kansas moved up one spot to seventh and Duke jumped three spots to eighth. Michigan State and Cincinnati round out the Top Ten.

Wisconsin and Ohio State, Nos. 21 and 22, both returned to the rankings after a one-week absence. SMU, which beat then-No. 7 Cincinnati last week, moved in at No. 23, the Mustangs? first ranking since the next-to-last poll of 1984-85, a season they were ranked as high as No. 2.

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Gonzaga fell out of the Top 25.

Women's Basketball

Connecticut remains No. 1 in The Associated Press poll Monday after two more wins.

The Huskies routed SMU before beating No. 4 Louisville by 17 points on Sunday and have won 31 straight overall dating back to last season?s title run. UConn improved to 25-0 this season and is off until visiting South Florida on Sunday.

Notre Dame, Duke, the Cardinals and South Carolina round out the top five.

Stanford, Baylor, Tennessee, Maryland and N.C. State follow the Gamecocks. The Cardinal had their 62-game conference road winning streak end Sunday in a loss at Washington.

St. John?s entered the Top 25 this week for the first time this season. The Red Storm are at No. 24 and have won 10 straight games and are in the poll for the first time since Nov. 26, 2012. Middle Tennessee fell out.