Connecticut still No. 1

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02/16/2009 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Connecticut remained the top team in men's college basketball, earning the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press poll for the third consecutive week.

The Huskies (24-1) beat Syracuse and Seton Hall last week, but lost one first- place vote. UConn received 66 top tallies and total of 1,794 points from a nationwide media panel.

Oklahoma (25-1) picked up the extra first-place vote and now has four with 1,709 total points to remain second. North Carolina notched two first-place votes and again sits third in the poll.

Pittsburgh, which visits Hartford to battle UConn Monday, kept the fourth slot.

Memphis moved up three places to fifth, while Michigan State also crept up three spots to sixth. Louisville, after a 1-1 week, fell two spots to seventh, while Wake Forest dropped one into eighth and Duke -- after losses to North Carolina and Boston College -- tumbled three spots to ninth. Marquette, which also finished 1-1 last week, remained 10th.

Missouri, which before last week was unranked, had the biggest jump within the poll. The Tigers vaulted six spots to 11th.

The remainder of the second 10 consists of Villanova, Clemson, Arizona State, Kansas, Xavier, Gonzaga, Illinois, Purdue and UCLA. The Bruins had the biggest drop within the poll, falling nine places from 11th to 20th after losses at Arizona State and Arizona.

Butler, Washington, LSU, Syracuse and Dayton are the last five teams ranked. Washington, LSU and Dayton are newcomers this week, replacing Utah State, Ohio State and Florida State.

Washington had a two-week stay in the poll before falling out last week, while LSU and Dayton are ranked for the first time this season. LSU, the only SEC team ranked, and Dayton have each won nine of 10.

Utah State had been ranked the past two weeks, but a 66-56 loss at Boise State on Saturday ended the Aggies' 19-game winning streak. Ohio State, ranked earlier this season, had its one-week return halted by a loss at Wisconsin on Saturday, while Florida State was ranked for the first time this season and beat Virginia before a 20-point setback to Wake Forest.

In addition to Monday's Big East showdown between UConn and Pitt, there are only a scant few games this week involving ranked teams facing each other.

Tuesday's marquee matchup comes from the Big Ten as Michigan State visits Purdue, while a Pac-10 battle on Thursday pits Washington at UCLA. On Sunday, Villanova and Syracuse clash at the Carrier Dome in their second meeting this season, and a top-10 tussle in the ACC features Wake Forest at Duke.

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Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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