Bearcats Regain Top Spot

Tue., Jan. 11, 2000

For the second time this season, Cincinnati has moved up to No. 1.

Cincinnati, which lost its No. 1 ranking because of a loss to Xavier on Dec. 18, regained the top spot in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, taking advantage of losses by the two teams ahead of it.

The Bearcats (14-1) moved ahead of Stanford (12-1) and Connecticut (11-2), both of which lost last week.

Cincinnati received 62 first-place votes and 1,740 points from the national media panel, while Arizona (13-2) jumped three places to second after beating Stanford on Saturday. Arizona received five No. 1 votes and 1,640 points.

The Cardinal dropped two spots to third. Auburn, which was No. 1 on two ballots, held fourth place.

Connecticut fell from second to fifth after losing to Notre Dame.

Connecticut became a unanimous choice for No. 1 in the AP women’s basketball poll after a 74-67 win over second-ranked Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday.

Though Connecticut has led the poll all season, this was the first time it received all 45 first-place votes from the national media panel. The Huskies’ 1,125 points were 68 more than Tennessee, which held on at No. 2, just ahead of North Carolina State.

The last unanimous No. 1 was Tennessee in the 1998-99 preseason poll.

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