By Jim O'Connell
The Associated Press

Connecticut left little doubt it deserves to be No. 1.

A day after routing Oklahoma 86-59 in its first game against a Top 10 team this season, UConn held the top spot in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll for a fifth straight week Monday.

The Huskies (13-1) received 52 first-place votes and 1,767 points from the national media panel after handing the then sixth-ranked Sooners their first loss of the season. Oklahoma (10-1) dropped from No. 6 to No. 11.

Connecticut won't have it easy this weekend, either, when it visits No. 9 North Carolina, one of six matchups of ranked teams this week.

Duke (12-1) was No. 2 for a third straight week with four first-place votes and 1,689 points. Then came the changes, including first appearances in the poll this season by Texas Tech and Creighton.

The Huskies' five-week run at No. 1 matches the longest from last season, which Arizona did twice. Connecticut's longest run at No. 1 was a 10-week stretch in 1998-99, the season it won its only national title.

Stanford (13-0) and Wake Forest (11-0) each moved up a spot to third and fourth, respectively, with two victories apiece. They were the only other teams to receive first-place votes, Stanford with 11 and Wake Forest with five.

Kentucky moved from seventh to fifth, followed by Saint Joseph's, Arizona, Louisville, North Carolina and Cincinnati.

Georgia Tech, a 103-88 loser at North Carolina on Sunday, dropped from No. 8 to No. 12, followed by Pittsburgh, Kansas, Florida, Gonzaga, Syracuse, Texas, Wisconsin and Mississippi State.

The last five ranked teams were Marquette, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Creighton and Illinois.

Texas Tech (13-2) moved into the poll on a nine-game winning streak that followed losses to Georgia Tech and SMU. The Red Raiders, ranked for two weeks last season, opened Big 12 play Saturday with an 83-62 victory over Oklahoma State.

Creighton (12-0) became familiar with the Top 25 last season when it was ranked for the final 15 weeks. The Bluejays got as high as No. 10 and were 15th in the final poll. They enter this week's rankings off a 78-67 victory over Drake.

Purdue (11-4), ranked the past six weeks, dropped out with a 71-61 loss to Iowa before bouncing back with a 58-54 win at Illinois.

Providence (8-3) moved into the rankings last Monday for the first time in almost three years, but two last-second losses knocked the Friars back out. They lost 79-77 in overtime to Texas last Monday on a shot at the buzzer by P.J. Tucker that had to be reviewed by the officials. On Saturday, Providence lost 65-64 to Rutgers on a 3-pointer by Herve Lamizana with less than a second to play.

Other ranked matchups this week are: Kentucky at Mississippi State and Wake Forest at Texas on Tuesday; Cincinnati at Marquette on Wednesday; and Wake Forest at Duke and Florida at Vanderbilt on Saturday.

AP Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pvs
1. Connecticut (52)	13-1	1,767	1
2. Duke (4)	12-1	1,689	2
3. Stanford (11)	13-0	1,647	4
4. Wake Forest (5)	11-0	1,562	5
5. Kentucky	10-1	1,477	7
6. Saint Joseph's	13-0	1,356	9
7. Arizona	10-2	1,249	3
8. Louisville	11-1	1,248	10
9. North Carolina	10-2	1,146	12
10. Cincinnati	11-0	1,136	11
11. Oklahoma	10-1	973	6
12. Georgia Tech	12-2	952	8
13. Pittsburgh	16-0	926	15
14. Kansas	9-2	923	13
15. Florida	11-2	914	14
16. Gonzaga	12-2	810	16
17. Syracuse	11-1	806	17
18. Texas	9-2	619	18
19. Wisconsin	11-2	472	21
20. Mississippi St.	13-0	388	22
21. Marquette	11-2	294	23
22. Texas Tech	13-2	240	-
23. Vanderbilt	12-1	222	20
24. Creighton	12-0	218	-
25. Illinois	10-3	133	19

Others receiving votes: Purdue 94, Seton Hall 27, Maryland 26, LSU 24, South Carolina 12, W. Michigan 12, Utah St. 8, Oklahoma St. 6, Charlotte 4, Memphis 4, N.C. State 3, Rice 3, Boston U. 2, Florida St. 2, Nevada 2, Boston College 1, Iowa St. 1, Kent St. 1, Providence 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pvs
1. Connecticut (24)	13-1	763	1
2. Duke (2)	12-1	729	2
3. Wake Forest (3)	11-0	687	4
4. Stanford (1)	13-0	684	6
5. Kentucky	10-1	658	5
6. Saint Joseph's (1)	13-0	588	9
7. Cincinnati	11-0	565	10
8. Arizona	10-2	542	3
9. Louisville	11-1	473	12
10. Florida	11-2	458	11
11. North Carolina	10-2	450	13
12. Kansas	9-2	408	14
13. Oklahoma	10-1	404	7
14. Georgia Tech	12-2	393	8
15. Pittsburgh	16-0	381	15
16. Texas	9-2	316	16
17. Gonzaga	12-2	288	17
18. Wisconsin	11-2	275	18
19. Syracuse	11-1	262	19
20. Creighton	12-0	146	23
21. Marquette	11-2	138	22
22. Texas Tech	13-2	100	25t
23. Vanderbilt	12-1	95	21
24. Mississippi State	13-0	85	NR
25. Illinois	10-3	64	20

Others receiving votes: Purdue 49; LSU 14; North Carolina State 8; Maryland 7; Oklahoma State 7; Memphis 6; Western Michigan 5; Boston College 4; Seton Hall 4; Alabama 3; Rice 3; Iowa State 2; Nevada 2; Southern Illinois 2; Utah State 2; Dayton 1; Fresno State 1; Manhattan 1; Murray State 1; South Carolina 1.

Rating Percentage Index

CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) has been used by the NCAA since 1981 to supplement the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA basketball tournament. This list is an independent duplication of the RPI without input from the NCAA, which does not release the RPI to the public. The basic RPI is derived from three component factors: Div. I winning percentage (25)%, schedule strength (50)%; and opponent's schedule strength (25)%. Games against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the RPI. Copyright 2004 Collegiate Basketball News Co.

Through Jan. 11

Schedule Strength

	W	L	Rating	Rank	RPI
1. St. Joseph's	13	0	.6485	11	.7112
2. Louisville	11	1	.6508	10	.6891
3. Kentucky	10	1	.6324	16	.6854
4. North Carolina	10	2	.6793	2	.6804
5. Arizona	10	2	.6631	6	.6748
6. Florida	11	2	.6719	4	.6743
7. Stanford	13	0	.5653	67	.6654
8. Texas Tech	13	2	.6168	23	.6591
9. Duke	12	1	.5676	62	.6568
10. Wisconsin	11	2	.6098	26	.6542
11. Boston College	11	3	.6550	8	.6518
12. Wake Forest	11	0	.5061	163	.6457
13. Kansas	8	2	.6195	21	.6449
14. Alabama	8	4	.6936	1	.6446
15. Gonzaga	12	2	.5838	36	.6444
16. Connecticut	13	1	.5600	73	.6418
17. Louisiana St.	11	1	.5549	82	.6408
18. Vanderbilt	12	1	.5450	95	.6399
19. Providence	8	3	.6313	18	.6385
20. Seton Hall	10	2	.5824	40	.6365
21. Cincinnati	11	0	.5069	161	.6344
22. Georgia Tech	12	2	.5701	58	.6330
23. W. Michigan	9	1	.5422	100	.6325
24. Pittsburgh	15	0	.5114	153	.6306
25. Miss. St.	13	0	.4896	184	.6306
58. Xavier	9	4	.5433	98	.5809
66. Dayton	12	3	.4747	201	.5768
84. Miami-OH	5	5	.5996	30	.5541
126. Ohio St.	8	7	.5271	128	.5245
193. Wright St.	6	7	.4576	229	.4743

Conferences

Schedule Strength

	W	L	Rating	Rank	RPI
1. Atlantic Coast(9)	91	22	.5798	1	.6240
2. Sthestrn (12)	122	31	.5563	5	.6081
3. Big East (14)	129	45	.5458	7	.5874
4. Big Ten (11)	92	53	.5597	4	.5687
5. Pacific 10 (10)	74	47	.5639	3	.5686
6. C-USA(14)	111	59	.5482	6	.5672
7. Big 12 (12)	100	38	.4967	14	.5576
8. Mntn West(8)	64	32	.5185	10	.5558
9. Atlantic 10 (12)	91	71	.5645	2	.5499
10. Wstrn Athl.(10)	70	50	.5309	9	.5404
11. West Coast (8)	57	58	.5442	8	.5250
12. Missri Val.(10)	70	53	.4921	17	.5116
13. Mid-Amrcn (13)	69	73	.4964	15	.4978
14. Clnl Athl.(10)	63	60	.4833	22	.4936
15. Big West (10)	53	62	.4842	20	.4835
16. Horizon (9)	56	64	.4904	19	.4829
17. Sun Belt (11)	57	68	.4749	24	.4783
18. Southern (12)	58	79	.4930	16	.4777
19. Metro Atl.(10)	58	70	.4631	25	.4689
20. Mid-Cntnnt(9)	43	75	.4994	13	.4670
21. Atl. Sun (11)	52	72	.4786	23	.4656
22. Big Sky (8)	38	64	.4835	21	.4602
23. Ohio Vlly (11)	41	76	.4909	18	.4564
24. Ivy League (8)	30	64	.4994	12	.4469
25. Amrca Est (10)	55	71	.4308	29	.4436
26. Big South (9)	39	74	.4516	26	.4334
27. Northeast (11)	45	74	.4381	28	.4304
28. Patriot (8)	36	61	.4282	31	.4234
29. Indpndnts (4)	11	44	.5011	11	.4144
30. Southland (11)	28	75	.4445	27	.4120
31. Sthwstrn (10)	31	79	.4160	32	.3921
32. Mid-Estrn (11)	30	100	.4298	30	.3891