Connecticut and Villanova, the regular-season co-champions of the Big East, were also the top two teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday.

The Huskies (27-2) moved to No. 1 for the second time this season. They replaced Duke (27-3), which lost twice last week and dropped to third, its lowest ranking of the season.

Connecticut was No. 1 for four weeks until losing to Villanova on Feb. 13. The Huskies fell to third, moved up to second by beating the Wildcats in the rematch, and went back to No. 1 following wins this week over South Florida and Louisville.

Villanova (24-3) matched Connecticut's 14-2 record in the Big East with a win at Syracuse on Sunday. This is the second time Villanova has been No. 2 this season, the highest ranking in school history.

The only newcomer to the poll this week was UAB at No. 24. The Blazers, who ended Memphis' 15-game winning streak with an 80-74 victory on Thursday, were last ranked in 1993-94.

Gonzaga moved up one spot to fourth, the highest ranking of the season for the Bulldogs. Memphis dropped two places to fifth following the loss to UAB.

George Washington was sixth. The Colonials (26-1), the only Division I team with one loss this season, were followed by Ohio State, Texas, Illinois and North Carolina.

Boston College moved up one spot to 11th and was followed by Washington, UCLA, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Florida, Kansas, LSU, West Virginia and Iowa. The last five teams were Nevada, Oklahoma, Georgetown, UAB and North Carolina State.