After a three-week hiatus, UConn is back in this week's AP Top 25 at No. 22. Predictably, there's a new No. 1 in Syracuse. The Orange were a unanimous No. 1.

Cincinatti, UConn's opponent Thursday night, moves up from No. 13 to No. 7.

                         Record   Pts Prv

1. Syracuse (65)         21-0  1,625   2

2. Arizona               21-1  1,517   1

3. Florida               19-2  1,482   3

4. Wichita St.           23-0  1,447   4

5. San Diego St.         19-1  1,370   5

6. Villanova             19-2  1,252   9

7. Cincinnati            21-2  1,182  13

8. Kansas                16-5  1,141   6

9. Michigan St.          19-3  1,136   7

10. Michigan              16-5    949  10

11. Duke                  17-5    940  17

12. Creighton             18-3    790  20

13. Saint Louis           20-2    728  19

14. Louisville            18-4    723  12

15. Texas                 17-4    719  25

16. Iowa St.              16-4    717  16

17. Iowa                  17-5    669  15

18. Kentucky              16-5    653  11

19. Oklahoma St.          16-5    420   8

20. Virginia              17-5    364   _

21. Oklahoma              17-5    361  23

22. UConn                 17-4    252   _

23. Gonzaga               20-3    237   _

24. Memphis               16-5    114  22

25. Pittsburgh            18-4    110  18

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, Ohio St. 45, VCU 44, SMU 15, New Mexico 12, California 9, UCLA 9, Harvard 4, George Washington 3, LSU 3, Tennessee 2, American U. 1, Southern Miss. 1.