Stanford, St. Joe's rise atop rankings

The last two unbeaten teams are 1-2 in the men's rankings.

Stanford replaced Duke at No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll yesterday, and Saint Joseph's moved up to No. 2 for the first time in nearly 40 years.

The Cardinal and the Hawks, the only undefeated teams in Division 1, each rose one spot after Duke (21-2) lost to North Carolina State, 78-74, Sunday night. Stanford (21-0) received 64 first-place votes and 1,791 points from the national media panel, becoming the fifth team to top the poll this season. Saint Joseph's (22-0) received the other eight first-place votes and 1,721 points to match the highest ranking in school history. The Hawks were ranked No. 2 for two weeks in 1965-66. After No. 3 Duke, Mississippi State (21-1) moved up two spots to fourth. Pittsburgh dropped one place to fifth.

Rounding out the men's top 10 were Gonzaga, Oklahoma State, UConn, Kentucky, and Louisville.

In the women's Top 25 poll, Texas (23-2) increased its lead over No. 2 UConn (20-2), receiving 33 of 47 first-place votes. After three weeks out of the poll, Boston College (18-5) returned at No. 23.MenOklahoma St. 65, Oklahoma 52 -- At Norman, Okla., the No. 7 Cowboys (20-2, 10-1 Big 12) earned their first season sweep of the Sooners in six years as Ivan McFarlin scored 21 points.Salem St. 99, Mass. College 67 -- Ifesinachi Anosiki overpowered the host Trailblazers with 20 points and 23 rebounds to lead the Vikings (19-4, 10-0 MASCAC).WomenURI 50, Fordham 48 -- Shayla Johnson recorded 16 points in a third straight win for the host Rams (14-10, 7-6 Atlantic 10).Salem St. 62, Mass. College 43 -- At North Adams, the Vikings (16-3, 9-0 MASCAC) forced 31 turnovers and Jennifer Tamilio had a team-high 16 points.Newbury 71, Conn. College 62 -- Randi Hardiman poured in 28 points as the Nighthawks (8-13) rode a second-half surge in Brookline.