Cal, Northwestern return to AP top 25 poll; Nebraska, James Madison drop out

This week's AP top 25 poll:

1. Connecticut
2. South Carolina
3. Baylor
4. Notre Dame
5. Maryland
6. Tennessee
7. Oregon State
8. Louisville
9. Florida State
10. Arizona State
11. Mississippi State
12. Texas A&M
13. Kentucky
14. Princeton
15. North Carolina
16. Duke
17. Iowa
18. Chattanooga
19. Stanford
20. Rutgers
21. Florida Gulf Coast
22. George Washington
23. Syracuse
24. California
25. Northwestern