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NEW YORK -- Its a few weeks before Notre Dame and UConn face each other and a lot could change before then. For now, the two perennial basketball powers sit atop The Associated Press womens basketball poll.Both teams received 16 first place votes from the 33-member national media panel Monday. The Irish remained the No. 1 team in the poll after knocking off then-No. 17 Washington to win the Preseason WNIT on Sunday. That victory came a few days after a slim four-point win over Green Bay.UConn also was unbeaten on the week, topping Florida State in the Huskies opener before beating then-No. 2 Baylor last Thursday. UConn capped off its week with a victory at LSU on Sunday for the teams 78th consecutive victory. The Huskies would still have to beat two other ranked teams -- No. 18 DePaul and No. 14 Texas before facing the Irish in South Bend, Indiana on Dec. 7. Notre Dame has a bit of an easier schedule.South Carolina garnered the other first place vote and is third in the Top 25. Louisville and Baylor are next in the poll. The Gamecocks and Cardinals square off Sunday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Womens Challenge. Thats not the only good game between top teams this week. Baylor, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 11 Syracuse and DePaul are all playing in the Gulf Coast Showcase over Thanksgiving.What makes this tournament a great tournament is the level of competition top to bottom, said DePaul coach Doug Bruno, whose team opens up against Western Kentucky. You got really strong teams that arent recognized, but are really good like George Washington and Florida Gulf Coast and Western Kentucky. Then you also got the elite nationally ranked teams Baylor, Ohio State and Syracuse.Maryland, Mississippi State, Ohio State, UCLA and Florida State round out the top 10 teams.Michigan State and Gonzaga entered the Top 25 in the bottom two spots this week while Indiana and Missouri fell out. The Zags knocked off No. 11 Stanford on Friday night. They were one of five unranked teams to beat Top 25 opponents last week.---Find the womens basketball poll online at: http://collegebasketball.ap.org/ap-women...all-poll-week-3Air Max 270 React Canada . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Canada Nike Air Max Tailwind . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games. http://www.clearanceairmaxcanada.com/air-max-90-canada-sale/max-90-mens.html . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Nike Air Max Motion Canada . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side. Nike Air Max Clearance Canada . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status.TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays has been named American League player of the week. Last week Encarnacion hit .520 in seven games with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI. On Friday he became the second player in Toronto franchise history to hit two homers in the same inning. "Hes had another great year," manager John Gibbons said Friday. "You look, hes been steady all year. Early on, he hit into a lot of tough luck early in the season, but I think hes been as steady, probably, as anyybody in baseball.dddddddddddd" Encarnacion was an AL all-star and is hitting .278 with 28 homers and 82 RBI. Thats even more impressive when considering he hit .238 in the first month of the season. "Edwins a pro," Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey said. "When he was struggling early this year everybody knew it was all going to kind of catch up." Encarnacion is the first member of the Blue Jays to earn AL player of the week honours since catcher J.P. Arencibia did so in May 2012. ' ' '