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Tennessee has Rutgers to thank for its return to No. 1.

Right now, however, Rutgers is Tennessee's No. 1 concern.

The Lady Vols regained the top spot in the Associated Press women's basketball poll after Connecticut lost to Rutgers last week. Tennessee, which was the top-ranked team for the first seven weeks before losing to Stanford in late December, received 45 of the 50 first-place votes. The Huskies received the other five.

Now the Lady Vols face the difficult task of hosting No. 5 Rutgers tonight in a rematch of last season's national championship game.

Added incentive for Rutgers this time is the opportunity to become the first team to defeat top-ranked teams in consecutive games.

While the Lady Vols are no stranger to the poll, UTEP earned its first appearance in the Top 25.

UTEP has won 15 straight games and is 19-2 overall. Its only two losses are at Nebraska and Kansas State.

The Mountain West had two teams in the poll: No. 19 Utah and No. 22 Wyoming.