UConn coach Geno Auriemma moved into a tie with Tara VanDerveer for the most appearances with one school in the women’s basketball AP Top 25 as the Huskies remained seventh in the poll Monday.

Auriemma has now led UConn to 627 appearances in the poll in his 40 years at the school, matching VanDerveer’s mark at Stanford before her retirement. She also had Ohio State ranked 27 times when the Hall of Famer was in charge of that school before joining the Cardinal and holds the overall record by a coach for appearances in the poll.

Auriemma passed Van-Derveer’s NCAA record career win total earlier this season and has 1,224 victories now after his team routed Providence on Sunday.

UCLA, South Carolina and Notre Dame remained the top three teams and the first 18 schools were unchanged.

UCLA received 30 of the 32 first-place votes from a national media panel. South Carolina and Notre Dame each got one. USC, Texas and LSU followed Notre Dame. Maryland, Oklahoma and Ohio State rounded out the top 10.

VOLS STILL ON TOP >> Tennessee remains No. 1 after in the AP Top 25 men’s poll.

The Volunteers received 41 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 Auburn had 20 first-place votes, with Iowa State, Duke and Alabama rounding out the top five.

The top 13 teams remained unchanged following a week in which 12 ranked teams didn’t play.

Most of the AP Top 25 teams in action last week went up against schools from smaller conferences.

Not UCLA and Gonzaga.

The Zags and Bruins played the final marquee game of the nonconference season on Saturday.

UCLA held off Gonzaga’s late rally to pull out a 65-62 win and was rewarded in this week’s poll by moving up seven spots to No. 15. Gonzaga dropped five spots to No. 19 with the loss.

Tennessee, which won its lone game of Christmas week, beating Middle Tennessee 82-64, is among four unbeatens left in men’s Division I basketball, including three from the SEC, joining No. 6 Florida (10-0) and No. 12 Oklahoma (10-0). Drake (9-0) also begins this week undefeated.

EX-PLAYERS SUE COACH >> Six former Florida State men’s basketball players sued Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton, alleging he failed to make good on a promise to get each of them $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation.

The plaintiffs — Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and Jalen Warley — filed suit in Leon County circuit court. Their attorney, Darren Heitner, shared the 20-page complaint with The Associated Press.

The former players allege Hamilton promised them the money from his “business partners.” The lawsuit says they walked out of a practice last season over the missed payments and intended to boycott a Feb. 17 game against Duke. They ended up playing — the Seminoles lost 76-67 — amid a guarantee from Hamilton that they would be paid but never were, according to the suit.

The complaint includes multiple text-message exchanges between players and some between players and Hamilton.

FSU finished 17-16 last season, including 10-10 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 76-year-old Hamilton is in the final year of his contract. The Seminoles are 9-4, including 0-2 in league play.

NO. 2 AUBURN 87, MONMOUTH 58 >> Johni Broome had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Dylan Cardwell had 12 points and 11 rebounds and the Tigers beat the visiting Hawks on Monday night.

After an eight-day break between games, Auburn (12-1) struggled early and trailed Monmouth (2-11) for nearly seven minutes in the first half. Chaney Johnson then scored eight of his 12 points in quick succession to help the Tigers take control.