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MEXICO CITY -- Carlota Ciganda birdied three of the last six holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with playing partner Sarah Jane Smith in the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational.Ciganda had a bogey-free opening round at Club de Golf Mexico.I really like this course, Ciganda said. I really like it because is really similar to my home course in Spain.The former Arizona State player won last month in South Korea for her first LPGA Tour title.I was home last week and I played four tournaments in Asia, so it was really nice to be home with my family, Ciganda said. I didnt practice at all. It was just resting and having fun, going out for dinner with friends. And I feel very mentally refreshed, because in Asia I was a little bit tired at the end. It is important how to manage all the tournaments and all the weeks you want to play.Smith played the back nine in 5-under 31 after bogeying Nos. 8 and 9 to make the turn at even par. The Australian is winless on the LPGA Tour.It makes a difference when you see it, Smith said about playing alongside Ciganda. I love playing with her, she is so nice and we always have fun, so it absolutely makes a difference.Mexican amateur Maria Fassi, a freshman at the University of Arkansas playing on a sponsor invite, was two strokes back at 69 along with South Koreas Chella Choi and Frances Karine Icher.I was feeling really good, Fassi said. I worked really hard on preparing for this tournament and on the first tee when they said my name I was nervous, I am not going to lie, but after I hit the fairway on the first tee, I was like, `OK you got it, just enjoy your round. And thats what I did. ... I was really solid off the tee. I gave myself a lot of opportunities to be a little bit more aggressive on my second shots.Michelle Wie opened with a 70. 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The Mountaineers return to the Power Rankings after beating Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers in Charlottesville.Week 1 | Week 21. Villanova Wildcats Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 2?Josh Hart recorded the programs first triple-double in more than 30 years when he scored 16 points, grabbed 11 boards and dished out 10 assists in a win over Saint Josephs. Harold Pressley had the last one back in 1986 against Providence.2. Kansas Jayhawks Record: 7-1 Last weeks ranking: 4?Landen Lucas returned from an oblique injury and had eight points and five boards in a win over Stanford in Lawrence. Bill Self got a combined 19 points and 15 boards from the big man trio of Lucas, Udoka Azubuike and Carlton Bragg Jr.3. Baylor Bears Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 7?Miami transfer Manu Lecomte has been exactly what Scott Drew needed. Lecomte wound up with 24 points and five assists in the win over Xavier. Baylors resume is as impressive as just about anyones thus far: Louisville, Xavier, Oregon, Michigan State and VCU all victims.4. UCLA Bruins Record: 9-0 Last weeks ranking: 10?Lonzo Ball was terrible in the first half against Kentucky, but finished with 14 points, seven assists and five boards. Aaron Holiday was huge in the first half as the Bruins snapped UKs 42-game winning streak at Rupp.5. Duke Blue Devils Record 8-1 Last weeks ranking: 5Luke Kennard went for 35 in a rout over Maine, but what mattered this past week for Duke was Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden finally came back. Tatum had 10 points and eight boards in 20 minutes against Maine and Bolden finished with seven points and five rebounds in 12 minutes.6. Gonzaga Bulldogs Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 6Przemek Karnowski, the 7-foot-1 senior center, had questions, his career was in doubt last season due to a back injury. He is healthy now and that gives the Zags a true post presence and also arguably the best passing big man in the country. He had 18 points in the win over Arizona.7. North Carolina Tar Heels Record: 8-1 Last weeks ranking: 3?The Tar Heels hadnt been tested in any of its previous seven games, but never led in Bloomington against Indiana. Sophomore guard Kenny Williams is finally starting to get adjusted and has made 13 of 26 3-pointers after making just 1-of-13 a year ago.8. Indiana Hoosiers Record: 6-1 Last weeks ranking: 11?OG Anunoby injured his ankle at the end of the win over North Carolina, but the Hoosiers didnt need him in easy wins over SIU-Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri State over the weekend.9. Kentucky Wildcats Record: 7-1 Last weeks ranking: 1?UK lost for just the fifth time at home in the John Calipari era and UCLA also snapped the Wildcats 42-game home winning streak by putting up 97 points at Rupp on Saturday.10. Creighton Bluejays Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 9?The Bluejays are the lone team in the country to shoot at least 50 percent from the field in every game. Greg McDermotts team is also deadly from beyond the arc, standing fourth in the country in 3-point percentage.11. Louisville Cardinals Record: 7-1 Last weeks ranking: 8?Matz Stockman played a total of 15 minutes in the first seven games and scored five points. Well, against Grand Canyon, the 7-footer from Norway logged 15 minutes and scored a career-high 10 points.12. Xavier Musketeers Record: 7-1 Last weeks ranking: 5?The Musketeers cant have J.P. Macura go 2-for-16 from the field, especially when Chris Mack doessnt have Myles Davis on the court.dddddddddddd Davis remains suspended, and Xavier lost in Waco to a Baylor team that has been as good as just about anyone early this season.13. Saint Marys Gaels Record: 6-0 Last weeks ranking: 12?Junior forward Calvin Hermanson, who went to Lake Oswego High in Oregon -- the same school that produced Kevin Love -- scored 25 points and was 7-of-9 from 3-point territory in a win at Stanford. The Gaels should give Gonzaga a run for the WCC title.14. Florida Gators Record: 7-1 Last weeks ranking: 17?The Gators have played seven of their first nine games at neutral sites while the OConnell Center is being renovated. The building will be done for Dec. 21. Up next, though, is Duke at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.15. South Carolina Gamecocks Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 16?The Gamecocks beat Vermont with Sindarius Thornwell, but were without their leading scorer and rebounder in a win over FIU on Sunday. Thornwell has been suspended indefinitely for violation of athletic department rules.16. Butler Bulldogs Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 18?Kelan Martin has been terrific and freshman Kamar Baldwin has been a pleasant surprise, but it has been the improved play of Tyler Lewis that has been the difference. Hes shooting 64 percent from the field, as opposed to 39 percent last season. Hes also averaging nearly double the number of assists from a season ago.17. Wisconsin Badgers Record: 7-2 Last weeks ranking: 19?This week was the Nigel Hayes show. First, he helped carve up the Syracuse 2-3 zone and finished one point from a triple-double. Then he had 28 points in a 90-70 win over Oklahoma. Through the first six games Hayes took 31 3s. The past three games, he has taken just two -- and made them both.18. West Virginia Mountaineers Record: 6-1 Last weeks ranking: NR?It was a brief one-week absence for Bob Huggins after the loss to Temple. The Mountaineers forced 40 turnovers in a rout over Manhattan and then beat Virginia in Charlottesville.19. Virginia Cavaliers Record: 7-1 Last weeks ranking: 14 ?The Cavs came back from a huge deficit to beat Ohio State at home, but then lost to West Virginia in Charlottesville. Virginia is now 104-21 under Tony Bennett at John Paul Jones Arena, but the last week it has been clear that the Cavs are not a top-10 team.20. USC Trojans Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 21?The Trojans lost Bennie Boatwright for the next six weeks with a knee injury. Freshman Nick Rakocevic replaced Boatwright in the starting lineup, but played just 10 minutes in the win over BYU. The Trojans played small the majority of the game.21. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Record: 8-0 Last weeks ranking: 23?If Mike Breys team has a lead late, dont put them at the line. The five starters are 113-of-128 from the free-throw line. Notre Dame ranks second in the nation in free throw shooting.22. Purdue Boilermakers Record: 6-2 Last weeks ranking: 13?The Boilermakers arent going to beat too many teams with Vince Edwards getting just one point -- and thats what happened in a 71-64 loss at Louisville. One thing the Boilermakers keep doing, though, is making 3s. They have made 62 over the past five games.23. Texas A&M Aggies Record: 4-2 Last weeks ranking: NR?The Aggies have lost to a pair of ranked teams against USC and UCLA. Billy Kennedy boasts one of the best frontcourts in the country with Tyler Davis, Robert Williams, Tonny Trocha-Morelos and D.J. Hogg. The concern is point guard play.24. Cincinnati Bearcats Record: 7-1 Last weeks ranking: NR?Mick Cronins club lost to Rhode Island in Connecticut, but more than made up for it with a rare road win at Iowa State. The Cyclones had won 37 straight at Hilton Coliseum against nonconference teams.25. Iowa State Cyclones Record: 5-2 Last weeks ranking: 22?The Cyclones put up just 54 points in an overtime loss to Cincinnati, the lowest total for Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum since 2009. The loss also snapped a 37-game nonconference winning streak.Dropped out:?Rhode Island, San Diego State, Oklahoma State ' ' '