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INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Slippery Rock -- senior Linsey Westerman set school records in the 55-meter hurdles (8.23) and 400-meter dash (57.89) at last weekend's Blue & amp; Orange Open.
SWIMMING
Mount Union -- Eddis Singleton won the 50-free with a time of 20.69 -- the best in NCAA Division III this year -- and won the 100 free to lead the Purple Raiders to an eighth place finish out of nine teams at last weekend's Longnecker Invitational in Grove City, Pa. Mount's women's team finished ninth out of 10 teams.
Slippery Rock -- sophomore Rachel Stultz won the 100-meter butterfly at last weekend's Indiana University (Pa.) Invitational.
WRESTLING
Mount Union -- placed fourth out of 13 teams at last weekend's Messiah Petrofes Tournament. Luke Latham (184), Drew Zollars (157) and Kyle Hollar (141) all had third place finishes.
Slippery Rock -- junior Brad Cieleski won three matches at last weekend's Sheridan Invitational.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
MEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES
EAST
Albany, N.Y. 47, Army 43
American U. 61, Howard 58
Babson 93, Roger Williams 55
Baruch 78, John Jay 65
Bryant 66, S. Connecticut 60
Bucknell 72, FDU-Florham 45
CCNY 76, St. Joseph's, L.I. 69
Clark U. 92, Mass.-Boston 68
Eastern 66, Alvernia 65
Gwynedd-Mercy 62, Arcadia 59
Lehigh 67, Columbia 51
Maine-Farmington 105, New England 99
Moravian 87, Drew 55
Rhode Island 67, Brown 48
Richard Stockton 69, Stevens Tech 54
Saint Joseph's 77, Delaware 59
Siena 81, St. Peter's 63
Staten Island 75, Brooklyn 71
Westminster 54, Penn St. Behrend 40
SOUTH
Alabama A & amp;M 97, Savannah St. 78
East Carolina 76, Virginia Tech 60
Fort Valley St. 69, LeMoyne-Owen 60
Maine 82, Morgan St. 61
Martin Methodist 90, Knoxville 63
The Citadel 95, Oglethorpe 55
MIDWEST
Augustana,S.D. 88, Mount Marty 86, OT
Bethel, Minn. 73, St. Mary's, Minn. 62
Carleton 62, Wis.-La Crosse 60
Fort Hays St. 72, Sterling 61
Gustavus Adolphus 67, St. Olaf 53
Indiana 73, Vanderbilt 56
Macalester 76, Augsburg 72
Minn.-Duluth 87, St. Scholastica 62
Missouri 88, Wis.-Green Bay 67
Missouri-St. Louis 65, Harris-Stowe 55
Peru St. 100, Avila 80
Sioux Falls 94, Morningside 62
St. John's, Minn. 66, Concordia, Moor. 60
St. Thomas, Minn. 75, Hamline 65
Truman St. 80, Hannibal-LaGrange 58
Winona St. 89, Viterbo 75
Xavier 68, Miami (Ohio) 58
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma City 69, SW Oklahoma 68
S. Nazarene 117, Arkansas Baptist 69
SW Texas 68, Houston 59
FAR WEST
S. Utah 83, Montana St.-Northern 54
Wyoming 74, Boise St. 61
AP TOP 25 POLL
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPv
1. Arizona (70)4-01,7741
2. Alabama6-01,6373
3. Duke5-01,5944
4. Pittsburgh (1)5-01,5885
5. Oregon5-01,4327
6. Oklahoma4-11,3586
7. Indiana6-01,35610
8. Texas5-11,2782
9. Connecticut5-01,14411
10. Notre Dame8-1943--
11. Missouri4-090615
12. Kentucky4-184018
13. Xavier4-181116
14. Florida6-27508
15. Illinois5-069225
16. Marquette5-166913
17. Tulsa4-060219
18. Maryland4-26019
19. Stanford4-156117
20. Kansas3-340714
21. Michigan St.4-236121
22. North Carolina5-234912
23. Creighton6-0277--
24. Mississippi St.5-123524
25. Coll. of Charleston6-0152--
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 136, Virginia 97, Texas Tech 89, Wisconsin 89, Gonzaga 86, N.C. State 36, Georgetown 31, Wake Forest 29, Georgia Tech 25, Iowa St. 19, Villanova 19, Saint Joseph's 16, S. Illinois 15, Memphis 13, West Virginia 13, Cincinnati 10, LSU 6, Butler 5, Dayton 5, Georgia 5, Penn 3, UCLA 3, California 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Hawaii 1, Holy Cross 1, Oral Roberts 1, Purdue 1.
USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 POLL
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPvs
1. Arizona (31)4-07751
2. Duke5-07193
3. Pittsburgh5-06924
4. Alabama6-06805
5. Oregon5-06426
6. Indiana6-056911
7. Texas5-15682
8. Oklahoma4-15657
9. Connecticut5-051212
10. Missouri4-040015
11. Xavier4-137416
12. Kentucky4-135518
13. Marquette5-134510
14. Illinois5-033920
15. Notre Dame8-1337--
16. Maryland4-23148
17. Florida6-23069
18. Tulsa4-026119
19. Kansas3-321113
20. Stanford4-117622
21. Michigan State4-214121
22. Mississippi State5-110724
22. North Carolina5-210714
24. Creighton6-096--
25. Minnesota4-19217
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 59; North Carolina State 58; Texas Tech 52; Wisconsin 51; Virginia 30; College of Charleston 27; Georgia 15; Hawaii 13; Oklahoma State 12; Georgia Tech 10; Georgetown 9; Cincinnati 8; Dayton 7; Southern Illinois 7; Purdue 6; Wake Forest 5; Louisville 4; Utah State 4; Villanova 4; UCLA 3; Hampton 2; Saint Joseph's 2; Brigham Young 1; Butler 1; Ohio State 1; Oral Roberts 1.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES
EAST
Alvernia 67, Eastern 40
American U. 62, Md.-Eastern Shore 61
Amherst 68, Coast Guard 52
Baruch 87, John Jay 74
Cabrini 73, Immaculata 58
Columbia 75, Binghamton 65
Duquesne 63, Toledo 60
Gwynedd Mercy 72, Arcadia 31
Maine-Farmington 58, New England 56
Massachusetts 59, Rhode Island 45
Moravian 75, Drew 60
Mount Ida 52, Daniel Webster 43
Ramapo 71, York, N.Y. 52
S. Connecticut 81, Bryant 74, OT
St. Elizabeth 63, NYCCT 46
Staten Island 69, Brooklyn 11
Worcester Tech 70, Emerson 34
SOUTH
Fort Valley St. 86, LeMoyne-Owen 72, OT
Jacksonville St. 85, Hampton 68
Louisiana Tech 81, Louisiana-Lafayette 50
Monmouth, N.J. 65, Norfolk St. 46
Tulane 74, Drake 61
UNC-Greensboro 61, Campbell 57
W. Carolina 71, Savannah St. 56
MIDWEST
Augsburg 50, Macalester 45
Augustana,S.D. 72, Dakota Weslyn 64
Bethel, Minn. 64, St. Mary's, Minn. 57
Gustav Adolphus 73, St. Olaf 56
Nebraska 71, Texas Southern 48
Oklahoma 70, Wichita St. 64
Principia 74, Cent. Bible 26
Wis.-Eau Claire 84, St. Scholastica 49
Wis.-Stout 83, Martin Luther 64
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 66, Tulsa 49
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 76, Denver 53
E. Washington 55, Boise St. 42
Idaho 73, San Jose St. 57
Montana 68, San Francisco 66
AP WOMEN'S TOP 25 POLL
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
RecordPtsPv
1. Duke (42)7-01,0981
2. LSU (1)6-01,0232
3. Connecticut (1)7-09743
4. Tennessee6-19574
5. Stanford4-09265
6. Purdue6-09146
7. Kansas St.8-18327
8. Notre Dame4-08019
9. Vanderbilt4-16768
10. Texas Tech3-165510
11. Penn St.6-163511
12. Minnesota7-062412
13. Arkansas6-160213
14. North Carolina6-148016
15. Oklahoma6-240118
16. Mississippi St.5-136620
17. Louisiana Tech3-234015
18. South Carolina6-029323
19. Arizona4-128621
20. Georgia4-227414
21. Boston College4-123622
22. BYU5-116219
23. Texas2-214417
24. George Washington3-111924
25. Cincinnati4-111025
Others receiving votes: Villanova 102, New Mexico 47, Wis.-Green Bay 35, Colorado St. 27, UC Santa Barbara 25, Arizona St. 23, Washington 23, Colorado 13, Illinois 9, Michigan 9, Southern Cal 8, Auburn 7, Virginia 7, DePaul 6, Iowa St. 6, Temple 5, Tulane 5, W. Kentucky 4, Xavier 4, Florida 3, Oregon 2, Drake 1, Harvard 1.
FOOTBALL
Bowl Glance
Dec. 17
New Orleans Bowl
North Texas (7-5) vs. Cincinnati (7-6), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 18
GMAC Bowl
Marshall (10-2) vs. Louisville (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 23
Tangerine Bowl
Clemson (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (8-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 25
Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA (7-5) vs. New Mexico (7-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
Tulane (7-5) vs. Hawaii (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 26
Motor City Bowl
Toledo (9-4) vs. Boston College (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
Oregon State (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27
Houston Bowl
Southern Mississippi (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Independence Bowl
Nebraska (7-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arizona State (8-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28
Alamo Bowl
Colorado (9-4) vs. Wisconsin (7-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Continental Tire Bowl
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Virginia (8-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 30
Music City Bowl
Minnesota (7-5) vs. Arkansas (9-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Seattle Bowl
Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Oregon (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31
Humanitarian Bowl
Iowa State (7-6) vs. Boise State (11-1), Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
Washington (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
Colorado State (10-3) vs. TCU (9-2), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Silicon Valley Classic
Fresno State (8-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Peach Bowl
Maryland (10-3) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
San Francisco Bowl
Air Force (8-4) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl
LSU (8-4) vs. Texas (10-2), 11 a.m. (FOX)
Gator Bowl
Notre Dame (10-2) vs. North Carolina State (10-3), 12:30 p.m. (NBC)
Capital One Bowl
Penn State (9-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Rose Bowl
Washington State (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 5 p.m. (ABC)
Sugar Bowl
Georgia (12-1) vs. Florida State (9-4), 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 2
Orange Bowl
Southern California (10-2) vs. Iowa (11-1), 8 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 3
Fiesta Bowl
Miami (12-0) vs. Ohio State (13-0), 8 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 11
East-West Shrine Classic
West vs. East, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 18
Senior Bowl
South vs. North, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 25
Gridiron Classic
Team Florida vs. Team USA, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Feb. 1
Hula Bowl
North vs. South, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs
Semifinals
Saturday
McNeese State (12-1) vs. Villanova (11-3), 2 p.m.
Western Kentucky (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (11-2), 2 p.m.
NCAA Division II Playoffs
Championship
Saturday
At Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, Ala.
Grand Valley State, Mich. (13-0) vs. Valdosta State, Ga. (14-0), 4 p.m.
NCAA Division III Playoffs
Semifinals
Saturday
John Carroll (12-1) at Mount Union (12-0), Noon
St. John's, Minn. (12-1) at Trinity, Texas (13-0), 1 p.m.