BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL
MEN
TOP TWENTY FIVE
THE TOP 25 TEAMS IN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS' MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL, WITH FIRST-PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESES, RECORDS THROUGH DEC. 25, TOTAL POINTS BASED ON 25 POINTS FOR A FIRST-PLACE VOTE THROUGH ONE POINT FOR A 25TH-PLACE VOTE AND LAST WEEK'S RANKING:
RECORDPTSPVS
1. DUKE (61)11-01,7141
2. CONNECTICUT (7)9-01,6582
3. VILLANOVA (1)8-01,5953
4. MEMPHIS9-11,4594
5. FLORIDA11-01,4015
6. ILLINOIS12-01,3616
7. WASHINGTON10-01,2709
8. GONZAGA9-21,2678
9. MICHIGAN ST.10-21,13610
10. LOUISVILLE9-198911
11. UCLA10-198712
12. GEORGE WASHINGTON8-093213
13. BOSTON COLLEGE8-280114
14. OKLAHOMA6-27357
15. TEXAS9-265115
16. MARYLAND8-263816
17. INDIANA7-256418
18. KENTUCKY8-352119
19. N.C. STATE9-148221
20. NEVADA8-141320
21. OHIO ST.8-039224
22. WAKE FOREST9-226822
23. NORTH CAROLINA6-216917
24. WISCONSIN9-1136--
25. WEST VIRGINIA7-3135--
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: ARIZONA 125, PITTSBURGH 118, IOWA 116, BUCKNELL 90, TENNESSEE 66, SYRACUSE 53, INDIANA ST. 40, CLEMSON 39, N. IOWA 23, MICHIGAN 20, CINCINNATI 18, SOUTHERN CAL 12, VANDERBILT 7, BUFFALO 5, COLORADO 4, OKLAHOMA ST. 4, ALABAMA 3, ARKANSAS 3, IONA 2, IOWA ST. 2, TEXAS A & amp;M 1.
WOMEN
TOP TWENTY FIVE
THE TOP 25 TEAMS IN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS' WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL, WITH FIRST-PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESES, RECORDS THROUGH DEC. 25, TOTAL POINTS BASED ON 25 POINTS FOR A FIRST-PLACE VOTE THROUGH ONE POINT FOR A 25TH-PLACE VOTE AND LAST WEEK'S RANKING:
RECORDPTSPVS
1. TENNESSEE (34)10-01,1361
2. DUKE (10)9-01,1082
3. LSU (2)8-01,0563
4. BAYLOR9-09984
5. NORTH CAROLINA11-09855
6. MARYLAND10-18986
7. OHIO ST.8-18747
8. CONNECTICUT9-17998
9. RUTGERS8-17509
10. MICHIGAN ST.8-271111
11. ARIZONA ST.10-169612
12. NOTRE DAME8-166213
13. DEPAUL12-156414
14. STANFORD6-350810
15. MINNESOTA7-243417
16. NEW MEXICO9-239518
17. GEORGIA7-333415
18. PURDUE8-232521
19. TEXAS6-330620
20. OKLAHOMA9-327616
21. VANDERBILT9-322219
22. TEMPLE8-222125
23. UTAH8-219222
24. BOSTON COLLEGE10-214723
25. VIRGINIA TECH10-084--
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: WASHINGTON 58, N.C. STATE 45, FLORIDA 39, MISSISSIPPI 34, VIRGINIA 29, UCLA 12, LOUISVILLE 11, SOUTHERN CAL 10, W. KENTUCKY 9, SOUTH CAROLINA 8, BOWLING GREEN 3, FLORIDA ST. 2, GEORGE WASHINGTON 2, MARQUETTE 2, BYU 1, KANSAS 1, LOUISIANA TECH 1, SOUTH FLORIDA 1, ST. JOHN'S 1.
FOOTBALL
2005-06 BOWL GLANCE
TUESDAY, DEC. 20
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
AT LAFAYETTE, LA.
SOUTHERN MISS. 31, ARKANSAS STATE 19
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21
GMAC BOWL MOBILE, ALA.
TOLEDO 45, TEXAS-EL PASO 13
THURSDAY, DEC. 22
LAS VEGAS BOWL
CALIFORNIA 35, BRIGHAM YOUNG 28
POINSETTIA BOWL
AT SAN DIEGO
NAVY 51, COLORADO STATE 30
FRIDAY, DEC. 23
FORT WORTH (TEXAS) BOWL
KANSAS 42, HOUSTON 13
SATURDAY, DEC. 24
HAWAII BOWL AT HONOLULU
NEVADA 49, CENTRAL FLORIDA 48, OT
MAGNOLIA GRIDIRON ALL-STAR CLASSIC
AT JACKSON, MISS.
WHITE 17, RED 9
MONDAY, DEC. 26
MOTOR CITY BOWL AT DETROIT
MEMPHIS 38, AKRON 31
TODAY
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL
AT ORLANDO, FLA.
PAYOUT: $862,500
CLEMSON (7-4) VS. COLORADO (7-5), 5 P.M. (ESPN)
INSIGHT BOWL AT PHOENIX
PAYOUT: $750,000
ARIZONA STATE (6-5) VS. RUTGERS (7-4), 8:30 P.M. (ESPN)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28
MPC COMPUTERS BOWL
AT BOISE, IDAHO
PAYOUT: $750,000
BOISE STATE (9-3) VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (8-3), 4:30 P.M. (ESPN)
ALAMO BOWL AT SAN ANTONIO
PAYOUT: $1.65 MILLION
MICHIGAN (7-4) VS. NEBRASKA (7-4), 8 P.M. (ESPN)
THURSDAY, DEC. 29
EMERALD BOWL AT SAN FRANCISCO
PAYOUT: $750,000
UTAH (6-5) VS. GEORGIA TECH (7-4), 4:30 P.M. (ESPN)
HOLIDAY BOWL AT SAN DIEGO
PAYOUT: $2 MILLION
OREGON (10-1) VS. OKLAHOMA (7-4), 8 P.M. (ESPN)
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
MUSIC CITY BOWL AT NASHVILLE, TENN.
PAYOUT: $780,000
VIRGINIA (6-5) VS. MINNESOTA (7-4), NOON (ESPN)
SUN BOWL
AT EL PASO, TEXAS
PAYOUT: $1,575,000
NORTHWESTERN (7-4) VS. UCLA (9-2), 2 P.M. (CBS)
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
AT SHREVEPORT, LA.
PAYOUT: $1.2 MILLION
MISSOURI (6-5) VS. SOUTH CAROLINA (7-4), 3:30 P.M. (ESPN)
PEACH BOWL AT ATLANTA
PAYOUT: $2.35 MILLION
MIAMI (9-2) VS. LSU (10-2), 7:30 P.M. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
MEINEKE BOWL
AT CHARLOTTE, N.C.
PAYOUT: $750,000
SOUTH FLORIDA (6-5) VS. NORTH CAROLINA STATE (6-5), 11 A.M. (ESPN2)
LIBERTY BOWL
AT MEMPHIS, TENN.
PAYOUT: $1.5 MILLION
FRESNO STATE (8-4) VS. TULSA (8-4), 1 P.M. (ESPN)
HOUSTON BOWL
PAYOUT: $1.2 MILLION
TCU (10-1) VS. IOWA STATE (7-4), 2:30 P.M. (ESPN2)
MONDAY, JAN. 2
COTTON BOWL AT DALLAS
PAYOUT: $3 MILLION
ALABAMA (9-2) VS. TEXAS TECH (9-2), 11 A.M. (FOX)
OUTBACK BOWL AT TAMPA, FLA.
PAYOUT: $2.85 MILLION
IOWA (7-4) VS. FLORIDA (8-3), 11 A.M. (ESPN)
GATOR BOWL AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
PAYOUT: $1.6 MILLION
VIRGINIA TECH (10-2) VS. LOUISVILLE (9-2), 12:30 P.M. (NBC)
CAPITAL ONE BOWL AT ORLANDO, FLA.
PAYOUT: $5.312 MILLION
WISCONSIN (9-3) VS. AUBURN (9-2), 1 P.M. (ABC)
FIESTA BOWL AT TEMPE, ARIZ.
PAYOUT: $14-17 MILLION
OHIO STATE (9-2) VS. NOTRE DAME (9-2), 5 P.M. (ABC)
SUGAR BOWL AT ATLANTA
PAYOUT: $14-17 MILLION
GEORGIA (10-2) VS. WEST VIRGINIA (10-1), 8:30 P.M. (ABC)
TUESDAY, JAN. 3
ORANGE BOWL AT MIAMI
PAYOUT: $14-17 MILLION
PENN STATE (10-1) VS. FLORIDA STATE (8-4), 8 P.M. (ABC)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4
ROSE BOWL AT PASADENA, CALIF.
PAYOUT: $14,998,000
TEXAS (12-0) VS. SOUTHERN CAL (12-0), 8 P.M. (ABC)
MONDAY'S SUMMARY
MOTOR CITY BOWL
MEMPHIS 38, AKRON 31
MEMPHIS013718--38
AKRON30721--31
FIRST QUARTER
AKR--FG SWIGER 43, :40.
SECOND QUARTER
MEM--FG GOSTKOWSKI 32, 7:02.
MEM--DE.WILLIAMS 1 RUN (GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 4:08.
MEM--FG GOSTKOWSKI 25, :18.
THIRD QUARTER
MEM--DE.WILLIAMS 2 RUN (GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 3:02.
AKR--ARTHUR 46 PASS FROM GETSY (SWIGER KICK), :46.
FOURTH QUARTER
MEM--FG GOSTKOWSKI 50, 12:04.
AKR--BIGGS 72 PASS FROM GETSY (SWIGER KICK), 11:03.
MEM--DE.WILLIAMS 2 RUN (AVERY RUN), 10:41.
MEM--E.WILLIAMS 5 RUN (GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 3:09.
AKR--HIXON 14 PASS FROM GETSY (SWIGER KICK), 1:46.
AKR--ARTHUR 19 PASS FROM GETSY (SWIGER KICK), :55.
A--50,616.
MEMAKR
FIRST DOWNS2124
RUSHES-YARDS58-34623-47
PASSING170455
COMP-ATT-INT7-14-034-59-0
RETURN YARDS390
PUNTS-AVG.5-45.68-40.5
FUMBLES-LOST1-10-0
PENALTIES-YARDS7-6210-61
TIME OF POSSESSION29:4830:12
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--MEMPHIS, DE.WILLIAMS 30-233, DOSS 9-56, AVERY 14-43, E.WILLIAMS 3-18, TEAM 2-(MINUS 4). AKRON, BIGGS 14-46, KENNEDY 3-13, MCDANIEL 1-5, GETSY 5-(MINUS 17).
PASSING--MEMPHIS, AVERY 7-13-0-170, SCOTT 0-1-0-0. AKRON, GETSY 34-59-0-455.
RECEIVING--MEMPHIS, SCOTT 3-103, E.WILLIAMS 1-42, DOUCETTE 1-28, MCCOY 1-(MINUS 1), DE.WILLIAMS 1-(MINUS 2). AKRON, ARTHUR 8-180, HIXON 7-63, KASPAREK 6-70, MONTGOMERY 6-55, BIGGS 4-79, KENNEDY 2-6, MCDANIEL 1-2.
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