BASKETBALL



BASKETBALL
TOP TWENTY FIVE
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2004-05 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2004-05 final ranking:
RecordPtsPvs
1. Duke (61)27-61,7853
2. Texas (6)20-111,652--
3. Connecticut23-81,57813
4. Michigan St. (4)26-71,57215
5. Villanova (1)24-81,41319
6. Oklahoma25-81,37817
7. Louisville33-51,3194
8. Gonzaga26-51,27510
9. Kentucky28-61,2557
10. Arizona30-71,2129
11. Boston College25-51,09314
12. Memphis22-16920--
13. Stanford18-13842--
14. West Virginia24-11652--
15. Alabama24-862121
16. Syracuse27-758611
17. Illinois37-25631
18. Wake Forest27-65245
19. UCLA18-11499--
20. Iowa21-12395--
21. George Washington22-8304--
22. Nevada25-7291--
23. Indiana15-14273--
24. Maryland19-13258--
25. Iowa St.19-12251--
Others receiving votes: Washington 144, Texas Tech 142, Kansas 96, N.C. State 74, Ohio St. 74, Wisconsin 56, LSU 54, Georgetown 46, Charlotte 44, North Carolina 38, Michigan 24, N. Iowa 21, Miami 16, Oklahoma St. 16, Old Dominion 13, Florida 6, Bucknell 5, Ohio 4, Arkansas 3, S. Illinois 3, Cincinnati 2, Utah St. 2, Wis.-Milwaukee 2, California 1, Hawaii 1, Houston 1, Notre Dame 1.
FOOTBALL
THE AP TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPvs
1. Southern Cal (57)9-01,6171
2. Texas (8)9-01,5682
3. Miami7-11,4525
4. Alabama9-01,4504
5. LSU7-11,3286
6. Penn St.9-11,27110
7. Notre Dame6-21,2018
8. Virginia Tech8-11,1473
9. Georgia7-11,09711
10. Ohio St.7-21,07612
11. Oregon8-194315
12. Florida7-290513
13. Texas Tech8-175316
14. UCLA8-16937
15. Auburn7-268017
16. West Virginia7-167718
17. Florida St.7-26059
18. TCU9-153620
19. Wisconsin8-243814
20. Fresno St.7-141021
21. Michigan6-337222
22. Colorado7-231225
23. Louisville6-224224
24. Georgia Tech6-2109--
25. Northwestern6-382--
Others receiving votes: California 38, UTEP 27, Boston College 24, Boise St. 23, Oklahoma 16, South Carolina 14, Minnesota 12, Iowa St. 5, Iowa 1, South Florida 1.
DIVISION I-AA POLL
PHILADELPHIA -- The top 25 teams in the Sports Network Division I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 6 and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPvs
1. New Hampshire (57)8-12,6342
2. Hampton (44)9-02,5313
3. Montana (4)7-22,4584
4. Southern Illinois7-22,3275
5. Massachusetts7-22,0748
6. Furman7-22,0581
7. Texas State7-21,88210
8. Appalachian State (3)6-31,8457
9. Coastal Carolina8-11,8009
10. Georgia Southern7-31,69414
11. Montana State6-31,55912
12. Western Kentucky6-31,4306
13. Lehigh7-21,40913
14. Northern Iowa6-31,37017
15. Cal Poly6-31,24418
16. Grambling State7-11,00219
17. South Carolina State7-286620
18. Richmond6-369923
19. Youngstown State7-369715
20. Brown Bears7-164322
21. Eastern Washington5-460511
22. North Dakota State6-356724
23. Eastern Illinois7-251325
24. William & amp; Mary5-421716
25. James Madison5-4168NR
Others receiving votes: Illinois State 158, Nicholls State 157, Weber State 68, Princeton 60, Alabama A & amp;M 57, Colgate 40, UC Davis 34, Western Carolina 32, Jacksonville State 32, San Diego 29, McNeese State 24, Hofstra 23, Idaho State 19, Lafayette 17, Stephen F. Austin 16, Towson 12, Alabama State 12, South Dakota State 9, Chattanooga 8, Northwestern State 5.
ESPN/USA TODAY DIVISION I-AA POLL
The ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA top 25 college football coaches poll, with number of first-place votes, record i-n parentheses, total points and last week's ranking:
RecPtsPvs
1. New Hampshire (24)8-11,1202
2. Hampton (19)9-01,0653
3. Montana (3)7-21,0514
4. Southn Illinois7-21,0055
5. Massachusetts7-29099
6. Furman7-28531
7. Appalachian St6-37937
8. Texas State7-279011
9. Coastl Carolina8-17498
10. Montana St6-368511
11. Ga Southern7-367415
12. Northern Iowa6-360414
13. Lehigh7-258813
14. Westrn Kentucky6-35576
15. Cal Poly6-351719
16. Grambling7-144316
17. S Carolina St7-236820
18. Richmond6-330322
19. Brown7-128723
20. No Dakota St6-328025
21. Youngstown St7-326417
22. Eastern Wash5-423010
23. Eastrn Illinois7-222624
24. William & amp; Mary5-49018
25. Nicholls St4-389NR
Others Receiving Votes: James Madison 85, Illinois St 68, Weber St 49, Alabama A & amp;M 38, Towson 24, Princeton 16, Idaho St 16, Colgate 15, UC Davis 13, Stephen F. Austin 13, Alabama St 13, Western Carolina 10, Lafayette 10, Harvard 10, San Diego 9, Hofstra 6, Central Conn 6, Northwestern St 4, Portland St 3, So Dakota St 2.
NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
First Round
Saturday, Nov. 12
Central Arkansas (9-2) at Albany State, Ga. (8-1), 1 p.m.
North Alabama (8-2) at Valdosta State (9-2), 1 p.m.
Pittsburg State (8-3) at Nebraska-Kearney (9-2), 1 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State (7-3) at Angelo State (9-2), 1 p.m.
West Chester (8-3) at C.W. Post (8-2), Noon
Southern Connecticut State (8-2) at East Stroudsburg (8-2), Noon
Minnesota Duluth (8-3) at North Dakota (9-2), 1 p.m.
Northwood (9-2) at Saginaw Valley State (9-1), Noon.
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