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THE AP TOP TWENTY FIVE
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 17, 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. UCLA (68)9-01,7961
2. North Carolina (1)8-11,7103
3. Ohio St. (3)9-11,6544
4. Wisconsin11-11,5077
5. Florida9-21,4285
6. Duke9-11,3676
7. Pittsburgh10-11,3402
8. Wichita St.8-01,2758
9. Arizona8-11,18610
10. Alabama9-11,1739
11. Kansas8-21,11711
12. LSU6-295412
13. Texas A & amp;M9-289313
14. Connecticut9-087514
15. Oklahoma St.11-080815
16. Butler11-160018
17. Washington8-156917
18. Memphis8-248119
19. Marquette10-247320
20. Notre Dame8-141121
21. Oregon10-037022
22. Gonzaga9-327916
23. Syracuse9-220023
24. Air Force11-119324
25. Nevada9-114225
Others receiving votes: Texas 115, Missouri St. 90, Clemson 74, Tennessee 45, Boston College 42, Virginia 39, Florida St. 35, Maryland 34, Georgia 33, Georgetown 23, Michigan St. 22, Purdue 9, Washington St. 8, Kentucky 6, Michigan 5, Missouri 5, Dayton 3, Georgia Tech 3, Illinois 3, S. Illinois 3, Army 1, Texas Tech 1.
USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 17, 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. UCLA (29)9-07721
2. North Carolina8-17323
3. Ohio State (2)9-17224
4. Florida9-26205
5. Wisconsin11-16157
6. Duke9-15926
7. Pittsburgh10-15602
8. Wichita State8-051810
9. Arizona8-150111
10. Alabama9-14999
11. Connecticut9-04938
12. Kansas8-243712
13. Texas A & amp;M9-236613
14. Oklahoma State11-032017
15. LSU6-231915
16. Butler11-130018
17. Washington8-128814
18. Memphis8-222319
19. Air Force11-120720
20. Nevada9-116821
21. Marquette10-213022
22. Clemson10-011725
23. Oregon10-011624
24. Gonzaga9-310816
25. Michigan State10-28723
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 57; Missouri State 44; Syracuse 41; Maryland 32; Texas 32; Southern Illinois 10; Illinois 9; Georgetown 8; Washington State 8; UNLV 6; Dayton 5; Boston College 3; Florida State 2; Georgia 2; Mississippi State 2; Missouri 1; Purdue 1; Tennessee 1; West Virginia 1.
MONDAY'S SCORES
EAST
Army 92, N.Y. Maritime 42
Buffalo 72, Liberty 66
Dartmouth 56, Quinnipiac 53
Fairmont St. 107, Ohio-Eastern 65
Lebanon Valley 74, Goucher 62
Northeastern 51, New Hampshire 41
SOUTH
Averett 88, Marymount, Va. 72
Binghamton 79, North Florida 61
Campbell 101, Radford 88
Centre 76, Thomas More 56
Columbus St. 87, Dist. of Columbia 67
Davidson 92, Chattanooga 80
Evansville 80, Austin Peay 75
Florida St. 81, High Point 64
Georgia Tech 92, Centenary 52
Guilford 70, Shenandoah 58
MVSU 76, McNeese St. 45
Mississippi St. 76, Alabama St. 59
Morgan St. 76, East Carolina 70
Old Dominion 56, UAB 42
Tampa 64, Southeastern, Fla. 50
Tennessee 79, Oklahoma St. 77
Texas A & amp;M-Corpus Christi 69, South Florida 63
W. Carolina 82, The Citadel 63
W. Virginia St. 81, Florida Southern 71
Winthrop 74, Mount St. Mary's, Md. 59
MIDWEST
Anderson, Ind. 84, Earlham 74
Defiance 72, Washington & amp; Jefferson 67
Franklin 82, Wabash 58
IPFW 100, Marygrove 48
North Dakota 85, Minot St. 67
Rose-Hulman 70, Cincinnati-Clermont 60
Saint Louis 51, Missouri St. 50
St. Xavier 84, Trinity, Ill. 67
W. Illinois 74, Culver-Stockton 48
SOUTHWEST
LeTourneau 71, Mary Hardin-Baylor 68
TCU 73, Ark.-Pine Bluff 57
Texas-Dallas 85, Howard Payne 71
Texas-Pan American 46, Stephen F.Austin 44
TOURNAMENT
Hal Nunnally December Classic
Championship
Methodist 71, Gettysburg 61
Third Place
Randolph-Macon 84, Union, N.Y. 54
EXHIBITION
Montevallo 80, Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 68
WOMEN
THE 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. 17, 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. Maryland (46)12-01,2431
2. North Carolina (1)11-01,1872
3. Oklahoma (2)9-01,1493
4. Duke (1)9-01,1104
5. Tennessee9-11,0395
6. Connecticut6-01,0126
7. LSU11-19437
8. Ohio St.9-18448
9. Baylor11-18349
10. Arizona St.9-177510
11. Georgia9-175111
12. Vanderbilt9-164812
13. Purdue9-263613
14. Stanford5-356014
15. California8-153715
16. Louisville11-053516
17. DePaul9-150117
18. Texas A & amp;M6-232219
19. George Washington9-229220
20. Michigan St.7-228618
21. Marquette10-123021
22. Pittsburgh10-017524
23. New Mexico8-217122
24. Arkansas11-113425
25. Bowling Green7-173--
Others receiving votes: Texas 62, Middle Tennessee 38, Rutgers 29, Hofstra 28, Iowa St. 22, Florida St. 13, Missouri 12, Washington 10, Indiana 9, Kentucky 7, South Florida 7, Delaware 5, Nebraska 5, Wisconsin 5, N.C. State 4, Notre Dame 2, Army 1, BYU 1, Montana 1, Oklahoma St. 1, Virginia 1.
WOMEN
SCORES
EAST
Cornell 64, Colgate 59
Indiana, Pa. 65, Fairmont St. 54
Marist 74, Harvard 68
Molloy 79, Felician 54
St. Bonaventure 49, Fairleigh Dickinson 42
Susquehanna 61, Richard Stockton 55
SOUTH
Alabama 83, Birmingham-Southern 66
Alcorn St. 64, Lamar 58
Arkansas 70, Memphis 54
Campbell 69, UNC Wilmington 55
Coll. of Charleston 83, Lander 58
Connecticut 96, Virginia 60
Florida 72, Stetson 55
Furman 91, Columbia, S.C. 34
Georgetown, Ky. 83, Bryan 60
Georgia St. 66, Florida A & amp;M 63
Jackson St. 66, SE Louisiana 55
James Madison 77, Savannah St. 48
Lenoir-Rhyne 81, Chowan 70
Louisville 80, Butler 77
N. Carolina A & amp;T 64, Navy 59
Niagara 73, Jacksonville 69
Norfolk St. 59, Virginia Union 57
North Carolina 87, Coastal Carolina 48
Radford 68, Appalachian St. 56
Tenn.-Martin 73, Morehead St. 57
Transylvania 73, Maryville, Tenn. 43
UCF 55, North Florida 44
UNC-Greensboro 63, High Point 53
Virginia Tech 78, ETSU 64
MIDWEST
Capital 73, Washington & amp; Jefferson 63
Cent. Michigan 68, Dartmouth 49
Cincinnati 67, Alabama A & amp;M 61
E. Illinois 86, E. Kentucky 77
Georgia Tech 82, Northwestern 68
Indiana 67, Ball St. 56
Lake Superior St. 74, Ferris St. 73
N. Dakota St. 69, San Jose St. 61
Nebraska-Kearney 67, Fort Lewis 60
Rio Grande 75, Ohio Valley 61
Robert Morris 84, Youngstown St. 54
Tiffin 68, Myers 50
UMKC 51, Chicago St. 48
Wittenberg 55, Manchester 48
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma St. 92, S. Utah 37
FAR WEST
UC Riverside 70, Utah Valley St. 69
TOURNAMENT
Travel America Classic
First Round
Grand Valley St. 73, Emporia St. 71, OT
N. Kentucky 68, N. Michigan 46
UAB Tournament
First Round
Hampton 74, Alabama St. 67
UAB 67, Florida Atlantic 52
FOOTBALL
2006-07 BOWL SCHEDULE
Subject to Change
All Times EST
Today Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, TCU vs. Northern Illinois, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 21 Las Vegas Bowl, BYU vs. Oregon, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl, Troy vs. Rice, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 23 PapaJohn's Bowl at Birmingham, Ala., South Florida vs. East Carolina, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 23 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, New Mexico vs. San Jose State, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 23 Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas, Tulsa vs. Utah, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, Arizona State vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl at Detroit, Central Michigan vs. Middle Tennessee, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, Florida State vs. UCLA, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., Oklahoma State vs. Alabama, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Holiday Bowl at San Diego, California vs. Texas A & amp;M, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Texas Bowl at Houston, Rutgers vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m. (NFL)
Dec. 29 Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., Clemson vs. Kentucky, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Missouri vs. Oregon State, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn., South Carolina vs. Houston, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., Minnesota vs. Texas Tech, 7:30 p.m. (NFL)
Dec. 29 Champ Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Maryland vs. Purdue, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., Navy vs. Boston College, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Iowa vs. Texas, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, Virginia Tech vs. Georgia, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 MPC Computers Bowl at Boise, Idaho, Nevada vs. Miami, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla., Penn State vs. Tennessee, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Auburn vs. Nebraska, 11:30 a.m. (FOX)
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Wisconsin vs. Arkansas, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla., Georgia Tech vs. West Virginia, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., Southern Cal vs. Michigan, 5 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz., Boise State vs. Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 2 Orange Bowl at Miami, Wake Forest vs. Louisville, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, LSU vs. Notre Dame, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 6 International Bowl at Toronto, Cincinnati vs. Western Michigan, Noon (ESPN2)
Jan. 7 GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala., Southern Miss. vs. Ohio, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 8 BCS National Championship at Glendale, Ariz., Ohio State vs. Florida, 8 p.m. (FOX)
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