SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL
Rebel Games
Bethany 10, Merchant Marine Academy 1 -- Emily Patton (Poland) went 3-for-3 as the Bison led 8-0 after two innings.
Ithaca (N.Y.) College 8, Bethany 3 -- Bethany committed six errors.
BASEBALL
University of Redlands 18, Bethany 6 -- Redlands (7-3) scored eight runs in the seventh inning. Junior pitcher Brett Bartholomew (Boardman) suffered the setback.
MONDAY'S BASKETBALL SCORES
MEN
TOURNAMENT
Colonial Athletic Association
Championship
N.C.-Wilmington 78, Hofstra 67
Mid-American Conference
First Round
Buffalo 80, Ball St. 72
Ohio 82, Cent. Michigan 53
Toledo 77, Bowling Green 52
W. Michigan 60, E. Michigan 55
Mid-Continent Conference
Semifinals
Oral Roberts 77, Valparaiso 58
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
South Alabama 75, Denver 65
THE TOP TWENTY FIVE
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 5, 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. Connecticut (71)27-21,7972
2. Villanova24-31,7204
3. Duke (1)27-31,5671
4. Gonzaga26-31,5565
5. Memphis27-31,5013
6. George Washington26-11,3997
7. Ohio St.23-41,3969
8. Texas25-51,2756
9. Illinois25-51,20210
10. North Carolina21-61,16613
11. Boston College24-61,02812
12. Washington24-592314
13. UCLA24-690415
14. Tennessee21-681411
15. Pittsburgh21-67948
16. Florida24-671617
17. Kansas22-766218
17. LSU22-766218
19. West Virginia20-949216
20. Iowa22-840223
21. Nevada24-534224
22. Oklahoma20-726319
23. Georgetown19-816620
24. UAB22-5144--
25. N.C. State21-813222
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 109, Bucknell 83, Michigan St. 67, Marquette 58, S. Illinois 33, Texas A & amp;M 17, San Diego St. 10, Florida St. 9, Wichita St. 8, California 7, Hofstra 7, Air Force 5, Wisconsin 4, George Mason 3, W. Kentucky 2, Cincinnati 1, Missouri St. 1, N.C.-Wilmington 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 March 5, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPvs
1. Connecticut (30)27-27732
2. Villanova24-37334
3. Duke27-36761
4. Gonzaga26-36655
5. Memphis27-36613
6. George Washington26-16136
7. Ohio State23-45998
8. Texas25-55497
9. Illinois25-553710
10. North Carolina (1)21-645815
11. Boston College24-644712
12. UCLA24-644013
13. Washington24-535816
14. Florida24-635114
15. Tennessee21-633911
16. Pittsburgh21-63329
17. LSU22-726621
18. Kansas22-725222
19. Oklahoma20-719417
20. Iowa22-817724
21. West Virginia20-917418
22. North Carolina State21-810019
23. Georgetown19-87920
24. Nevada24-574NR
25. Alabama at Birmingham22-557NR
Others receiving votes: Bucknell 40; Michigan State 36; Marquette 21; Arkansas 10; San Diego State 9; Air Force 8; Southern Illinois 7; Wisconsin 7; George Mason 6; North Carolina-Wilmington 6; Wichita State 6; Hofstra 4; Alabama 2; Colorado 2; Murray State 2; Texas A & amp;M 2; Florida State 1; Indiana 1; Western Kentucky 1.
WOMEN
TOURNAMENT
Big East Conference
Semifinals
West Virginia 56, Rutgers 40
Big Ten Conference
Championship
Ohio St. 63, Purdue 60
Horizon League
Championship
Wis.-Milwaukee 71, Ill.-Chicago 63
Mid-Continent Conference
Semifinals
Oakland, Mich. 66, IUPUI 54
W. Illinois 57, Valparaiso 40
Southland Conference
First Round
Louisiana-Monroe 72, Texas St. 56
Stephen F.Austin 54, Lamar 53
Texas-Arlington 71, McNeese St. 43
Texas-San Antonio 61, SE Louisiana 46
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
Middle Tennessee 90, Arkansas St. 64
W. Kentucky 66, Fla. International 58
TOP TWENTY FIVE
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 5, 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. North Carolina (45)29-11,1251
2. Ohio St.27-21,0005
3. Maryland28-49964
4. Duke26-39772
5. LSU27-39383
6. Rutgers25-39346
7. Tennessee28-49018
8. Oklahoma26-48199
9. Connecticut27-48047
10. Baylor22-571310
11. Stanford23-663013
12. Purdue24-559314
13. DePaul25-557415
14. Georgia21-855912
15. Arizona St.24-649411
16. Michigan St.22-946016
17. Louisiana Tech23-433919
18. Temple23-724322
19. Utah21-624217
20. BYU23-422718
21. New Mexico21-821121
22. Texas A & amp;M22-719425
23. Minnesota19-910520
24. Bowling Green25-2101--
25. Vanderbilt20-108223
Others receiving votes: Florida 60, George Washington 54, UCLA 52, Kentucky 30, Tulsa 27, Boston College 20, N.C. State 19, St. John's 19, Chattanooga 16, Florida St. 15, W. Kentucky 15, Indiana St. 12, Wyoming 10, Missouri 6, Virginia Tech 6, Virginia 2, Hartford 1.
MONDAY'S SUMMARIES
OHIO ST. 63, PURDUE 60
PURDUE (24-6) -- Gearlds 5-9 2-3 14, Traore 4-12 2-3 10, Wisdom-Hylton 1-9 0-0 2, Lawless 6-9 3-6 17, Webb 3-12 1-2 10, Howell 1-2 0-0 3, Bogdanova 2-3 0-0 4, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Duncan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 8-14 60.
OHIO ST. (28-2) -- Hoskins 7-13 0-0 16, Packer 6-11 0-0 15, A.Allen 1-3 1-2 4, Merrill 4-8 0-0 9, Davenport 8-13 1-2 17, Wilburn 0-2 0-0 0, Battle 0-1 0-0 0, Jamen 0-0 0-0 0, Blanton 1-1 0-0 2, Riley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 2-4 63.
Halftime--Ohio State 36-19. 3-Point Goals--Purdue 8-21 (Webb 3-10, Lawless 2-3, Gearlds 2-4, Howell 1-2, Traore 0-1, Bogdanova 0-1), Ohio St. 7-10 (Packer 3-4, Hoskins 2-3, Merrill 1-1, A.Allen 1-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Purdue 34 (Lawless, Wisdom-Hylton 10), Ohio St. 33 (Davenport 14). Assists--Purdue 13 (Traore 6), Ohio St. 15 (A.Allen, Hoskins 4). Total Fouls--Purdue 11, Ohio St. 11. A--8,669.
WIS.-MILWAUKEE 71,
ILL.-CHICAGO 63
ILL.-CHICAGO (16-14) -- Rinaldi 3-4 0-0 6, Dizon 7-14 0-0 15, Grant 4-15 6-10 15, Hugelier 1-5 0-2 3, Holmes 6-13 5-7 17, Zimny 0-0 0-0 0, Hushka 0-0 0-0 0, Cummens 0-0 0-0 0, Grobbecker 1-4 0-0 2, True 0-4 0-0 0, Parker 2-3 0-0 5, Hluska 2-3 0-0 5, Hutchens 0-0 0-0 0, Muffoletto 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 11-19 63.
WIS.-MILWAUKEE (22-8) -- Wypiszynski 4-5 0-0 8, Drummond 3-10 4-4 11, Edwards 8-13 8-11 24, Onson 1-5 1-2 4, O'Brien 4-8 1-2 10, McCain 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 0-0 1-2 1, Hampton 1-2 4-4 7, Markert 2-3 0-0 6, Fournier 0-0 0-0 0, Rogers 0-2 0-0 0, Hudson 0-0 0-0 0, Rote 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-48 19-25 71.
Halftime--Wis.-Milwaukee 33-22. 3-Point Goals-- Ill.-Chicago 4-18 (Dizon 1-6, Grant 1-4, Hugelier 1-4, Parker 1-1, True 0-2, Muffoletto 0-1), Wis.-Milwaukee 6-13 (Markert 2-3, Drummond 1-3, Onson 1-3, O'Brien 1-2, Hampton 1-2). Fouled Out--Rinaldi. Rebounds--Ill.-Chicago 33 (Dizon 5, True 5), Wis.-Milwaukee 37 (O'Brien 10). Assists--Ill.-Chicago 8 (Dizon 2, Holmes 2, True 2), Wis.-Milwaukee 17 (Edwards 7). Total Fouls--Ill.-Chicago 18, Wis.-Milwaukee 15. A--616.
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL TOP 25
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 5, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
RecordPtsPvs
1. Georgia Tech13-04945
2. Florida St.14-14926
3. Clemson7-24911
4. Rice13-34902
5. North Carolina10-14893
6. Nebraska8-24874
7. Tennessee11-24829
8. Louisiana St.13-24798
9. South Carolina9-247515
10. Arkansas13-147219
11. Stanford10-546810
12. Oregon St.9-446614
13. Arizona St.14-546322
14. Cal. St. Fullerton10-646113
15. Texas A & amp;M13-245729
16. Florida9-64557
17. Texas10-845211
18. Mississippi St.6-0449--
19. Baylor9-344823
20. Wichita St.13-244628
21. Miami, Fla.12-644527
22. Tulane10-444321
23. Oklahoma12-444125
24. Pepperdine9-943912
25. Long Beach St.10-743816