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AP TOP TWENTY FIVE

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs

1. North Carolina (45)7-01,7691

2. Memphis (22)6-01,7173

3. Kansas (2)7-01,6304

4. Texas (2)7-01,5498

5. Georgetown (1)5-01,5275

6. Duke8-01,4297

7. UCLA7-11,3732

8. Washington St.7-01,3486

9. Michigan St.6-11,09410

10. Tennessee7-11,01211

11. Marquette5-196213

12. Pittsburgh7-093814

13. Butler7-089316

14. Louisville5-188512

15. Indiana6-180915

16. Texas A&M7-17889

17. Gonzaga7-158119

18. Clemson7-056418

19. Oregon6-155617

20. BYU6-136521

21. Xavier6-133623

22. Arizona5-2212—

23. Vanderbilt7-0177—

24. Southern Cal6-216322

25. Villanova5-1151—

Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s, Calif. 104, Miami 89, Arkansas 61, Wisconsin 57, Virginia 55, Stanford 42, California 30, West Virginia 27, Creighton 21, N.C. State 17, Kansas St. 15, Arizona St. 13, Florida 13, S. Illinois 7, Connecticut 6, Seton Hall 5, George Mason 4, Mississippi 4, Ohio St. 2.

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 Sunday, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs

1. North Carolina (23)7-07532

2. Memphis (6)6-07463

3. Kansas (1)7-07174

4. Georgetown (1)5-06705

5. Texas7-06208

6. Washington State7-05996

7. Duke8-05947

8. UCLA7-15871

9. Pittsburgh7-047711

10. Michigan State6-143713

11. Louisville5-142210

12. Tennessee7-140212

13. Butler7-037416

14. Texas A&M7-13579

15. Indiana6-134115

(tie). Marquette5-134114

17. Clemson7-025518

18. Oregon6-125017

19. Gonzaga7-124219

20. Xavier6-117125

21. Villanova5-113221

22. BYU6-112423

23. Wisconsin5-16320

24. Arizona5-258NR

25. Vanderbilt7-049NR

Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s 48; Southern California 41; Arkansas 27; Stanford 26; Virginia 26; Southern Illinois 24; Miami (Fla.) 22; California 21; Connecticut 15; Davidson 8; Syracuse 8; Florida 7; Creighton 5; Illinois 5; North Carolina State 4; Rhode Island 3; Kansas State 2; Providence 1; San Diego State 1.

MONDAY’S BASKETBALL SCORES

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EAST

Brown 86, Quinnipiac 79, OT

Bucknell 67, La Salle 66

Cabrini 72, Marywood 61

Dartmouth 70, UC Davis 67

Delaware 70, Towson 63

Lafayette 81, N.J. Tech 56

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 62, Navy 58

Northeastern 62, New Hampshire 57

St. Vincent 64, Franciscan 52

SOUTH

Benedict 90, Lane 75

Bethune-Cookman 52, Stetson 51

Coker 70, Newberry 68

Florida 88, Jacksonville 72

Georgia 81, Augusta St. 74

Lipscomb 66, Arkansas Tech 58

Mercer 93, Charleston Southern 92

Radford 100, Gardner-Webb 97, 2OT

Wingate 96, Queens, N.C. 80

MIDWEST

Indiana 84, Tennessee St. 72

Northwestern 88, Arkansas St. 68

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 70, Missouri St. 51

Baylor 82, MVSU 50

W. Illinois 71, Texas-Pan American 69

WOMEN

THE WOMEN’S TOP TWENTY FIVE

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs

1. Tennessee (48)6-01,2481

2. Connecticut (2)6-01,1972

3. Maryland10-01,1543

4. Rutgers4-11,0455

5. North Carolina9-11,0414

6. Stanford7-11,0076

7. Georgia8-09367

8. LSU6-29178

9. Oklahoma4-28439

10. Baylor6-082410

11. California7-171512

12. Texas A&M6-166013

13. West Virginia7-159615

14. Auburn8-059318

15. DePaul6-053217

16. Notre Dame6-140222

17. Duke5-339311

18. Arizona St.4-335814

19. Ohio St.6-231519

20. Vanderbilt6-227223

21. Wyoming6-018925

22. Texas6-216824

23. Michigan St.6-215520

24. Old Dominion6-2101—

25. Oklahoma St.7-096—

Others receiving votes: George Washington 81, Texas Tech 66, Pittsburgh 54, N.C. State 53, Florida St. 41, Penn St. 38, Marist 37, James Madison 28, Wake Forest 22, Georgia Tech 21, Arkansas 11, Louisville 9, Illinois St. 6, Purdue 5, Hartford 4, New Mexico 4, Marquette 3, Virginia 3, Bowling Green 2, Utah 2, Mississippi St. 1, Southern Cal 1, Utah Valley St. 1.

WOMEN

EAST

American U. 67, Monmouth, N.J. 51

Caldwell 83, Concordia, N.Y. 40

DeSales 79, Neumann 43

Kings, Pa. 53, Lycoming 31

Longwood 69, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 58

Loyola, Md. 58, UMBC 56

Marywood 75, Cedar Crest 53

Philadelphia 51, Hood 47

Rosemont 45, Eastern 43

Rutgers 68, Maryland 60

SOUTH

Elizabeth City St. 55, Dist. of Columbia 52

Florida A&M 54, Stetson 37

Lane 89, Benedict 72

Lenoir-Rhyne 68, Queens, N.C. 45

Loyola, NO 76, West Florida 72

Md.-Eastern Shore 85, W. Michigan 66

Radford 65, Appalachian St. 45

S.C.-Aiken 70, Winston-Salem 58

S.C.-Upstate 73, Coll. of Charleston 62

Tusculum 85, Lees-McRae 56

UNC-Greensboro 74, High Point 64

MIDWEST

Butler 77, Oakland City 46

UMKC 80, Texas St. 68

SOUTHWEST

Texas Southern 60, Wiley 56

Texas-Pan American 62, Tenn.-Martin 56

FOOTBALL

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 1

Appalachian State 38, Eastern Washington 35

Delaware 39, Northern Iowa 27

Southern Illinois 34, Massachusetts 27

Richmond 21, Wofford 10

Semifinals

Friday Dec. 7

Richmond (11-2) at Appalachian State (11-2), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8

Delaware (10-3) at Southern Illinois (12-1), 4 p.m.

NCAA DIV. II PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 1

California, Pa. 58, Shepherd 38

Grand Valley State 41, Central Washington 21

Valdosta State 37, North Alabama 23

NW Missouri State 26, Chadron State 13

Semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 8

Valdosta State (11-1) at California, Pa. (13-0), 11 a.m.

Grand Valley St. (12-0) at NW Missouri St. (11-1), 9 p.m.

NCAA DIV. III PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 1

Mount Union 52, St. John Fisher 10

Mary Hardin-Baylor 27, Wesley 10

Bethel, Minn. 27, Central, Iowa 13

Wisconsin-Whitewater 47, Wabash 7

Semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 8

Bethel, Minn. (12-1) at Mount Union (13-0), Noon

Mary Hardin-Baylor (12-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-1), 1 p.m.

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl

NAIA PLAYOFFS

Semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 1

Carroll, Mont. 23, St. Francis, Ind. 7

Sunday, Dec. 2

Sioux Falls 11, Missouri Valley 10

Championship

Saturday, Dec. 15

At Jim Carroll Stadium

Savannah, Tenn.

Sioux Falls (13-0) vs. Carroll, Mont. (14-0), 1 p.m.

SOCCER

NCAA DIV. I TOURNAMENT

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Third Round

Saturday, Dec. 1

Bradley 3, Maryland 2, 2OT

Illinois-Chicago 1, Creighton 0

Notre Dame 2, Santa Clara 0

Sunday, Dec. 2

Massachusetts 3, Central Connecticut State 1

Ohio State 4, UC Santa Barbara 3, 2OT

Connecticut 5, South Florida 0

Virginia Tech 1, Old Dominion 0

Wake Forest 3, West Virginia 1

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 8

Virginia Tech (13-3-5) at Connecticut (20-2-1), 1 p.m.

Notre Dame (14-4-5) at Wake Forest (19-2-2), 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9

Illinois-Chicago (13-5-6) at Massachusetts (16-7-1), Noon

Bradley (17-5-3) at Ohio State (15-3-5), 1 p.m.

WOMEN

Quarterfinals

Friday, Nov. 30

Southern California 1, West Virginia 0

Notre Dame 3, Duke 2

Florida State 3, Connecticut 2, 2OT

UCLA 3, Portland 2, 2OT

Semifinals

Friday, Dec. 7

At College Station, Texas

Notre Dame (19-4-2) vs. Florida State (17-5-3), 5 p.m.

Southern California (18-3-2) vs. UCLA (20-1-2), 7 p.m.

Championship

Sunday, Dec. 9

At College Station, Texas

Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.