NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 38 22 .633 —

Brooklyn 25 33 .431 12

Boston 23 34 .404 13 1/2

Philadelphia 13 47 .217 25

New York 12 46 .207 25

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 47 12 .797 —

Washington 34 26 .567 13 1/2

Miami 26 33 .441 21

Charlotte 24 33 .421 22

Orlando 19 42 .311 29

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 37 23 .617 —

Cleveland 37 24 .607 1/2

Milwaukee 32 27 .542 4 1/2

Indiana 25 34 .424 11 1/2

Detroit 23 36 .390 13 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 42 16 .724 —

Houston 41 18 .695 1 1/2

Dallas 40 22 .645 4

San Antonio 36 23 .610 6 1/2

New Orleans 32 28 .533 11

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 39 19 .672 —

Oklahoma City 33 27 .550 7

Utah 23 35 .397 16

Denver 20 39 .339 19 1/2

Minnesota 13 46 .220 26 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 46 12 .793 —

L.A. Clippers 40 21 .656 7 1/2

Phoenix 31 30 .508 16 1/2

Sacramento 20 37 .351 25 1/2

L.A. Lakers 16 42 .276 30

Monday’s Games

Toronto 114, Philadelphia 103

Miami 115, Phoenix 98

Brooklyn 110, Golden State 108

L.A. Clippers 110, Minnesota 105

Dallas 102, New Orleans 93

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at New York, 7 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Phoenix at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m.

Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 63 41 17 5 87 171 139

Tampa Bay 64 38 20 6 82 210 171

Detroit 61 35 15 11 81 180 159

Boston 62 31 22 9 71 165 161

Florida 63 28 22 13 69 154 178

Ottawa 60 27 23 10 64 171 163

Toronto 63 25 33 5 55 170 193

Buffalo 63 19 39 5 43 123 212

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 62 39 17 6 84 196 153

N.Y. Islanders 64 41 21 2 84 205 179

Pittsburgh 62 36 17 9 81 181 155

Washington 64 34 20 10 78 188 159

Philadelphia 63 27 25 11 65 168 183

New Jersey 63 26 27 10 62 141 164

Columbus 62 26 32 4 56 160 196

Carolina 62 24 31 7 55 144 167

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 64 41 16 7 89 192 155

St. Louis 63 40 18 5 85 197 159

Chicago 64 38 21 5 81 188 152

Winnipeg 64 32 20 12 76 179 172

Minnesota 62 33 22 7 73 176 161

Colorado 63 27 25 11 65 167 182

Dallas 63 27 26 10 64 196 210

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 64 40 17 7 87 189 177

Vancouver 62 36 23 3 75 180 167

Calgary 62 33 25 4 70 175 160

Los Angeles 62 29 21 12 70 166 162

San Jose 64 31 25 8 70 179 181

Arizona 63 20 36 7 47 138 214

Edmonton 63 18 35 10 46 143 208

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 4, Nashville 1

Chicago 5, Carolina 2

San Jose 4, Montreal 0

Tuesday’s Games

Nashville at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Ottawa at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Montreal at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

College basketball

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Virginia 59, Syracuse 47

SOUTH

Boston College 66, Virginia Tech 59

Delaware St. 85, Hampton 75

Howard 61, Norfolk St. 59, OT

MVSU 66, Grambling St. 62

McNeese St. 70, Lamar 69

NC A&T 67, Bethune-Cookman 50

NC Central 62, Savannah St. 49

Nicholls St. 89, New Orleans 79, OT

Northwestern St. 92, SE Louisiana 79

Prairie View 67, Alabama St. 65

Texas Southern 77, Alabama A&M 75

MIDWEST

Iowa St. 77, Oklahoma 70

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 64, Jackson St. 62

Sam Houston St. 76, Cent. Arkansas 49

Stephen F. Austin 83, Incarnate Word 62

Texas 61, Baylor 59, OT

FAR WEST

No scores reported

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Monday Boys’ Basketball Scores

Regular Season

Bidwell River Valley 65, Pomeroy Meigs 59

Chesapeake 73, Proctorville Fairland 63

Mentor 104, Cle. Collinwood 64

Tournament Results

Division II

Cols. Bexley 84, Cols. Marion-Franklin 77

Cols. Centennial 61, Newark Licking Valley 55

Cols. Watterson 46, Cols. West 32

Granville 61, Caledonia River Valley 57

Division III

Centerburg 61, Marion Elgin 52

Cols. Eastmoor 88, Cols. International 21

Cols. Horizon Science 54, W. Jefferson 32

Gahanna Cols. Academy 64, Cols. Ready 52

Johnstown Northridge 83, Baltimore Liberty Union 75

Marion Pleasant 63, London Madison Plains 33

Mt. Gilead 66, Galion Northmor 48

Division IV

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 101, Millersport 39

Cols. Africentric 79, Powell Village Academy 22

Lancaster Fisher Cath. 49, Gahanna Christian 31

Morral Ridgedale 44, Sugar Grove Berne Union 43

Newark Cath. 60, Delaware Christian 48

 

Monday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Tournament Results

Division I

Avon 55, Cle. St. Joseph 42

Berea-Midpark 66, Elyria 53

Can. Glenoak 49, Green 31

Chardon 39, Macedonia Nordonia 32

Cin. McAuley 54, Fairfield 35

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 79, Can. McKinley 69

E. Cle. Shaw 58, Mentor 49

Massillon Jackson 43, Stow-Munroe Falls 31

N. Royalton 68, Rocky River 39

New Philadelphia 68, N. Can. Hoover 55

Rocky River Magnificat 47, Medina 27

Solon 68, Madison 44

Twinsburg 56, Chagrin Falls Kenston 32

W. Chester Lakota W. 60, Cin. Turpin 42

Wadsworth 61, Lodi Cloverleaf 38

Westlake 42, Lakewood 36

Division II

Akr. Coventry 48, Akr. Kenmore 40

Akr. Hoban 38, Alliance Marlington 28

Bay Village Bay 36, Oberlin Firelands 18

Beloit W. Branch 64, Ravenna SE 52

Chagrin Falls 42, Akr. SVSM 26

Cin. Hughes 53, New Richmond 26

Cin. McNicholas 43, Cin. Indian Hill 39

Geneva 44, Cle. Glenville 41

Germantown Valley View 47, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 42

Jefferson Area 47, Ashtabula Edgewood 20

Kettering Alter 65, Trotwood-Madison 42

Mogadore Field 51, Ravenna 41

Parma Padua 51, Parma Hts. Holy Name 45

Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 40, Richfield Revere 34

Division III

Beachwood 41, Richmond Hts. 39

Ironton 50, Sardinia Eastern Brown 31

Nelsonville-York 51, Chesapeake 35

 

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Kentucky (65) 29-0 1,625 1

2. Virginia 27-1 1,547 2

3. Duke 26-3 1,501 4

4. Villanova 27-2 1,417 6

5. Arizona 26-3 1,338 7

6. Wisconsin 26-3 1,318 5

7. Gonzaga 29-2 1,244 3

8. Wichita St. 27-3 1,104 11

9. Kansas 23-6 1,087 8

10. Maryland 24-5 1,035 14

11. N. Iowa 27-3 908 10

12. Notre Dame 24-5 879 9

13. Utah 22-6 823 13

14. Baylor 22-7 801 19

15. Oklahoma 20-8 759 16

16. Louisville 23-6 728 17

17. Iowa St. 20-8 536 12

18. Arkansas 23-6 515 18

19. North Carolina 20-9 435 15

20. West Virginia 22-7 389 20

21. Butler 21-8 359 23

22. SMU 23-6 210 21

23. Ohio St. 21-8 114 —

24. Providence 20-9 91 25

25. Murray St. 26-4 79 —

Others receiving votes: Dayton 61, Boise St. 53, Oregon 33, St. John’s 27, BYU 21, Texas A&M 20, Davidson 18, Georgetown 13, Colorado St. 7, San Diego St. 7, Tulsa 7, LSU 6, Rhode Island 3, VCU 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Valparaiso 2.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 1, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Kentucky (32) 29-0 800 1

2. Virginia 27-1 764 3

3. Duke 26-3 732 5

4. Villanova 27-2 688 6

5. Wisconsin 26-3 664 4

6. Arizona 26-3 654 7

7. Gonzaga 29-2 618 2

8. Wichita State 27-3 557 11

9. Maryland 24-5 505 14

10. Kansas 23-6 480 9

11. Notre Dame 24-5 469 8

12. Northern Iowa 27-3 420 10

13. Utah 22-6 392 12

14. Louisville 23-6 384 15

15. Oklahoma 20-8 359 17

16. Baylor 22-7 353 20

17. Iowa State 20-8 275 13

18. Arkansas 23-6 264 16

19. North Carolina 20-9 215 18

20. West Virginia 22-7 203 19

21. Butler 21-8 165 23

22. SMU 23-6 74 21

23. Providence 20-9 65 —

24. Murray State 26-4 50 —

25. Ohio State 21-8 42 —

Others receiving votes: Georgetown 35, Dayton 25, San Diego State 22, Boise State 18, Oregon 14, Michigan State 13, St. John’s 12, Texas A&M 11, Davidson 9, Purdue 9, Rhode Island 7, Stephen F. Austin 7, BYU 5, LSU 5, VCU 5, Valparaiso 4, Colorado State 3, Kansas State 2, Mississippi 1, Texas 1.

 

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. UConn (35) 28-1 875 1

2. Notre Dame 28-2 832 4

3. South Carolina 27-2 796 2

4. Maryland 27-2 774 5

5. Tennessee 25-4 722 6

6. Baylor 26-3 687 3

7. Florida St. 27-3 673 9

8. Oregon St. 26-3 622 7

9. Arizona St. 26-4 577 10

10. Louisville 24-5 540 8

11. Mississippi St. 26-5 508 11

12. Kentucky 21-8 500 13

13. Princeton 27-0 458 14

14. Iowa 23-6 381 17

15. North Carolina 23-7 358 15

16. Duke 20-9 351 16

17. Chattanooga 26-3 290 18

18. Texas A&M 22-8 261 12

19. Stanford 21-9 218 19

20. Florida Gulf Coast 27-2 177 21

21. George Washington 26-3 145 22

22. Syracuse 21-8 115 23

23. Rutgers 21-8 107 20

24. Northwestern 22-7 99 25

25. Seton Hall 26-4 69 —

Others receiving votes: California 64, South Florida 43, Ohio St. 24, Green Bay 19, DePaul 17, James Madison 17, Dayton 13, W. Kentucky 10, Oklahoma 9, Iowa St. 8, LSU 4, Nebraska 4, Wichita St. 4, Quinnipiac 2, Texas 1, Washington 1.