NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New England 12 2 0 .857 446 303

N.Y. Jets 10 4 0 .714 295 259

Miami 7 7 0 .500 239 261

Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 273 353

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 381 342

Jacksonville 8 6 0 .571 319 365

Tennessee 6 8 0 .429 322 282

Houston 5 9 0 .357 333 386

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 307 220

Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 324 253

Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 252 271

Cincinnati 3 11 0 .214 281 362

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 322 281

San Diego 8 6 0 .571 388 260

Oakland 7 7 0 .500 353 330

Denver 3 11 0 .214 292 415

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 412 339

N.Y. Giants 9 5 0 .643 360 288

Washington 5 9 0 .357 268 343

Dallas 5 9 0 .357 354 396

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Atlanta 12 2 0 .857 369 261

New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 354 270

Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 280 290

Carolina 2 12 0 .143 183 350

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 10 4 0 .714 253 228

Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 373 234

Minnesota 5 9 0 .357 244 314

Detroit 4 10 0 .286 308 329

West

W L T Pct PF PA

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 258 295

Seattle 6 8 0 .429 279 363

San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 250 314

Arizona 4 10 0 .286 255 370

Thursday, Dec. 16

San Diego 34, San Francisco 7

Sunday, Dec. 19

Kansas City 27, St. Louis 13

Dallas 33, Washington 30

Tennessee 31, Houston 17

Carolina 19, Arizona 12

Philadelphia 38, N.Y. Giants 31

Detroit 23, Tampa Bay 20, OT

Cincinnati 19, Cleveland 17

Buffalo 17, Miami 14

Indianapolis 34, Jacksonville 24

Baltimore 30, New Orleans 24

Atlanta 34, Seattle 18

Oakland 39, Denver 23

N.Y. Jets 22, Pittsburgh 17

New England 31, Green Bay 27

Monday, Dec. 20

Chicago 40, Minnesota 14

Thursday, Dec. 23

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 25

Dallas at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 26

Tennessee at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 1 p.m.

Washington at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 27

New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

NFL Index

NFL Power Index

By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver

For December 22 Editions

CURRENT LAST

TEAM RATING RATING

New England 12-2-0 103 103

New Orleans 10-4-0 101 101

Atlanta 12-2-0 100 99

Baltimore 10-4-0 100 100

Philadelphia 10-4-0 100 100

Pittsburgh 10-4-0 100 100

San Diego 8-6-0 100 99

Green Bay 8-6-0 99 99

Indianapolis 8-6-0 99 97

N.Y. Giants 9-5-0 98 99

N.Y. Jets 10-4-0 98 96

Chicago 10-4-0 97 96

Dallas 5-9-0 95 94

Jacksonville 8-6-0 95 95

Kansas City 9-5-0 95 95

Miami 7-7-0 94 94

Cleveland 5-9-0 93 93

Detroit 4-10-0 93 90

Houston 5-9-0 93 94

Oakland 7-7-0 93 93

San Francisco 5-9-0 93 93

St. Louis 6-8-0 93 94

Tampa Bay 8-6-0 93 93

Tennessee 6-8-0 93 92

Buffalo 4-10-0 92 91

Cincinnati 3-11-0 91 91

Seattle 6-8-0 90 90

Washington 5-9-0 90 90

Carolina 2-12-0 88 86

Denver 3-11-0 87 89

Arizona 4-10-0 85 87

Minnesota 5-9-0 85 89

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 22 4 .846 —

New York 16 12 .571 7

Philadelphia 11 17 .393 12

Toronto 10 18 .357 13

New Jersey 9 20 .310 14 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 21 9 .700 —

Atlanta 18 12 .600 3

Orlando 16 12 .571 4

Charlotte 9 19 .321 11

Washington 7 19 .269 12

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 17 9 .654 —

Indiana 13 14 .481 4 1/2

Milwaukee 11 16 .407 6 1/2

Detroit 9 19 .321 9

Cleveland 8 20 .286 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 24 3 .889 —

Dallas 23 5 .821 1 1/2

New Orleans 16 12 .571 8 1/2

Houston 13 15 .464 11 1/2

Memphis 12 17 .414 13

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 20 9 .690 —

Utah 20 9 .690 —

Denver 16 10 .615 2 1/2

Portland 15 14 .517 5

Minnesota 6 23 .207 14

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 21 8 .724 —

Phoenix 13 14 .481 7

Golden State 10 18 .357 10 1/2

L.A. Clippers 8 21 .276 13

Sacramento 5 21 .192 14 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Oklahoma City 99, Charlotte 81

Dallas 105, Orlando 99

Chicago 121, Philadelphia 76

New Jersey 101, Memphis 94

Golden State 117, Sacramento 109, OT

Milwaukee 98, L.A. Lakers 79

Wednesday’s Games

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

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

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

Thursday’s Games

San Antonio at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball

Tuesday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Army 88, Brown 86

Boston U. 85, Saint Joseph’s 79

Maine 74, Penn St. 64

Providence 84, Sacred Heart 76

St. Peter’s 61, Binghamton 56

SOUTH

Alabama 71, Lipscomb 51

Auburn 68, S.C.-Upstate 54

Austin Peay 86, Morehead St. 85, OT

Charleston Southern 99, Bluefield 66

Chattanooga 107, Reinhardt 48

E. Illinois 61, Jacksonville St. 54

Florida Gulf Coast 87, N.C. Central 68

Georgia 85, High Point 38

McNeese St. 100, Southwest 61

Md.-Eastern Shore 102, Washington, Md. 86

Miami 69, Oral Roberts 56

Murray St. 66, Tenn.-Martin 54

Nicholls St. 89, Jarvis Christian 67

North Carolina 85, William & Mary 60

Presbyterian 66, Wake Forest 64

SE Missouri 77, Tennessee Tech 75

South Alabama 86, Alcorn St. 76

Southern Cal 65, Tennessee 64

Tennessee St. 62, E. Kentucky 49

Tulane 91, Auburn-Montgomery 70

UAB 68, Va. Commonwealth 65

Vanderbilt 72, Middle Tennessee 53

MIDWEST

Akron 75, Ark.-Little Rock 61

Ball St. 95, Mount St. Joseph 43

Cincinnati 64, Miami (Ohio) 48

Dartmouth 67, Drake 59

Iowa 77, Louisiana Tech 58

Iowa St. 104, Chicago St. 63

Kent St. 71, Youngstown St. 58

Marquette 102, MVSU 77

Nebraska 79, Grambling St. 39

Ohio St. 96, UNC Asheville 49

Purdue 77, IPFW 52

Toledo 80, Indiana-Northwest 44

Troy 102, W. Michigan 99, OT

UMKC 73, Houston Baptist 51

UNLV 63, Kansas St. 59

Wichita St. 82, Tulsa 79

SOUTHWEST

Cent. Arkansas 81, Lyon 67

Houston 75, Sam Houston St. 73

Oklahoma 66, Sacramento St. 53

Oklahoma St. 79, Stanford 68

Prairie View 83, Dallas Christian 48

Rice 66, Stetson 63

TCU 96, Northwestern St. 79

Texas A&M 86, Wagner 51

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 72, Long Beach St. 55

BYU 72, Weber St. 66

Cal Poly 70, Pepperdine 64

Denver 73, Ark.-Pine Bluff 55

Idaho 69, Oregon 65

New Mexico St. 82, Louisiana-Lafayette 76

Pacific 65, Fresno St. 55

San Diego St. 62, San Francisco 56

UC Davis 74, S. Utah 65

UC Santa Barbara 76, Cal Baptist 52

UCLA 75, Montana St. 59

Utah St. 71, Idaho St. 48

TOURNAMENT

Lou Henson Award Tournament

Championship

Valparaiso 103, Oakland, Mich. 102

Third Place

E. Michigan 82, Rochester, Mich. 63

MSG Holiday Festival

Championship

St. John’s 85, Northwestern 69

Third Place

Davidson 76, St. Francis, NY 69

Ohio State box

No. 2 OHIO STATE 96, N.C.-ASHEVILLE 49

N.C.-ASHEVILLE (5-6)

Stephenson 5-8 0-0 11, Jackson 2-4 0-1 4, Cunningham 6-13 1-1 13, Dickey 2-11 0-0 4, Primm 5-11 2-4 15, Lane 1-6 0-0 2, Seligson 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Hartman 0-1 0-0 0, Nwannunu 0-0 0-0 0, Harn 0-0 0-0 0, Meyer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 3-6 49.

OHIO STATE (11-0)

Sullinger 4-7 1-2 9, Lauderdale 2-3 0-0 4, Lighty 11-16 0-0 29, Diebler 3-6 2-2 9, Buford 6-12 1-2 14, Thomas 5-9 2-2 13, Sibert 3-7 1-2 7, Craft 3-5 0-0 7, Days 0-1 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 1-1 0-4 2, Smith Jr. 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-69 7-14 96.

Halftime—Ohio State 48-24. 3-Point Goals—N.C.-Asheville 4-15 (Primm 3-5, Stephenson 1-3, Lane 0-1, Meyer 0-2, Dickey 0-4), Ohio St. 11-24 (Lighty 7-10, Thomas 1-1, Buford 1-3, Craft 1-3, Diebler 1-4, Smith Jr. 0-1, Sibert 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N.C.-Asheville 27 (Cunningham, Stephenson 7), Ohio St. 45 (Sullinger 16). Assists—N.C.-Asheville 11 (Primm 3), Ohio St. 20 (Sullinger 5). Total Fouls—N.C.-Asheville 15, Ohio St. 12. Technical—Cunningham. A—12,658.

Women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Connecticut (31) 10-0 775 1

2. Baylor 11-1 738 3

3. Duke 11-0 703 4

4. Xavier 10-0 668 5

5. Texas A&M 9-1 624 7

6. Tennessee 10-2 597 6

7. West Virginia 11-0 591 8

8. Stanford 6-2 567 2

9. UCLA 10-0 535 9

10. North Carolina 11-0 510 11

11. Kentucky 8-1 445 13

12. Ohio State 8-2 412 10

13. Iowa 11-1 380 15

14. Oklahoma 9-2 319 12

15. Notre Dame 9-3 316 16

16. Michigan State 11-1 289 17

17. St. John’s 11-1 241 18

18. DePaul 13-1 203 25

19. Georgetown 9-3 195 19

20. Florida State 9-2 191 14

21. Iowa State 8-2 169 20

22. Maryland 10-1 149 22

23. Wisconsin-Green Bay 10-1 131 23

24. Boston College 11-0 117 24

25. Arkansas 11-0 85 —

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 27, Syracuse 21, Texas 19, Nebraska 10, Georgia 9, Miami 9, Bowling Green 8, Northwestern 6, California 3, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Marquette 3, Kansas 2, Marist 2, Arizona 1, Houston 1, Texas Tech 1.

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 35 22 8 5 49 117 87

Pittsburgh 34 22 10 2 46 110 79

N.Y. Rangers 35 20 14 1 41 105 91

New Jersey 33 9 22 2 20 59 103

N.Y. Islanders 30 6 18 6 18 65 104

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 34 19 13 2 40 89 77

Boston 32 17 11 4 38 89 68

Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 89 97

Ottawa 35 14 17 4 32 81 106

Toronto 33 12 17 4 28 75 102

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 36 20 12 4 44 109 100

Atlanta 36 19 12 5 43 117 104

Tampa Bay 33 19 10 4 42 104 109

Carolina 32 15 13 4 34 90 99

Florida 31 15 16 0 30 85 78

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 32 20 8 4 44 105 88

Nashville 32 17 9 6 40 83 79

Chicago 35 18 14 3 39 111 103

Columbus 33 17 13 3 37 85 91

St. Louis 33 16 12 5 37 86 93

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 31 19 8 4 42 101 78

Colorado 34 19 11 4 42 121 110

Minnesota 32 15 13 4 34 79 91

Calgary 35 14 18 3 31 92 103

Edmonton 32 12 15 5 29 85 110

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 34 21 10 3 45 100 92

San Jose 34 18 11 5 41 102 95

Anaheim 38 18 16 4 40 98 111

Los Angeles 32 19 12 1 39 95 75

Phoenix 32 15 10 7 37 89 93

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

Tuesday’s Games

Buffalo 5, Anaheim 2

St. Louis 4, Atlanta 2

Columbus 3, Calgary 1

Washington 5, New Jersey 1

Dallas 5, Montreal 2

Los Angeles 5, Colorado 0

San Jose 2, Edmonton 1

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Florida at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.

Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Bowl schedule

College Football Bowl Lineup

Subject to Change

Saturday, Dec. 18

New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque

BYU 52, UTEP 24

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17

New Orleans Bowl

Troy 48, Ohio 21

Tuesday, Dec. 21

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Louisville 31, Southern Mississippi 28

Wednesday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Utah (10-2) vs. Boise State (11-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

San Diego State (8-4) vs. Navy (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Hawaii (10-3) vs. Tulsa (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Toledo (8-4) vs. Florida International (6-6), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 27

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Air Force (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 28

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina State (8-4) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 29

Military Bowl

At Washington

East Carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Baylor (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Arizona (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5), Noon (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6), 10 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 31

Meineke Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Georgia (6-6) vs. UCF (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

South Carolina (9-4) vs. Florida State (9-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 1

Ticket City Bowl

At Dallas

Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Florida (7-5) vs. Penn State (7-5), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

TCU (12-0) vs. Wisconsin (11-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Connecticut (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 4

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 7

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 8

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 9

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 10

BCS National Championship

At Glendale, Ariz.

Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)