AP football poll

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

Record Pts Fin

1. Alabama (55) 12-1 1,495 2

2. LSU (1) 13-1 1,425 1

3. Oklahoma St. (4) 12-1 1,399 3

4. Oregon 12-2 1,250 6

5. Arkansas 11-2 1,198 7

6. Southern Cal 10-2 1,181 5

7. Stanford 11-2 1,167 4

8. Boise St. 12-1 1,127 8

9. South Carolina 11-2 1,013 10

10. Wisconsin 11-3 905 9

11. Michigan St. 11-3 873 12

12. Michigan 11-2 839 13

13. Baylor 10-3 780 15

14. TCU 11-2 653 16

15. Kansas St. 10-3 621 11

16. Oklahoma 10-3 572 19

17. West Virginia 10-3 547 23

18. Houston 13-1 518 20

19. Georgia 10-4 439 18

20. Southern Miss. 12-2 411 22

21. Virginia Tech 11-3 329 17

22. Clemson 10-4 188 14

23. Florida St. 9-4 154 25

24. Nebraska 9-4 143 21

25. Cincinnati 10-3 103 NR

Others receiving votes: BYU 51, Auburn 40, N. Illinois 33, Missouri 23, Texas 15, Rutgers 3, N. Dakota St. 2, Penn St. 2, Virginia 1.

 

NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 7

Houston 31, Cincinnati 10

New Orleans 45, Detroit 28

Sunday, Jan. 8

New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2

Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at New England, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

TBD

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 6 2 .750 —

New York 5 4 .556 1 1/2

Boston 4 4 .500 2

Toronto 4 5 .444 2 1/2

New Jersey 2 8 .200 5

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 8 1 .889 —

Atlanta 7 3 .700 1 1/2

Orlando 6 3 .667 2

Charlotte 2 7 .222 6

Washington 0 8 .000 7 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 8 2 .800 —

Indiana 6 3 .667 1 1/2

Cleveland 4 4 .500 3

Milwaukee 2 6 .250 5

Detroit 2 7 .222 5 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 6 3 .667 —

Dallas 4 5 .444 2

Memphis 3 5 .375 2 1/2

New Orleans 3 6 .333 3

Houston 2 6 .250 3 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 8 2 .800 —

Portland 6 2 .750 1

Utah 5 3 .625 2

Denver 6 4 .600 2

Minnesota 3 6 .333 4 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 4 2 .667 —

L.A. Lakers 6 4 .600 —

Phoenix 4 4 .500 1

Sacramento 3 6 .333 2 1/2

Golden State 2 6 .250 3

Monday’s Games

Toronto 97, Minnesota 87

Philadelphia 96, Indiana 86

Atlanta 106, New Jersey 101

New York 91, Charlotte 87

Chicago 92, Detroit 68

New Orleans 94, Denver 81

Tuesday’s Games

Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

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

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Denver, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

 

College scores

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Alderson-Broaddus 73, Pitt.-Johnstown 69

Cincinnati 68, Georgetown 64

UConn 64, West Virginia 57

SOUTH

Coppin St. 82, SC State 61

ETSU 73, Kennesaw St. 69

Florida Gulf Coast 77, Jacksonville 66

James Madison 74, Hampton 67

MVSU 81, Alabama A&M 69

Stetson 68, North Florida 64

SOUTHWEST

FAU 58, Arkansas St. 50

Oklahoma St. 72, Oklahoma 65

FAR WEST

Air Force 67, Texas-Pan American 50

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 87, San Francisco 72

Wyoming 73, Idaho St. 49

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 39 26 9 4 56 116 82

Philadelphia 40 24 12 4 52 137 121

New Jersey 41 23 16 2 48 114 117

Pittsburgh 40 21 15 4 46 123 106

N.Y. Islanders 39 14 19 6 34 91 125

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 38 26 11 1 53 141 73

Ottawa 43 22 15 6 50 135 143

Toronto 41 21 15 5 47 133 131

Buffalo 41 18 18 5 41 107 121

Montreal 41 16 18 7 39 109 114

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 42 21 13 8 50 109 116

Winnipeg 41 20 16 5 45 109 119

Washington 40 21 17 2 44 118 120

Tampa Bay 40 17 20 3 37 109 136

Carolina 43 14 22 7 35 112 146

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 41 26 14 1 53 134 94

St. Louis 41 24 12 5 53 107 89

Chicago 42 24 13 5 53 134 123

Nashville 41 22 15 4 48 111 114

Columbus 41 11 25 5 27 99 137

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 43 26 14 3 55 139 104

Minnesota 42 21 15 6 48 96 101

Colorado 43 23 19 1 47 114 120

Calgary 43 19 19 5 43 103 124

Edmonton 41 16 22 3 35 111 119

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 38 23 11 4 50 112 89

Los Angeles 43 21 15 7 49 93 95

Dallas 40 23 16 1 47 112 114

Phoenix 42 20 17 5 45 108 109

Anaheim 40 12 22 6 30 99 133

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

Monday’s Games

Florida 2, Vancouver 1

Los Angeles 5, Washington 2

Tuesday’s Games

Winnipeg at Boston, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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

San Jose at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.

New Jersey at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

 

H.S. boys’ poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the first of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Cols. Northland (14) 6-1 209

2, Cin. La Salle (7) 8-0 148

3, Cin. Moeller 9-1 126

4, Pickerington Cent. (1) 11-0 109

5, Tol. Whitmer 9-0 106

6, Powell Olentangy Liberty (2) 11-0 70

7, Cin. Withrow 7-1 67

8, Mentor 8-1 62

9, Garfield Hts. 8-1 60

10, Cols. Walnut Ridge 7-0 59

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cle. Hts. 53. 12, Norwalk 52. 13, Springboro 36. 14, Uniontown Lake 28. 14, Warren Harding 28. 16, Westerville S. 25. 17, Shaker Hts. 24. 18, Tol. St. John’s 22. 19, Lyndhurst Brush 20. 20, Tol. Cent. Cath. 18.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Dunbar (17) 10-0 200

2, Plain City Jonathan Alder (2) 10-0 123

3, Alliance (2) 10-0 96

4, Vincent Warren 9-1 83

5, Day. Thurgood Marshall 4-2 79

6, E. Liverpool (1) 8-0 74

T7, Akr. SVSM 5-4 70

T7, Lexington 9-1 70

9, Cin. Taft (1) 4-4 69

10, Pataskala Licking Hts. (1) 7-1 64

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cle. Benedictine 62. 12, Elida 54. 13, Wauseon 48. 14, Franklin (1) 46. 15, Defiance 38. 16, Cols. Hartley 31. 17, Mentor Lake Cath. 27. 18, Cols. Eastmoor 25. 19, Circleville Logan Elm 19. 19, Kettering Alter 19. 21, Sandusky Perkins 18. 22, Norwood 13.

DIVISION III

1, Bloom-Carroll (7) 9-0 182

2, Bedford Chanel (5) 9-0 153

3, Cin. Summit Country Day (6) 8-0 137

4, Leavittsburg Labrae (1) 10-0 114

5, Lima Cent. Cath. (2) 9-1 104

6, Versailles 7-1 89

7, Chesapeake (2) 7-1 88

8, Ironton 9-1 87

9, Creston Norwayne (1) 9-0 61

10, Amanda-Clearcreek 7-2 39

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe Huntington 36. 12, Cols. Ready (1) 35. 13, Jamestown Greeneview 30. 14, Oak Hill 27. 15, New Middletown Spring. 25. 16, Cin. N. College Hill 23. 17, Coshocton 22. 17, Casstown Miami E. 22. 19, Gahanna Cols. Academy 16. 20, Archbold 12. 20, Sarahsville Shenandoah 12. 20, Mt. Gilead 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Berlin Hiland (20) 10-0 227

2, Ft. Recovery (1) 8-0 167

3, Newark Cath. (3) 8-1 148

4, Cols. Africentric 7-1 115

5, Cle. VASJ 6-2 94

6, Zanesville Rosecrans 6-3 77

7, Richmond Hts. 7-1 63

8, Edgerton 7-0 55

9, Jackson Center (1) 6-0 52

10, Leipsic 7-0 51

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ada 49. 12, Day. Jefferson 45. 13, McComb 26. 14, Berlin Center Western Reserve 22. 15, Tiffin Calvert 21. 16, Malvern 18. 17, Racine Southern 17. 18, Gibsonburg 15. 19, Crown City S. Gallia 13. 19, New Madison Tri-Village 13.

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Syracuse (60) 17-0 1,618 1

2. Kentucky (5) 15-1 1,558 2

3. North Carolina 14-2 1,476 3

4. Baylor 15-0 1,436 4

5. Ohio St. 15-2 1,347 6

6. Michigan St. 14-2 1,263 10

7. Indiana 15-1 1,217 12

8. Duke 13-2 1,186 5

9. Missouri 14-1 1,096 7

10. Kansas 12-3 1,005 14

11. Georgetown 13-2 990 9

12. UNLV 16-2 852 17

13. Michigan 13-3 715 16

14. Louisville 13-3 704 11

15. Murray St. 16-0 628 19

16. Virginia 14-1 607 21

17. UConn 12-3 535 8

18. Kansas St. 12-2 482 23

19. Florida 12-4 463 13

20. Mississippi St. 13-3 362 15

21. Gonzaga 13-2 347 25

22. San Diego St. 13-2 313 24

23. Creighton 13-2 236 —

24. Seton Hall 14-2 205 —

25. Marquette 12-4 170 20

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa St. 1, Wagner 1.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Syracuse (30) 17-0 774 1

2. Kentucky (1) 15-1 742 2

3. North Carolina 14-2 702 4

4. Baylor 15-0 684 5

5. Ohio State 15-2 649 7

6. Duke 13-2 583 3

7. Michigan State 14-2 578 11

8. Indiana 15-1 552 12

9. Missouri 14-1 540 6

10. Kansas 12-3 480 15

11. Georgetown 13-2 425 9

12. UNLV 16-2 374 17

13. Michigan 13-3 351 13

14. Murray State 16-0 341 18

15. Louisville 13-3 321 10

16. UConn 12-3 304 8

17. Virginia 14-1 251 23

18. Kansas State 12-2 242 22

19. Florida 12-4 226 14

20. Mississippi State 13-3 181 16

21. Creighton 13-2 163 24

22. San Diego State 13-2 131 25

23. Gonzaga 13-2 103 —

24. Marquette 12-4 69 20

25. Harvard 13-2 58 21

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 43, Saint Mary’s 39, Seton Hall 36, Vanderbilt 33, New Mexico 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Alabama 18, West Virginia 9, Southern Miss. 8, Stanford 5, Wichita State 5, Dayton 4, Illinois 4, Iowa State 1, Nevada 1.

 

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Baylor (39) 15-0 975 1

2. Notre Dame 15-1 935 3

3. UConn 12-2 879 2

4. Stanford 13-1 863 4

5. Maryland 16-0 825 5

6. Tennessee 12-3 769 6

7. Duke 12-2 744 7

8. Rutgers 13-2 673 10

9. Kentucky 14-2 631 11

10. Texas Tech 14-0 609 13

11. Ohio St. 15-1 572 8

12. Texas A&M 10-3 532 9

13. Miami 12-3 460 12

14. Green Bay 13-0 435 17

15. Nebraska 14-1 389 19

16. Louisville 13-3 346 14

17. Purdue 13-3 344 18

18. Georgetown 13-3 332 15

19. Georgia 13-3 300 16

20. Delaware 12-1 285 21

21. DePaul 13-3 197 20

22. North Carolina 12-3 180 25

23. Gonzaga 14-2 106 —

24. South Carolina 14-2 93 —

25. Vanderbilt 13-2 60 24

Others receiving votes: Penn St. 59, LSU 34, Georgia Tech 15, Kansas St. 13, Michigan St. 7, Kansas 4, Michigan 4, St. John’s 2, Texas 2, St. Bonaventure 1.