NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 25 17 .595 —

Boston 22 19 .537 2 1/2

New York 18 24 .429 7

New Jersey 14 29 .326 11 1/2

Toronto 13 28 .317 11 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 31 9 .775 —

Orlando 27 15 .643 5

Atlanta 24 17 .585 7 1/2

Washington 9 31 .225 22

Charlotte 6 34 .150 25

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 35 9 .795 —

Indiana 23 16 .590 9 1/2

Milwaukee 18 24 .429 16

Cleveland 16 23 .410 16 1/2

Detroit 15 27 .357 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 27 13 .675 —

Memphis 24 16 .600 3

Dallas 23 20 .535 5 1/2

Houston 22 20 .524 6

New Orleans 10 32 .238 18

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 32 9 .780 —

Denver 23 19 .548 9 1/2

Minnesota 22 21 .512 11

Utah 20 21 .488 12

Portland 20 21 .488 12

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 25 16 .610 —

L.A. Clippers 23 17 .575 1 1/2

Phoenix 19 22 .463 6

Golden State 17 21 .447 6 1/2

Sacramento 14 27 .341 11

Monday’s Games

Milwaukee 105, New Jersey 99

Chicago 104, New York 99

Charlotte 73, New Orleans 71

San Antonio 112, Washington 97

Utah 105, Detroit 90

Minnesota 127, Phoenix 124

Boston 94, L.A. Clippers 85

Tuesday’s Games

Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

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

Charlotte at Houston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

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

Miami at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.

Detroit at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

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

Utah at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

 

NIT pairings

National Invitation Tournament

All Times EDT

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

UMass (21-10) at Mississippi State (21-11), 7 p.m.

Stony Brook (22-9) at Seton Hall (20-12), 7:15 p.m.

Dayton (20-12) at Iowa (17-16), 7:30 p.m.

Savannah State (21-11) at Tennessee (18-14), 8 p.m.

Akron (22-11) at Northwestern (18-13), 9 p.m.

Marshall (21-13) at Middle Tennessee (25-6), 9:15 p.m.

LSU (18-14) at Oregon (22-9), 9:30 p.m.

Texas-Arlington (24-8) at Washington (21-10), 10 p.m.

Cleveland State (22-10) at Stanford (21-11), 11 p.m.

Wednesday, March 14

Minnesota (19-14) at La Salle (21-12), 7 p.m.

UCF (22-10) at Drexell (27-6), 7:15 p.m.

Northern Iowa (19-13) at Saint Joseph’s (20-13), 7:15 p.m.

Valparaiso (22-11) at Miami (19-12), 7:30 p.m.

Bucknell (24-9) at Arizona (23-11), 9 p.m.

Nevada (26-6) at Oral Roberts (27-6), 9:15 p.m.

Illinois State (20-13) at Mississippi (20-13), 9:30 p.m.

Second Round

March 15-19

Texas-Arlington-Washington winner vs. Akron-Northwestern winner

LSU-Oregon winner vs. Dayton-Iowa winner

Savannah State-Tennessee winner vs. Marshall-Middle Tennessee winner

Minnesota-La Salle winner vs. Valparaiso-Miami winner

Stony Brook-Seton Hall winner vs. UMass-Mississippi State winner

UCF-Drexel winner vs. Northern Iowa-Saint Joseph’s winner

Bucknell-Arizona winner vs. Nevada-Oral Roberts winner

Cleveland State-Stanford winner vs. Illinois State-Mississippi winner

Quarterfinals

March 20-21

Texas-Arlington-Washington-Akron-Northwestern winner vs. LSU-Oregon- Dayton-Iowa winner

Savannah State-Tennessee-Marshall-Middle Tennessee winner vs. Minnesota-La Salle-Valparaiso-Miami winner

Stony Brook-Seton Hall- UMass-Mississippi State winner vs. UCF-Drexel-Northern Iowa-Saint Joseph’s winner

Bucknell-Arizona-Nevada-Oral Roberts winner vs. Cleveland State-Stanford-Illinois State-Mississippi winner

Semifinals

At Madison Square Garden

Tuesday, March 27

New York

Semifinal, 7 p.m.

Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 29

TBD, 7 p.m.

 

CBI pairings

College Basketball Invitational

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

Milwaukee (20-13) at TCU (17-14), 8 p.m.

Princeton (19-11) at Evansville (16-15), 8 p.m.

Washington State (15-16) at San Francisco (20-13), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, March 14

Wofford (19-13) at Pittsburgh (17-16), 7 p.m.

Delaware (18-13) at Butler (20-14), 8 p.m.

Quinnipiac (18-13) at Penn (19-12), 7:30 p.m.

North Dakota State (17-13) at Wyoming (20-11), 9 p.m.

Western Illinois (18-14) at Oregon State (19-14), 10 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Milwaukee-TCU winner vs. Western Illinois-Oregon State winner

Washington State-San Francisco winner vs. North Dakota State-Wyoming winner

Delaware-Butler winner vs. Quinnipiac-Penn winner

Princeton-Evansville winner vs. Wofford-Pittsburgh winner

Monday, March 19

Semifinals

Wednesday, March 21

Semifinal 1, TBA

Semifinal 2, TBA

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, March 26

Game 1, TBA

Wednesday, March 28

Game 2, TBA

Friday, March 30

Game 3, TBA

 

CI.com pairings

2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

Robert Morris (24-10) at Indiana State (18-14), 7 p.m.

Tennessee State (20-12) at Mercer (22-11), 7 p.m.

Coastal Carolina (19-11) at Old Dominion (20-13), 7 p.m.

Tennessee Tech (19-13) at Georgia State (21-11), 7 p.m.

McNeese State (17-15) at Toledo (18-16), 7 p.m.

Utah Valley State (20-12) at Weber State (24-6), 9 p.m.

Wednesday March 14

Manhattan (20-12) at Albany (NY) (19-14), 7 p.m.

Yale (19-9) at Fairfield (19-14), 7 p.m.

Bowling Green (16-15) at Oakland (17-15), 7 p.m.

Buffalo (19-10) at American (20-11), 7:30

North Dakota (17-14) at Drake (17-15), 8 p.m.

Rice (17-15) at La.-Lafayette (16-15), 8 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara (20-10) at Idaho (18-13), 9 p.m.

CS Bakersfield (16-14) at Utah State (17-15), 10 p.m.

Cal State Fullerton (21-9) at Loyola Marymount (19-12), 10 p.m.

Thursday, March 15

Kent State (21-11) at SC-Upstate (20-12), 7 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 68 43 18 7 93 188 148

Pittsburgh 68 42 21 5 89 219 173

Philadelphia 68 39 22 7 85 220 197

New Jersey 69 40 24 5 85 195 179

N.Y. Islanders 69 28 31 10 66 160 206

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 68 40 25 3 83 222 164

Ottawa 70 36 25 9 81 216 206

Buffalo 70 33 29 8 74 174 196

Toronto 69 30 31 8 68 200 212

Montreal 70 27 32 11 65 185 196

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 68 32 23 13 77 166 191

Washington 69 35 28 6 76 184 193

Winnipeg 69 32 29 8 72 181 195

Tampa Bay 68 31 30 7 69 191 233

Carolina 69 26 28 15 67 181 207

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 70 45 18 7 97 183 135

Detroit 69 44 22 3 91 217 162

Nashville 69 41 21 7 89 200 179

Chicago 70 37 25 8 82 209 206

Columbus 69 22 40 7 51 161 223

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 69 42 19 8 92 215 172

Colorado 71 37 30 4 78 186 189

Calgary 69 32 25 12 76 173 191

Minnesota 69 29 30 10 68 150 193

Edmonton 69 26 36 7 59 182 209

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 69 38 26 5 81 185 183

Phoenix 70 34 25 11 79 182 178

San Jose 68 34 25 9 77 187 175

Los Angeles 69 32 25 12 76 154 152

Anaheim 70 29 30 11 69 173 196

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

Monday’s Games

Nashville 5, Phoenix 4, SO

Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, OT

Colorado 3, Anaheim 2, OT

San Jose 3, Edmonton 2

Tuesday’s Games

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

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

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

Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Colorado at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Detroit 6 1 .857

Toronto 8 2 .800

Boston 6 2 .750

Oakland 8 3 .727

Seattle 8 3 .727

Los Angeles 5 4 .556

Minnesota 6 5 .545

Baltimore 4 4 .500

Kansas City 5 5 .500

New York 5 6 .455

Texas 3 6 .333

Cleveland 3 7 .300

Tampa Bay 3 7 .300

Chicago 2 7 .222

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Los Angeles 6 1 .857

San Francisco 8 3 .727

Miami 5 3 .625

Washington 5 3 .625

Chicago 5 4 .556

Houston 5 4 .556

Cincinnati 5 5 .500

Milwaukee 4 4 .500

Philadelphia 5 5 .500

St. Louis 3 4 .429

New York 3 5 .375

Arizona 3 6 .333

Colorado 3 6 .333

Pittsburgh 3 7 .300

San Diego 3 7 .300

Atlanta 1 10 .091

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

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Monday’s Games

St. Louis (ss) 5, Atlanta 4

Toronto 4, Baltimore 1

Detroit 7, N.Y. Mets 7, tie, 10 innings

Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1

Minnesota 2, Tampa Bay 1, 10 innings

Washington 8, St. Louis (ss) 4

Boston 5, Miami 3, 10 innings

San Francisco 2, Kansas City 1

Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 6

Oakland 9, Chicago White Sox 4

Cleveland 3, Arizona 2

L.A. Dodgers 9, L.A. Angels 1

Seattle 6, Texas 4

Colorado 11, San Diego 2

Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 3

Tuesday’s Games

Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Texas vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Miami vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Arizona (ss) vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 p.m.

 

Girls D-I All-Ohio

COLUMBUS (AP) — The 2011-12 Associated Press Division I All-Ohio girls basketball team, based on the recommendations of a media panel:

DIVISION I

FIRST TEAM: Alexis Peterson, Cols. Northland, 5-6, jr., 19.2; Kelsey Mitchell, Cin. Princeton, 5-10, soph., 21.0; Mirian Justinger, Sylvania Northview, 6-0, sr., 19.5; Rachel Theriot, Middleberg Hts. Midpark, 6-0, sr., 16.6; Ameryst Alston, Canton McKinley, 5-9, sr., 25.2; Malina Howard, Twinsburg, 6-4, sr., 17.3.

Player of the year: Ameryst Alston, Canton McKinley.

Coaches of the year: Travis Galloway, Tol. Notre Dame; Neil Hohman, Grove City Central Crossing.

SECOND TEAM: Taylor Agler, Lewis Ctr. Olentangy Orange, 5-9, jr., 15.7; Alyssa Rice, Reynoldsburg, 6-3, soph., 11.6; Kathryn Westbeld, Kettering Fairmont, 6-1, soph., 15.3; Cat Wells, Tol. Notre Dame, 5-4, sr., 10.7; Lynsey Englebrecht, Eastlake North, 5-6, soph., 16.8; Jaime Gluesing, Solon, 5-10, sr., 15.1; Taylor Williams, Warren Howland, 6-3, sr., 18.1

THIRD TEAM: Symone Denham, Cols. Northland, 5-9, sr., 14.3; Jaila Bryant, Pickerington North, 5-7, sr., 12.8; Jamie Sobczak, Tol. Cent. Cath., 5-8, sr., 17.3; Michelle Holmes, Tol. Notre Dame, 6-1, sr., 12.3; Stephanie Haas, Rocky River Magnificat, 5-8, sr., 19.7; Anita Brown, Warren Harding, 5-9, sr., 26.7.

 

Girls D-2 All-Ohio

COLUMBUS (AP) — The 2011-12 Associated Press Division II All-Ohio girls basketball team, based on the recommendations of a media panel:

DIVISION II

FIRST TEAM: Morgan Plummer, Plain City Jonathan Alder, 5-7, sr., 18.8; Bre Berryman, Wintersville Indian Creek, 6-5, fresh., 24.9; Kelley Austria, Day. Carroll, 6-0, sr., 16.6; Amanda Cahill, Clyde, 6-2, soph., 20.7; Hannah McCue, Rocky River, 6-0, sr., 16.0; Erica Dawson, Marietta, 5-9, jr., 31.5; Sabrina Mangapora, Canfield, 6-1, jr., 20.6.

Player of the year: Erica Dawson, Marietta; Kelley Austria, Day. Carroll; Amanda Cahill, Clyde.

Coaches of the year: Paul Barlow, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown; John Cahill, Clyde; Darrin Green, Cols. Centennial.

SECOND TEAM: Vanessa Smith, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown, 6-1, jr., 16.6; Jasmine Johnson, Cols. Brookhaven, 5-9, sr., 18.3; Moriah Monaco, Dover, 6-0, soph., 19.9; Mariah Harris, Springfield Kenton Ridge, 6-0, sr., 20.5; Leslie Raifsnider, Bellevue, 5-8, sr., 19.7; Annie Bova, Cleve. Hts. Beaumont, 5-7, sr., 16.0; Taylor Krusinski, Parma Hts. Holy Name, 5-11, sr., 17.8; DiAndra Gibson, Ravenna, 5-11, sr., 12.8.

THIRD TEAM: Tajanee Wells, Cols. Eastmoor Acad., 5-8, jr., 16.3; Kayhla Prokopakis, Richmond Edison, 5-10, sr., 20.2; Cha’Ron Sweeney, Tol. Rogers, 5-2, jr., 19.4; Emma Hostetler, Shelby, 5-6, jr., 19.9; Becky Depp, Geneva, 5-3, jr., 16.0; Delani Stopp, Mentor Lake Cath., 5-7, sr., 13.1; Allie Grace, Vincent Warren, 5-7, sr., 12.0; Michelle Noble, Akron Manchester, 5-9, sr., 10.1; Katie Reed, Alliance Marlington, 5-6, sr., 16.0.

Special Mention

Kayla Crager, London; Jaana Motton, Cols. Hartley; Karen Sidwell, Zanesville Maysville; Andi Daugherty, Warsaw River View; Laina Snyder, Millersburg West Holmes; Ana Richter, Oxford Talawanda; Nicole Bell, Cin. Indian Hill; Trischa Lacy, Urbana; Allison Mitchell, South Point; Deidre McKay, Wash. Court House Miami Trace; Jessica Guyett, Wash. Court House Washington; Kyleigh Wyeth, Lancaster Fairfield Union; Dominique Doseck, The Plains Athens; Caitlyn Owings, McArthur Vinton County; Madison Ridout, Jackson; Emily Ruhe, Lima Bath; Emily Nagy, LaGrange Keystone; Vakeyla Merriweather, Youngs. Liberty; Ali Gagne, Cortland Lakeview; Lori Inkrott, Wooster Triway; She’Kiera Brooks, Peninsula Woodridge; Cara Cook, Norton; Janaya Feaster, Akron Hoban.

Honorable Mention

Kristin Reisinger, WCH Miami Trace; Molli Shaw, WCH Washington; Jenny Phillips, Lancaster Fairfield Union; Taylor Saxton, Circleville Logan Elm; Amanda Brown, Marietta; Jordanna Rauch, Vincent Warren; Elena Lein, The Plains Athens; Jenna Perie, Greenfield McClain.

 

 

Arena standings

Arena Football League

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 70 48

San Antonio 1 0 0 1.000 54 48

Iowa 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0

West Division

W L T Pct PF PA

San Jose 1 0 0 1.000 71 70

Spokane 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Arizona 0 1 0 .000 70 71

Utah 0 1 0 .000 48 54

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

South Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Georgia 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0

New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Orlando 0 1 0 .000 26 40

Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 48 70

Eastern Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 40 26

Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Milwaukee 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Friday’s Games

Pittsburgh 40, Orlando 26

Saturday’s Games

San Antonio 54, Utah 48

Chicago 70, Tampa Bay 48

San Jose 71, Arizona 70, OT

Monday’s Games

Cleveland at Georgia, 7:30 p.m.

Iowa at Spokane, 10 p.m.

Friday, March 16

Georgia at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Jacksonville at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 17

Spokane at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Utah at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Sunday, March 18

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

 

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 11, total 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 (61) 32-2 1,621 1

2. Syracuse (1) 31-2 1,545 2

3. Missouri (2) 30-4 1,459 5

4. North Carolina (1) 29-5 1,403 4

5. Michigan St. 27-7 1,386 8

6. Kansas 27-6 1,330 3

7. Ohio St. 27-7 1,229 7

8. Duke 27-6 1,158 6

9. Baylor 27-7 1,064 12

10. Florida St. 24-9 972 17

11. Marquette 25-7 912 9

12. Murray St. 30-1 871 11

13. Michigan 24-9 808 10

14. Wisconsin 24-9 766 14

15. Georgetown 23-8 726 13

16. Indiana 25-8 576 15

17. Louisville 26-9 558 —

18. Wichita St. 27-5 517 16

19. Creighton 28-5 373 19

20. Vanderbilt 24-10 334 —

21. New Mexico 27-6 318 —

22. San Diego St. 26-7 223 18

23. UNLV 26-8 201 20

24. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 27-5 187 —

25. Florida 23-10 146 22

Others receiving votes: Temple 103, Cincinnati 89, Notre Dame 85, Memphis 59, Gonzaga 47, Iowa St. 13, VCU, Drexel 11, Virginia 9, Long Beach St. 5, Harvard 4, Kansas St. 3, St. Bonaventure 1.

 

USA Today poll

The final top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 11, 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 (30) 32-2 774 1

2. Syracuse 31-2 730 2

3. Missouri (1) 30-4 715 5

4. Michigan State 27-7 660 8

5. North Carolina 29-5 652 4

6. Kansas 27-6 586 3

7. Ohio State 27-7 578 7

8. Duke 27-6 557 6

9. Murray State 30-1 502 10

10. Baylor 27-7 481 11

11. Marquette 25-7 452 9

12. Florida State 24-9 442 17

13. Wisconsin 24-9 348 12

14. Michigan 24-9 319 13

15. Georgetown 23-8 307 14

16. Saint Mary’s 27-5 268 18

17. Indiana 25-8 252 15

18. Louisville 26-9 245 —

19. Wichita State 27-5 231 16

20. Creighton 28-5 199 22

21. Florida 23-10 189 19

22. New Mexico 27-6 125 —

23. San Diego State 26-7 99 21

24. Vanderbilt 24-10 94 —

25. UNLV 26-8 79 20

Others receiving votes: : Notre Dame 48, Memphis 40, Temple 24, Cincinnati 22, Gonzaga 20, Virginia Commonwealth 13, Kansas State 6, Virginia 5, Harvard 3, Long Beach State 3, Iowa State 2, North Carolina State 2, Saint Louis 2, Montana 1.

 

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 March 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last weeks ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Baylor (31) 34-0 775 1

2. Stanford 31-1 740 2

3. UConn 29-4 706 4

4. Notre Dame 30-3 687 3

5. Maryland 28-4 654 5

6. Duke 24-5 604 6

7. Tennessee 24-8 586 7

8. Delaware 30-1 549 8

9. Miami 25-5 540 9

10. Green Bay 30-1 483 10

11. Kentucky 25-6 471 11

12. Penn State 24-6 409 12

13. Georgia Tech 24-8 370 13

14. Texas A&M 22-10 346 14

15. Purdue 24-8 305 15

16. Georgetown 22-8 282 15

17. Georgia 22-8 269 18

18. Ohio State 25-6 255 17

19. Louisville 22-9 235 19

20. Rutgers 22-9 185 20

21. St. John’s 22-9 171 21

22. Nebraska 24-8 129 22

23. DePaul 22-10 84 23

24. Gonzaga 26-5 59 24

25. St. Bonaventure 29-3 43 25

Others receiving votes: LSU 26, Florida Gulf Coast 23, California 17, Middle Tennessee 17, Princeton 14, West Virginia 12, Vanderbilt 11, South Carolina 7, Arkansas 3, Fresno State 3, Wake Forest 3, UTEP 2.

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup

Kobalt Tools 400 Results

Sunday

At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, Nev.

Lap length: 1.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 141.7 rating, 48 points, $428,175.

2. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 115.4, 43, $281,776.

3. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 121.8, 42, $207,365.

4. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 99, 40, $201,273.

5. (21) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 98, 39, $187,281.

6. (5) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 93.6, 39, $150,854.

7. (26) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 92.2, 37, $127,865.

8. (19) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 94.8, 36, $152,498.

9. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 78.5, 0, $112,865.

10. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 113.1, 35, $118,240.

11. (3) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 107.7, 34, $153,641.

12. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 78.7, 33, $150,241.

13. (15) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 75.5, 31, $133,313.

14. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 71.9, 30, $142,680.

15. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 267, 69.8, 29, $129,413.

16. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 267, 76.4, 28, $111,230.

17. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 95.7, 27, $128,069.

18. (13) Mark Martin, Toyota, 267, 74.5, 26, $99,755.

19. (1) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 94.3, 25, $112,555.

20. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 63.2, 24, $140,321.

21. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 55.1, 24, $113,063.

22. (11) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 110.4, 23, $140,691.

23. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 266, 74.1, 21, $138,363.

24. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 266, 59.7, 20, $130,366.

25. (29) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 264, 51.8, 19, $122,846.

26. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 264, 56.6, 18, $113,388.

27. (32) Casey Mears, Ford, 264, 42, 17, $101,788.

28. (43) David Stremme, Toyota, 263, 45.4, 16, $98,677.

29. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 263, 44.7, 15, $85,905.

30. (41) Ken Schrader, Ford, 263, 37.7, 14, $97,630.

31. (31) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 261, 51, 13, $85,430.

32. (20) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 259, 72.6, 13, $122,975.

33. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 258, 34.9, 11, $85,030.

34. (23) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 252, 32.2, 10, $92,830.

35. (12) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, accident, 251, 69.2, 9, $92,605.

36. (30) Landon Cassill, Toyota, engine, 240, 47.8, 8, $110,750.

37. (14) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 238, 66.4, 8, $128,755.

38. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford, rear gear, 147, 35, 6, $83,982.

39. (37) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, engine, 123, 40.1, 5, $88,450.

40. (33) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 64, 32, 4, $81,675.

41. (40) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, vibration, 44, 27.4, 0, $79,925.

42. (42) Timmy Hill, Ford, accident, 42, 27.3, 2, $79,780.

43. (36) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, engine, 39, 31.9, 1, $80,044.

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Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 137.524 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 54 minutes, 44 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.461 seconds.

Caution Flags: 8 for 33 laps.

Lead Changes: 16 among 11 drivers.

Lap Leaders: D.Earnhardt Jr. 1-43; K.Harvick 44-45; G.Biffle 46; D.Earnhardt Jr. 47-73; G.Biffle 74; D.Ragan 75; K.Harvick 76-77; M.Kenseth 78-98; J.Johnson 99-133; T.Stewart 134-175; B.Keselowski 176; A.Allmendinger 177; J.Gordon 178-179; T.Stewart 180-230; C.Bowyer 231-233; T.Stewart 234-267.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 3 times for 127 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 70 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 35 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 21 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 4 laps; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 3 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 2 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. G.Biffle, 125; 2. K.Harvick, 115; 3. D.Hamlin, 113; 4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 107; 5. M.Kenseth, 102; 6. C.Edwards, 102; 7. T.Stewart, 100; 8. M.Truex Jr., 98; 9. J.Logano, 98; 10. M.Martin, 97; 11. P.Menard, 89; 12. Ky.Busch, 87.