NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 2 2 0 .500 80 90

Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 79 75

Miami 2 2 0 .500 96 97

N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 79 96

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 3 1 0 .750 87 67

Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 136 95

Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 60 110

Jacksonville 0 4 0 .000 58 152

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 3 0 0 1.000 80 33

Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 103 60

Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 97 99

Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 74 77

W L T Pct PF PA

San Diego 3 1 0 .750 102 63

Denver 2 1 0 .667 75 67

Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 102 79

Oakland 0 4 0 .000 51 103

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 122 104

Dallas 3 1 0 .750 115 86

N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 103 91

Washington 1 3 0 .250 95 109

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 131 113

Carolina 2 2 0 .500 73 96

New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 95 110

Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 119

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 3 1 0 .750 85 62

Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 92 96

Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 91 84

Chicago 2 2 0 .500 92 100

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 3 0 0 1.000 66 45

Seattle 2 1 0 .667 83 66

San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 88 89

St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 56 85

Thursday, Sep. 25

N.Y. Giants 45, Washington 14

Sunday, Sep. 28

Green Bay 38, Chicago 17

Houston 23, Buffalo 17

Indianapolis 41, Tennessee 17

Baltimore 38, Carolina 10

Detroit 24, N.Y. Jets 17

Tampa Bay 27, Pittsburgh 24

Miami 38, Oakland 14

San Diego 33, Jacksonville 14

San Francisco 26, Philadelphia 21

Minnesota 41, Atlanta 28

Dallas 38, New Orleans 17

Open: Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Seattle, St. Louis

Monday, Sep. 29

Kansas City 41, New England 14

Thursday, Oct. 2

Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5

Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Miami, Oakland

Monday, Oct. 6

Seattle at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

 

MLB Playoffs

Postseason Baseball

x-if necessary

WILD CARD

Tuesday, Sept. 30: Oakland (Lester 16-11) at Kansas City (Shields 14-8), 8:07 p.m. (TBS)

Wednesday, Oct. 1: San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-10) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 13-7), 8:07 p.m. (ESPN)

DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5)

American League

All AL games televised by TBS

Los Angeles vs. Oakland-Kansas City winner

Thursday, Oct. 2: Oakland-Kansas City winner at Los Angeles

Friday, Oct. 3: Oakland-Kansas City winner at Los Angeles

Sunday, Oct. 5: Los Angeles at Oakland-Kansas City winner

x-Monday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles at Oakland-Kansas City winner

x-Wednesday, Oct. 8: Oakland-Kansas City winner at Los Angeles

Baltimore vs. Detroit

Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit (Scherzer 18-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 13-6)

Friday, Oct. 3: Detroit at Baltimore

Sunday, Oct. 5: Baltimore at Detroit

x-Monday, Oct. 6: Baltimore at Detroit

x-Wednesday, Oct. 8: Detroit at Baltimore

National League

Washington vs. San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner

Friday, Oct. 3: San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner at Washington (FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 4: San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner at Washington (FS1 or MLBN)

Monday, Oct. 6: Washington at San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner (FS1 or MLBN)

x-Tuesday, Oct. 7: Washington at San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner (FS1)

x-Thursday, Oct. 9: San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner at Washington (FS1)

Los Angeles vs. St. Louis

Friday, Oct. 3: St. Louis (Wainwright 20-9) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 21-3) (FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 4: St. Louis at Los Angeles (FS1 or MLBN)

Monday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles at St. Louis (FS1 or MLBN)

x-Tuesday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles at St. Louis (FS1)

x-Thursday Oct. 9: St. Louis at Los Angeles (FS1)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7)

American League

All AL games televised by TBS

Friday, Oct. 10: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Oakland-Kansas City winner at Detroit-Baltimore winner

Saturday, Oct. 11: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Oakland-Kansas City winner at Detroit-Baltimore winner

Monday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at Detroit-Baltimore winner OR Detroit-Baltimore winner at Oakland-Kansas City winner

Tuesday, Oct. 14: Los Angeles at Detroit-Baltimore winner OR Detroit-Baltimore winner at Oakland-Kansas City winner

x-Wednesday, Oct. 15: Los Angeles at Detroit-Baltimore winner OR Detroit-Baltimore winner at Oakland-Kansas City winner

x-Friday, Oct. 17: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Oakland-Kansas City winner at Detroit-Baltimore winner

x-Saturday, Oct. 18: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Oakland-Kansas City winner at Detroit-Baltimore winner

National League

Saturday, Oct. 11: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (Fox)

Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (FS1)

Tuesday, Oct. 14: Washington at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner OR St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner (FS1)

Wednesday, Oct. 15: Washington at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner OR St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner (FS1)

x-Thursday, Oct. 16: Washington at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner OR St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner (FS1)

x-Saturday, Oct. 18: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (Fox)

x-Sunday, Oct. 19: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (FS1)

WORLD SERIES

(Best-of-7)

All games televised by Fox

Tuesday, Oct. 21: at American League

Wednesday, Oct. 22: at AL

Friday, Oct. 24: at National League

Saturday, Oct. 25: at NL

x-Sunday, Oct. 26: at NL

x-Tuesday, Oct. 28: at AL

x-Wednesday, Oct. 29: at AL

 

 

H.S. football poll

COLUMBUS (AP) — How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the third weekly Associated Press poll of 2014, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Cincinnati Moeller (24) 5-0 258

2, Mentor (1) 5-0 199

3, Hudson 5-0 194

4, Dublin Coffman (1) 5-0 157

5, Centerville 5-0 131

6, Pickerington Central 5-0 103

7, Huber Heights Wayne 5-0 99

8, Cincinnati Elder 4-1 82

9, Solon 5-0 60

10, Lakewood St. Edward 3-2 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Liberty Twp. Lakota East 30. 12, Findlay 28. 13, Westerville Central 15. 14, Cincinnati St. Xavier 13.

DIVISION II

1, Massillon Washington (15) 5-0 233

2, Cincinnati La Salle (4) 5-0 209

3, Perrysburg (2) 5-0 168

4, Bedford 5-0 157

5, Lewis Center Olentangy (3) 5-0 154

6, Lima Senior 5-0 109

7, Kings Mills Kings 5-0 106

8, Macedonia Nordonia (1) 5-0 96

9, Madison 5-0 64

10, Grafton Midview (1) 5-0 49

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Avon 31.

DIVISION III

1, Hubbard (14) 5-0 232

2, Clyde (5) 5-0 215

3, Athens (4) 5-0 167

4, Aurora 5-0 155

5, Trotwood-Madison (1) 4-1 139

6, Wapakoneta 5-0 114

7, Tallmadge (2) 5-0 97

8, Dresden Tri-Valley 5-0 80

9, Mount Orab Western Brown 5-0 48

10, Norwalk 5-0 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Jackson 34. 12, Poland Seminary 20. 13, Circleville Logan Elm 19. 14, Columbus St. Francis DeSales 15.

DIVISION IV

1, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (21) 5-0 248

2, Kettering Archbishop Alter (5) 5-0 232

3, Cincinnati McNicholas 5-0 164

4, Wooster Triway 5-0 149

5, Wauseon 5-0 110

6, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 4-1 107

7, Columbus Beechcroft 5-0 102

8, Cleveland Benedictine 4-1 70

9, Steubenville 4-1 67

10, Johnstown-Monroe 4-1 24

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Millbury Lake 22. 12, Bellevue 19. 13, Jefferson Area 18. 14, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 16. 15, Zanesville Maysville 14. 16, Cincinnati Wyoming 13. 17, Columbus Marion-Franklin 12.

DIVISION V

1, Coldwater (25) 5-0 259

2, Canton Central Catholic (1) 5-0 211

3, Ottawa-Glandorf 5-0 163

4, Findlay Liberty-Benton 5-0 159

5, Marion Pleasant 5-0 120

6, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 5-0 111

7, Cincinnati Mariemont 5-0 75

8, Coshocton 5-0 71

9, Columbus Eastmoor Academy 5-0 59

10, St. Clairsville 5-0 49

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Wheelersburg 28. 12, Delta 24. 13, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 23. 14, Hamilton Badin 14. 15, Doylestown Chippewa 12. 15, Huron 12.

DIVISION VI

1, Kirtland (24) 5-0 254

2, Mogadore 5-0 185

3, Loudonville 5-0 169

(tie)Fredericktown (1) 5-0 169

5, Defiance Tinora 5-0 130

6, Convoy Crestview 5-0 124

7, Sugarcreek Garaway (1) 5-0 119

8, McDonald 5-0 70

9, West Liberty-Salem 5-0 64

10, Lucasville Valley 5-0 52

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 21. 12, Cincinnati Country Day 12.

DIVISION VII

1, Maria Stein Marion Local (23) 5-0 257

2, Glouster Trimble (2) 5-0 207

3, Berlin Center Western Reserve (1) 5-0 194

4, Arlington 5-0 169

5, Shadyside 5-0 158

6, Norwalk St. Paul 4-1 107

7, Caldwell 5-0 100

8, Fort Recovery 4-1 81

9, New Phil. Tuscarawas Cent. Catholic 5-0 73

10, Plymouth 4-1 25

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, McComb 14.

 

AP football poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Florida St. (27) 4-0 1,416 1

2. Oregon (13) 4-0 1,405 2

3. Alabama (13) 4-0 1,387 3

4. Oklahoma (7) 4-0 1,357 4

5. Auburn 4-0 1,272 5

6. Texas A&M 5-0 1,206 6

7. Baylor 4-0 1,149 7

8. UCLA 4-0 975 11

9. Notre Dame 4-0 972 8

10. Michigan St. 3-1 944 9

11. Mississippi 4-0 906 10

12. Mississippi St. 4-0 848 14

13. Georgia 3-1 788 12

14. Stanford 3-1 643 16

15. LSU 4-1 636 17

16. Southern Cal 3-1 560 18

17. Wisconsin 3-1 502 19

18. BYU 4-0 450 20

19. Nebraska 5-0 445 21

20. Ohio St. 3-1 298 22

21. Oklahoma St. 3-1 246 24

22. East Carolina 3-1 237 23

23. Kansas St. 3-1 216 25

24. Missouri 4-1 145 NR

25. TCU 3-0 109 NR

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 97, South Carolina 61, Clemson 52, Arizona 43, Marshall 40, Georgia Tech 37, West Virginia 24, Arkansas 18, Maryland 5, Louisville 4, N. Dakota St. 3, Washington 2, NC State 1, Virginia 1.

 

Amway coaches poll

The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 27, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (15) 4-0 1477 2

2. Florida State (26) 4-0 1468 1

3. Oklahoma (14) 4-0 1442 3

4. Oregon (7) 4-0 1407 4

5. Auburn 4-0 1312 5

6. Baylor 4-0 1191 6

7. Texas A&M 5-0 1172 7

8. Notre Dame 4-0 1072 8

9. UCLA 4-0 1007 10

10. Michigan State 3-1 975 9

11. Mississippi 4-0 907 11

12. Georgia 3-1 824 13

13. Stanford 3-1 735 14

14. Mississippi State 4-0 708 16

15. LSU 4-1 587 18

16. Wisconsin 3-1 571 17

17. Nebraska 5-0 559 19

18. Ohio State 3-1 474 20

19. Brigham Young 4-0 473 21

20. Southern Cal 3-1 392 22

21. East Carolina 3-1 255 24

22. Kansas State 3-1 253 25

23. Oklahoma State 3-1 216 NR

24. Arizona State 3-1 148 12

25. TCU 3-0 86 NR

Others receiving votes: Missouri 83; South Carolina 82; Clemson 81; Arizona 59; Marshall 49; Georgia Tech 39; Washington 10; Louisville 8; Duke 7; North Carolina 7; Arkansas 5; Iowa 3; Minnesota 3; Cincinnati 1; Texas 1; West Virginia 1.

 

D-II coaches poll

AFCA Division III Coaches Poll Through Sept. 27:

Record Pts. Prv.

1. Northwest Missouri St. (30) 4-0 774 1

2. Colorado State-Pueblo (1) 4-0 741 2

3. Minnesota State-Mankato 4-0 696 3

4. Minnesota-Duluth 4-0 684 4

5. North Alabama 3-0 641 5

6. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 4-0 596 6

7. Henderson State (Ark.) 4-0 585 7

8. Ohio Dominican 4-0 554 9

9. West Chester (Pa.) 4-0 501 10

10. Shepherd (W.Va.) 4-0 469 11

11. Delta State (Miss.) 3-0 463 12

12. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 4-0 425 13

13. Ferris State (Mich.) 4-0 415 14

14. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 3-1 303 15

15. Harding (Ark.) 3-0 292 16

16. Midwestern St. (Texas) 3-0 287 18

17. Colorado School of Mines 4-0 278 17

18. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 3-1 209 19

19. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 3-1 207 8

20. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 4-0 196 22

21. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 4-0 155 24

22. West Alabama 3-1 124 23

23. Michigan Tech 4-0 95 —

24. West Georgia 4-0 73 —

25. Winona State (Minn.) 3-1 41 20

 

D-III coaches poll

AFCA Division III Coaches Poll Through Sept. 20:

Record Pts. Prv.

1. Wisconsin-Whitewater (37) 3-0 1042 1

2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) (3) 4-0 999 2

3. Mount Union (Ohio) (2) 3-0 981 3

4. Wesley (Del.) 4-0 920 4

5. Linfield (Ore.) 2-0 853 6

6. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) 3-0 784 7

7. John Carroll (Ohio) 3-0 771 8

8. Wartburg (Iowa) 3-0 723 9

9. Hobart (N.Y.) 4-0 686 11

10. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 4-0 637 12

11. Wabash (Ind.) 3-0 598 13

12. Wheaton (Ill.) 3-0 520 14

13. Ithaca (N.Y.) 3-0 453 15

14. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 2-0 419 17

15. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) 4-0 390 19

16. North Central (Ill.) 2-1 380 5

17. Wisconsin-Platteville 2-1 353 16

18. Widener (Pa.) 4-0 349 18

19. Bethel (Minn.) 2-1 262 20

20. Texas Lutheran 4-0 217 21

21. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3-0 203 —

22. Wittenberg (Ohio) 2-1 201 22

23. St. Thomas (Minn.) 2-1 157 10

24. Thomas More (Ky.) 3-1 131 25

25. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 3-0 125 24