NFL standings

National Football League

Playoff Schedule & Results

All Times EST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 3

Carolina 27, Arizona 16

Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17

Sunday, Jan. 4

Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10

Dallas 24, Detroit 20

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 10

New England 35, Baltimore 31

Seattle 31, Carolina 17

Sunday, Jan. 11

Green Bay 26, Dallas 21

Indianapolis 24, Denver 13

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 18

NFC: Green Bay at Seattle, 3:05 p.m. (FOX)

AFC: Indianapolis at New England, 6:40 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 25

At Glendale, Ariz.

Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 1

At Glendale, Ariz.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

 

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 Pv

1. Ohio St. (59) 14-1 1,475 5

2. Oregon 13-2 1,402 3

3. TCU 12-1 1,349 6

4. Alabama 12-2 1,297 1

5. Florida St. 13-1 1,212 2

5. Michigan St. 11-2 1,212 7

7. Baylor 11-2 1,098 4

8. Georgia Tech 11-3 1,071 10

9. Georgia 10-3 925 13

10. UCLA 10-3 908 14

11. Mississippi St. 10-3 767 8

12. Arizona St. 10-3 756 15

13. Wisconsin 11-3 724 17

14. Missouri 11-3 710 16

15. Clemson 10-3 683 18

16. Boise St. 12-2 653 21

17. Mississippi 9-4 543 9

18. Kansas St. 9-4 509 11

19. Arizona 10-4 499 12

20. Southern Cal 9-4 315 24

21. Utah 9-4 302 23

22. Auburn 8-5 216 19

23. Marshall 13-1 161 NR

24. Louisville 9-4 116 20

25. Memphis 10-3 94 NR

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 28, Stanford 27, Nebraska 22, Air Force 21, Duke 18, LSU 12, Utah St. 11, Arkansas 10, Minnesota 9, Oklahoma 7, Texas A&M 7, N. Illinois 4, Colorado St. 2.

 

Amway football poll

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

Record Pts Pvs

1. Ohio State (62) 14-1 1550 4

2. Oregon 13-2 1477 3

3. TCU 12-1 1408 6

4. Alabama 12-2 1363 1

5. Michigan State 11-2 1282 7

6. Florida State 13-1 1262 2

7. Georgia Tech 11-3 1136 9

8. Baylor 11-2 1135 5

9. Georgia 10-3 1018 13

10. UCLA 10-3 909 15

11. Missouri 11-3 907 14

12. Mississippi State 10-3 799 8

13. Wisconsin 11-3 765 17

14. Arizona State 10-3 750 16

15. Clemson 10-3 733 18

16. Boise State 12-2 627 21

17. Arizona 10-4 574 11

18. Kansas State 9-4 556 10

19. Mississippi 9-4 444 12

20. Utah 9-4 331 25

21. Southern Cal 9-4 297 —

22. Marshall 13-1 178 —

23. Auburn 8-5 167 19

24. Louisville 9-4 113 20

25. Memphis 10-3 93 —

Others receiving votes: Nebraska 79, Air Force 45, Notre Dame 26, Duke 23, Stanford 22, Minnesota 20, Arkansas 18, LSU 13, Utah State 8, Texas A&M 7, Rutgers 4, Oklahoma 3, Washington 3, Oklahoma State 2, Louisiana Tech 1, Navy 1, Northern Illinois 1.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 45 27 14 4 58 146 122

Montreal 42 27 12 3 57 114 97

Detroit 43 23 11 9 55 120 107

Boston 44 23 15 6 52 117 114

Florida 41 20 12 9 49 102 113

Toronto 44 22 19 3 47 137 136

Ottawa 42 17 17 8 42 114 118

Buffalo 44 14 27 3 31 82 150

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 43 29 13 1 59 134 116

Pittsburgh 42 26 10 6 58 129 100

Washington 43 24 11 8 56 126 106

N.Y. Rangers 40 24 12 4 52 124 98

Philadelphia 44 17 20 7 41 119 130

New Jersey 45 16 21 8 40 101 127

Columbus 41 18 20 3 39 106 134

Carolina 43 14 24 5 33 91 114

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 42 29 9 4 62 130 94

Chicago 43 28 13 2 58 134 95

St. Louis 43 27 13 3 57 140 107

Winnipeg 44 22 14 8 52 121 111

Dallas 42 19 16 7 45 131 139

Colorado 44 18 17 9 45 115 127

Minnesota 42 18 19 5 41 113 128

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 44 28 10 6 62 125 118

San Jose 44 23 16 5 51 119 120

Los Angeles 44 20 14 10 50 124 117

Vancouver 41 23 15 3 49 114 109

Calgary 43 22 18 3 47 123 114

Arizona 42 16 22 4 36 99 139

Edmonton 44 10 25 9 29 99 149

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

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal 3, Columbus 2

Washington 1, Philadelphia 0

Anaheim 4, Toronto 0

New Jersey 5, Los Angeles 3

Thursday’s Games

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

Minnesota at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

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

Colorado at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Calgary at Arizona, 9 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

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

Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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

Washington at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Montreal 0 0 3 — 3

Columbus 1 0 1 — 2

First Period—1, Columbus, Connauton 7 (Morin), 3:31. Penalties—Plekanec, Mon (roughing), 9:41; Foligno, Clm (roughing), 9:41; Wisniewski, Clm (holding stick), 18:40; Pacioretty, Mon (cross-checking), 19:38; Foligno, Clm (hooking), 19:56.

Second Period—None. Penalties—Johnson, Clm (hooking), 4:12; Savard, Clm (interference), 17:41.

Third Period—2, Columbus, Johansen 16 (Wisniewski, Foligno), 9:38 (pp). 3, Montreal, Pacioretty 19 (Markov, Gallagher), 11:30 (pp). 4, Montreal, Subban 9 (Markov, Galchenyuk), 14:24 (pp). 5, Montreal, Pacioretty 20 (Plekanec, Gonchar), 15:23 (pp). Penalties—Subban, Mon (tripping), 9:25; Calvert, Clm (slashing), 10:51; Boll, Clm (high-sticking), 12:27; Dubinsky, Clm (boarding), 15:01.

Shots on Goal—Montreal 12-9-10—31. Columbus 6-6-4—16.

Power-play opportunities—Montreal 3 of 7; Columbus 1 of 1.

Goalies—Montreal, Price 23-10-2 (16 shots-14 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 15-13-2 (31-28).

A—14,964 (18,144). T—2:33.

Referees—Frederick L’Ecuyer, Tom Kowal. Linesmen—Steve Miller, Derek Nansen.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 26 12 .684 —

Brooklyn 16 23 .410 10 1/2

Boston 13 24 .351 12 1/2

Philadelphia 7 31 .184 19

New York 5 35 .125 22

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 31 8 .795 —

Washington 27 12 .692 4

Miami 17 22 .436 14

Charlotte 15 25 .375 16 1/2

Orlando 15 27 .357 17 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 26 14 .650 —

Milwaukee 20 19 .513 5 1/2

Cleveland 19 20 .487 6 1/2

Indiana 15 25 .375 11

Detroit 14 25 .359 11 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 27 11 .711 —

Houston 27 12 .692 1/2

Dallas 27 13 .675 1

San Antonio 24 16 .600 4

New Orleans 19 19 .500 8

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 30 9 .769 —

Oklahoma City 18 19 .486 11

Denver 18 20 .474 11 1/2

Utah 13 26 .333 17

Minnesota 6 31 .162 23

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 31 5 .861 —

L.A. Clippers 26 13 .667 6 1/2

Phoenix 23 18 .561 10 1/2

Sacramento 16 22 .421 16

L.A. Lakers 12 27 .308 20 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Orlando 120, Houston 113

San Antonio 98, Charlotte 93

Toronto 100, Philadelphia 84

New Orleans 105, Detroit 94

Memphis 103, Brooklyn 92

Washington 105, Chicago 99

Atlanta 105, Boston 91

Denver 114, Dallas 107

Golden State 104, Miami 89

L.A. Clippers 100, Portland 94

Thursday’s Games

New York vs. Milwaukee at London, England, 3 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Washington, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Miami at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

 

Ohio U. box

TOLEDO (10-6)

J. Williams 3-7 1-2 7, Drummond 4-8 4-4 12, Brown 6-19 2-2 16, Weatherspoon 6-10 7-7 19, Boothe 5-10 1-2 12, Hall 1-3 1-1 3, Mosley 0-4 0-0 0, Lauf 4-5 0-0 9, Garber 0-0 2-4 2. Totals 29-66 18-22 80.

OHIO (5-9)

Willis 7-16 0-0 18, Ndour 5-9 6-10 16, R. Taylor 1-5 2-2 4, Laster 3-5 0-0 7, Campbell 4-6 0-0 9, Setty 3-5 0-0 6, Mompremier 0-0 0-0 0, Harley 2-4 0-0 4, S. Taylor 3-6 1-2 9. Totals 28-56 9-14 73.

Halftime—Toledo 41-35. 3-Point Goals—Toledo 4-12 (Brown 2-4, Boothe 1-2, Lauf 1-2, Mosley 0-1, Drummond 0-1, J. Williams 0-2), Ohio 8-22 (Willis 4-10, S. Taylor 2-2, Laster 1-1, Campbell 1-2, Setty 0-1, Ndour 0-1, Harley 0-2, R. Taylor 0-3). Fouled Out—Setty. Rebounds—Toledo 38 (Weatherspoon 10), Ohio 34 (Ndour 7). Assists—Toledo 13 (Brown 5), Ohio 16 (S. Taylor 5). Total Fouls—Toledo 10, Ohio 20. Technical—Campbell. A—7,714.

 

Notre Dame box

No. 12 NOTRE DAME 62, GEORGIA TECH 59

NOTRE DAME (16-2)

Jackson 3-9 2-2 9, Grant 5-12 2-5 12, Geben 0-0 0-0 0, Connaughton 2-8 5-5 10, Vasturia 4-7 1-1 11, Torres 0-1 0-0 0, Beachem 3-5 1-2 10, Colson 3-4 4-4 10. Totals 20-46 15-19 62.

GEORGIA TECH (9-7)

Mitchell 1-5 0-0 2, Georges-Hunt 0-6 6-7 6, Cox 6-10 5-6 17, Heyward 1-2 1-2 4, Heath 3-8 0-0 6, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Bolden 5-6 0-0 13, Jorgenson 0-2 0-0 0, Stephens 1-4 0-0 3, Sampson 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 21-51 12-15 59.

Halftime—Georgia Tech 38-30. 3-Point Goals—Notre Dame 7-17 (Beachem 3-5, Vasturia 2-3, Jackson 1-3, Connaughton 1-4, Colson 0-1, Grant 0-1), Georgia Tech 5-10 (Bolden 3-3, Heyward 1-2, Stephens 1-2, Heath 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Georges-Hunt 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Notre Dame 26 (Jackson 8), Georgia Tech 33 (Mitchell 9). Assists—Notre Dame 16 (Grant 6), Georgia Tech 14 (Georges-Hunt, Heath 3). Total Fouls—Notre Dame 16, Georgia Tech 16. A—7,282.

 

Dayton box

DAYTON 61, LA SALLE 50

LA SALLE (9-8)

Zack 5-9 0-0 10, Stukes 2-3 0-0 4, Roberts 3-7 3-4 10, Price 5-14 1-2 13, Wright 2-7 4-4 8, Peterson 0-3 0-0 0, K. Lewis 2-4 0-0 5, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 8-10 50.

DAYTON (14-2)

K. Davis 2-3 0-1 5, Smith 6-7 2-3 16, Pierre 7-16 1-3 16, Sibert 2-10 4-4 9, Pollard 3-7 2-5 8, D. Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Wehrli 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 23-48 9-16 61.

Halftime—La Salle 25-23. 3-Point Goals—La Salle 4-10 (Price 2-4, Roberts 1-2, K. Lewis 1-2, Peterson 0-2), Dayton 6-16 (Smith 2-2, K. Davis 1-2, Wehrli 1-2, Pierre 1-3, Sibert 1-6, D. Davis 0-1). Fouled Out—Stukes. Rebounds—La Salle 30 (Price 7), Dayton 31 (Pierre 14). Assists—La Salle 12 (Price, Wright, Zack 3), Dayton 13 (Smith 4). Total Fouls—La Salle 18, Dayton 10. A—12,300.

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 73, Binghamton 58

American U. 62, Lehigh 59

Army 72, Holy Cross 70, OT

Boston College 64, Harvard 57, OT

Bucknell 65, Navy 63

Buffalo 82, N. Illinois 63

Colgate 62, Boston U. 53

Davidson 71, UMass 63

Delaware 67, Towson 64, OT

Hartford 68, New Hampshire 67

Lafayette 69, Loyola (Md.) 65

NJIT 79, St. Joseph’s (LI) 60

Northeastern 91, Hofstra 83

Pittsburgh 73, Florida St. 64

SMU 60, Temple 55

Saint Joseph’s 66, Fordham 55

St. Bonaventure 75, George Mason 55

St. John’s 83, Providence 70

St. Peter’s 62, Monmouth (NJ) 61, OT

Stony Brook 64, UMBC 54

Vermont 55, Dartmouth 52

Villanova 88, Xavier 75

SOUTH

Charleston Southern 80, Liberty 58

Coll. of Charleston 66, Elon 50

East Carolina 66, Houston 61

Georgia 70, Vanderbilt 67

High Point 84, Gardner-Webb 72

Jacksonville 71, Stetson 69

LSU 75, Mississippi 71

Maryland 73, Rutgers 65

N. Kentucky 76, Kennesaw St. 72

North Carolina 81, NC State 79

North Florida 80, Florida Gulf Coast 64

Notre Dame 62, Georgia Tech 59

UCF 103, Tulane 100, 3OT

UNC Greensboro 75, VMI 63

William & Mary 76, UNC Wilmington 72

Winthrop 84, UNC Asheville 69

MIDWEST

Akron 67, Bowling Green 50

Cent. Michigan 105, Miami (Ohio) 77

Cleveland St. 55, Wright St. 50

Dayton 61, La Salle 50

Detroit 69, Ill.-Chicago 68

Evansville 56, Missouri St. 54

Illinois 72, Northwestern 67

Indiana St. 71, Illinois St. 70, OT

Kansas St. 58, Texas Tech 51

Kent St. 65, E. Michigan 59

Loyola of Chicago 50, Drake 47

Marquette 53, Creighton 52

Milwaukee 77, Youngstown St. 62

S. Dakota St. 68, IUPUI 53

Saint Louis 78, Duquesne 69

South Dakota 71, N. Dakota St. 67

Toledo 80, Ohio 73

W. Michigan 95, Ball St. 93, 2OT

Wichita St. 67, S. Illinois 55

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 74, Iowa St. 73

Oral Roberts 102, Nebraska-Omaha 86

FAR WEST

Colorado St. 98, Nevada 42

Denver 68, W. Illinois 54

Fresno St. 73, San Jose St. 62

New Mexico 60, Air Force 48

San Diego St. 60, Wyoming 52

Stanford 69, California 59

UCLA 83, Southern Cal 66

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Greenfield McClain 51, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 28

Hillsboro 62, Goshen 56

Felicity-Franklin 52, Mowrystown Whiteoak 43

Latham Western 60, Franklin Furnace Green 23

Portsmouth Clay 37, Beaver Eastern 32

Sardinia Eastern Brown 47, W. Union 36

Seaman N. Adams 53, Washington C.H. 37

Sugarcreek Garaway 63, Dover 54

Thornville Sheridan 32, Crooksville 27

Vincent Warren 67, Marietta 63

Zanesville Maysville 56, New Lexington 35

Wednesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores

Glouster Trimble 64, Reedsville Eastern 41

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, 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 Pv

1. Kentucky (63) 15-0 1,623 1

2. Virginia (2) 15-0 1,561 3

3. Gonzaga 16-1 1,446 6

4. Duke 14-1 1,432 2

5. Villanova 15-1 1,358 8

6. Louisville 14-2 1,264 5

7. Wisconsin 15-2 1,200 4

8. Utah 13-2 1,185 9

9. Kansas 13-2 1,100 12

10. Arizona 14-2 1,037 7

11. Iowa St. 12-2 922 17

12. Notre Dame 15-2 903 13

13. Wichita St. 14-2 832 15

14. Maryland 15-2 801 11

15. North Carolina 12-4 719 18

16. West Virginia 14-2 627 14

17. VCU 13-3 578 20

18. Oklahoma 11-4 485 16

19. Arkansas 13-2 431 23

20. Texas 12-4 345 10

21. Seton Hall 13-3 298 19

22. Baylor 12-3 278 21

23. N. Iowa 14-2 212 —

24. Oklahoma St. 12-3 132 —

25. Wyoming 15-2 71 —

Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 70, Michigan St. 67, Dayton 55, Providence 17, Indiana 15, LSU 12, St. John’s 10, Alabama 7, Georgetown 7, NC State 6, Green Bay 3, Syracuse 3, Butler 2, Oregon 2, San Diego St. 2, TCU 2, Colorado St. 1, Davidson 1, Hofstra 1, Old Dominion 1, SMU 1.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, 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. Kentucky (31) 15-0 799 1

2. Virginia (1) 15-0 768 3

3. Gonzaga 16-1 713 7

4. Duke 14-1 698 2

5. Villanova 15-1 659 8

6. Wisconsin 15-2 604 4

7. Louisville 14-2 587 5

8. Utah 13-2 556 11

9. Arizona 14-2 548 6

10. Kansas 13-2 521 13

11. Maryland 15-2 455 9

12. Notre Dame 15-2 439 12

13. Iowa State 12-2 418 16

14. Wichita State 14-2 390 15

15. West Virginia 14-2 330 14

16. North Carolina 12-4 328 17

17. VCU 13-3 244 21

18. Oklahoma 11-4 202 18

19. Arkansas 13-2 196 25

20. Texas 12-4 184 10

21. Seton Hall 13-3 170 19

22. Northern Iowa 14-2 135 23

23. Baylor 12-3 116 22

24. Oklahoma State 12-3 51 —

25. Ohio State 13-4 47 20

Others receiving votes: Michigan State 35, Wyoming 28, Indiana 25, St. John’s 25, Dayton 22, Colorado State 20, Georgetown 19, Providence 16, Old Dominion 10, Stanford 10, Alabama 8, San Diego State 6, LSU 5, SMU 4, Syracuse 4, N.C. State 2, Mississippi 1, Rhode Island 1, Saint Mary’s 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 Jan. 11, 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 Pv

1. South Carolina (28) 16-0 868 1

2. UConn (7) 14-1 846 2

3. Baylor 14-1 777 5

4. Louisville 15-1 728 6

4. Texas 13-1 728 3

6. Tennessee 14-2 722 7

7. Notre Dame 15-2 678 4

8. Maryland 13-2 583 12

9. Oregon St. 14-1 579 11

10. Kentucky 14-3 545 10

11. Texas A&M 15-3 515 9

12. North Carolina 15-2 488 8

13. Stanford 12-4 453 15

14. Arizona St. 15-1 399 18

15. Mississippi St. 18-1 341 14

16. Duke 11-5 332 13

17. Nebraska 12-3 275 19

18. Georgia 15-2 271 20

19. Princeton 17-0 178 22

20. Florida St. 15-2 168 —

21. Oklahoma St. 11-3 162 16

22. Iowa 12-3 139 17

23. Minnesota 14-2 114 23

24. Rutgers 12-4 98 24

25. Syracuse 11-5 91 21

Others receiving votes: W. Kentucky 78, Chattanooga 49, Miami 41, Washington 24, South Florida 21, Iowa St. 19, Northwestern 18, Green Bay 14, Long Beach St. 7, St. John’s 7, Seton Hall 6, California 5, DePaul 4, George Washington 2, Ohio St. 2.