COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press final 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. Florida St. (60) 14-0 1,500 1
2. Auburn 12-2 1,428 2
3. Michigan St. 13-1 1,385 4
4. South Carolina 11-2 1,247 8
5. Missouri 12-2 1,236 9
6. Oklahoma 11-2 1,205 11
7. Alabama 11-2 1,114 3
8. Clemson 11-2 1,078 12
9. Oregon 11-2 974 10
10. UCF 12-1 959 15
11. Stanford 11-3 936 5
12. Ohio St. 12-2 816 7
13. Baylor 11-2 778 6
14. LSU 10-3 717 14
15. Louisville 12-1 693 18
16. UCLA 10-3 632 17
17. Oklahoma St. 10-3 598 13
18. Texas A&M 9-4 459 20
19. Southern Cal 10-4 299 NR
20. Notre Dame 9-4 256 25
21. Arizona St. 10-4 255 16
22. Wisconsin 9-4 245 19
23. Duke 10-4 190 22
24. Vanderbilt 9-4 117 NR
25. Washington 9-4 109 NR
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 107, Fresno St. 57, N. Illinois 22, N. Dakota St. 17, Texas Tech 14, Georgia 13, Iowa 13, Mississippi 10, Kansas St. 8, Arizona 5, Navy 3, East Carolina 2, Utah St. 2, Mississippi St. 1.
Final USA Today Top 25
The USA Today Top 25 football coaches final 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. Florida State (59) 14-0 1475 1
2. Auburn 12-2 1388 2
3. Michigan State 13-1 1375 4
4. South Carolina 11-2 1219 8
5. Missouri 12-2 1200 9
6. Oklahoma 11-2 1189 10
7. Clemson 11-2 1091 11
8. Alabama 11-2 1086 3
9. Oregon 11-2 975 12
10. Stanford 11-3 872 7
10. Ohio State 12-2 872 6
12. Central Florida 12-1 865 15
13. Baylor 11-2 796 5
14. LSU 10-3 719 14
15. Louisville 12-1 703 16
16. UCLA 10-3 597 18
17. Oklahoma State 10-3 587 13
18. Texas A&M 9-4 443 21
19. USC 10-4 313 NR
20. Arizona State 10-4 302 17
21. Wisconsin 9-4 266 19
22. Duke 10-4 202 21
23. Vanderbilt 9-4 180 NR
24. Notre Dame 9-4 125 NR
25. Nebraska 9-4 123 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Washington 67, Fresno State 54, Northern Illinois 21, Marshall 17, Texas Tech 13, Kansas State 11 Mississippi 7 Texas 4 Miami (Fla.) 4, East Carolina 3, Cincinnati 3, Arizona 2, North Texas 2, Utah State 2, Navy 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1.
BCS TITLE GAME
Auburn 7 14 0 10 – 31
Florida St. 3 7 3 21 – 34
FSU–FG Aguayo 35, 9:53.
Aub–Mason 12 pass from Marshall (Parkey kick), 3:07.
Aub–Ray 50 pass from Marshall (Parkey kick), 13:48.
Aub–Marshall 4 run (Parkey kick), 5:01.
FSU–Freeman 3 run (Aguayo kick), 1:28.
FSU–FG Aguayo 41, 6:05.
FSU–Abram 11 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick), 10:55.
Aub–FG Parkey 22, 4:42.
FSU–Whitfield 100 kickoff return (Aguayo kick), 4:31.
Aub–Mason 37 run (Parkey kick), 1:19.
FSU–Benjamin 2 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick), :13.
A–94,208.
TEAM STATS
Aub FSU
First downs 25 19
Rushes-yards 53-232 31-148
Passing 217 237
Comp-Att-Int 14-27-1 20-35-0
Return Yards 36 4
Punts-Avg. 6-43.2 6-42.8
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 5-38 8-60
Time of Possession 33:41 26:19
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–Auburn, Mason 34-195, Marshall 16-45, Artis-Payne 1-1,
Grant 1-(minus 3), Louis 1-(minus 6). Florida St., Freeman 11-73,
Winston 11-26, K.Williams 5-25, Wilder Jr. 3-21, Abram 1-3..
PASSING–Auburn, Marshall 14-27-1-217. Florida St.,
Winston 20-35-0-237..
RECEIVING–Auburn, Coates 4-61, Bray 3-4, Louis 2-28, Uzomah 2-8,
Ray 1-50, Mason 1-42, M.Davis 1-26, Marshall 0-(minus 2). Florida St.,
Greene 9-147, Benjamin 4-54, Freeman 3-21, Shaw 2-4, Abram 1-11,
K.Williams 1-0.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 28 12 2 58 124 89
Montreal 25 14 5 55 114 103
Tampa Bay 25 13 4 54 119 100
Detroit 19 14 10 48 114 121
Toronto 21 18 5 47 122 132
Ottawa 19 18 7 45 126 141
Florida 16 21 6 38 102 136
Buffalo 12 26 4 28 74 118
Metropolitan Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 31 12 1 63 142 103
Philadelphia 22 17 4 48 114 118
Washington 20 16 6 46 128 128
Carolina 18 16 9 45 105 124
N.Y. Rangers 21 20 3 45 108 119
New Jersey 17 18 9 43 103 113
Columbus 19 20 4 42 117 126
N.Y. Islanders 16 22 7 39 124 149
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 29 7 9 67 167 124
St. Louis 29 7 5 63 150 95
Colorado 26 12 4 56 123 108
Minnesota 22 17 5 49 106 113
Dallas 20 15 7 47 123 131
Winnipeg 19 21 5 43 123 135
Nashville 18 19 6 42 102 129
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 31 8 5 67 146 111
San Jose 27 10 6 60 142 111
Los Angeles 26 13 4 56 113 89
Vancouver 23 13 8 54 117 108
Phoenix 20 12 9 49 123 127
Calgary 15 21 6 36 100 131
Edmonton 14 26 5 33 117 156
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
TUESDAY
N.Y. Islanders 5, Toronto 3
Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2, OT
Carolina at Buffalo, ppd., inclement weather
San Jose at Nashville, 8
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 8
Calgary at Phoenix, 9
St. Louis at Edmonton, 9:30
Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10
Boston at Anaheim, 10
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30
TODAY
Montreal at Philadelphia, 7:30
N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 8
Ottawa at Colorado, 9:30
THURSDAY
Florida at Buffalo, 7
Dallas at New Jersey, 7
Toronto at Carolina, 7
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Anaheim at Nashville, 8
St. Louis at Calgary, 9
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9
Boston at Los Angeles, 10:30
Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
PREP HOCKEY
STATE POLL
1. Cleveland St. Ignatius 75 (4)
2. St. John's 69 (2)
3. University School 66 (1)
4. Lakewood St. Edward 41 (1)
5. Walsh Jesuit 40
6. Mentor Lake Catholic 38
7. Holy Name 29
8. Olentangy Orange 22
9. Columbus St. Charles 17
10. Northview 14
Others receiving votes: St. Francis, Shaker Height, Bowling Green, Dublin Jerome, Dublinf Coffman, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, Olentangy Liberty, Rocky River and Upper Arlington
PREP BASKETBALL
BOYS
Tuesday
Northern Lakes League
Perrysburg at Anthony Wayne, ppd. to Jan. 14
Bowling Green at Napoleon, ppd.
Southview at Northview, ppd. to today
Today
Northern Lakes League
Southview at Northview
Thursday
Other Northwest Ohio
Hilltop at Fayette
Holgate at Wayne Trace
Stryker at Pettisville
Friday
City League
Rogers at Bowsher
Waite at Scott
Start at Woodward
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
St. John's at Central Catholic
Lima Senior at Clay
Findlay at Whitmer
St. Francis at Fremont Ross
Northern Lakes League
Springfield at Anthony Wayne
Bowling Green at Maumee
Napoleon at Northview
Perrysburg at Southview
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Eastwood at Woodmore
Elmwood at Genoa
Fostoria at Otsego
Lake at Rossford
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Emmanuel Christian at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Northwood
Toledo Christian at Gibsonburg
Ottawa Hills at Maumee Valley
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Archbold at Swanton
Bryan at Patrick Henry
Delta at Montpelier
Liberty Center at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Hardin Northern at Arcadia
Lakota at Fostoria St. Wendelin
North Baltimore at Fremont Joseph
Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton
McComb at Leipsic
Oak Harbor at Margaretta
Port Clinton at Edison
Vanlue at Van Buren
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Ann Arbor Skyline
Columbia Central at Blissfield
Hudson at Erie Mason
Summerfield at Sand Creek
Whiteford at Britton-Deerfield
Saturday
City League
Mansfield Temple Christian at Scott
Start at Whitmer
Waite at Marion Harding
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Northview at Clay
Ottawa-Glandorf at Findlay
Fremont Ross at Port Clinton
Anthony Wayne at St. Francis
Northern Lakes League
Bryan at Maumee
Milan (MI) at Springfield
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Eastwood at Oak Harbor
Elmwood at Van Buren
Swanton at Lake
Woodmore at Gibsonburg
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Sandusky St. Mary at Cardinal Stritch
Northwood at Emmanuel Christian
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Elida at Archbold
North Central at Delta
Evergreen at Edon
Holgate at Liberty Center
Stryker at Montpelier
Mohawk at Patrick Henry
Defiance at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Monclova Christian
Clyde at Fremont St. Joseph
Carey at Liberty-Benton
Hardin Northern at North Baltimore
Pettisville at Edgerton
GIRLS
Today
City League
Woodward at Bowsher, ppd.
Waite at Rogers, ppd.
Scott at Start, ppd.
Thursday
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Central Catholic at Fremont Ross
Clay at Notre Dame
Lima Senior at Findlay
St. Ursula at Whitmer
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Woodmore at Margaretta
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Ottawa Hills at Cardinal Stritch
Gibsonburg at Danbury
Emmanuel Christian at Northwood
Maumee Valley at Toledo Christian
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Swanton at Archbold
Patrick Henry at Bryan
Montpelier at Delta
Wauseon at Liberty Center
Other Northwest Ohio
Tiffin Calvert at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Mohawk at Fremont St. Joseph
Old Fort at Lakota
Liberty-Benton at Hardin-Northern
McComb at Arlington
Pandora-Gilboa at Van Buren
Southeast Michigan
Blissfield at Columbia Central
Erie Mason at Hudson
Friday
Northern Lakes League
Springfield at Anthony Wayne
Bowling Green at Maumee
Napoleon at Northview
Perrysburg at Southview
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Rossford at Evergreen
Other Northwest Ohio
Fayette at Hilltop
Wayne Trace at Holgate
Pettisville at Stryker
Southeast Michigan
Ann Arbor Skyline at Bedford
Summerfield at Sand Creek
Whiteford at Britton-Deerfield
Saturday
City League
Woodward at Detroit Consortium
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Clay at Southview
Northview at Notre Dame
Cincinnati St. Ursula at St. Ursula
Northern Lakes League
Bowling Green at Otsego
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Toledo Christian at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Emmanuel Christian
Maumee Valley at Gibsonburg
Northwood at Ottawa Hills
Other Northwest Ohio
Old Fort at Arcadia
North Baltimore at McComb
Monclova Christian at Mansfield Temple Christian
Edison at Oak Harbor
Port Clinton at Margaretta
Pettisville at Hicksville, 1
SPORTS NOTE
GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP: The Toledo Community Recreation Program will begin a girls basketball skills camp for grades 5-8 from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the University of Toledo Health Education Center. The camp continues through March. Information: Jan Scotland at 419-343-9861.
NFL
Divisional Playoffs
SATURDAY
New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Indianpolis at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
SUNDAY
San Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)
San Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Agreed to terms with C Ramon Hernandez on a minor league contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS – Agreed to terms with RHP Jesse Chavez on a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Designated OF Jerry Sands for assignment. Claimed LHP Pedro Figueroa off waivers from Oakland.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS – Agreed to terms with OFs Shakir Albert and Julio Lugo, Cs Hendrik Clementina and Gersel Pitre and RHP Misja Harcksen.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Agreed to terms with INF Robert Andino on a minor league contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES – Assigned RHP Adys Portillo outright to San Antonio (TL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Named Valerie J. Camillo chief revenue and marketing officer.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS – Waived C Andrew Bynum.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS – Waived F Shawne Williams.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER – Sent F Ryan Gomes to Boston and cash considerations to Memphis, who sent conditional second-round draft picks in 2014 and 2017 to Oklahoma City and G Jerryd Bayless to Boston. Boston sent G Courtney Lee and a 2016 second-round draft pick to Memphis.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS – Waived C Daniel Orton.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS – Signed TEs Brett Brackett and Andre Hardy and G Christian Johnson to reserve/future contracts.
GREEN BAY PACKERS – Signed OT Aaron Adams, CB Antonio Dennard, C Garth Gerhart, WR Alex Gillett, RB Orwin Smith, LB Chase Thomas, G Andrew Tiller and T Jeremy Vujnovich.
NEW YORK GIANTS – Signed TE Daniel Fells, WR Preston Parker, LB Spencer Adkins, OL Troy Kropog and PK/P Brandon McManus.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Signed WR David Gettis, P Robert Malone, RB Davin Meggett, LB Gabe Miller, CB Ryan Mouton, TE Richard Quinn, OL Tevita Stevens and DB Peyton Thompson to reserve/future contracts.
COLLEGE
BIG TEN CONFERENCE – Suspended Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffrey one game and fined the school $10,000 for his violating the conference's sportsmanship policy during Sunday's game.
AUBURN – Announced OT Greg Robinson will enter the NFL draft.
MISSOURI – Announced RB Henry Josey will enter the NFL draft.
NORTHWESTERN – Announced men's basketball C Chier Ajou is transferring.
Glantz-Culver line
NFL Playoffs
Saturday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Seattle 8½ 8 (46½) New Orleans
at New England 7½ 7½ (53) Indianapolis
Sunday
San Francisco 1 2 (42) at Carolina
at Denver 9½ 10 (55) San Diego
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Cleveland St. 7 Detroit
at Cent. Michigan 2½ Miami (Ohio)
at UConn 5 Harvard
at Oakland 7 Milwaukee
Akron 6½ at Ball St.
Toledo 3 at W. Michigan
at Delaware 14 Hofstra
at Northeastern 7½ UNC Wilmington
at William & Mary Pk Drexel
Minnesota 1 at Penn St.
at Florida 16½ South Carolina
at Buffalo 15 N. Illinois
at Bowling Green 1½ E. Michigan
at Kent St. 3 Ohio
at Virginia 10 Wake Forest
at St. Bonaventure 2½ Richmond
at Duquesne Pk Fordham
at UMass 8 Saint Joseph's
Villanova 7½ at Seton Hall
Georgetown 2 at Providence
Kansas 5 at Oklahoma
at Loyola of Chicago 4 S. Illinois
at Bradley Pk Missouri St.
at Drake Pk Indiana St.
N. Iowa 3½ at Evansville
at Wichita St. 19½ Illinois St.
at Missouri 13 Georgia
at Kentucky 20½ Mississippi St.
Arkansas 2 at Texas A&M
at Wisconsin 11 Illinois
Colorado 9 Washington St.-x
at Oklahoma St. 14 Texas
at North Carolina 10½ Miami
at UNLV 10 Nevada
Colorado St. 7 at San Jose St.
at Fresno St. 6½ Air Force
x-at Spokane, Wash.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 5 MICHIGAN ST. 72,
No. 3 OHIO ST. 68, OT
OHIO ST. (15-1) Ross 1-7 2-3 5, A. Williams 3-3 2-4 8, Scott 4-8 0-0 9, Craft 3-8 3-3 9, Smith Jr. 3-11 1-1 7, Loving 2-8 5-6 10, Thompson 7-10 3-5 18, Della Valle 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 24-58 16-24 68.
MICHIGAN ST. (14-1) Costello 0-1 0-0 0, Dawson 2-4 0-0 4, Appling 6-11 6-8 20, Harris 5-10 1-2 13, Valentine 2-9 0-0 6, Gauna 0-0 0-0 0, Ellis III 1-3 0-0 2, Payne 7-14 2-4 18, Kaminski 3-4 0-0 9, Schilling 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 9-14 72.
Halftime–Michigan St. 28-21. End Of Regulation–Tied 58. 3-Point Goals–Ohio St. 4-18 (Scott 1-2, Ross 1-2, Thompson 1-3, Loving 1-5, Della Valle 0-1, Craft 0-2, Smith Jr. 0-3), Michigan St. 11-19 (Kaminski 3-4, Appling 2-3, Payne 2-3, Harris 2-3, Valentine 2-6). Fouled Out–Valentine. Rebounds–Ohio St. 42 (A. Williams 11), Michigan St. 28 (Appling, Payne, Valentine 6). Assists–Ohio St. 14 (Craft 6), Michigan St. 16 (Appling 7). Total Fouls–Ohio St. 16, Michigan St. 18. A–14,797.
Men
Mid-American Conference
TODAY
Toledo at W. Michigan, 7
E. Michigan at BGSU, 7
Akron at Ball St., 7
N. Illinois at Buffalo, 7
Ohio at Kent St., 7
Miami at C. Michigan, 7
Big Ten Conference
TUESDAY
Ohio St. at Michigan St., 9
TODAY
Minnesota at Penn St., 7
Illinois at Wisconsin, 9
THURSDAY
Northwestern at Iowa, 9
Michigan at Nebraska, 9
EAST
Boston U. 55, Navy 32
Brown 72, New Hampshire 68
Hartford 68, Dartmouth 56
Saint Louis 59, Rhode Island 58
SOUTH
Coll. of Charleston 75, James Madison 61
Duke 79, Georgia Tech 57
Middle Tennessee 74, Tennessee St. 66
NC Central 74, Hampton 61
Tennessee 68, LSU 50
MIDWEST
Green Bay 98, Chicago St. 62
Iowa St. 87, Baylor 72
Youngstown St. 75, Ill.-Chicago 62
SOUTHWEST
Kansas St. 65, TCU 47
Women
Mid-American Conference
TUESDAY
W. Michigan 82, Buffalo 72
THURSDAY
Northern Illinois at Toledo, 11 a.m
Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 7
Bowling Green at Kent State, 7
Central Michigan at Akron, 7
Miami at Ohio, 7
NBA
TUESDAY
Indiana 86, Toronto 79
Cleveland 111, Philadelphia 93
Washington 97, Charlotte 83
Miami 107, New Orleans 88
New York 89, Detroit 85
Chicago 92, Phoenix 87
Golden State 101, Milwaukee 80
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
TODAY
Dallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8 p.m.
Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Philadelphia 20 21 25 27 – 93
Cleveland 36 28 27 20 – 111
PHILADELPHIA: Young 0-7 0-0 0, Turner 2-13 0-0 4, Hawes 3-5 2-2 9, Carter-Williams 13-25 5-7 33, H.Thompson 1-4 2-2 4, Anderson 6-15 3-3 15, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Davies 3-4 5-7 11, Williams 4-8 3-4 12, Brown 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 34-86 21-27 93.
CLEVELAND: Clark 1-6 0-0 2, T.Thompson 5-11 2-4 12, Varejao 8-10 2-5 18, Irving 6-9 2-2 16, Miles 11-18 2-3 34, Waiters 5-14 1-3 12, Zeller 4-5 1-1 9, Dellavedova 1-5 0-0 2, Bennett 1-6 0-0 2, Gee 0-0 0-0 0, Karasev 0-2 0-0 0, Sims 1-2 0-0 2, Felix 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 44-89 10-18 111.
Detroit 21 20 17 27 – 85
New York 24 17 32 16 – 89
DETROIT: Monroe 8-15 3-4 19, Jo.Smith 6-14 8-9 21, Drummond 4-8 4-6 12, Jennings 2-12 0-0 5, Caldwell-Pope 1-6 0-0 2, Singler 5-12 0-0 11, Billups 0-3 0-0 0, Bynum 4-10 2-2 10, Harrellson 0-0 0-0 0, Villanueva 2-6 1-2 5. Totals 32-86 18-23 85.
NEW YORK: Anthony 13-24 2-4 34, Martin 2-4 2-2 6, Bargnani 6-13 0-0 13, Felton 4-9 3-4 12, Shumpert 2-8 1-1 5, J. Smith 2-6 1-1 6, Stoudemire 3-9 3-6 9, Udrih 0-3 0-0 0, Hardaway Jr. 0-4 2-2 2, Murry 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-81 14-20 89.