2 years, 3 months ago

AP top 25: Georgia back at No. 1; USC remains in top 10 while UCLA leaps to No. 11

LA Times

Georgia running back Kenny McIntosh is stopped short of the goal line by Auburn safety Cayden Bridges during the first half on Saturday in Athens, Ga. Georgia took back the No. 24 Illinois is ranked for the first time since 2011, and James Madison is in the AP Top 25 for the first time in its program history. — James Madison has been a powerhouse in the the Football Championship Subdivision for years, winning a national title in 2016 and losing to North Dakota State in the NCAA championship game in 2017 and ’19. James Madison is the second Sun Belt team to reach the Top 25 this season, along with Appalachian State. James Madison Others receiving votes: North Carolina 98, Baylor 91, BYU 61, Coastal Carolina 61, Notre Dame 58, Florida 56, Tulane 42, Purdue 34, Florida State 18, South Carolina 12, Washington State 10, Minnesota 5, LSU 4, Maryland 4, San Jose State 1.

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Victory over Maryland caps a successful sweep on USC’s first big East Coast trip in the Big Ten

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — JuJu Watkins and Southern California figured to do a lot of traveling in the Trojans’ first season in the Big Ten. “We’ve been on the East Coast now for like four days,” Watkins said. “It’s really different for us, and so as coaches we’re …

2 days, 1 hour ago

College Football Playoff picks: Sun Belt dominance at the top? Not last year, maybe not this year

Associated Press

If Ohio State beats Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the sport will be assured of having consecutive national champions from outside the Sun Belt region for the first time in three decades. Cold-weather schools Penn State, a first-time CFP qualifier, and Notre Dame meet in the first semifinal at the Orange Bowl on Thursday. Taking Oklahoma out of …

3 days, 2 hours ago

Tennessee, nation’s lone unbeaten, strengthens grip on No. 1; WVU, Michigan, Utah St enter AP Top 25

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in the AP Top 25 on Monday following a pair of lopsided wins, including one over SEC rival Arkansas, that left the Volunteers as the only undefeated team in men’s Division I college basketball. That’s kind of childish behavior, but you can’t be satisfied,” …

4 days, 20 hours ago

The Times’ top 25 high school basketball rankings

LA Times

Eastvale Roosevelt coach Stephen Singleton has his team ranked No. A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 7. EASTVALE ROOSEVELT ; Overtime win vs. St. John Bosco moves them to top spot; 2 2. ST. JOHN BOSCO ; Absence of Brandon McCoy is growing concern; 1 4. MATER DEI ; Faces St. …

2 weeks, 2 days ago

No. 14 Gonzaga’s matchup with No. 22 UCLA is the headliner on the week’s light AP Top 25 schedule

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Bruins face Gonzaga on Saturday in a home-state venue in the only ranked-vs-ranked game of the week on the AP Top 25 schedule. Other AP unranked teams appearing in the top 15 of other rankings include St. John’s, Texas Tech and Pittsburgh. Watch list …

1 month ago

Tennessee grabs No. 1 in AP Top 25 after shakeup; No. 3 Iowa State has highest ranking since 1950s

Hindustan Times

Tennessee is the new No. 3 Iowa State had one first-place vote and climbed three places from last week for its highest ranking since 1956-57. In all, 14 ranked teams lost last week, including six teams in the top 10; Kansas and then-No. Huskies rebound Two-time reigning national champion UConn nearly dropped out of the poll last week following 0-for-3 …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25 poll: Alabama, Ole Miss fall out of top 10

CNN

CNN — Following upset losses to unranked opponents, Alabama and Mississippi both fell out of the top 10 in the AP Top 25 poll when the latest rankings were released on Sunday. Ohio State, Texas and Penn State, all of whom won on Saturday, occupy the next three spots behind the Ducks, who are now the only undefeated team in …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. The Buckeyes would play Oregon in the Big Ten championship …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

AP Top 25: TCU earns best ranking in 16 years in women’s basketball poll as top 12 remain unchanged

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 19 TCU entered The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll with its best ranking in 16 years Monday while the first 12 teams, led by No. Record breaking UConn coach Geno Auriemma will have his first chance to become the all-time wins leader on …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 team again; Georgia is back in top 10 and LSU out of Top 25

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 team again; Georgia is back in top 10 and LSU out of Top 25

Associated Press

Oregon remained the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after its close call at Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Alabama each jumped up two spots and Georgia returned to the top 10. Oregon also holds the top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings and will attempt to complete its first perfect regular …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Ohio State, Indiana set for top-5 showdown as Georgia rises to No. 8

New York Times

2 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana held their spots in the AP Top 25 college football poll Sunday, setting up the third top-five matchup in the Big Ten this season for the Buckeyes. Others receiving votes: Missouri 56, Memphis 38, Kansas State 36, Syracuse 21, Louisville 15, Pittsburgh 6, LSU 6, Louisiana 5, Vanderbilt 4, Colorado State 2, Duke …

St. John’s, Pitino begin life as a ranked team as part of the week’s AP Top 25 national schedule

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s been even longer for Hall of Famer Rick Pitino to coach a team highlighted in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Alabama, led by preseason AP All-American Mark Sears, enters the week ranked third in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency while Purdue is ninth. …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John’s returns

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods, while Gonzaga and Auburn cracked the top five after impressive opening-week wins and St. John’s led by Rick Pitino joined the …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

AP Top 25 Extra Points: 4 teams in top 5 a first for the Big Ten; SEC is only other league to do it

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon’s dominance in its first year in the Big Ten and Indiana’s monumental turnaround have helped the conference stack four of its teams in the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time. The Big Ten had three teams among the …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week on Sunday as Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five, Georgia and Miami dropped out of the top 10 and losses by four other ranked teams shuffled the …

2 months ago

AP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Ohio State, Miami lead poll ahead of first Playoff rankings

New York Times

In the last AP Top 25 before the College Football Playoff selection committee weighs in, Oregon became the first team to be a unanimous No. 2 with a win against Florida, seven points ahead of Ohio State after the Buckeyes beat Penn State 20-13 on Saturday in Happy Valley. In only three instances, including last year, were the same four …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for first time since 2012; Vanderbilt enters poll and Michigan drops out

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Oregon tops Georgia for No. 1 as Alabama plummets, Vanderbilt replaces Michigan

New York Times

Oregon moved up to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 college football poll Sunday for the first time since 2012 after Texas became the third top-ranked team in the country to lose this season by falling to Georgia. 1 in the AP poll in the regular season since Oklahoma beat Nebraska 31-14 in 2000 — and it was the …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn

The Independent

3 months, 1 week ago

AP Top 25: Alabama overtakes Texas for No. 1 and UNLV earns its 1st ranking in program history

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25: No. 5 Tennessee continues to climb and Boise State enters poll for first time since 2020

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 25 Boise State returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. The SEC had gone two straight weeks holding down six of the top seven spots in the rankings, a first for one league in poll history. The only other time …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas on top! Longhorns take over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 16 years, jumping Georgia

The Independent

4 months ago

AP Top 25: SEC grabs six of the first seven spots in rankings as Notre Dame tumbles to No. 18

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. Notre Dame’s …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia tops college football AP preseason poll for second year in a row

CNN

CNN — The Georgia Bulldogs have been selected as the No. 1 college football team in the annual Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll for the second season running. Georgia received 46 of 62 first-place votes and 1,532 points to comfortably top the poll ahead of the Ohio State Buckeyes, who received 15 first-place votes. 9 after head coach Jim …

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Georgia No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 and Ohio State No. 2 as expanded SEC, Big Ten flex muscles

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the superconference era begins with the SEC and Big Ten dominating the top 10 of the rankings. Title game finalists The defending national champion Wolverines said goodbye to coach …

9 months ago

South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll to cap extraordinary season

Associated Press

South Carolina can add another first to its perfect season: The national champion Gamecocks finished atop the first Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll to be released after the NCAA Tournament. It is the first time in the 47-year history of the women’s Top 25 that the AP has released its final poll after the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas top women’s AP Top 25; they are also 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament

Associated Press

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as the No. Iowa and USC also didn’t play last week after winning the Big Ten and Pac-12 tournaments, respectively. TOUGH REGION Iowa’s NCAA regional features five teams that spent time in the …

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Houston, UConn, Purdue remain top AP Top 25 while bluebloods North Carolina, Kentucky on the rise

Associated Press

Houston remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week Monday while a couple of the game’s traditional bluebloods made big jumps as they peak just in time for postseason play. I’m happy for everybody,” said Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson, whose team will be the top seed in the Big 12 tourney and open …

10 months ago

Top 10 shuffle in women’s AP Top 25 as Stanford and Iowa move up behind No. 1 South Carolina

Associated Press

Stanford and Iowa jumped up behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll as the top 10 got a shuffle on the eve of conference tournaments and Fairfield cracked the rankings for the first time in school history. MORE ON THE STAGS Fairfield became the fourth team from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to earn …

10 months, 1 week ago

No. 25 South Florida enters the week with an AP Top 25 ranking for the first time ever

Associated Press

South Florida started the year with a new coach in Amir Abdur-Rahim and a roster picked to finish in the bottom half of its league, then had a rough start that seemed to justify that status. Instead, the 25th-ranked Bulls are closing February in far different position: armed with their first ranking ever in The Associated Press men’s college basketball …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

College basketball power rankings: UConn and Purdue lead our tiers of contenders

New York Times

We say this with about as little confidence as possible, and it almost feels like we ought to whisper it, but here goes: Maybe a pecking order is finally beginning to take shape within this off-the-rails college basketball season? Dan Hurley’s undaunted team has won 13 in a row overall and six straight Big East road games — in a …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ohio State climbs to No. 2, Stanford up to No. 3 behind unbeaten South Carolina in women’s AP Top 25

Associated Press

Ohio State is up to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, matching the best ranking in school history. The Hawkeyes weren’t the only top five team to lose last week. Jeff Walz’s team split two games with the Orange sandwiched around a loss to N.C. State and victory over Notre Dame. CONFERENCE WATCH The Pac-12, …

11 months ago

UConn, Purdue and North Carolina stay atop AP Top 25; South Carolina joins for first time since 2017

Associated Press

Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Teams that missed NCAA Tournament are leading 5 of 6 major conferences, thanks in part to transfers

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland added five transfers who played in the NCAA Tournament last season: Warren Washington, Devan Cambridge, Chance McMillian, Joe Toussaint and Darrion Williams. Their heart is to get better.” North Carolina lost its leading scorer from last season when Caleb Love …

1 year ago

AP Top 25: Michigan finishes No. 1; Washington, Texas, Georgia, Alabama round out top 5

New York Times

Michigan is the unanimous No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 poll of the 2023 college football season after its 34-13 win against Washington on Monday night. Liberty Others receiving votes: Oregon State 96, West Virginia 90, Tulane 76, James Madison 52, USC 35, Memphis 32, Utah 14, Troy 10, Air Force 8, Toledo 7, Duke 6, Kentucky 4, …

1 year ago

College basketball rankings: Florida Atlantic soars after knocking off Arizona

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball rankings. In this week’s Top 25, Arizona-FAU gave us the game on the year on Festivus, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson is about to join Hall of Fame-worthy company, Terrence Shannon Jr. is scary in an open floor, BYU and its deadliest 3-point attack in the country just got better and RJ Davis is playing like …

1 year ago

Purdue jumps back to No. 1 in The AP Top 25 men’s poll; Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky into top 10

Associated Press

Purdue’s slide from No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll turned out to be brief. 1 after Purdue’s loss to Northwestern ended the Boilermakers’ stint at the top after one week. Purdue received 48 of 62 first-place votes in the latest poll to jump from third with the Arizona win, which marked the program’s first …

1 year ago

Arizona, Kansas, Purdue lead AP Top 25 poll; Oklahoma, Clemson make big jumps; Northwestern debuts

Associated Press

Arizona strengthened its place atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday, setting up a showdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. “We spend a lot of time talking about Arizona basketball legacy,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said over the weekend, “and this group right now, we’re in the sun. She’s the one that has been …

1 year ago

College basketball rankings: Tennessee, Oklahoma and Clemson are on the way up

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball rankings. Arizona had the highest points per possession against Wisconsin’s defense in Saturday’s 98-73 win of any Badgers opponent over the last six seasons. They attempt 15.3 unguarded catch-and-shoot jumpers per game, which is the most in college basketball, and they’re shooting 34.6 percent on those attempts, per Synergy. He’s averaging 29.6 points per …

1 year, 1 month ago

Arizona rises to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll; Gonzaga and North Carolina crack top 10, Duke tumbles

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! It is Arizona’s turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. 1 in Monday’s poll for the first time in nearly nine years, making Tommy Lloyd’s squad the third team to hold the top spot this season. And that’ll be …

1 year, 1 month ago

AP Top 25: Michigan is No. 1 for first time in 26 seasons, Georgia’s streak on top ends at 24 weeks

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since it won its last national championship in 1997 while Georgia slipped to No. The poll was released shortly before the College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama, Texas, Florida State and Georgia vying for …

1 year, 1 month ago

Purdue back at No. 1 in AP Top 25, Arizona up to No. 2; ‘Nova, BYU, Colorado State jump into top 20

Associated Press

Purdue is back atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, right where it spent so much of last season. “Our guys were resilient, I thought they hung in there, and I thought at times we didn’t play our best basketball in the three days, but I thought we played really hard,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said after …

1 year, 1 month ago

USC up to 6th for best ranking in AP women’s poll in 29 years; South Carolina still unanimous No. 1

Associated Press

Stellar freshman Juju Watkins has helped Southern California climb the AP Top 25 to the team’s best ranking in 29 years. The Trojans moved up to sixth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday, its highest mark since the 1994 season when they reached No. “Obviously Juju is so phenomenal, to see her adapt to the college game and …

1 year, 1 month ago

College basketball rankings: Alabama, UCLA, Iowa State among 5 newcomers

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball rankings. Tennessee In the first month over the last four seasons, only one team has scored over a point per possession against Tennessee’s defense. Kansas Dajuan Harris Jr. scored a combined two points in KU’s first two games then went for 23 on Tuesday against Kentucky. Kentucky One perk of John Calipari’s new souped-up, …

1 year, 1 month ago

James Madison riding 13-game winning streak and making the transition from FCS look almost easy

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HARRISONBURG, Va. — James Madison must be making fellow Sun Belt Conference programs wonder “who invited these guys?” The 18th-ranked Dukes have been the dominant football team in the league since they joined last season, winning 12 of 14 games. “I wanted them to be a …

1 year, 1 month ago

No. 3 Arizona jumps 9 places in AP Top 25 behind Kansas, Purdue; James Madison ranked for first time

Associated Press

The first Associated Press men’s basketball poll of the regular season is typically a jumble of teams swapping positions as preseason expectations meet the reality of playing actual games. 24 James Madison moved into the poll for the first time ever after taking down Michigan State in overtime. The Wildcats were a bit of an unknown entity in coach Tommy …

1 year, 1 month ago

College football rankings lacking drama, but what AP Top 25 history can still be made?

New York Times

Let’s be honest: It’s not been the most compelling season for college football rankings. For now, there’s little doubt about what’s in front of us: Michigan is one of the best teams in the country, with a chance to win its first national title since 1997. The top eight teams — Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Washington, Oregon, Texas, …

1 year, 1 month ago

AP Top 25: Georgia’s No. 1 streak hits 22, second-best ever. Louisville, Oregon State enter top 10

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Georgia extended its streak of weeks being top-ranked in the AP Top 25 to 22 on Sunday, giving the Bulldogs the second-longest run of being No. The top five in the rankings are all 10-0, marking the first time in the BCS/CFP era that five teams …

1 year, 1 month ago

AP Top 25: Georgia's No. 1 streak hits 22, second-best ever; Louisville, Oregon State enter top 10

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