Sports agate
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 01:13 p.m., November 26, 2007
Updated 01:13 p.m., November 26, 2007
Pro Football
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 11 0 0 1.000 442 185
Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 167 258
N.Y. Jets 2 9 0 .182 181 278
Miami 0 10 0 .000 183 274
South
Indianapolis 9 2 0 .818 309 172
Jacksonville 8 3 0 .727 243 195
Tennessee 6 5 0 .545 204 221
Houston 5 6 0 .455 243 263
North
Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 269 145
Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 315 311
Cincinnati 4 7 0 .364 281 292
Baltimore 4 7 0 .364 182 243
West
San Diego 6 5 0 .545 261 223
Denver 5 6 0 .455 221 295
Kansas City 4 7 0 .364 162 206
Oakland 3 8 0 .273 200 240
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 10 1 0 .909 358 221
N.Y. Giants 7 4 0 .636 253 241
Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 234 218
Washington 5 6 0 .455 213 240
South
Tampa Bay 7 4 0 .636 214 164
New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 243 252
Carolina 4 7 0 .364 173 243
Atlanta 3 8 0 .273 155 244
North
Green Bay 10 1 0 .909 296 185
Detroit 6 5 0 .545 257 269
Minnesota 5 6 0 .455 236 227
Chicago 5 6 0 .455 221 251
West
Seattle 7 4 0 .636 245 183
Arizona 5 6 0 .455 254 259
San Francisco 3 8 0 .273 150 254
St. Louis 2 9 0 .182 168 281
y-clinched division
Sunday’s Games
Seattle 24, St. Louis 19
Minnesota 41, N.Y. Giants 17
Oakland 20, Kansas City 17
Cleveland 27, Houston 17
Cincinnati 35, Tennessee 6
New Orleans 31, Carolina 6
Tampa Bay 19, Washington 13
Jacksonville 36, Buffalo 14
San Diego 32, Baltimore 14
San Francisco 37, Arizona 31, OT
Chicago 37, Denver 34, OT
New England 31, Philadelphia 28
Today’s Game
Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Game
Green Bay at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2
N.Y. Jets at Miami, noon
Houston at Tennessee, noon
Detroit at Minnesota, noon
Buffalo at Washington, noon
Atlanta at St. Louis, noon
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon
San Diego at Kansas City, noon
Seattle at Philadelphia, noon
San Francisco at Carolina, noon
Denver at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 3:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 3:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 3
New England at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.
College
Football
Division II
Final MIAA Standings
Conf. All
W L W L
*Northwest Missouri 9 0 9 1
*Washburn 7 2 8 3
Missouri Western 6 3 8 3
Pittsburg State 6 3 8 3
Central Missouri 6 3 7 4
Missouri Southern 4 5 6 5
Truman State 4 5 6 5
Fort Hays State 2 7 4 7
Emporia State 1 8 3 8
Southwest Baptist 0 9 0 11
* — Advanced to playoffs
Saturday’s Game
Northwest Mo. State 56, West Texas A&M 28
Saturday, Dec. 1
Northwest Missouri State at Chadron (Neb.) State (D-II quarterfinals)
Missouri Western vs. Wayne (Neb.) State (Mineral Water Bowl)
Big 12 Standings
NORTH
Big 12 All
Missouri 7-1 11-1
Kansas 7-1 11-1
Colorado 4-4 6-6
Kansas State 3-5 5-7
Nebraska 2-6 5-7
Iowa State 2-6 3-9
SOUTH
Big 12 All
Oklahoma 6-2 10-2
Texas 5-3 9-3
Oklahoma State 4-4 6-6
Texas Tech 4-4 8-4
Texas A&M 4-4 7-5
Baylor 0-8 3-9
Friday’s Games
Colorado 65, Nebraska 51
Texas A&M 38, Texas 30
Saturday’s Games
Fresno State 45, Kansas State 29
Oklahoma 49, Oklahoma State 17
Missouri 36, Kansas 28
Saturday, Dec. 1
Missouri vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship), 7 p.m.
BCS Standings
Nov. 25
1. Missouri .9781
2. West Virginia .9713
3. Ohio State .9192
4. Georgia .8274
5. Kansas .7918
6. Virginia Tech .7811
7. LSU .7744
8. USC .6926
9. Oklahoma .6829
10. Florida .6184
11. Boston College .6169
12. Hawaii .5835
13. Arizona State .5571
14. Tennessee .4614
15. Illinois .4198
16. Clemson .3358
17. Oregon .2706
18. Wisconsin .2628
19. BYU .2252
20. Texas .2216
College
Basketball
DIVISION i
Men’s Basketball
Scores from Sunday
East
Albany, N.Y. 75, Sacred Heart 57
Cornell 83, Siena 77
Lafayette 71, Cent. Connecticut St. 54
New Hampshire 77, Quinnipiac 70
St. John’s 92, Fairleigh Dickinson 67
St. Peter’s 65, Rutgers 58
South
Duke 78, E. Kentucky 43
Marshall 70, Boston U. 47
Missouri St. 73, Winthrop 69
SE Louisiana 73, Millsaps 55
William & Mary 79, Houston Baptist 70
Midwest
Kansas 76, Arizona 72, OT
Missouri 91, W. Illinois 52
Ohio St. 90, VMI 57
West
Montana 69, MVSU 62
Oregon St. 67, Portland 57
Pepperdine 90, CS Bakersfield 80
Santa Clara 77, Sacramento St. 65
Washington St. 71, Air Force 62
TOURNAMENTS
Anaheim Classic
Championship
Southern Cal 70, S. Illinois 45
Third Place
Miami (Ohio) 67, Mississippi St. 60
Fifth Place
South Alabama 84, Chattanooga 67
Seventh Place
San Diego 60, UC Irvine 57
Old Spice Classic
Championship
N.C. State 69, Villanova 68
Third Place
George Mason 69, South Carolina 68
Fifth Place
Kansas St. 82, Rider 69
Seventh Place
UCF 70, Penn St. 59
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Carolina (26) 2-0 1,725 1 2. UCLA (26) 3-0 1,716 2 3. Memphis (19) 4-0 1,689 3 4. Kansas 3-0 1,566 4 5. Georgetown (1) 2-0 1,508 5 6. Louisville 2-0 1,396 6 7. Tennessee 3-0 1,384 7 8. Indiana 2-0 1,200 8 9. Washington St. 3-0 1,170 9 10. Michigan St. 2-0 1,042 12 11. Marquette 2-0 1,039 10 12. Oregon 4-0 1,021 11 13. Duke 2-0 962 13 14. Gonzaga 3-0 834 14 15. Texas 3-0 789 16 16. Texas A&M 4-0 759 15 17. Pittsburgh 4-0 582 19 18. Kansas St. 3-0 487 22 19. S. Illinois 1-0 400 23 20. Villanova 2-0 297 24 21. Syracuse 3-0 257 — 22. Butler 3-0 244 25 23. Virginia 3-0 227 — 24. Clemson 3-0 187 — 25. Florida 4-0 135 —
Others receiving votes: Arizona 128, Arkansas 106, Ohio St. 77, Wisconsin 74, Davidson 45, Stanford 43, N.C. State 41, Connecticut 30, West Virginia 29, Miami 27, Alabama 26, Mississippi St. 23, Vanderbilt 23, BYU 22, Xavier 22, Missouri 18, Washington 8, Kentucky 6, San Diego St. 6, Southern Cal 6, Winthrop 5, Rhode Island 4, George Mason 3, Maryland 3, Baylor 2, Ohio 2, Providence 2, Creighton 1, Illinois 1, New Orleans 1.
DIVISION i
Women’s Basketball
Scores from Friday
East
Army 81, Columbia 55
Connecticut 74, Duke 48
Cornell 74, Bucknell 63
Duquesne 80, Towson 76
Illinois 60, Providence 59
Missouri 74, Robert Morris 73
Penn 70, Loyola, Md. 57
Penn St. 66, Drexel 60
Rutgers 45, LSU 43
Sacred Heart 70, Binghamton 52
St. John’s 74, Dartmouth 31
Syracuse 61, Lehigh 54
UCF 68, La Salle 57
South
Colgate 58, Winston-Salem 39
Hampton 71, Radford 54
Houston 87, McNeese St. 57
Kentucky 76, Lipscomb 55
Michigan 80, Belmont 43
North Carolina 77, Furman 36
Samford 70, Florida Atlantic 59
South Carolina 82, Fla. International 66
Texas 59, UAB 49
Va. Commonwealth 72, Appalachian St. 53
Vanderbilt 62, Iowa St. 53
Midwest
Auburn 67, Ohio St. 58
DePaul 80, Illinois St. 75
Ill.-Chicago 50, N. Illinois 42
Liberty 61, Xavier 56
Nebraska 75, Akron 47
Northwestern 63, Loyola of Chicago 47
Oakland, Mich. 74, Cent. Michigan 53
Old Dominion 66, Purdue 53
Wright St. 87, N. Dakota St. 80
Southwest
Ark.-Little Rock 68, Missouri St. 55
Baylor 69, California 56
West
Dayton 68, San Diego 67
Maryland 79, UCLA 75
Middle Tennessee 70, Arizona 60
Minnesota 72, Hawaii 54
Portland 86, CS Northridge 65
Portland St. 75, Gonzaga 72
Santa Clara 70, Long Beach St. 55
Stanford 63, Temple 54
Washington 69, Arkansas St. 59
Weber St. 56, Idaho 48
Division II
Men’s Basketball
NABC Preseason Top 25
1. Winona State
2. Bentley
3. Grand Valley State
4. Northwest Missouri St.
5. Findlay
6. Augusta State
7. South Dakota
8. Wingate
9. Humboldt State
10. Southern Indiana
11. Virginia Union
12. Barton
13. Metropolitan State
14. Alderson-Broaddus
15. West Virginia State
16. Alaska-Anchorage
17. Rollins
18. Montevallo
19. Central Oklahoma
20. Saint Rose
21. Christian Brothers
22. Drury
23. Emporia State
24. Henderson State
25. Brigham Young-Hawaii
Women’s Basketball
WBCA Preseason Coaches Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. North Dakota (12)
2. Southern Connecticut State (12)
3. Emporia State (1)
4. West Texas A&M
5. Delta State (2)
6. Washburn
T7. Bentley (Mass.)
T7. Clayton State (Ga.) (1)
9. Drury
10. UC-San Diego
11. Valdosta State (Ga.)
12. Texas A&M-Commerce
13. Shaw
14. Alaska Anchorage
15. Chico State
16. IUP
17. Missouri Western
18. Northern Kentucky
19. Grand Valley State
20. Gannon (Pa.)
21. Glenville State (W.Va.)
22. Augustana (S.D.)
23. Lewis (Ill.)
24. Newberry (S.C.)
25. Florida Tech
High School Football
State Playoffs
8-Man Division II
Nov. 17
At Newton
Sharon Springs 42, South Haven 0
8-Man Division I
Nov. 17
At Newton
Macksville 24, Hanover 20
Class 2-1A
Saturday
At Hays
Smith Center 40, Pittsburg-Colgan 14
Class 3A
Saturday
At Hutchinson
Garden Plain 48, Silver Lake 7
Class 4A
Saturday
At Salina
Andale 31, Louisburg 14
Class 5A
Saturday
At Emporia
Blue Valley West 31, Bishop Carroll 19
Class 6A
Saturday
At Topeka
Hutchinson 37, Olathe South 14
TRANSACTIONS
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed C Kris Beech on injured reserve.
DALLAS STARS — Recalled LW Brad Winchester and C Joel Lundqvist from Iowa (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled D Jon Klemm from Manchester (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned D Ivan Baranka to Hartford (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned D Dan Jancevski to Norfolk (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Assigned D Luc Bourdon to Manitoba (AHL).
COLLEGE
MISSISSIPPI — Fired Ed Orgeron, football coach.
NEBRASKA — Fired Bill Callahan, football coach.
TEXAS A&M — Named Gary Darnell interim football coach.