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Show Page B4 THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HaiiTheHerald.comX Provo, Utah, Monday, November 18, 2002 COLLEGE FOOTBALL ; RIDGELL'S RANKINGS 25 AP TOP Five teams in The Associated Press expanded college football pod, with votes in naientheses lemids thmufti 16, total points based on 25 points for a tirA place vote through one point for a 25th place vote, previous ranking, record vs. top 25 teams at time of game, record of opponents played, and extra points: vftie Top Twenty vi. 6; Record 1. 3. Miami (74) Ohio Si 9-- 0 12-- 'Washington St 9--1 v4Dktahoma "S.towa 9-- 1 10-- 1 J. 8-- 2 9-- 1 9-9-- ll.Texas 12. Michigan 13. Virginia Tech ..,14. Florida St 92 HS-8-- 16. Colorado 17. Pittsburgh 8-- 3 83 J8. Maryland 19. Florida '20. Colorado 21. LSU 22. TCU ' 23. Boise St 24. Texas Tech 25. UCLA 1,850 1,766 1,628 1,622 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 847 796 755 754 638 637 8-- iS.PennSt FN 1,617 1,472 1,341 1,284 1,264 1,171 1,124 1,060 11-- 1 6. Georgia Southern pal Notre Darne '9. Alabama 10. Kansas St ft 9-- 572 St 3 8-10-- 145 121 4 0 67-5- 4 1 52-3- 8 0 57-4- 3 0 65-5- 6 0 60-3- 8 4-- 2 66-3- 3 4-- 0 59-3- 7 2 62-4- 0 1 49-4- 1 64-4- 6 2 65-4- 4 0 50-4- 6 0-- 2 66-4- 0 2 67-4- 5 2 67-4- 3 2 52-4- 1 2 54-4- 5 Gesser winmngest 59-42 25 0-- 0 54-3- 38 - 47 44 - 64 0 No. Team Extra Points last 10 vs. Pittsburgh 1st time 12-- 0 in 0SU history 1. 2. 9-- 1 64-3- 14 - Hoc 8 54 - 44 QB at WSU RECEIVING Comment Miami: Needed week off 2 vs. Texas Tech Has a share of Big Ten title Headed to SEC title game Has won five straight 3-- 0 vs. Rutgers Banned from postseason action QB Roberson 228 yards, 3 IDs Lit up by Kingsbury's 6 TDs Looking to spoil OSU's dreams 3 last 10 vs. Mountaineers 16-- 6 vs. NC State Wolfpack Johnson making Heisman run Headed to Big 12 title game Best start since 1983 Outside shot for ACC title Grossman's last home game? Long layoff didn't hurt Rams Worst shutout toss since 1950 Top defense in Conference USA Has a share of WAC title Kingsbury in Heisman hunt Frosh class is Toledo's best 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Rocorf' Ohio State: One win from Tempe 3. Iowa: Finishes 11-- 1 Oklahoma: Better be careful Wash. St: Should handle UW Georgia: First SEC East title Notre Dame: vs. Rutgers Michigan: Can ruin OSU's year Alabama; Dominated LSU Kansas St: Must schedule better USC: Rolling into UCLA Texas: Best talent, bad results Penn State: Things getting weird Virginia Tech: vs. West Virginia Colorado State: Looked refreshed 16. Florida: Grossman 4TD passes 17. Pittsburgh: Big opportunity ; 18. Colorado: Brown for Heisman 19. Florida State: Clinched ACC share 20. Maryland: 2001 no fluke 21. LSU: Ending weakly 22. Boise State: Beware of Nevada 23. UCLA: Dream schedule in Nov. Auburn 75, N C. State 43, West Virginia 33, Oregon 20, Marshall 17, Arkansas 14, Virginia 14, Washington 13, Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 7, Hawaii 6, Air Force 5, Kentucky 4, N. Illinois 4, South Florida 4, Oregon St 3, Iowa St 2. OTHERS i coltop 25 teams in the USA votes in . lege football poll, with parentheses, records through Nov. 16, total points based on 25 points for a e vote vote, through one point for a and last ranking: VOTES: 1. Miami (Ra.) 2. Ohio State (61) 0 12-- 0 3. Washington State 1 4. Iowa 11-- 1 Oklahoma 6. Georgia 7. Southern California 8. Notre Dame 5. 9-10-- 1 8-- 9. Michigan 10. Kansas State 11. Texas 12. Virginia Tech 13. Florida 14. Florida State 15. Colored State 16. Penn State 17. Colorado 18. Maryland 19. Pittsburgh 20. LSU 21. Boise State 22. TCU 23. Texas Tech 24. UCLA 25. Hawaii 8-- ' 8-- 3 8-- 8-- 10-- 1 8-4 3 Pa Pts 1,525 1,455 1,372 1,336 1,287 1,193 1,133 1,070 1,001 998 939 755 741 719 627 624 561 518 473 314 308 260 136 90 86 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 13 14 15 17 16 18 19 21 12 23 Continued from Bl and the teams are shadows their former selves. But it's still BYU vs. Utah, and the bragging rites and pride to be won are compelling enough, said Nead. The fans aren't the only ones who want Utah. "This is our biggest game of the year," Nead said. This is it for us. This is Utah. In the back of your mind when you go into the season, you're this game. This is the game that's circled on your calendar. They've been talking . and we have some guys that :have done some talking. The beauty of football is eventually you have to play." Crowton said postseason thoughts are from his play- -' firs' minds. "We're not even going to about the bowl Worry game," Crowton said. "Right now we're playing Utah, which is a rival. That's a big game. That's been a big igame forever here." ' Said Nead: "We're ; going to bring it and they're going to bring it. It's going to be .fun to watch. We won't have any problems getting up." of eye-balli- - . HOMESTEAD, Fla. -Tony Stewart got the job done Sunday, winning the Winston Cup championship with an finish as Kurt Busch raced to victory in the Ford 400. Stewart came into the race knowing he needed only to finish 22nd or better to beat Mark Martin in their championship duel, no matter what the challenger did. Martin gave it a game try, but came up 38 ppints short. Busch, who started from the pole Sunday, finished the season as the hottest driver in NASCAR's top stock car series. Sunday's win was his third in the last five races of the year and put him in third place in the standings, 159 points behind Stewart. Rookie Ryan Newman gambled and stayed on track during a caution period late in the race as all the other leaders pitted. Busch came out fourth, also trail- 18th-plac- INJURY REPORT: BYU reported Sunday that defensive end Brady Poppinga's MM revealed an "isolated tear" in his knee. Poppinga, BYlFs leader in sacks with eight, will practice on a limited basis this week. Head trainer George Curtis said he'll wear a custom-fitteknee brace and should be able to practice by Wednes-daThere was no word on how much hell play at Utah. ... BYU listed running back d y. Marcus Whalen (shoulder), tight end Gabe Reid (shoulder) and linebacker Mike Tanner (shoulder) as probable. ... Crowton said offensive lineman Vincent Xanthos is sick and has lost 14 pounds in recent days, but the team does not know what illness he has. His availability for Saturday is unknown. Patrick Ridgell can be reached at pridgell heraldextra.com. 1 Capital One Bowl. What a perfect setup for football's Michigreatest rivalries SatOhio State on at gan urday. Michigan has nothing to lose, Ohio State everything. "I've been waiting all year for this," Michigan cornerback Marlin Jackson said. You're not alone, Marlin. I The stakes have rarely J J CARLOS OSORIO'I he Associated Press been higher for one team in the storied history of this In the grasp: Michigan defender Victor Hobson, bottom, and series. A win, and the BuckNorman Heuer (90) hope to wrap up Ohio State players like eyes finish 13-- and clinch they did Wisconsin QB Brooks Bollinger (5) on Saturday. a spot in the BCS national title game in the Fiesta way there was under for- doesn't score much, but it Bowl on Jan. 3. A loss mer coach John Cooper. won impressively with would be a knockout blow Coop, who turned into Mr. Clarett, unimpressively they not only fall out of Uptight when the Michigan without him. the title game, they fail to game rolled around, was If he plays Saturday, win the Big Ten, and Iowa against everyone great. If not, what's wrong ends up in the Rose Bowl. but the Wolverines. He was with an unimpressive History says Ohio State win? against Michigan, has little chance under and it cost him his job. such circumstances. Tressel came over from WINNERS & LOSERS From 1986-97- , there Youngstown State, where were five occasions when he won four national WINNER: Georgia WR an Ohio State victory over titles. Already, he'svJL-- 0 Michael Johnson his Michigan would have sent against Michigan. H?V leaping catch in the end the Buckeyes to the Rose used to a title atmosphere, zone on fourth-an- d 15 with Bowl. The Wolverines won and his players have 1:25 left lifted the Bulldogs in 1997, 1995, responded like champions. all five (10-1- ) 1 to a win over For every tough road Auburn and into the SEC 1993, 1990 and 1986. In '96, spoiled Ohio game this year, remember title game Dec. 7. Michigan State's perfect season, but this: Ohio State still won. So LOSER: Nebraska a the Buckeyes had already what if it was by four points loss at Kansas State clinched a Rose Bowl berth. at Cincinnati, or by four at saddled the Huskers (7-With so much bad karma, Purdue or seven at Illinois. with their fifth loss of the along with the uncertain Ohio State and Miami (9-season, the first time that's status of injured star tail- are the only major college happened since 1961. It back Maurice Clarett, it's teams without a loss. was Nebraska's worst loss easy to see why so many Michigan (9-- improved since 1968, when Oklapeople believe Ohio State is as the season progressed, homa won 47-WINNER: Penn State but quarterback John ready to fall yet again. But it won't happen this Navarre will have a tough RB Larry Johnson ran 327 year, not under second-yea- r time solving Ohio State's for a school-recor- d y coach Jim Tressel. defense, second in the yards in leading the There's no Michigan nation in average points Lions ) over IndiWeek panic in Tressel the allowed, 12.5. Ohio State ana - --- - SlfcVE MUCHtlXlbe Associated Press The Associated Press since 1968. The Wolverines, win or lose, probably will end up in the Outback or one of college STEWART Continued from Bl 0 109-33-- 3 A 24-2- - 49-1- 3 5) 0) 2) 0. Nit-tan- (8-3- 58-2- 5. SACRAMENTO, -Smith Calif. Receiver Kenan threw a touchdown pass to Michael Johnson with 1:38 left, sending Sacramentc?' State to a 38 victory over Weber State on Saturday night. Weber,' State's Justin DeFour was called for offensive pass interference in the end zone with 12 seconds 31-ya- rd pushing the Wildcats (3-out of field goal range. Tate Bennett then completed a pass to DeFour at the Sacramento State 7, but he was tackled as time ran out. left, 7, 1-- Sacramento State (4-with less was down than 5 minutes left when the TD run Hornets got a by fullback Kendall Riley. 7, 38-2- 6 King fumbled the ensuing kickoff for Weber State, setting up Johnson's TD catch on a Three days after the Pamscam was uncovered, the Hornets allowed 245 yards rushing. In last week's game at Montana, a University of Montana photographer took pictures of four Sacramento State defensive linemen spraying Pam cooking oil on each other. Wiley LATE SATURDAY 3-- 4) flea-flicke- r. LUTO ing rcokie Jimmie Johnson e series chamand Gordon. Jeff pion Busch made it to second place before John Andret-ti'- s blown engine brought out the last caution on lap 237. He put constant pressure on Newman after the green flag waved on lap 245 and finally took the lead for good on lap 257, pulling away to the win. Joe Nemechek finished four-tim- second. BRACK WINS: At Mexico City, Kenny Brack took a long pit stop early and it paid off late. Brack used a brief, final pit stop to slip past Dario Franchitti and claim his first victory of the year in the final race of the CART season. "We took more fuel there (on the second pit stop) to be able to do a shorter stop the third one," Brack said. "That was really what decided the race." Series champion Cristiano da Matta finished 4 seconds back while pole sitter Bruno Junqueira recovered from a Dad start to finish third in the race before what organizers said was d a crowd of 174,866. Stewart said. "The car didn't drive like it did in qualifying or final practice. My crew chief Greg "Zippy" Zipadelli made some suggestions. But I was so 1.5-mi- le mid-seaso- Call Us for Heating Service. Pros! We're the Rheem Team. Good work and fair prices. We'll arrive on time, in uniform, wearing a photo I.D. and we clean up before leaving. Call us for the best in customer care. 1-- 39 1-- 8 6 AO N For all of Utah Valley until you look at a new with free 10 year1 C3,CC0 mile warranty ECIA The latest in BYU Sports online CZL-IFFnF- RO (BM 43E MO-raR- S 010-227- 7 410 Sot Pma A., nmci nnt on ruo . siio University rami $9 Habla Eiaaiiol n, ... ralGB 80 Starting under RACING pionship by 38 points over Ford driver Mark Martin. nervous, I couldn't tell him Martin, 43, who at times what to do." drove three wide on the Stewart did enough to oval to make tight his car home in one .bring up ground, did all he could piece and win his first to win, finishing the race NASCAR title since joinin fourth position for Jack the series with Joe Roush Racing. It was not ing Gibbs Racing in 1999. enough to give the veteran "I'm still having a hard his first Cup title, however. time realizing what we've Holding back tears, accomplished," Stewart Stewart, who NASCAR said. "I practically put on probation for destroyed this team by punching a photographer but got me in August, climbed from back on track.Zippy He had to be his No. 20 Home Depot a baby sitter, best friend Pontiac exhausted. and a leader. We couldn't "Unbelievable! This have done it without him. was an ugly day, but we "The feeling of seeing never gave up," said Stew- the satisfaction out there art, who many believe to among my crew is more be the most versatile than can buy. Lord racer in the world. "The knowsmoney I've had so many car liked clean air, but it trials and errors this seadidn't like being in a pack son, more errors than triof cars. It didn't like being als. To see Zippy cry when in traffic." I knew I he got to me On laps 228 and 237, could make him cry, but Stewart had to use many this time it was for the skills to avoid spinning right reasons. cars and oil on the track, "I just make a habit of ducking low and driving getting in trouble. Everythrough trouble. With his one expects me to get in car "loose," he pressed on, trouble. To have the guys fearing at times he might come up to me and congratulate me, you don't know spin. "We were struggling," what it means to me." Weber State falls just short The Associated Press e. A - il Busch, Brack victorious 24 State 81, West Virginia 51, Marshall 29, Oregon 26, Ah Force 19, Tennessee 17, Arkansas 16, Auburn 15, Iowa State 13, Northern Illinois 12, Boston College 9, Virginia 5, Washington 5, Bowling Green 3, South Florida 2, Clemson 1. H J jumps into the arms of his crew members after winning the Ford 400 on Sunday. AP Football Writer v ViO Whoopee! Kurt Busch By RICHARD ROSENBLATT Ohio State is having its best season ever. Michigan isn't. The Buckeyes are a victory away from getting a chance to win their first national championship ' i Michigan can be spoiler COUGARS : v.. OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: North Carolina 24. Texas Tech: Leach breaks through 25. TCU: Memphis bound ""V-.- V .... The Daily Herald sports writer Patrick Ridgell votes in the weekly AP college football poll Here is his ballot this week: Odd. 45-3- 1 21 511 344 246 212 9-- T25 USA TODAY ESPN TOP 25 www.rtieemteam.com CI mm |
