THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 9A
SPORTS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21.2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
MONDAY
**Men's basketball vs. Arizona, EASPORTS**
*Maui Invitationals 1*, n.p.m. *Hawaii*
Maui Invitational, 8 p.m., Maui, Hawaii Cross Country NCAA Championships time TBA, Terre Haute, Ind.
TUESDAY
♦ Men's basketball vs. Arkansas or Connecticut,
EASPORTS Maui Invitational, 3 or 8:30
p.m., Maui, Hawaii
- Women's basketball vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.,*
* Allen Fieldhouse
- Men's basketball vs. tBA, Maui Invitational,
time TBA, Maui, Hawaii
WEDNESDAY
♦ Volleyball vs. Missouri, 7 p.m., Horeksi
Family Athletics Center
- Football vs. Iowa State, 11:30 a.m., Memorial Stadium
SATURDAY
♦ Volleyball at Iowa State, 1 p.m., Ames, Iowa
AP TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov.19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| | Record | Pts. | Pvs |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Southern Cal (50) | 11-0 | 1,586 | 1 |
| **2. Texas (14)** | **10-0** | **1,550** | **2** |
| 3. LSU | 9-1 | 1,449 | 4 |
| 4. Penn St. | 10-1 | 1,390 | 5 |
| 5. Virginia Tech | 9-1 | 1,283 | 7 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 8-2 | 1,281 | 6 |
| 7. Ohio St. | 9-2 | 1,249 | 9 |
| 8. Oregon | 10-1 | 1,107 | 10 |
| 9. Auburn | 9-2 | 1,101 | 11 |
| 10. Miami | 8-2 | 981 | 3 |
| 11. UCLA | 9-1 | 932 | 12 |
| 12. West Virginia | 8-1 | 862 | 13 |
| 13. Georgia | 8-2 | 857 | 14 |
| 14. Alabama | 9-2 | 723 | 8 |
| 15. TCU | 10-1 | 722 | 15 |
| 16. Fresno St. | 8-2 | 663 | 16 |
| 17. Louisville | 7-2 | 522 | 18 |
| **18. Texas Tech** | **9-2** | **448** | **21** |
| 19. Florida | 7-3 | 384 | 20 |
| 20. Georgia Tech | 7-3 | 347 | _ |
| 21. Boston College | 8-3 | 319 | 23 |
| 22. Michigan | 7-4 | 235 | 17 |
| 23. Florida St. | 7-3 | 214 | 22 |
| 24. Wisconsin | 8-3 | 160 | 25 |
| 25. Clemson | 7-4 | 141 | _ |
Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 100, Iowa 57,
South Carolina 45, Colorado 24, South Florida 22,
UCF 12, Oklahoma 10, Minnesota 9, UTEP 6, California 5, Boise St. 2, Northwestern 2.
FOOTBALL
Lineman from Texas commits to KU after turning down 5 other offers
Kansas landed its 10th football commitment of the season, according to recruiting Web site Rivals.com.
John Marshall, 6-foot-2 lineman from Mt. Vernon, Texas, committed to Kansas last Friday. He turned down offers from Iowa State, Houston, Rice, Army and Navy.
Marshall is a two-star recruit, according to Rivals.com.
"He's one of those kids who is very intelligent and a good kid," Dicky Meeks, Marshall's high-school coach, told rivals.com. "But once the whistle blows, he really gets an attitude. It is rare you find a lineman like him because he just loves to play football. He loves everything about the game."
-Ryan Colaianni
PGA
Tiger defends title with 2-over day in Dunlop Phoenix tournament
MIYAZAKI, Japan - In what he called a "very stressful" round, a limping Tiger Woods overcame a sore ankle Sunday to successfully defend his title at the Dunlop Phoenix by winning the fourth hole of a playoff with Japan's Kaname Yokoo.
Woods won this tournament by eight strokes last year, but finished at 8-under.
FAMILY FEUD
Kansas-Arizona should be nail-biter
Eric: It will be Kansas vs. No.
10 Arizona tonight — two big-time
basketball programs squaring off
early in the season. Because you are
a student at Arizona, let's compare
basketball ways of life at both uni-
versities. You know about Kansas
— what's different at your school?
David: The most obvious difference that comes to mind is how much easier it is at Kansas to get basketball tickets. At Arizona last year, about 9,500 students purchased a $40 sports pass, which permitted them to attend any University of Arizona sports event except men's basketball. Then, a lottery granted more than 2,300 winners the right to attend games at the McKale Center in Tucson. Lottery winners had to pay additional money — about $75. This season, I purchased the sports pass, but I didn't get selected for the lottery. It's disappointing.
Eric; Well, I'm glad I go to Kansas then. How does the McKale Center
ERIC AND DAVID SORRENTINO
SPORTS@KANSAN.COM
compare to Allen Fieldhouse and its capacity to hold about 16,000 people?
David: McKale seats fewer than 15,000.
The Associated Press
Eric: In the event of a Kansas victory, we obviously say "Rock Chalk Jayhawk." In the unfortunate event of an Arizona victory tonight, what would Wildcats fans chant?
David: "Bear Down Arizona." There is a recording of that song that plays through all parts of campus at noon every day.
Eric: Hopefully, I won't have to hear it during Thanksgiving break when we visit the family.
David: Speaking of family, did
you hear whom mom and dad are rooting for? All I know is that mom will be happy regardless—you know how she is.
Eric: True. I honestly haven't asked them. I didn't even tell mom about this article yet. It will make for interesting conversation over the Thanksgiving dinner table.
David: If the last two games between these clubs were any indication on how tonight's game will go, we're in for a nail-biter to the end.
Eric: I agree. Although Kansas leads the all-time series 6-2, you wouldn't find many KU fans who want to remember the second-half letdown against Arizona at the fieldhouse in 2003. Then-sophomore guard Salim Stoudamire was 6-of-9 from three-point land — heartbreaking.
David: True, but Kansas knocked Arizona out of the NCAA tournament that same year.
Eric: What about tonight, though,
in the Wildcats' season opener? Who can we look for to be the biggest threat to the lajwhaws?
David: It would definitely be senior guard Hassan Adams. He has the most experience, leadership and natural athletic ability on the team. Despite the loss of Stoudamire, the perimeter play has also looked strong. Senior guard Chris Rodgers has knocked down 10 three-point field goals in two exhibition games.
Regardless of the outcome tonight, I bet we could both agree that we hope that Missouri and Kansas State have terrible seasons. Don't worry — I still wear my "Muck Fizzou" shirt around campus.
Eric: I guess that's all that matters.
- Eric Sorrentino is a Plano, Texas, senior in journalism. He is Kansan associate sports editor. David Sorrentino is a Plano, Texas, freshman at the University of Arizona.
POWER RANKINGS
K-State climbs out of cellar
Editor's Note: The Kansan Big 12 Power Rankings are voted on by Ryan Colainii and Daniel Berk, Kansas football writers, as well as Kellis Robinett, sports editor, and Eric Sorrentino, associate sports editor.
Only six Big 12 Conference teams played games this weekend. With many teams having Saturday off, Kansas State made the most of its last game under football coach Bill Snyder.
The Wildcats scored touchdowns in several ways: They returned a punt for a touchdown, intercepted a Missouri pass for a touchdown, rushed for two
scores on the ground and passed,
for another touchdown.
The victory pulled Kansas State out of last place in the power rankings.
Speaking of last, Oklahoma State solidified its spot again with a 44-34 loss to Baylor. The game wasn't as close as the score indicated.
Baylor started quickly and was up 38-7 at halftime. The victories pushed the Bears up one spot and the Cowboys down two.
Oklahoma dropped three spots to fifth with a devastating loss to Texas Tech. Senior running back Taurean Henderson ran for a 2-yard touchdown as time expired.
The Red Raiders needed a touchdown because Oklahoma was holding a 21-17 lead. Texas Tech won the game 23-21, and moved up a spot to second.
Amazingly, Kansas moved up three spots to sixth with an idle week.
Voters ranked it as high as sixth and as low as eighth.
Although the Jayhawks do not have as many victories as the Missouri Tigers, the head-to-head victory helped Kansas.
Voters ranked Missouri as high as sixth and as low as tenth.
1. Texas
— Edited by Jonathan Kealing
4. Colorado
5. Oklahoma
3. Iowa State
7. Missouri
6. Kansas
8. Texas A&M
11. Kansas State
9. Nebraska
CROSS COUNTRY
12. Oklahoma State
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
amendoza@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Men win at-large bid to national championships
Kansas will participate in its second 10K race of the season at 11 a.m. today. The meet will take place on the LaVern Gibson championship course.
For the first time in 11 years, No.19 Kansas men's cross country team will participate in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute. Ind.
NCAA PARTICIPANTS
The Jayhawks have experience at this course this season. On Oct. 15, Kansas finished fourth in the NCAA Pre-Nationals. The Jayhawks defeated six ranked teams at the meet.
Men's Automatic Qualifying
Teams:
Alabama
American
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Dartmouth
Florida State
Georgetown
Iona
Iowa
Notre Dame
Oklahoma State
Stanford
Texas
UTEP
Virginia
William and Mary
Wisconsin
Men's At-large Teams:
Arizona State
Brigham Young
Butler
Eastern Michigan
Florida
Indiana
Kansas
Loyola (Illinois)
Minnesota
Ohio State
Portland
Tennessee
Washington
Kansas placed third behind Iowa and Oklahoma State in the Midwest Regional and did not receive an automatic bid. It was one of the additional 13 teams, however, that received an at-large bid to participate in the NCAA Championships.
A total of 31 teams will participate in this event. Eighteen of them came from nine regional meets, where the top two teams from each region received an automatic bid.
stay healthy this year, which is huge, and we have been able to put together a couple of good races," sophomore Paul Hefferon said.
"It means a lot because being able to end our season on a high note is something we haven't been able to do for a few years now and it is pretty exciting for all of us."
Source: ncaasports.com
On top of an at-large bid, five runners from the team received
"We have just been able to
They were sophomores Colby Wisseland Hefferon, and juniors Benson Chesang, Tyler Kelly and Erik Sloan.
The only other teams from the Big 12 Conference to qualify for the national championship were Oklahoma State and Texas.
all-region honors for finishing in the top 25 of the Midwest Regional race.
— Edited by Katie Lohrenz
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
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Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is carried off the field Saturday by his players after addressing the fans in the newly named Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan. Snyder announced his retirement earlier in the week and stepped down from coaching Saturday after his Wildcats defeated Missouri 36-28.
Snyder, Wildcats end season in style
BY STEVE BRISENDINE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANHATTAN — Kansas State did more than just send Bill Snyder off with a win. The Wildcats also guaranteed that Missouri quarterback Brad Smith's career would end without a trip to the Big 12 title game.
The Tigers (6-5, 4-4 Big 12) are bowl eligible for the fourth time since 1983. But they had hoped for so much more under Smith, the school's career scoring and touchdown leader and the first player in NCAA history to rush for 8,000 yards and pass for 4,000.
The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for Snyder, who announced his retirement Tuesday. It also gave Kansas State's returners something positive to take into next season after two straight years of losing records.
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