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Wednesday, December 11, 1974
University Daily Kansan
SPORTS
KU drops to 9th, N.C. State No.1 in AP poll
From the Associated Press
After losing to Indiana last week, the University of Kansas dropped two places to the No. 9 spot in this week's Associated Press college basketball poll.
KU's loss to Notre Dame on Monday night took place after this week's event.
First-place support was split among four teams in this week's poll but most of the No.
1 ballots went to the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
The Wolfpack, defending national champions and winners of four straight games this season, received 39 of the 49 first-place votes cast and 538 total points. That easily outdistanced No. 17 UCLA, which received 892 points after four consecutive victories.
Third place went to Indiana with four top
votes and 734 points. The other first-
est recipient to No. 4 Louisville, which
had 86% polling.
Maryland took over fifth place with 543 points, displacing South Carolina which has no. 23 in being upset by Oklahoma in victory the movetower of the Sooners into 19th place in the poll.
Two other new teams made their first
appearance of the season in the Top 20.
No. 18 Oregon and No. 20
Providence.
Southern California, with 435 points, made sixth place in the voting by a panel of the nation's sports writers and broadcaster. It was a jump of four places for the Trojans.
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Fordham is led by its 6-7 senior center, Darryl Brown, who is averaging 24 points and 15 rebounds a game. Brown, one of the best players in the East, outdured Notre Dame's John Shumate last year in a head-to-head battle, outsourcing him 23-16.
Cage tournament to start Friday
Through the first five years of the tour,
they won nine games and lost only one. They beat
Corning off a stretch of five games in nine days, the University of Kansas basketball team is taking a few days' rest before it begins its season at Jawaharlanka Academy beginning Friday.
Washington (3-0) will play Temple (2-1) in Friday's opener at 7:06 p.m. KU (3-2) will play Fordham (2-1) in the nightcap at 9:05. The winners will play each other in the consolation game at 9:06 p.m. The losers will play in the consolation game at 7:06 p.m. Saturday.
The meet boasts such teams as defending NCAA champion Iowa State and runner-up Arizona State. Bob Lockwood, KU gymnasium coach, said he expected these two teams, along with Nebraska, to battle for the title in the 16-team field.
The KU gymnastics team will travel to Denver this weekend to meet rugged competition in the Rocky Mountain Open, Dec. 13-14.
Gymnasts to attend Denver meet
The competition will be the Jayhawks first since Nov. 1, 2 when KU was host to the Big Eight Invitational. Lockwood said he was disappointed with the results from that event. He did not perform better at Denver because they hadad more time to work on their routines.
The Top 20, with first-place votes in apparelhouses, season record and total points. Podolato evaluated on basis of 185.3
Recommended local teams. Points allocated.
1. North Carolina State (39) 40 628
2. Florida (4) 40 862
3. Indiana (4) 30 784
4. Maryland (13) 30 594
5. Maryland 30 543
6. Southern California 30 453
7. Maryland 20 361
8. North Carolina State 20 368
9. Kansas 19 119
10. Alabama 20 368
11. Notre Dame 27 271
12. Penn 34 192
13. South Carolina 34 192
14. Memphis State 20 78
15. Purdue 20 67
16. Michigan 20 64
17. Arkansas 20 47
18. Oregon 30 47
19. Oklahoma 20 17
20. Virginia 20 6
Lockwood said KU wouldn't enter a full backup in the new Olympic compilators.
ready for that competition. However, he said, a full team will be entered in the op-
Lockwood said Kansas was in good shape in terms of injuries. He said he was able to field his strongest team possible for this meet. Only jerry Daughtry, who suffered torn ligaments in his shoulder in a car accident, will be unable to compete. Overton is still hampered by a sore shoulder, but he will compete.
Al Overton, Les Kerr and John Whitehead, the only team members to qualify for the finals of the Big Eight Invitational, will be the Jayhawk entries in all-round competition. Eleven specialists are being taken to round out the team.
Other receiving votes, listed in alphabetical order: Olerenberg, Clementon, Davidson, DePaul, Del. Detroit, Houston, Florida State, Kansas State, Kentucky, LaSalle, Oregon State, Idaho State, Oregon State, Roberts, Oregon State, St. Louis State, Vancouver, and Vermont.
KU's two senior centers, Rick Suttle and Danny Knight, have won the most outstanding performer award the last two years. Suttle won in it 1972 as a sophomore while leading tournament with 36 points. Knight won it last year and led all scorers with 40 points.
championship every year except 1971, when a defeated KU in the championship game. #8-77.
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After the Classic, the Jayhawks take a nine-day break. They play Kentucky at Louisville on Dec. 23. The Hawks defeated North Carolina 90-78 Monday night.
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