MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
SPORTS
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 11A
Today
Men's golf, NCAA Central Regional Preview, all day, Chardon, Ohio
- Men's golf, NCAA Central Regional Preview, all day, Chickadee, Ohio
- TOMORROW
- Women's golf. Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic, all day, Fort Collins, Colo.
WEDNESDAY
♥ Volleyball vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center
FRIDAY
♦ Soccer vs. UC Irvine, 5 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
Tennis, Tulsa Invitational, all day, Tulsa, Okla.
AP TOP 25
| | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Southern Cal (56) | 1-0 | 1,592 | 1 |
| **2. Texas (8)** | 2-0 | 1,538 | 2 |
| 3. LSU | 1-0 | 1,404 | 5 |
| 4. Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 1,345 | 7 |
| 5. Tennessee | 1-0 | 1,297 | 6 |
| 6. Florida | 2-0 | 1,242 | 10 |
| 7. Georgia | 2-0 | 1,181 | 9 |
| 8. Florida St. | 2-0 | 1,138 | 11 |
| 9. Ohio St. | 1-1 | 1,100 | 4 |
| 10. Notre Dame | 2-0 | 1,036 | 20 |
| 11. Louisville | 1-0 | 941 | 12 |
| 12. Purdue | 1-0 | 837 | 13 |
| 13. Miami | 0-1 | 754 | 14 |
| 14. Michigan | 1-1 | 740 | 3 |
| 15. California | 2-0 | 634 | 16 |
| 16. Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 575 | 17 |
| 17. Boston College | 2-0 | 483 | 19 |
| 18. Arizona St. | 1-1 | 373 | 15 |
| **19. Texas Tech** | **1-0** | **324** | **21** |
| 20. Clemson | 2-0 | 316 | 25 |
| **21. Oklahoma** | **1-1** | **267** | **18** |
| 22. Iowa | 1-1 | 252 | _ |
| 23. Fresno St. | 1-0 | 225 | 24 |
| **24. Iowa St.** | **2-0** | **223** | _ |
| 25. Virginia | 1-0 | 205 | 23 |
- Others receiving votes: Alabama 137, Oregon 115, Utah 113, Wisconsin 88, Auburn 87, Colorado 62, Minnesota 41, Texas A&M 35, UCLA 24, Michigan St. 16, Penn St. 16, TCU 14, N.C. St. 7, UTEP 7, Oregon St. 6, Toledo 5, West Virginia 4, Vanderbilt 1.
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BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Texas takes top
Editor's Note: The Kansan Big 12 Power Rankings are voted on by Ryan Colcianni and Daniel Berk, Kansas football writers, as well as Kellis Robinet, sports editor, and Eric Sorrentino, associate sports editor.
Texas was a unanimous No.
game to New Mexico on Saturday, giving up 45 points to the Lobos.
Texas fans are circling Oct. 8 on their calendars, as the
1 choice, coming off a huge victory against Ohio State.
Three in four voters chose them as last in the Big 12 Conference.
If the Longhorns get by the Sooners, they could stay at No. 1 for a long time and contend for the national title.
The most interesting story of the week came from the placement of Oklahoma.
The biggest loser of the week was Missouri.
team will play Oklahoma in Dallas.
The biggest loser of the week was Missouri.
The team dropped a home
It was voted as high as sec-
and as low as ninth in the conference.
1. Texas
TCU defeated Oklahoma in week one, and this was part of the reason for Oklahoma's inconsistency in votes.
Okiahoma did not receive much help from TCU, who lost to SMU on
Saturday.
The Sooners face a tough test next weekend, as they will travel to California to take on the Bruins of UCLA.
4. Texas A & M
rank
2. Iowa State
7. Kansas
5. Oklahoma
3. Texas Tech
6. Colorado
10. Kansas State
9. Oklahoma State
11. Baylor
12. Missouri
NFL
Chiefs overcome injuries, beat Jets
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs simply were hoping to improve one of the NFL's sorriest defenses, not open the season with the first shutout of the NewYork Jets in almost a decade.
Although weakened by first- half injuries to two starters, the Chiefs' defense held the mistake-prone Jets out of the end zone until the final half-minute yesterday en route to a 27-7 victory.
Larry Johnson rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries and Priest Holmes added 85 yards and a touchdown for a fast-starting Kansas City offense that scored 17 points on its first three possessions.
FOOTBALL
The Chiefs' defense then made sure that was more than enough, forcing seven fumbles and recovering two.
QB situation causes nervousness, questions
The Associated Press
KELLIS AND TRAVIS ROBINETT
sports@kansan.com
Kellis: Yes.
Kellis: I told myself, before the year started, that I'd smoke a cigar after every Kansas victory, but I don't know if I will after defeating Appalachian State.
Travis: Well, did you smoke one last week?
Kellis: Last week was the first game of the season and it was at least against a Division I team.
Travis: What's the difference then? Both games were supposed to be easy victories.
Travis: I'm a little worried about next week though. Our offense still doesn't look that good.
Kellis: Barmann was the undisputed starter two weeks ago. Now, a guy who wasn't even listed on the depth chart is the backup?
Kellis: Louisiana Tech got killed at Florida.
Travis: Not necessarily. If Luke got hurt do you really think the coaching staff would put Herford, a freshman who doesn't know the system yet, in the game? I think they were just testing him.
Kellis: I'm a little surprised that freshman Marcus Herford played at quarterback in front of junior Adam Barmann.
Travis: Kansas is a lot different from Florida.
Travis: Herford looked good. I think he was put in there because Kansas was playing Appalachian State and the coaches wanted to see what he could do.
Kellis: Barmann only played one series and threw one pass. If Kansas football coach Mark Mangino was interested in him being the backup, he would have played the whole second half.
Travis: Regardless, Herford looked solid and made plays.
Kellis: He's definitely a good change of pace, but opposing teams will know that Kansas is going to run the ball every time he gets in the game.
that. Herford completed more passes than Barmann.
Travis: I don't know about
Kellis: But when Barmann was at quarterback, he led the Jayhawks to a touchdown.
Travis: All he did was hand the ball off to junior running back Jon Cornish, who gained every yard. I could have played quarterback on that drive.
- Travis Robinett is an Austin, Texas, junior in journalism. Kellis Robinett is an Austin, Texas, senior in journalism. He is Kansan sports editor.
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