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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007
INTRAMURALS
Basketball tournaments in full swing
BY SCOTT TOLAND
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
With 180 men and women's teams, the 2007 intramural basketball tournaments filled seven different brackets. The top two teams in each division oft to play their championship game in Allen Fieldhouse.
The 2007 intramural basketball tournaments officially began Sunday and feature 180 men's and women's teams that have been placed into seven different brackets. Every team got to play three pool play games before the seeding meeting that was held last Friday night at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The teams with the best records were given first choice of when and who they wished to play through a lottery system, while the less successful teams were given the later picks.
The men's open recreational tournament includes 55 teams, the most of any of the seven brackets. Next are the men's greek tournament, which features 36 squads, and the co-recreational and men's open competitive tournaments, which have 33 and 32 teams, respectively. Ten teams are playing in the women's open tournament, eight are competing in the men's residential hall tournament, and six teams have been placed in the women's greek tournament. Last Sunday's play began with several play-in games in the bigger brackets.
By winning one of these games, a team would earn the chance to play in the second round against a team that had received a first-round bye and therefore had been given exemption from having to play an extra game. While most teams that were given the chance opted to have a first-round bye, other teams decided to play in the first round, with hopes of getting to play an extra game in the tournament.
Damon Lang, Oskaloosa freshman, played on the men's open recreational Team 2 Legit 2 Quit, which fell 55-45 to Off in the Woods in the first round of play.
"We played pretty well, they were
just bigger than we were. Lang said. "We just couldn't come out with the win. Overall, playing intranural basketball was a pretty good experience."
Most teams were scheduled to play their first games this week, but many others have to wait until as late as March 11 before playing their first tournament games. As tournament play continues, teams may be forced to play games every other day, and
some teams that keep on winning face the possibility of playing two games in a single night.
Nearly all of the rules are the same for the intramural basketball tournaments, but there are a few exceptions. Unlike regular season play, if a game is tied at the end of regulation, then a two minute overtime will be played. Also, any team receiving two technical fouls during a game will automatically be forced
to forfeit the game.
The venue for the championship game of each tournament changes, and the two top teams in each division earn the right to play their final games in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansan sportswriter Scott Toland can be contacted at stoland@kansan.com.
Edited by Joe Caponio
athletics calendar TODAY
Men's golf at Louisiana Classics, All day, LaFeyette, La
Baseball vs. Tabor, 4 p.m.
Hoglund Ballpark
Women's basketball v5.
Women's basketball vs Oklahoma State, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City
WEDNESDAY
Baseball vs. Baker, 5 p.m.
Hoglund Ballpark
THURSDAY
Swimming and Diving at NCAA Championships, All day, Minneapolis, Minn.
Track and Field at NCAA Indoor Championships, All day, Fayetteville, Ark.
FRIDAY
Swimming and Diving
Men's basketball vs. TBA
SUMMING AND DRIVING at NCAA Championships, All day, Minneapolis, Minn.
Softball vs. Drake, 2 p.m.
Arrocha Ballpark
Baseball vs. Arkansas, 2:05 p.m. Fayetteville, Ark.
Softball vs. North Dakota State, 4:15 p.m. Arrocha Ball-park
Swimming and Divina
Track and Field at NCAA Indoor Championships, All day, Fayetteville, Ark.
SATURDAY
Swimming and Diving at NCAA Championships, All day, Minneapolis, Minn.
Tennis vs. Nebraska, 11 a.m. First Serve Tennis Center
Softball vs. New Mexico, 11:45 a.m. Arrocha Ballpark
Baseball vs. Arkansas, 12:05 p.m. Fayetteville, Ark.
TRACK AND FIELD Three Jayhawks qualify for Indoor Championships
SUNDAY
**Tennis** vs. Louisville, 11 a.m. First Serve Tennis Center.
It was announced Monday that three Jayhawks qualified for this weekend's NCAA Indoor Championships.
Baseball vs. Arkansas, 1:05 p.m. Fayetteville, Ark.
Colby Wissel will run in the 3,000 meters, Egor Agafonov will compete in the weight throw and
Softball vs. TBA, TBA, Arrocha Ballpark
Kate Sultanova will compete in the pole vault.
Wissel ran a school-record 7:53.08 Saturday to automatically qualify for the championship meet. Both Agafonov and Sultanova qualified earlier this season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The NCAA Championships begin Friday in Minneapolis.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
AP TOP 25
Buckeyes hold lead
-Kansan Staff Report
The top 25 teams on the All-Star used their college basketball pool with first place scores in power rankings, recoded through March 6. Rounds based on 20 points for a first place score through one point for a 25th place score and last round scoring.
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PV
1. Ohio St. (70) 27-3 179
2. Kansas (2) 27-4 1706
3. Wisconsin 27-4 1599
4. UCLA 26-4 1583
5. Memphis 27-3 1481
7. Texas A&M 25-5 1,383
8. UNC 25-6 1,331
9. Georgetown 23-6 1,205
10. Nevada 27-3 1,013
11. Washington st 24-6 986
12. Louisville 24-8 962
13. Pittsburgh 25-6 862
14. S. Illinois 25-6 862
15. Texas 22.8 868
16. Oregon 23.7 662
17. Maryland 24.7 639
18. Marquette 23.8 536
19. Butler 27.5 517
20. Notre Dame 27.5 442
21. Duke 22.9 244
22. University 22.9 184
23. Brush 23.7 186
24. Winston 28.4 162
25. UAA 28.4 124
Others receiving votes: Van der Westhoff 124, Virginia 104, Kansas 68, Creighton 53, Arizona 42, Southern Cali 25, Yell 20, Commonwealth 21, Georgia Tech 20, Indiana 18, Air Force 17, Virginia 16, Massachusetts 11, Wilamowitz 9, Michigan St. 8, Davidson 6, Akon 4, Kansas St. 4, Appalachian St. 3, Kentucky 3, Syracuse 3, Washington 2, Texas AMA Church 1, Vermont 1
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
AP TOP 25 Duke holds No.1
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press women's college basketball pool with five place votes in parentheses. March 8-13. March 14-17. March 18-21. Through nine point but a last place vote.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1 | Duke (16) | 30-1 | 1223 | 7 |
| 2 | UConn (17) | 28-2 | 1177 | 1 |
| 3 | UNC (4) | 30-3 | 1180 | 1 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 28-3 | 1140 | 2 |
| 5 | Ohio St | 28-2 | 1022 | 5 |
| 6 | Stanford | 27-4 | 942 | 7 |
| 7 | Maryland | 27-5 | 936 | 6 |
| 8 | Arizona St | 27-5 | 887 | 9 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 29-5 | 849 | 13 |
| 10 | LSU | 29-5 | 785 | 11 |
| **11. Oklahoma** | **23-4** | **751** | **12** |
| **12. Purdue** | **640** | **14** |
| **13. Texas A&M** | **23-5** | **638** | **10** |
| **14. Georgia** | **23-6** | **127** | **10** |
| **15. George Wash.* | **26-3** | **611** | **8** |
| **16. Middle Tenn.* | **26-3** | **611** | **8** |
| **17. N.C. Mills.* | **23-9** | **429** | **24** |
| **18. Baylor** | **24-6** | **425** | **16** |
| **19. Rutgers.* | **28-4** | **18** | **18** |
| **20. Bowling Green.* | **26-3** | **258** | **13** |
| **21. Marquette.* | **25-3** | **238** | **23** |
| **22. Winston Green Bay.* | **25-3** | **217** | **21** |
| **23. Louisville.* | **25-3** | **152** | **20** |
| **24. Michigan St.* | **23-8** | **152** | **62** |
| **25. Montana.* | **23-8** | **62** | -- |
Others receiving votes: California 57,
Iowa St. 34, Ohio Dominion 28,
Delaware 8, James Madison 7,
Pittsburgh 7, Temple 6, Xavier 5,
Mississippi 2, West Virginia 2, Coppin St.
1, DePaul 1, U.S. 1
BY DAVID ALLEN SCHAEFFER
What do you think?
BY DAVID AUJEN SCHAFFER
ALI GRUBBS Chicago junior
"I definitely think we have a chance to make it into the Final Four. All of the other teams have struggles and since we beat Texas, I think our chances are good."
PAT GAUGHAN Chicago freshman
"I think we will make it to at least the Final Four. We have been hot and we are going to carry it over"
WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO THE JAYHAWKS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT?
JARED GOFF Leawood sophomore
Littlewood sophromani-
"I'm saying the Final Four because we're due. I don't see any other teams that can beat us"
MARK JOHNSTONE Winfield junior
"With the No. 1 seed, we should be able to make it to the Sweet Sixteen, but only time will tell."
>> BIG 12 BASKETBALL
Sooners rely on strong point guard
BY MURRAY EVANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKLAHOMA CITY — The most dominant force in Big 12 Conference women's basketball this season has been the league's player of the year, Oklahoma sophomore sensation Courtnev Paris.
Indeed, Paris figures to be an
inside force for the second-seeded Sooners in the Big 12 tournament, which starts Tuesday. But with the postseason here, the Big 12 teams that are playing the best are the ones with strong point-guard play.
"It looks like point guards have been putting their teams on their backs and carrying them, and that's what great ones do. They want to make plays. They want the ball in their hands at crucial times," Texas Tech coach Kristy Curry said.
After a mideseason slump, 11th-
ranked Oklahoma (23-4) has won
five straight games after coach Sherri
Coale introduced freshman Jenna
Plumley at the point. Oklahoma State, winless in Big 12 play last year, surged to an 8-8 league record, a sixth-place finish and the NCAA tournament boulder thanks in good part to another freshman point guard, Andrea Riley.
Fifth-seeded Iowa State (22-7) has won five straight and features the Big 12's assist leader in senior Lyndsay Medders.
Junior AQuonesia Franklin helped top-seeded and 13th-ranked Texas A&M (2-5) go 5-0 this season against the league's next three seeds, Oklahoma, Baylor (24-6) and Nebraska (22-8). Junior Angela
"I've never had a great team without a great point guard." Oklahoma State coach Kurt Budke said. "You're only as good as the leadership running your team."
Tuesday's first-round games will pit Colorado against Texas Tech, Iowa State against Kansas State, Texas against Missouri and Oklahoma State against Kansas. The top four seeds received byes and will play Wednesday against Tuesday's winners.
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