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Aggies worthy of top seed
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007
Texas A&M's resumé as impressive as that of any other team
for the past week, all I've heard on ESPN is that Florida. North Carolina.
Wisconsin, Ohio State, UCLA and Kansas are the only six teams that have separated themselves for No. 1 seed consideration. One team is noticeably absent from that list — Texas A&M.
Tell me, what have those six teams done to separate themselves from Texas A&M? The Aggies only have four losses, as few as anyone but Ohio State. They lost at UCLA, but who can blame them? They lost at LSU, but so did Florida. They were swept by Texas Tech, but North Carolina was swept by a similar team at Virginia Tech.
They have a road victory against Kansas; none of the other six have a victory even close to as good as that. They are also tied for the lead in the Big 12 Conference.
So please, I'd really like to know what eliminated Texas A&M from the running for a No. 1 seed.
Its resume is better than Kansas'
OK, so Kansas is demolishing teams
lately and Texas A&M is still just
winning fairly close games. But
Texas A&M doesn't have a loss like Oral Roberts on its resume, and its victory at Kansas is better than Kansas' against Florida on a neutral court.
Texas A&M's argument against the rest of the field should always go back to its victory in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas is at a disadvantage against Texas A&M just because of that victory.
But compare Texas &AM; to others in contention, and the Aggies could say that they've had a better season than any.
Ohio State's accomplishments don't measure up to Texas A&M's. The Buckeyes have only defeated two ranked teams all year in Wisconsin and Tennessee, and both of these came at home. By the way,
Tennessee only has one conference road victory this season. Ohio State also lost at North Carolina, at Florida and at Wisconsin. Those were their only three chances to match the Aggies' victory at Kansas, and they failed
The UCLA Bruins are the only team that has a significant advantage against Texas A&M, and that's just because of its head-to-head win
Then there's North Carolina, Florida and Wisconsin. All are slumping at the wrong time, each having lost two games recently. At this point, either could easily be a No. 2 seed behind Texas A&M.
If Texas A&M wins at Texas and then wins the Big 12 Tournament, I don't see how a No. 1 seed could be denied to Billy Gillispie's team. Better yet, the Aggies should go to the South Regional in San Antonio, Texas. I think they deserve it. My message to the tournament committee: At least consider it.
Robinett is an Austin, Texas, senior in journalism.
- Edited by Joe Caponio
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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
>> MEN'S BASKETBALL Ohio St. takes No. 1
| RK TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Ohio St. (62) | 26-3 | 1,786 | 2 |
| 2. UCLA (10) | 25-3 | 1,729 | 4 |
| **3. Kansas** | **25-4** | **1,580** | **6** |
| 4. Wisconsin | 26-4 | 1,503 | 1 |
| 5. Florida | 25-4 | 1,488 | 3 |
| 6. Memphis | 25-3 | 1,422 | 7 |
| **7. Texas A&M** | **24-4** | **1,408** | **8** |
| 8. North Carolina | 24-5 | 1,381 | 5 |
| 9. Georgetown | 22-5 | 1,225 | 12 |
| 10. Nevada | 26-2 | 1,160 | 11 |
| 11. S. Illinois | 25-5 | 1,057 | 13 |
| 12. Pittsburgh | 24-5 | 984 | 10 |
| 13. Washington St. | 23-5 | 974 | 9 |
| 14. Duke | 22-7 | 775 | 18 |
| **15. Texas** | **21-7** | **708** | **19** |
| 16. Louisville | 21-8 | 653 | 20 |
| 17. Oregon | 22-7 | 466 | 23 |
| 18. Butler | 26-5 | 457 | 15 |
| 19. Vanderbilt | 19-9 | 317 | 17 |
| 20. Marquette | 22-8 | 299 | 16 |
| 21. Virginia Tech | 20-8 | 293 | – |
| 22. Notre Dame | 22-6 | 279 | – |
| 23. Southern Cal | 21-8 | 254 | – |
| 24. Maryland | 22-7 | 247 | – |
| 25. Air Force | 22-6 | 316 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan St.
Voting Groups Michigan St.
135, Winthrop 123, Virginia 103, UNLV 78,
BYU 70, Xavier 42, Tennessee 40, West
Virginia 27, Arizona 24, Indiana 15,
Kentucky 12, Kansas St. 11, Old
Dominion 10, Boston College 9,
Massachusetts 6, Akron 3, Davidson 3,
Va. Commonwealth 3, Stanford 2,
Vernont 2, Syracuse 1
》 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 25. total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking.
Duke holds top
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1 | Duke (49) | 29-0 | 1,249 | 1 |
| 2 | Tennessee (11) | 27-2 | 1,200 | 2 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 26-2 | 1,142 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 27-3 | 1,085 | 4 |
| 5 | Ohio St. | 26-2 | 1,020 | 5 |
| 6 | Maryland | 26-4 | 993 | 6 |
| 7 | Stanford | 25-4 | 919 | 8 |
| 8 | George Wash. | 25-2 | 852 | 9 |
| 9 | Arizona St. | 26-3 | 849 | 10 |
| 10 | Georgia | 26-3 | 802 | 11 |
| 11 | LSU | 24-6 | 740 | 7 |
| **12. Oklahoma** | 22-4 | **697** | **13** |
| **13. Vanderbilt** | 24-5 | 670 | 12 |
| **14. Texas A&M** | **22-5** | **590** | **16** |
| 15 | Purdue | 25-5 | 578 | 15 |
| **16. Baylor** | **24-5** | **498** | **14** |
| 17 | Middle Tenn. | 24-6 | 494 | 17 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 19-7 | 367 | 21 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 25-3 | 221 | 18 |
| 20 | Louisville | 24-5 | 218 | 23 |
| 21 | Wisconsin Bay | 23-3 | 206 | 24 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 22-7 | 194 | 20 |
| 23 | Marquette | 23-1 | 191 | 19 |
| 24 | N.C. State | 21-8 | 183 | - |
| 25 | California | 22-7 | 87 | - |
Others receiving votes: Montana 58, Temple 33, Iowa St. 26, Old Dominion 20, James Madison 15, Tulane 11;
Nebraska 10, Pittsburgh 9, Delaware 5,
Notte Dame 7, Mississippi 3, BVU 2,
Florida St. 1, New Mexico 1, Irrincks 1,
West Virginia 1
MEN'S BASKETBALL Ohio State grabs top spot for first time in 45 years
Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll, the No.
Led by freshmen Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State advanced one day after beating Wisconsin.
first time the Buckeyes have held the top ranking since 1962 when they were led by Jerry Lucas and John Havlicke.
Rolen, La Russa resolve postseason guarrel
MLB
JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and third baseman Scott Rolen are talking again, and both agree the rift that began in the 2006 postseason is over.
The two shook hands last week outside La Russa's office at the St. Louis Cardinals' spring training complex. The two had not spoken since the disagreement began five months ago.
"It's a dead issue," Rolen said Monday. "It's healthy to be a dead issue. Walking around with a wall between you isn't very healthy for any relationship."
La Russa said he never had an "issue" with Rolen, even as their deteriorating relationship became sensationalized during the Cardinals' World Series run last October.
The split started in late September when Rolen was not in the lineup for a critical game against the Astros and pitcher Roy Oswalt.
La Russa, believing Rolen's tender shoulder was negatively impacting his swing, sat Rolen for Game 2 of the National League Division Series and Game 2 of the NLCS.
Rolen, though, responded on the field. He hit safely in the final 10 postseason games and finished the World Series with a .421 average.
Ohio State was ranked No. 1 for all of 1960-61 and 1961-62, a run of 27 straight polls. The Buckeyes won the national championship in 1960 and lost the title game to Cincinnati in 1961 and 1962.
Associated Press
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Tuesday
Baseball vs. Oral Roberts, 3 p.m. Tulsa, Okla.
Thursday
Men's golf at The All-American, All day, Houston
Friday
Softball vs. Iowa State, 12:30 p.m. Tulsa, Okla
Women's basketball vs. Ms. souri, 6:30 p.m. Columbia, Mo.
Tennis vs. Iowa, 3 p.m. Iowa City, Iowa
Swimming and Diving at Zone Diving, All day, TBA
Softball vs. Tulsa, 5:30 p.m.
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Saturday
Softball vs. North Texas, 1:30 p.m. Tulsa, Okla.
Men's basketball vs. Texas
11 a.m. Allen Fieldhouse
Baseball vs. Western Illinois, 2 p.m. Hooland Ballpark
Track, Iowa State Invita tional, All day, Ames, Iowa
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Baseball vs. Western Illinois, noon, Hoglund Ballpark
Softball vs. TBA, TBA, Tulsa, Ola
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