THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007
SPORTS
11A
athletics calendar
Todav
- Women's golf at Baja Invitational, All day, Ensenada, Mexico
Wednesdav
Women's basketball vs.
Colorado, 7 p.m. Allen Field-
house
Men's basketball vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse
Men's golf at Hawaii-
Hilo invitational, All day, Hilo,
Hawaii
Men's golf at Hawaii-
Hilo Invitational, All day, Hilo,
Hawaii
Thursday
Softball vs. UC Santa Barbara, 6:30 p.m. San Diego
Friday
Men's golf at Hawaii-
Hilo Invitational, All day, Hilo,
Hawaii
Track at ISU Classic, All day, Ames, Iowa
Baseball vs. South Dakota
State, 3 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark
Softball vs. California, 4 p.m. San Diego
Track at ISU Classic, All
Softball vs. Oregon State, 11 a.m. San Diego
Saturday
souri, 2:30 p.m. Columbia, Mo
Baseball vs. South Dakota State, 1 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark
Men's basketball vs. Missoi 2:30 p.m. Columbia Mo
Softball vs. San Diego State 4 p.m. San Diego
Women's basketball vs Texas, 5 p.m. Austin, Texas
Sundav
Softball vs. Massachusetts 11 a.m. San Diego
Tennis vs. Arkansas, noon,
First Serve Tennis Center
Baseball vs. South Dakota State, 1 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark
MEN'S BASKETBALL
AP MEN'S TOP 25 Gators hold steady
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1 | Florida (72) | 21-2 | 1,800 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 20-2 | 1,657 | 5 |
| 3 | Ohio St. | 20-3 | 1,655 | 4 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 22-2 | 1,592 | 2 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 20-3 | 1,507 | 3 |
| 6 | Texas & Ariz | 20-3 | 1,422 | 10 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 20-3 | 1,418 | 7 |
| 8 | Memphis | 20-3 | 1,242 | 11 |
| 9 | Kansas | 20-4 | 1,226 | 6 |
| 10 | Butler | 22-2 | 1,107 | 13 |
| 11 | Marquette | 20-4 | 1,102 | 14 |
| 12 | Nevada | 21-2 | 919 | 15 |
| 13 | Oregon | 19-4 | 853 | 9 |
| 14 | Washington St. | 19-4 | 820 | 18 |
| 15 | Air Force | 20-3 | 763 | 17 |
| 16 | Duke | 18-5 | 700 | 8 |
| 17. Oklahoma St. | | | 667 | 12 |
| 18 | Alabama | 17-5 | 438 | 19 |
| 19 | Southern Cal | 18-6 | 306 | — |
20 | Kentucky | 17-5 | 282 | — |
21. S. Illinois | 19-5 | 246 | — |
22. Georgetown | 16-5 | 230 | — |
23. Vanderbilt | 16-7 | 196 | 24 |
24. Arizona | 15-7 | 151 | 20 |
25. Stanford | 15-7 | 144 | 23 |
Indiana 117, Notre Dame 108, Texas 105
Kansas St 85, Virginia Tech 71, Bank
College 68, West Virginia 59, Va
Commonwealth 42, New Mexico ST 32,
Florida ST 24, Crouton 19, RYU 15,
Clemson 15, N.C. State 15, Gonzalez 14,
Akron 10, UNLV 14, Maryland 9,
Tennessee 8, Massachusetts 4, Winthrop
2, Michigan ST 1, Old Dominion 1,
Texas ST 1, Villanova 1
AP WOMEN'S TOP 25 Duke secures top
WWOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The top 25 teams in the Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th place vote and last week's ranking.
| | TEAM | SECOND | F13 | FV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Duke (42) | 23-4 | 1,242 | 1 | |
| 2. UNC (8) | 24-0 | 1,208 | 2 | |
| 3. Tennessee | 20-2 | 1,135 | 3 | |
| 4. Ohio St | 21-1 | 1,096 | 5 | |
| 5. Connecticut | 20-2 | 1,053 | 6 | |
| 6. Maryland | 22-3 | 986 | 4 | |
| 7. LSU | 21-3 | 894 | 7 | |
| 8. George Wash. | 19-2 | 801 | 11 | |
| 9. Georgia | 19-4 | 763 | 14 | |
| 10. Arizona St. | 21-3 | 765 | 12 | |
| 11. Stanford | 19-4 | 762 | 8 | |
| **12. Oklahoma** | **18-3** | **753** | **9** | |
| 13. Purdue | 20-4 | 689 | 10 | |
| 14. Vanderbilt | 20-4 | 540 | 15 | |
| **15. Baylor** | **19-4** | **522** | **13** | |
| **16. Texas A&M** | **17-4** | **455** | **18** | |
| 17. Louisville | 21-2 | 415 | 19 | |
| 18. Bowling Green | 20-2 | 379 | 17 | |
| 19. Middle Tenn. | 21-3 | 375 | 20 | |
| 20. California | 18-5 | 348 | 21 | |
| **21. Nebraska** | **19-4** | **311** | **22** | |
| 22. Rutgers | 14-6 | 223 | 23 | |
| 23. Marquette | 19-4 | 182 | 16 | |
| 24. Wis.-Green Bay | 18-3 | 92 | 24 | |
| 25. James Madison | 19-2 | 84 | 25 | |
Talib
Four KU players receive MVP awards at banquet
The Kansas football program handed its awards and its end-of-the-season banquet Saturday. Seniors Jon Cornish and David Ochoa won offensive MVP honors, while
sophomore Agib Talib claimed the defensive award. Junior Brandon McAn Anderson won the special teams MVP honor.
a school-record 1,457 yards. He, along with Talib were both named All-Big 12 First team, Talib finished
Others receiving votes: Texas 47,
Michigan St. 46, Mississippi 19, Montana
13, Delaware 7, Pittsburgh 6, Georgia
Tech 5, Tulane 4, Florida St. 3, NC State
2, W Kentucky 2, Ball St. 1, Utah 1
Let it slide
Andres Leighton/ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOOTBALL
Venezuela's catcher Steve Torrealba catches the throw of center fielder Gregor Blanco before the tag on Dominican Republic's Jose Fernandez in the second inning of the game in the Caribbean Baseball Series in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on Monday.
BIG 12 BASKETBALL
BY LUKE MEREDITH ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tigers prepare for revenge in Ames
DES MOINES. Iowa - It's been nearly a month since Iowa State's comeback win at Missouri, but the momentum the Cyclones gained that night is still paying off.
The Cyclones gave first-year coach Greg McDermott a Big 12 opener to remember back on Jan. 6, rallying from 10 down to beat the Tigers 66-65 on a tipin by freshman Wesley Johnson, Iowa State (12-10, 3-5 BIG 12) has lost five of seven since then, but McDermott said the comeback in Columbia was a major step forward for the program.
The Cyclones host Missouri (13-8, 2-6) in the rematch Tuesday.
the second half.
"The belief we were able to gain in one another as a result of that experience has been very
Mike Taylor, Iowa State's leading scorer, bounced back from a rough stretch with 21 points and twice as many assists as turnovers.
important for us?" McDermott said. "The reality of it is that we're moving forward, and the steps aren't necessarily visible in the win and loss column. But our team is getting better and any sort of experience like that has helped."
It all added up to a victory fo
Iowa State enters its showdown with Missouri feeling a bit better about itself, having snapped a five-game losing streak with a win over Baylor on Saturday.
Center Jiri Hubalek's strong
"The belief we were able to gain in one another as a result of that experience has been very important for us."
GREG MCDERMOTT Iowa State coach
to a victory for a team that has taken its lumps in conference play.
"Sometimes when the ball goes up and you look out there and you look at the two teams and you look at how we're built compared to some of the other
performance — 19 points and nine rebounds — was one of many encouraging signs for the Cyclones. Hubalek had struggled in his previous two games, but he woke up after taking some shots to the face during
Missouri has also lost five of seven since Jan. 6. The Tigers fell by four at home to Kansas State, lost by three
the season first in the nation in passes defended, averaging nearly three breakups a game.
teams in the Big 12, we're really at a disadvantage. But our guys are playing through that." McDermott said.
to No. 9 Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse and got beat by visiting Nebraska on Saturday.
"Right now, we're not playing the way I'd want us to play," Missouri coach Mike Anderson said. "We've just got to get back in the mode of playing basketball the way were capable of playing."
If history is any indication, the odds are stacked against the Tigers. Missouri hasn't won in Ames since 1999 and is on a four game losing streak against the Cyclones.
-Kansan Staff Report
But the Tigers have a lot in common with Iowa State. Both have new coaches and inexperienced rosters, and their leading scorers — Taylor and Missouri's Stefhan Hannah — were teammates at Chipola (Fla.) Community College last season.
"It should be an interesting ball game. It's a big ball game for both teams." Anderson said. "Our job is to go in and see if we can steal one on the road."
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Wednesday, February 7th
The University of Kansas
Chancellor's Student Awards Committee
is accepting nominations and applications for the following graduating senior awards:
The Agnes Wright Strickland Award The Class of 1913 Award
*The Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award
*The Leffel Award is not limited to graduating seniors.
The Donald K. Alderson Memorial Award The Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award The Carol K. Smith Student Involvement Award
The Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award
Nomination and application forms are online at: http://www.vpss.ku.edu/awards
Nominations must be received by Friday, February 16, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. Applications must be received by Friday, March 2, 2007, at 5:00 p.m.
1985 2002 2003 2004 JIMMY JOHN S BRAMCISI