THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN TUESDAY, JANUARY 30.2007 SPORTS 9A APTOP25 Duke holds top spot The top 20 teams in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 28, 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. Duke (41) 21-0 1,241 1 2. UNC (9) 23-0 1,209 2 3. Tennessee 19-2 1,102 4 4. Maryland 21-2 1,089 3 5. Ohio St. 18-1 1,066 5 6. Connecticut 18-2 987 7 7. LSU 20-2 939 8 8. Stanford 18-3 919 9 **9. Oklahoma** **17-2** **862** **6** 10. Purdue 19-3 739 12 11. G. Washington 18-2 727 11 12. Arizona St. 19-2 714 10 **13. Baylor** **18-3** **671** **13** 14. Georgia 18-4 600 14 15. Vanderbilt 18-4 474 15 16. Marquette 18-2 448 17 17. Bowling Green 18-2 434 16 **18. Texas A&M** **15-+** **425** **21** 19. Louisville 19-2 396 18 19. Middle Tenn. 19-3 385 19 21. California 16-5 206 20 **22. Nebraska** **17-4** **154** **25** 23. Rutgers 12-6 86 - 24. Wis.-Green Bay 17-3 74 - 25. James Madison 17-2 69 - Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 4, Mississippi 39, Texas 36, Arkansas 24, Utah 16, Montana 12, DePaul 11, Delaware 10, Iowa St. 9, Pittsburgh 5, TCU 5, Ball St. 4, Florida St. 4, *Texas Tech* 4, Tulane 4, NC State 3, Kansas St. 2, W Kentucky 2, Illinois St. 1 AP TOP 25 Gators remain No.1 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first place votes in parentheses, records than Jan. 28, 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 | RECORD | PTS | PA | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1. Florida (45) | 19-2 | 1,773 | 1 | | 2. Wisconsin (24) | 21-121,734 | 1 | 2 | | 3. North Carolina (3) | 19-221,672 | 1 | 2 | | 4. Ohio St | 18-211,545 | 5 | 1 | | 5. UCLA | 18-221,482 | 3 | 1 | | **6. Kansas** | **18-3** | **1,414** | **8** | | 7. Pittsburgh | 19-321,330 | 9 | 1 | | 8. Duke | 18-321,211 | 10 | 7 | | 9. Oregon | 19-221,209 | 7 | 1 | | **10. Texas A&M** | **17-3** | **1,197** | 6 | | 11. Memphis | 17-321,081 | 11 | 1 | | **12. Oklahoma St.** | **18-3** | **1,023** | **13** | | 13. Butler | 19-2 | 22,993 | 14 | | 14. Marquette | 19-4 | 22,903 | 15 | | 15. Nevada | 19-2 | 22,766 | 18 | | 16. Virginia Tech | 16-5 | 22,608 | 24 | | 17. Air Force | 19-3 | 22,506 | 16 | | 18. Washington St. | 17-4 | 22,483 | 20 | | 19. Alabama | 15-4 | 22,305 | 18 | | 20. Arizona | 14-6 | 22,282 | 17 | | 21. Notre Dame | 17-4 | 22,236 | 22 | | **22. Texas** | **15-52** | **209** | _ | 22. Texas 15-52 209 24. Stanford 15-42 2208 24. Vanderbilt 15-6 2200 25. Clemson 18-4 188 Lakers receiving votes: Indiana 141, Kentucky 106, Georgetown 105, S. Illinois 101, Va. Commonwealth 92, Southern Cal 67, ULN 47, Michigan St 40, Tech Sas 37, Tennessee 21, George Washington 21, West Virginia 20, LSU 16, Maryland 14, New Mexico St 12, Georgia 11, Virginia 11, Clemson 8, Villanova 8, Louisville 7, Arkansas 6, Akron 5, N Iowa 2. BASEBALL (CONTINUED FROM 12A) aware of the mental toughness needed to be a successful closer. But Price said Garcia was also mentally ready to pitch out of the bullpen against Division I competition. "He's got tremendous work ethic and I don't think he's afraid at all." Price said. "I don't think he is intimidated by anything." Even if both pitchers' minds are sound, their arms will also have to handle the workload Czyz carried last season. This is where Smyth might have the advantage needed to pull ahead in the closer race. Since his high school days, Smyth has conditioned his arm to be ready to pitch any day of the week. Not only was Smyth second on the team in appearances last season, he was also fifth in innings, behind Czyz and the team's three weekend starters. Early in conference play last season, Smyth proved how much work his arm could handle. He pitched a season high five innings in the first game of the Nebraska series on March 25. By April 2 he added three more appearances and five more innings. "I'm pretty resilient and I can bounce back pretty well." Smyth said. "However many innings they throw at me, I'd be happy to take them." Garcia, on the other hand, Take symptoms of the flu seriously. cough • sore throat • headache • fever • sweats • chills • fatigue Radiant Research is conducting a clinical research study on an investigational flu treatment. If you are 18 years of age or older and currently experiencing flu-like symptoms, call the number below right away to see if you qualify for this study. 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When Kansas takes on Hawai-i Hilo in a five-game series this week, Price will get a chance to compare the two in game situations. He said he planned to give each reliever two appearances on the Big Island. Rather than worrying about what his role will be when his new intro song debuts at Hogland, Smyth is focused on everything he learned from Cavz. "Donnie would always tell me that the coaches were grooming me to eventually fill his shoes." Smyth said. "He taught me to take the game pitch by pitch because in the closer role, it's such an emotional roller coaster. You could be coming in just to get some work when you're up 5-0 or you could come in with runners on second and third, nobody out, against Texas, you've got their hitter in the lineup coming up and you've got to freeze three guys in a row." If Smyth can succeed in such situations as regularly as his predecessor did, the bottom of the ninth at Hoglund will be sublime indeed. 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