Tuesday, January 16, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
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Tigers crack Top 25 for first time with Snyder
The Associated Press
A week in which 15 ranked teams lost 19 times didn't change things at the top of The Associated Press college basketball poll yesterday, but there was plenty of movement below and two newcomers.
Stanford, although not unanimous this week, was No.1 for the secondstraight week, while Duke, Michigan State, Tennessee and Kansas held second through fifth.
Then came changes, including No. 14 Iowa returning to the rankings after a two-week absence and No. 20 Missouri moving into the poll for the first time under coach Quin Snyder.
Stanford (15-0), which beat both Oregon schools in the Pac-10 by 24 points last week, received 69 firstplace votes and 1,749 points from the national media panel.
vote.
Duke (15-1), which beat them No. 10 Virginia 103-61 last week, got 1,675 points and the only other first-place
North Carolina moved up three places to sixth, while Florida gained one spot to seventh. Syracuse and Georgetown (15-0) — the only other unbeaten Division I team — each climbed three spots to eighth and ninth, while Wake Forest, which lost to Georgia Tech in overtime, dropped four places to round out the Top Ten.
Illinois, which had been No. 7 but lost to Iowa last week, led the Second Ten, followed by Maryland, Virginia and Iowa, with Alabama and Connecticut tied at 15th. Arizona, Seton Hall, Wisconsin and Missouri followed.
The last five ranked teams were Mississippi, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Southern California and Boston College.
Iowa (14-2) moved back into the poll. The Hawkeyes, who beat Illinois and Purdue last week, were ranked for three weeks earlier in the season, getting as high as No. 19.
before falling out for the last two weeks.
Missouri (12-3) was last in the Top 25 in the 1988-99 season, Norm Stewart's last as coach of the Tigers. Snyder took over last season and the Tigers moved back into the rankings following their 112-109 victory against Iowa State in four overtimes.
Texas (12-3), which had been No. 23, dropped out after two weeks following a loss at Nebraska.
Notre Dame (9-5) was one of four ranked teams to lose twice last week, falling to Seton Hall and Kentucky. The Fighting Irish had been ranked all season, getting as high as No. 10. They then lost home games to Indiana and Miami of Ohio before a four-game winning streak to close non-conference play. They lost two of their first three Big East games — Syracuse and Seton Hall — then lost to Kentucky last Saturday.
Besides Notre Dame, Virginia, Wisconsin and Iowa State also lost two games last week.
Associated Press Top-25 poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses; records through Jan. 14; total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote; and previous ranking:
1. Stanford (69) 15-0 1,749 1
2. Duke (1) 15-1 1,675 2
3. Michigan St. 14-1 1,601 3
4. Tennessee St. 16-1 1,507 4
**Kansas** 13-1 1,485 5
*North Carolina* 13-2 1,359 9
*Florida* 11-2 1,268 8
*Syracuse* 15-1 1,196 11
*Georgetown* 15-0 1,159 12
*Wake Forest* 13-2 1,157 6
*Illinois* 13-0 1,096 7
*Maryland* 12-4 762 14
*Virginia* 13-1 711 10
*Iowa* 14-2 691 —
*Alabama* 13-2 681 16
*Connecticut* 13-3 681 13
17. Arizona 10-5 634 21
18. Senat Hall 11-4 519 15
19. Wisconsin 10-4 381 17
20. Missouri 12-3 319 —
21. Mississippi 14-2 315 20
22. Oklahoma 12-3 297 22
23. Iowa St. 13-3 273 18
24. Southern Cal 12-3 268 19
25. Boston College 12-1 263 24
Others receiving votes: Fresno St. 137, **Texas** 105, Cincinnati 98, Georgia Tech 80, UCLA 50, Kentucky 47, Georgia 29, Coll. of Charleston 16, UTEP 16, Utah St. 16, South Florida 15, Oklahoma St. 14, Pittsburgh 12, Notre Dame 10, Providence 9, St. Joseph's 6, Xavier 6, California 5, Purdue 5, Baylor 4, Minnesota 4, Southern Miss. 4, Oregon 3, Toledo 3, Utah 3, Vanderbilt 3, Mississippi St. 2, Georgia St. 1, Holy Cross 1, St. John's 1.
Win at Washington was a Giant turning point
The Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
Michael Strahan knows exactly when the New York Giants became a team of destiny.
It wasn't when Jim Fassel issued his playoff guarantee on Nov. 22.
It came a little less than two weeks later, when they beat the Washington Redskins 9-7 on the road.
under immense
With the Giants starting preparations for the Super Bowl game against Baltimore in two weeks, the victory in Washington might seem to be just one of a dozen during the regular season.
But the importance of that game cannot be measured by a single W.
Everything changed on Dec. 3 for the Giants, who had missed the playoffs the past two seasons.
They stopped seeing themselves as a mediocre team that couldn't beat anyone well. Not only did they win, they won
into third place in the NFC East. Instead, the Giants won and moved into first place in the division when the Philadelphia Eagles lost to Tennessee on a last-second field goal.
"We started pulling together at that point," Strahan said. "We beat the Cardinals in Arizona the week before (after the guarantee). We played a great game, but we felt the ultimate test for us was the Redskins in Washington.
"Had we lost that game on that last-second field goal, that would have set us back a couple of years. It would have been devastating."
They came close to losing, but Eddie Murray's 49-yard field goal attempt fell short in the final minute.
"We won, and we found out if we stay together and play together, we got a chance to win," Strahan said. "We've done that. The bigger the game, the more we come together."
That's been obvious in the playoffs. New York, which has won seven straight games, has not been challenged in beating Philadelphia 20-10 last week and crushing the Minnesota Vikings 41-0 in the NFC championship on Sunday.
Fassel, who spent nearly two hours in bed Sunday night thinking about the Super Bowl, said the thought of an NFL title was never on his mind when he guaranteed that the Giants would make the playoffs for the first time since 1997.
of games and picked up a little momentum, it was capable of winning the division.
He felt if the team won a couple
"If we won our division, I felt we had as good a chance as anyone," Fassel said. "I felt that way because I believed in the character of this football team. They were doing everything we asked of them and anything was possible."
Now the Giants are a game away, and they don't expect the Super Bowl to be anything like their game with the Vikings.
The Ravens allowed an NFL record low 165 points in the regular season and 16 in three postseason games.
"It's certainly not going to be the kind of game we had yesterday," said quarterback Kerry Collins, who completed 28 of 39 passes for 381 yards and five touchdowns against the Vikings. "They will be the best defense we've faced all year."
The Giants came into Sunday's game planning to pass to set up
Collins expects a more conservative, risk-free, grind-it-out approach against the Ravens.
the run.
"Heck, a field goal can win it," Strahan said. "This is that type of game. Baltimore is that type of defense. Heck, they score a touchdown and it's tough. Yesterday, you saw after Shannon Sharpe caught the touchdown the game was over. That defense is unbelievable."
Almost as unbelievable as the Giants being in the Super Bowl.
"Thirty-one teams come into the season saying they want to go to the Super Bowl," Collins said. "To be one of the two standing is pretty amazing.
"You dream it and you think it, but you realize what has to happen for you to get there. You realize it takes a lot of togetherness, a lot of team work and a lot of chemistry. We had all three this year."
The Giants also had a big win against Washington that gave them the momentum.
Vermeil introduces new staff
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It's one coordinator down and one to go for new Kansas City Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil.
"I don't think it will take much longer." Vermeil said.
Vermille introduced former Denver coach Greg Robinson as his defensive coordinator yesterday and said he still was waiting for permission from the St. Louis Rams to talk to Al Saunders about becoming offensive coordinator.
much longer," Vermen still. "Tensions may still be tight between the two clubs. The Rams and Chiefs had to take their dispute about compensation for hiring Vermeil to the NFL commissioner, who ordered the Chiefs to give up draft picks.
But Vermeil said he did not expect any problems in getting permission to talk to Saunders, a member of the St. Louis staff the past four years and a longtime assistant coach in Kansas City under Marty Schottenheimer.
Robinson, 49, replaces Kurt Schottenheimer, who was dismissed along with most of Gunther Cunningham's staff. He said he would like to return to the aggressive man-to-man coverage which once characterized the Chiefs defense.
"I think man-to-man is critical in this league," Robinson said.
With as many as three rookies starting at times in the secondary this past season, the Chiefs did not play nearly as much of the aggressive pass coverage they had been known for in the past.
"But at the same time, I don't think you can do just one thing," Robinson said. "You have to have the ability to be a good coverage team."
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