AUTO RACING
NASCAR
Nextel Cup Leaders
Through Sunday
Points
1, Jimmie Johnson, 6157. 2, Matt Kenseth, 6140. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 6079. 4, Denny Hamlin, 6077. 5, Kevin Harvick, 6052. 6, Jeff Gordon, 6000. 7, Jeff Burton, 5973. 8, Kyle Busch, 5924. 9, Mark Martin, 5904. 10, Kasey Kahne, 5867.
11, Tony Stewart, 4488. 12, Carl Edwards, 4131. 13, Greg Biffle, 3829. 14, Casey Mears, 3762. 15, Kurt Busch, 3724. 16, Brian Vickers, 3676. 17, Clint Bowyer, 3635. 18, Ryan Newman, 3536. 19, Bobby Labonte, 3445. 20, Scott Riggs, 3371.
Money
1, Jimmie Johnson, $8,576,946. 2, Tony Stewart, $7,044,384. 3, Matt Kenseth, $6,351,987. 4, Kasey Kahne, $5,895,294. 5, Kevin Harvick, $5,798,231. 6, Jeff Gordon, $5,698,026. 7, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $5,237,847. 8, Casey Mears, $5,217,022. 9, Ryan Newman, $5,144,906. 10, Kurt Busch, $4,809,548.
11, Jeff Burton, $4,804,142. 12, Jamie McMurray, $4,794,078. 13, Kyle Busch, $4,662,868. 14, Elliott Sadler, $4,460,807. 15, Bobby Labonte, $4,451,198. 16, Carl Edwards, $4,359,026. 17, Dale Jarrett, $4,288,574. 18, Greg Biffle, $4,196,566. 19, J.J. Yeley, $4,131,297. 20, Mark Martin, $4,095,098.
BASKETBALL
COLLEGE MEN
AP Top 25 Poll
W-L Pts Pvs
1. Florida (63) 33-6 1,788 11
2. North Carolina (9) 23-8 1,704 10
3. Kansas 25-8 1,636 12
4. Pittsburgh 25-8 1,407 16
5. LSU 27-9 1,399 19
6. UCLA 32-7 1,394 t7
7. Ohio St. 26-6 1,391 6
8. Georgetown 23-10 1,271 23
9. Wisconsin 19-12 1,197 --
10. Arizona 20-13 1,157 --
11. Alabama 18-13 1,106 --
12. Duke 32-4 1,051 1
13. Texas A&M 22-9 868 --
14. Memphis 33-4 811 4
15. Boston College 28-8 772 t7
16. Marquette 20-11 554 --
17. Washington 26-7 487 17
18. Connecticut 30-4 399 2
19. Creighton 20-10 384 --
20. Syracuse 23-12 367 21
21. Texas 30-7 366 9
22. Kentucky 22-13 332 --
23. Georgia Tech 11-17 262 --
24. Nevada 27-6 212 20
25. Tennessee 22-8 203 18
Others receiving votes: Wichita St. 181, S. Illinois 131, Gonzaga 129, Xavier 99, Florida St. 65, Louisville 62, Villanova 37, Illinois 31, Hofstra 24, Arkansas 20, San Diego St. 19, DePaul 16, Indiana 16, Oklahoma St. 13, Virginia Tech 8, Bucknell 6, Michigan 6, Houston 5, Southern Cal 5, Kansas St. 4, Akron 1, BYU 1, George Mason 1, Missouri St. 1, Oregon 1.
Monday's Scores
SOUTH
Campbellsville 75, Anderson, S.C. 61
EXHIBITION
Austin Peay 96, Rhodes 52
Connecticut 70, Bryant 45
Kentucky 81, S.C.-Upstate 50
Marshall 87, W. Virginia St. 66
Miami 94, Northwood 54
Oakland, Mich. 94, Cornerstone 75
Sam Houston St. 99, Dallas Baptist 60
Shippensburg 67, Penn St. 61
South Florida 66, St. Leo 50
Stetson 117, Florida Christian 42
Texas 103, Xavier, NO 53
COLLEGE WOMEN
Monday's Scores
EXHIBITION
Lamar 81, Houston Jaguars 62
OGBR Legends 78, Cincinnati 74
Tenn.-Martin 81, Bethel, Tenn. 66
Virginia Tech 101, Wingate 59
BOWLING
SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE
At Country Lanes North
Sunday's Results
Semifinal match 1 -- Nick Feller def. Myles Shykes 174-134; Erik Gulbrandson def. Tyler Byestedt 169-162
Championship -- Erik Gulbrandson def. Nick Feller 189-177.
HIGH SCHOOL
Northeast High School Conference
Landmark Lanes, Superior
Saturday's Results
Round One
Two Harbors 170-196-172-214 def. Duluth Central 191-192-158-189
Hermantown-Proctor-Esko 235-168-225 def. Silver Bay 160-160-147
Duluth East/Harbor City 111-156-164-256-207 def. Duluth Denfeld 194-130-181-232-171
Round Two
Superior 214-181-202-205 def. Two Harbors 183-208-188-202
Hermantown-Proctor-Esko 205-219-201-202 def. Duluth East/Harbor City 167-202-210-182
Championship
Hermantown-Proctor-Esko 224-183-188 def. Superior 210-176-180
Superior advances to the Minnesota Invitation Tournament in Owatonna, Minn., Nov. 18.
Northeastern All-Conference Team
Superior: Erik Gulbrandson and Ryan Savoy; Hermantown-Proctor-Esko: Tyler Bystedt, Aaron Kajander and Alex Kuschner; Silver Bay: Josh Hofschulte; Two Harbors: Jake Maki ; Duluth East/Harbor City: Mathias Koivisto.
Most Valuable Player
Erik Gulbrandson (Superior).
The All-Conference Tournament will be Nov. 25 in Apple Valley, Minn.
FOOTBALL
COLLEGE
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Ohio St. (65) 10-0 1,625 1
2. Michigan 10-0 1,554 2
3. Louisville 8-0 1,441 5
4. Texas 9-1 1,438 4
5. Auburn 9-1 1,320 6
6. Florida 8-1 1,314 7
7. Southern Cal 7-1 1,173 9
8. California 8-1 1,136 10
9. Notre Dame 8-1 1,096 11
10. West Virginia 7-1 1,024 3
11. Arkansas 8-1 1,020 12
12. LSU 7-2 996 13
13. Tennessee 7-2 744 8
14. Boise St. 9-0 742 14
15. Rutgers 8-0 721 15
16. Wisconsin 9-1 689 17
17. Oklahoma 7-2 667 18
18. Wake Forest 8-1 509 22
19. Georgia Tech 7-2 493 20
20. Virginia Tech 7-2 333 23
21. Oregon 7-2 308 24
22. Boston College 7-2 230 16
23. Maryland 7-2 178 --
24. Texas A&M 8-2 137 21
25. BYU 7-2 92 --
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 63, Clemson 33, Oregon St. 33, Hawaii 11, Houston 2, TCU 2, Tulsa 1.
Big Ten
Michigan (10-0) 6-0
Ohio State (10-0) 6-0
Wisconsin (9-1) 6-1
Penn State (6-4) 4-3
Purdue (6-4) 3-3
Indiana (5-5) 3-3
Iowa (6-4) 2-4
Illinois (2-8) 1-5
Michigan State (5-5) 1-5
Minnesota (4-6) 1-5
Northwestern (3-7) 1-5
Saturday's Games
Minnesota at Michigan State, 11 a.m.
Wisconsin at Iowa, 11:05 a.m.
Purdue at Illinois
Temple at Penn State
Michigan at Indiana
Ohio State at Northwestern
NCC
North Dakota (8-1) 6-1
South Dakota (8-2) 6-1
Nebraska-Omaha (7-2) 6-1
Augustana (5-4) 3-4
Minnesota Duluth (5-4) 3-4
Central Washington (5-4) 2-4
Minnesota State-Mankato (4-6) 2-5
Western Washington (4-6) 2-5
St. Cloud State (3-7) 1-6
Saturday's Games
St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m.
Western Washington at Minnesota State-Mankato
Central Washington at Nebraska-Omaha
South Dakota at North Dakota
Augustana at Central Arkansas
NSIC
Bemidji State (8-2) 7-0
Winona State (8-2) 6-1
Wayne State (4-5) 4-3
Concordia-St. Paul (4-6) 3-4
SW Minnesota State (4-6) 3-4
Upper Iowa (3-7) 3-4
MS-Moorhead (5-5) 3-4
Northern State (4-6) 3-5
Minnesota-Crookston (0-10) 0-7
Mary, N.D. (5-4) 0-0
Friday's Games
Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota Crookston
Bemidji State at Upper Iowa
Saturday's Games
Northern State at Mary
Winona State at Wayne State (NE)
Minnesota State Moorhead at SW Minnesota State
MIAC
St. John's (9-0) 7-0
Bethel (8-1) 6-1
St. Olaf (7-2) 5-2
St. Thomas (6-3) 5-2
Gustavus (5-4) 3-4
Concordia-Moorhead (3-6) 3-5
Carleton (4-5) 2-5
Hamline (3-6) 1-6
Augsburg (0-9) 0-7
Thursday's Game
Hamline vs. Augsburg at Metrodome
Friday's Game
Minnesota-Morris vs. Concordia-Moorhead at Fargodome
Saturday's Games
St. Olaf at St. Thomas
Gustavus at Carleton
Bethel at St. John's
WIAC
Whitewater (9-0) 6-0
La Crosse (7-1) 5-1
Platteville (5-4) 3-3
Oshkosh (5-4) 3-3
Stevens Point (5-4) 3-3
River Falls (3-6) 2-4
Stout (3-6) 1-5
Eau Claire (2-7) 1-5
Saturday's Games
Eau Claire at Platteville
La Crosse at Oshkosh
Stevens Point at Stout
Whitewater at River Falls
HOCKEY
COLLEGE MEN
NCAA Division I Poll
The top 25 teams in the NCAA Division I men's hockey poll, compiled by U.S. College Hockey Online, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Monday and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Maine (36) 7-0-1 796 1
2. Minnesota (4) 8-1-0 754 2
3. Boston College 5-2-0 665 3
4. Miami 7-3-0 646 4
5. North Dakota 6-3-1 603 8
6. Michigan State 4-2-0 541 6
7. Wisconsin 4-4-2 535 5
8. Boston University 2-1-3 504 7
9. Notre Dame 6-1-1 463 10
10. Michigan 5-3-0 455 9
11. Cornell 4-0-0 445 12
12. Clarkson 6-1-1 421 14
13. New Hampshire 4-2-0 337 13
14. Denver 4-4-0 218 15
15. Alaska 5-1-2 138 NR
16. Northern Michigan 5-4-1 124 19
16. St. Cloud State 2-3-1 124 17
18. Rensselaer 3-1-3 108 NR
19. Dartmouth 2-2-0 103 11
20. Colorado College 5-4-1 87 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Massachusetts 78, Nebraska-Omaha 41, Michigan Tech 36, Harvard 28, Mass.-Lowell 28, Yale 22, St. Lawrence 19, Minnesota-Duluth 18, Vermont 17, Quinnipiac 12, Lake Superior 9, Alaska-Anchorage 8, Army 6, Niagara 5, Colgate 4, Holy Cross 2.
Division III
Record Pts Pvs
1 Middlebury (14) 0-0-0 222 1
2 St. Norbert (1) 4-0-1 204 2
3 Manhattanville 4-0-0 185 5
4 Oswego 6-0-0 181 7
5 Norwich 0-0-0 173 3
6 Wis.-Superior 2-0-0 156 10
7 Wis.-River Falls 3-1-0 119 11
8 New England College 0-0-0 111 8
9 Wis.-Stevens Point 2-0-0 89 NR
10 Utica 2-1-0 69 NR
11 St. Thomas 1-1-0 62 8
12 Hobart 1-2-0 43 6
13 St. John's 1-1-0 36 13
14 Geneseo 3-2-0 27 14
15 Bethel 1-1-0 18 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Bowdoin 15, Fredonia 13, Neumann 13, Milw School of Eng 12, Plattsburgh 11, Babson 9, Colby 7, Curry 7, Elmira 7, Mass.-Dartmouth 4, St. Olaf 3, Williams 2, Wis.-Stout 2.
WCHA
W L T Pts
Minnesota (8-1) 4 0 0 8
Wisconsin (4-4-2) 3 2 1 7
North Dakota (5-3-1) 3 1 1 7
St. Cloud State (2-2-1) 2 2 1 5
Michigan Tech (5-3) 2 2 0 4
Colorado College (5-4-1) 2 2 0 4
Denver (4-4) 2 2 0 4
Minnesota Duluth (2-4-2) 1 4 1 3
Minnesota State-Mankato (2-6) 1 3 0 2
Alaska-Anchorage (3-3-2) 1 3 0 2
Friday's Games
Minnesota Duluth at Michigan Tech, 6:07 p.m.
St. Cloud State at Minnesota
Denver at Wisconsin
Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota State-Mankato
Saturday's Games
Minnesota Duluth at Michigan Tech, 6:07 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Cloud State
Denver at Wisconsin
Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota State-Mankato
NCHA
W L T Pts
St. Norbert (4-0-1) 0 0 0 0
Stevens Point (2-0) 0 0 0 0
Superior (2-0) 0 0 0 0
Stout (2-0-1) 0 0 0 0
River Falls (3-1) 0 0 0 0
Eau Claire (2-1) 0 0 0 0
Lake Forest (2-2) 0 0 0 0
St. Scholastiaca (1-1) 0 0 0 0
Friday's Games
St. Scholastica at St. Olaf, 7 p.m.
Wis.-Superior at Gustavus Adolphus, 7:05 p.m.
St. Norbert at St. Thomas
Wis.-Stout at St. John's
Bethel at Wis.-Eau Claire
Lake Forest at St. Mary's
Wis.-River Falls at Augsburg
Hamline at Wis.-Stevens Point
Saturday's Games
St. Scholastica at Gustavus Adolphus, 7:05 p.m.
Wis.-Superior at St. Olaf, 7 p.m.
Lake Forest at St. Thomas
Hamline at Wis.-Eau Claire
St. Norbert at St. Mary's
St. John's at Wis.-River Falls
Wis.-Stout at Augsburg
Bethel at Wis.-Stevens Point
COLLEGE WOMEN
Division I Poll
Record Pts Pvs
1 Wisconsin (15) 11-0-1 150 1
2 Mercyhurst 9-0-1 132 3
3 New Hampshire 9-1-0 108 2
4 Minnesota 6-3-1 90 8
5 Dartmouth 4-2-0 87 7
6 St. Lawrence 8-2-0 83 5
7 Minnesota Duluth 8-2-0 58 4
8 Harvard 3-1-0 48 6
9 Boston College 7-1-1 35 10
10 Princeton 4-0-2 31 8
Also Receiving Votes: Ohio State 3.
Division III Poll
Record Pts Pvs
1 Middlebury (11) 0-0-0 136 1
2 Plattsburgh(3) 2-0-0 128 2
3 Gustavus Adolphus 0-0-0 110 3
4 Manhattanville 2-0-0 90 4
5 Wis.-Superior 4-0-0 88 5
6 Wis.-Stevens Point 2-0-0 71 6
7 Elmira 3-1-0 54 7
8 Bowdoin 0-0-0 41 8
9 Utica 0-0-0 27 10
10 St. Thomas 1-1-0 23 8
Also Receiving Votes: RIT 2.
WCHA
W L T Pts
Minnesota Duluth (8-2) 8 2 0 16
Wisconsin (10-0-1) 8 0 1 17
Minnesota (6-4-1) 5 3 1 11
Bemidji State (3-5) 2 2 0 4
Minnesota State-Mankato (3-6) 2 6 0 4
St. Cloud State (5-6-1) 2 6 0 4
Ohio State (4-5) 4 5 0 2
North Dakota (0-7) 2 5 0 0
Friday's Games
Ohio State at Bemidji State
Minnesota State-Mankato at Wayne State
Saturday's Games
Ohio State at Bemidji State
Minnesota State-Mankato at Wayne State
Niagara at Minnesota
NCHA
W L T Pts
Superior (4-0) 0 0 0 0
Stevens Point (2-0) 0 0 0 0
Finlandia (2-1) 0 0 0 0
River Falls (0-0-2) 0 0 0 0
Lake Forest (1-0-1) 0 0 0 0
Eau Claire (0-2) 0 0 0 0
Sunday's Results
Lake Forest 5, Hamline 3
Finlandia 5, St. Catherine 1
Tuesday's Game
Wis.-Eau Claire at St. Mary's
Friday's Games
St. Mary's at Wis.-Superior, 7 p.m.
St. Thomas at Lake Forest
Wis.-River Falls at Bethel
Concordia at Finlandia
Saturday's Games
St. Mary's at Wis.-Superior, 2 p.m.
St. Thomas at Lake Forest
St. Benedict at Wis.-Eau Claire
Concordia at Finlandia
Wis.-River Falls at Augsburg
Gustavus Adolphus at Wis.-Stevens Point
Sunday's Game
St. Benedict at Wis.-Stevens Point
TRANSACTIONS
Monday's Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Named Duane Gustavson, Laz Gutierrez, Tony Guzzo, Edgar Perez and Josh Loggins area scouts; Eddie Romero coordinator, Latin America operations; Jose Zapata manager and Nelson Paulino bench coach of its Dominican Summer League team; and Ricard Petit scout for Venezuela.
DETROIT TIGERS--Named Matt Walbeck manager for Erie of the EL, Tom Brookens manager for W. Michigan of the MWL, Murray Cook East Coast scouting crosschecker and Mike Rojas minor league catching coordinator.
TEXAS RANGERS--Named Ron Washington manager.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS--Named Ivan DeJesus special assistant to the manager.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Reinstated SS Alex S. Gonzalez from the voluntary retired list.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK JETS--Waived TE Zach Hilton. Signed OL Na'Shan Goddard.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS--Recalled D Ian Moran and LW Stanislav Chistov from Portland of the AHL.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Reassigned F Alexander Radulov to Milwaukee of the AHL.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
MINNESOTA SWARM--Signed Marty O'Neill, general manager, to a two-year contract extension through 2008.
