NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 11 2 0 .846 415 276

N.Y. Jets 9 4 0 .692 273 242

Miami 7 6 0 .538 225 244

Buffalo 3 10 0 .231 256 339

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Jacksonville 8 5 0 .615 295 331

Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 318

Houston 5 8 0 .385 316 355

Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 291 265

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 290 198

Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 294 229

Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 235 252

Cincinnati 2 11 0 .154 262 345

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 295 268

San Diego 7 6 0 .538 354 253

Oakland 6 7 0 .462 314 307

Denver 3 10 0 .231 269 376

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 374 308

N.Y. Giants 9 4 0 .692 329 250

Washington 5 8 0 .385 238 310

Dallas 4 9 0 .308 321 366

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 335 2443

New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 330 240

Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 260 267

Carolina 1 12 0 .077 164 338

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 9 4 0 .692 253 228

Green Bay 8 5 0 .615 306 189

Minnesota 5 8 0 .385 230 274

Detroit 3 10 0 .231 285 309

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 6 7 0 .462 261 329

St. Louis 6 7 0 .462 245 268

San Francisco 5 8 0 .385 243 280

Arizona 4 9 0 .308 243 351

Thursday, Dec. 16

San Francisco at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 19

Kansas City at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.

Green Bay at New England, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 20

Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

NFL power index

NFL Power Index

By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver

For December 15 Editions

CURRENT LAST

TEAM RATING RATING

New England 11-2-0 103 102

New Orleans 10-3-0 101 100

Baltimore 9-4-0 100 100

Philadelphia 9-4-0 100 100

Pittsburgh 10-3-0 100 100

Atlanta 11-2-0 99 99

Green Bay 8-5-0 99 100

N.Y. Giants 9-4-0 99 98

San Diego 7-6-0 99 99

Indianapolis 7-6-0 97 97

Chicago 9-4-0 96 97

N.Y. Jets 9-4-0 96 97

Jacksonville 8-5-0 95 95

Kansas City 8-5-0 95 95

Dallas 4-9-0 94 95

Houston 5-8-0 94 94

Miami 7-6-0 94 94

St. Louis 6-7-0 94 94

Cleveland 5-8-0 93 93

Oakland 6-7-0 93 93

San Francisco 5-8-0 93 93

Tampa Bay 8-5-0 93 94

Tennessee 5-8-0 92 91

Buffalo 3-10-0 91 91

Cincinnati 2-11-0 91 93

Detroit 3-10-0 90 90

Seattle 6-7-0 90 90

Washington 5-8-0 90 90

Denver 3-10-0 89 92

Minnesota 5-8-0 89 95

Arizona 4-9-0 87 86

Carolina 1-12-0 86 86

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 19 4 .826 —

New York 16 9 .640 4

Philadelphia 9 15 .375 10 1/2

Toronto 9 16 .360 11

New Jersey 6 19 .240 14

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 18 8 .692 —

Orlando 16 9 .640 1 1/2

Atlanta 16 10 .615 2

Charlotte 9 15 .375 8

Washington 6 17 .261 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 15 8 .652 —

Indiana 11 12 .478 4

Milwaukee 10 13 .435 5

Detroit 8 18 .308 8 1/2

Cleveland 7 17 .292 8 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 20 3 .870 —

Dallas 19 5 .792 1 1/2

New Orleans 14 10 .583 6 1/2

Memphis 11 14 .440 10

Houston 10 14 .417 10 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 18 8 .692 —

Oklahoma City 17 8 .680 1/2

Denver 15 9 .625 2

Portland 12 13 .480 5 1/2

Minnesota 6 19 .240 11 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 18 7 .720 —

Phoenix 11 12 .478 6

Golden State 9 16 .360 9

Sacramento 5 17 .227 11 1/2

L.A. Clippers 5 20 .200 13

Wednesday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Boston at New York, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Portland at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Miami at New York, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Wednesday’s Game

CLEVELAND (95)

Parker 4-10 2-2 11, Jamison 5-18 2-2 15, Varejao 6-10 6-7 18, M.Williams 6-20 0-0 13, Gibson 10-16 2-3 26, Hickson 2-4 0-2 4, Graham 1-6 2-2 4, Sessions 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 35-87 16-20 95.

MIAMI (101)

James 5-15 11-18 21, Bosh 6-15 4-4 16, Ilgauskas 1-3 2-2 4, Chalmers 5-9 0-0 14, Wade 10-18 5-7 28, Jones 3-4 2-2 11, Howard 1-3 0-0 2, Dampier 0-0 0-0 0, House 0-0 0-0 0, Anthony 1-3 3-8 5. Totals 32-70 27-41 101.

Cleveland 26 23 22 24 — 95

Miami 24 22 27 28 — 101

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 9-33 (Gibson 4-7, Jamison 3-9, Parker 1-6, M.Williams 1-10, Graham 0-1), Miami 10-23 (Chalmers 4-8, Jones 3-4, Wade 3-6, Bosh 0-1, James 0-4). Fouled Out—Gibson. Rebounds—Cleveland 50 (Varejao 15), Miami 58 (James 13). Assists—Cleveland 19 (M.Williams 9), Miami 17 (James 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 28, Miami 20. Technicals—Cleveland Coach Scott. A—19,899 (19,600).

Ohio State box

No. 2 OHIO ST. 83, FLORIDA GULF COAST 55

FLORIDA GULF COAST (2-6)

Fieler 4-9 0-0 12, Banks 3-7 4-4 10, Cantinol 1-2 1-3 3, Baker 4-10 0-0 8, Rivera 1-4 0-2 2, Goshay 0-0 0-0 0, Varidel 2-3 1-2 7, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Lutkenhaus 0-0 0-0 0, Negrin 0-1 1-2 1, Murray 1-3 0-0 2, Lytle 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 3-4 0-0 8. Totals 20-46 7-13 55.

OHIO STATE (9-0)

Lauderdale 2-3 0-0 4, Sullinger 5-9 1-1 11, Lighty 2-9 3-5 7, Diebler 9-14 2-2 29, Buford 8-18 0-0 17, Thomas 1-7 0-0 2, Sibert 1-2 0-1 3, Craft 3-3 0-0 8, Days 0-0 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 0-0 0-0 0, Smith Jr. 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-66 6-9 83.

Halftime—Ohio St. 42-16. 3-Point Goals—Florida Gulf Coast 8-21 (Fieler 4-8, Brown 2-2, Varidel 2-3, Negrin 0-1, Murray 0-1, Lytle 0-1, Baker 0-5), Ohio St. 13-28 (Diebler 9-14, Craft 2-2, Sibert 1-2, Buford 1-6, Thomas 0-1, Lighty 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Florida Gulf Coast 28 (Fieler, Rivera 5), Ohio St. 37 (Lauderdale 8). Assists—Florida Gulf Coast 15 (Rivera 7), Ohio St. 23 (Craft, Lighty 7). Total Fouls—Florida Gulf Coast 11, Ohio St. 16. A—12,613.

Marshall box

MARSHALL 56, SAVANNAH ST. 47

MARSHALL w(7-2)

Pena 4-8 0-2 9, Baines 6-13 8-8 20, Spikes 2-5 4-9 8, Johnson 1-9 2-2 4, Kane 2-8 2-4 6, Thomas 2-3 0-0 4, Espinosa 0-2 0-0 0, Humphrey 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 3-3 5. Totals 18-50 19-28 56.

SAVANNAH STATE (1-11)

Montgomery 3-11 3-6 10, J. Smith 1-4 1-3 3, Blackmon 3-14 0-0 9, Shuler 6-17 0-1 14, C. Smith 1-5 1-2 3, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Spears 3-7 0-0 6, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Richards 0-3 2-2 2, Conner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-62 7-14 47.

Halftime—Marshall 22-14. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 1-6 (Pena 1-3, Kane 0-1, Baines 0-1, Johnson 0-1), Savannah St. 6-25 (Blackmon 3-9, Shuler 2-9, Montgomery 1-5, Jones 0-1, C. Smith 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Marshall 47 (Baines 13), Savannah St. 36 (J. Smith 13). Assists—Marshall 6 (Kane 3), Savannah St. 7 (Blackmon, C. Smith 2). Total Fouls—Marshall 16, Savannah St. 17. Technicals—Johnson, Savannah St. Bench. A—350.

Ohio box

OHIO 87, ST. FRANCIS, PA. 58

ST. FRANCIS, PA. (2-8)

Jukic 1-4 0-0 2, Felder 7-14 0-2 19, Johnson 1-4 2-3 4, Shannon 6-16 1-1 16, Ervin 0-6 0-0 0, Ritter 1-3 2-2 5, Witczak 1-1 0-0 3, Wortman 0-0 0-0 0, Peters 1-2 3-5 5, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Eatherton 0-0 0-0 0, Stanley 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-54 8-13 58.

OHIO (6-4)

Washington 5-8 0-2 10, Sayles 0-1 0-0 0, Cooper 7-10 1-2 19, Johnson 1-6 0-0 3, Freeman 5-7 0-0 15, McKinley 0-4 0-0 0, Adedipe 3-4 0-1 6, Hall 4-8 0-0 10, N. Kellogg 4-5 1-1 12, Baltic 2-3 6-6 10, Keely 1-4 0-0 2, Jacobs 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 8-12 87.

Halftime—Ohio 51-25. 3-Point Goals—St. Francis, Pa. 10-22 (Felder 5-8, Shannon 3-6, Witczak 1-1, Ritter 1-3, Johnson 0-1, Ervin 0-3), Ohio 15-29 (Freeman 5-6, Cooper 4-5, N. Kellogg 3-4, Hall 2-5, Johnson 1-3, Sayles 0-1, Jacobs 0-1, McKinley 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—St. Francis, Pa. 27 (Felder 10), Ohio 43 (Washington 6). Assists—St. Francis, Pa. 13 (Ervin, Felder, Johnson, Shannon, Taylor 2), Ohio 25 (Cooper 5). Total Fouls—St. Francis, Pa. 13, Ohio 16. A—3,426.

Bowl schedule

College Football Bowl Lineup

Subject to Change

Saturday, Dec. 18

New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque

UTEP (6-6) vs. BYU (6-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Fresno State (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Ohio (8-4) vs. Troy (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 21

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Louisville (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Utah (10-2) vs. Boise State (11-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

San Diego State (8-4) vs. Navy (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Hawaii (10-3) vs. Tulsa (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Toledo (8-4) vs. Florida International (6-6), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 27

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Air Force (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 28

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina State (8-4) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 29

Military Bowl

At Washington

East Carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl

At Houston

Baylor (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Arizona (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5), Noon (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 31

Meineke Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Georgia (6-6) vs. UCF (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

South Carolina (9-4) vs. Florida State (9-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 1

Ticket City Bowl

At Dallas

Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), Noon (ESPNU) Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Florida (7-5) vs. Penn State (7-5), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

TCU (12-0) vs. Wisconsin (11-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Connecticut (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 4

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 7

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 8

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 9

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 10

BCS National Championship

At Glendale, Ariz.

Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)