NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 11 4 0 .733 529 331

Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289

N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347

Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303

x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371

Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451

Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235 406

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321

x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303

Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304

Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286

San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329

Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419

Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370

Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372

N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337

Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277

New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410

Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377

Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299

Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314

Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253

Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-San Francisco 10 4 1 .700 370 260

x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392 232

St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328

Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Saturday, Dec. 22

Atlanta 31, Detroit 18

Sunday, Dec. 23

Green Bay 55, Tennessee 7

Indianapolis 20, Kansas City 13

New Orleans 34, Dallas 31, OT

Minnesota 23, Houston 6

Carolina 17, Oakland 6

Miami 24, Buffalo 10

Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 10

New England 23, Jacksonville 16

Washington 27, Philadelphia 20

St. Louis 28, Tampa Bay 13

San Diego 27, N.Y. Jets 17

Denver 34, Cleveland 12

Chicago 28, Arizona 13

Baltimore 33, N.Y. Giants 14

Seattle 42, San Francisco 13

Sunday, Dec. 30

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 20 8 .714 —

Brooklyn 14 13 .519 5 1/2

Boston 14 13 .519 5 1/2

Philadelphia 13 15 .464 7

Toronto 9 19 .321 11

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 19 6 .760 —

Atlanta 16 9 .640 3

Orlando 12 15 .444 8

Charlotte 7 20 .259 13

Washington 3 22 .120 16

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 16 12 .571 —

Chicago 15 12 .556 1/2

Milwaukee 14 12 .538 1

Detroit 9 21 .300 8

Cleveland 6 23 .207 10 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 21 8 .724 —

Memphis 18 7 .720 1

Houston 15 12 .556 5

Dallas 12 16 .429 8 1/2

New Orleans 5 22 .185 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 21 6 .778 —

Minnesota 13 12 .520 7

Denver 15 14 .517 7

Utah 15 14 .517 7

Portland 13 13 .500 7 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 22 6 .786 —

Golden State 18 10 .643 4

L.A. Lakers 14 14 .500 8

Phoenix 11 17 .393 11

Sacramento 9 18 .333 12 1/2

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 93, Brooklyn 76

L.A. Lakers 100, New York 94

Miami 103, Oklahoma City 97

Houston 120, Chicago 97

L.A. Clippers 112, Denver 100

Wednesday’s Games

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

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

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 

College basketball

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

TOURNAMENTS

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

At Honolulu

Seventh Place

San Francisco 67, ETSU 49

Fifth Place

Mississippi 81, Hawaii 66

Third Place

Indiana St. 57, Miami 55, OT

Championship

Arizona 68, San Diego St. 67

 

AP college poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (63) 11-0 1,623 1

2. Michigan (2) 12-0 1,551 2

3. Arizona 11-0 1,463 4

4. Louisville 11-1 1,422 5

5. Indiana 11-1 1,383 6

6. Kansas 10-1 1,309 9

7. Missouri 10-1 1,157 12

8. Cincinnati 12-0 1,144 11

9. Syracuse 10-1 1,140 3

10. Ohio St. 9-2 965 7

11. Minnesota 12-1 878 13

12. Illinois 12-1 875 10

13. Gonzaga 11-1 824 14

14. Florida 8-2 772 8

15. Georgetown 10-1 674 15

16. Creighton 11-1 589 17

17. San Diego St. 11-1 557 18

18. Butler 9-2 512 19

19. Michigan St. 11-2 416 20

20. UNLV 11-1 382 21

21. Notre Dame 12-1 337 22

22. Oklahoma St. 10-1 318 24

23. NC State 9-2 264 25

24. Pittsburgh 12-1 189 —

25. Kansas St. 9-2 152 —

Others receiving votes: New Mexico 66, Kentucky 37, Temple 36, Wyoming 28, North Carolina 16, VCU 16, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 7, Oregon 6, UConn 6.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (30) 11-0 774 1

2. Michigan (1) 12-0 745 2

3. Louisville 11-1 682 4

3. Arizona 11-0 682 5

5. Indiana 11-1 648 6

6. Kansas 10-1 642 8

7. Syracuse 10-1 559 3

8. Cincinnati 12-0 543 11

9. Missouri 10-1 537 12

10. Ohio State 9-2 480 7

11. Florida 8-2 406 9

12. Creighton 11-1 395 13

13. Gonzaga 11-1 391 14

14. Minnesota 12-1 345 16

15. Illinois 12-1 330 10

16. San Diego State 11-1 327 15

17. UNLV 11-1 240 18

18. Georgetown 10-1 217 21

19. Michigan State 11-2 207 19

20. Notre Dame 12-1 181 22

21. Butler 9-2 136 25

22. Oklahoma State 10-1 129 24

23. Kentucky 8-3 108 23

24. Pittsburgh 12-1 97 —

25. N.C. State 9-2 87 —

Others receiving votes: New Mexico 62, North Carolina 34, Kansas State 22, VCU 22, Wyoming 20, UConn 6, Oregon 6, Temple 5, Colorado 3, Maryland 3, Wichita State 3, Colorado State 1.

 

Women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking::

Record Pts Pv

1. Stanford (26) 11-0 769 1

2. UConn (4) 10-0 744 2

3. Baylor (1) 9-1 717 3

4. Duke 10-0 680 4

5. Notre Dame 9-1 645 5

6. Kentucky 10-1 619 6

7. Georgia 12-0 581 7

8. California 9-1 529 9

9. Maryland 8-2 523 8

10. Penn State 10-2 483 10

11. Purdue 11-1 447 12

12. Louisville 11-2 414 13

13. Oklahoma State 9-0 402 14

14. Dayton 12-0 376 15

15. Tennessee 7-3 373 11

16. South Carolina 11-1 301 17

17. Oklahoma 9-2 268 18

18. UCLA 7-2 182 16

19. Nebraska 9-3 152 21

20. Kansas 9-2 150 19

21. Texas 7-2 120 23

22. Texas A&M 8-4 114 22

23. North Carolina 11-1 106 25

24. Ohio State 8-3 89 24

25. Florida State 10-1 86 —

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 38, Colorado 34, Miami 27, Iowa State 23, Syracuse 22, Arkansas 15, St. John’s 7, Duquesne 6, Rutgers 6, UTEP 6, Vanderbilt 6, DePaul 5, Toledo 5, Gonzaga 3, Villanova 2.

 

Football bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

Saturday, Dec. 15

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Arizona 49, Nevada 48

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Utah State 41, Toledo 15

 

Thursday, Dec. 20

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

BYU 23, San Diego State 6

 

Friday, Dec. 21

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Central Florida 38, Ball State 17

 

Saturday, Dec. 22

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34

MAACO Bowl

Las Vegas

Boise State 28, Washington 26

 

Monday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

SMU 43, Fresno State 10

 

Wednesday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Thursday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Washington

Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Friday, Dec. 28

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Meineke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Saturday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2)

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Monday, Dec. 31

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas-

Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Thursday, Jan. 3

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Friday, Jan. 4

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

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

 

Saturday, Jan. 5

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Sunday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Monday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship

At Miami

Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Saturday, Jan. 19

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

 

Saturday, Jan. 26

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)