NCAA OKs overtime The NCAA football rules committee voted Thursday to require a tiebreaker for all Division I games, In the extra stanza, unlikethe NFL, each team would get one possession, starting at the opponent's 25-yard line. Teams could register first downs every 10 yards and the game would' end when the score isn't tied after a set of possessions. Teams could score field goals, touchdowns, and run back interceptions or fumbles. Friday February 16, 1996 9: Here come the Hoosiers Wolverines hope to turn recent fortunes around as NCAA Tournament selection remains in doubt NOPPORN KICHANANTHA/Daily Prolific goal scorers - like Jason Botterill - are Michigan's biggest asset In the CCHA title chase. With three weeks remainig in the CCHA regular season, four Michigan teams have a shot at the conference title. The racefor the top spot is sure to go ... Down to the By John Lero in any of Michig Daily Sports Editor a shot at the lea Ask Red Berenson what his team's chances are ofwinning a little more int the CCHA season title, and he'll tell you that they're pretty Both teams a good. If either the Wo Ask Michigan State coach Ron Mason the same question, and you will get the same response. That's because ifeitherteam wins the This weekend's gamei rest of its games, they'll get to carryg home a nice big trophy, the No. I seed Tonight: Michigan vs. Notre Dame, intheCCHA playoffsandanautomatic 7 p.m., The Palace of bid to the NCAA Tournament. Auburn Hills. The only problem is the Wolverines Tomorrow: Michigan vs. andSpartansmust faceeachothertwice Michigan State, 7 p.m., before the tournament begins three Joe Louis Arena, Detroit. weeks from now. The first of the two cross-state showdowns is tomorrow at Joe Louis Arena in have almost as Detroit at 7 p.m. - a day after Michigan (18-4-2CC HA, 23- crown as anyb 5-2 overall) takes on Notre Dame (8-20-3, 15-17-3) at the The Broncos Palace of Auburn Hills. Notre Dame T The game against the Irish was moved from Yost Ice behind Michiga Arena to the Palace because the original Jan. 20 meeting Every team e between the two moved from Auburn Hills to Ann Arbor. the next three w The Wolverines aren't lookingpast Notre Dame - a loss Wire gan's final six games would likely cost them gue title - but it's tomorrow's affair that is riguing. re in complete control of their own destiny. Averines or the Spartans (25-7-0,21-4-0) can win both matchups, they're in good By Paul Barger Daily Sports Writer Throughout the course of the season, the goals of a team can change many times. This has been the case for the Michi- gan men's basketball team (5-6 Big Ten, 15-9 overall), which finds itself in dire straits heading into the weekend. The Wolverines began the season talking about high rankings and a Big Ten title. With seven games remaining, the only thing left on the team's mind is making the NCAA Tournament. A victory against Indiana (8-4, 15-9) Sunday would help Michigan's NCAA chances. A loss and talk of an NIT berth will become the norm. "We are in tough times and we are going to fight our way out of them," Wolverine coach Steve Fisher said. "This is unacceptable for Michigan bas- ketball," Last year, Michigan was given No. 9 seed in the NCAA tournament after finishing the regular season with a dis- appointing 17-13 record. That record will almost definitely not be good enough this time. It appears that the Wolverines will need at least 19 and probably 20 wins to get the bid this time around. After Sunday's contest with the Hoosiers, Michigan travels to Happy Valley to take on second-place Penn State next Thursday. The schedule becomes significantly easier after that, but there still remains a home game against Michigan State and a road trip to Illinois. The Wolverines are in the midst of a slump, losing five of their past six con- tests. The streak began with a 99-83 loss to Indiana Jan. 23. Since then, the only team Michigan has beaten is Ohio State. The Hoosiers, on the other hand, have fought through some of their early season difficulties and put them- selves in position to get a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Indiana is com- ing off its most impressive win of the season, blowing out the Nittany Li- ons, 72-55, Wednesday night. Even more striking is the fact that half of Bobby Knight's squad had been hampered by the flu before or during the game. Brian Evans, a lead- ing candidate for Big Ten Player of the Year, played through his illness y and managed to lead all scorers with 32 points, d The Hoosiers have forged their way into third place in the conference and r are only two games behind Big Ten a leader Purdue. Indiana and Michigan have identical 15-9 records, but they are teams clearly , going in opposite directions. The Wol- r verines have fallen into a seventh-place tie with Minnesota and have already been swept this year by Iowa and the Boilermakers. The two squads have basically traded places. vs. In the first meeting of the year, the Hoosiers were in a must-win situation, having to win at home to have any chance of staying in contention for the Big Ten title. "Indiana's not having the season ev- eryone is expecting them to have," sophomore Maurice Taylor said before that contest. "But you know going in there that they are going to play really well at home." Indiana managed to break out of its slump that night. The Wolverines are hoping for their own reversal of for- tune. Unfortunately for Michigan, it has struggled at home as of late, losing two straight in convincing fashion. Sunday's game may not be for the Big Ten title, but it has enormous implications for both teams. The losei may well end up on the wrong sideof the bubble when the NCAA makes it" tournament selections March 10. Maurice Taylor and the rest of the Michigan 'A basketball team will try to break A their losing strea Sundayt 4 p.m Indiana invades Crisler Arena. A loss would leave the Wolverines, who find -. themselves In a seventh-place tie' with Minnesota In- the Big Ten, with serious doubts of. . receiving an NCAA tournament berth. MARK FRIEDMAN/Day S'~ shape. "Right now, we're in the driver's seat," Berenson said. Funny thing. Mason said the exact same thing. Unless the CCHA is a driver's training car with two steering wheels, something's got to give. To make matters even more inter- esting, two other teams - Western Michigan and Lake Superior State - good a chance of wearing the conference ody. leap-frogged Michigan with a 4-1 win over uesday and the Lakers are just two points an. except Western Michigan plays each other in Meeks, so the only thing that is for sure is that See TITLE RACE, Page 10 Gophers steal spotlight from tankers You are invited to hear Dr. James Skillen Director, Center for Public Justice, Washington D.C. Lecture: "Christians Unmasked: Christian Responsib.ihty in the Public Arena aurday, February 17, 7:00 pm Dessert at 6:30 pm Campus Chapel 1236 Washtenaw Ct. 6687421 parking: U of M Church St. structure y Susan Dann Daily Sports Writer The scene last night at Canham Na- tatorium was an educational lesson. The Big Ten Championships pro- vided spectators and swimmers alike an opportunity to learn the colors and fight songs of the conference's mem- bers. After completing six events, the meet has been quite a monotonous lesson. . ne tune is ringing in the ears of music tudents and only two colors compose the pallet of the art students: the Min- nesota fight song and the Gopher's miaroon and gold. With two days of competition re- maining, Minnesota leads the 10-time defending Big Ten champion Wolver- iaes 208.5-136. In the evening's first event, the 200- yard freestyle relay, Minnesota *hashed its competition. The Gophers set a pool record with atime of 1:20.05. kThe Michigan squad of Derya Iuyukuncu, Jason Lancaster, Ryan Papa and John Piersma finished sev- enth, two full seconds behind Minne- sota. Michigan had a solid showing in the 500 freestyle. Piersma, last year's Big Ten cham- Hpion in the event, placed third. The CONFERENCE freshmen trio Men's swimming and ofJoe Palmer, diving championships Tom Mal- chow and Andy Potts finished fifth, sixth and sev- enth respectively. Much like an 8a.m. lecture, it seemed that some of Michigan's upperclass- men were playing hooky. Juniors Tom Dolan, last year's NCAA 500 cham- pion, and Chris Rumley, who finished fourth at the NCAAs, did not qualif} for the Big Ten finals. Although Dolan and Rumley placec first and second respectively in th fourth heat of the preliminaries, thei times were not fast enough to earn spot in the finals. In the consolation heat, Rumley fin ished second and captain Jan Wenzel who finished as the first alternate afte the morning's prelims, replaced Dolar and finished fifth. As predicted, Minnesota's Berni Zeruhn had a good showing and tool the event, setting a pool record as wel as qualifying for NCAAs, with atime o 4:20.42. 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