2B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - October 6, 1997 NFL Standings -. , How the AP Top 25 Fared The new Associated Press top 25 college football poll with results through Oct. 4. First- NFC IBC East Tes Wshington N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Armona NIVC Central Teemn Tapa Bay Green Bay Minnesota Betroit Chicago NFC West Team San Francisco Carolina St. Louis New Orleans Atlanta AFC w 3 3 3 2 1 W 5 4 4 3 0 w 4 2 2 2 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 STR L1 L1 W2 WS L3 STR Li W1 W2 Li L5 STR W4 3 L1 L1 L5 AFC East Team New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami Indianapolis AFC Central Team Jacksonville Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Tennessee AFC West Team Denver Kansas City Seattle San Diego Oakland W 4 4 3 3 0 W 4 3 3 1 1 W 5 4 3 3 2 W4 W3 W2 Wi L5 STR Wi W2 L2 L4 L4 STR W5 L1 Wi W2 L1 pace votes in parentheses. Team L Flonida (35} 2. Penn State (26) 3. Nebraska (6) 4 Florida State (1) 5. North Carolina (2) 6. MichIgan 7. Ohio St. . Auburn 9. Tennessee 10. Washington 1. Michigan State 12. Washington State 13. Georgpa 14. LSU 1$, Texas A&M 16. Stanford 17. Iowa 18. UCLA 19. Air Force 20, Oklahoma State 21. BYU; 22. Kansas State 23. Virginia Tech 24. Colorado 25. Georgia Tech How they fared Next week Beat Arkansas. 56-7 at No. 14 LSU Beatllinois. 415 vs. No. 7 Ohio State Beat Kansas State, 56-26 at Baylor Beat Miami (Fla.), 47-0 at Duke Beat TJCU, 31-10 vs. Wake Forest Beat lnduaa, 37-0 vsNorthwestermx Beat lowa, 23-7 at No. 2 Penn State Beat South Carolina, 23-6 vs. Louisiana Tech Beat Mississippi, 31-17 vs. No.13 Georgia Beat Anzona State, 26-14 at Calfornia Beat Minnesota, 31-10 at Indiana tBeat Oregon,24-13, vs. SW Louisiano Beat Mississippi State, 47-0 at No 9 Tennessee Beat Vanderbilt, 75 vs. No.1 Florida Beat Colorado, 16-10 vs. Iowa State Beat Notre Dame 33-15 at Arizona Lost to Ohio State, 23-7 idle Beat Houston. 66>10. at Oregon Beat The Citadel, 17-3 at Navy Beat Texas, 4246 vs, No. 24 Colorado Beat Utah State, 42-35 at Rice Lost to Nebraska, 5626 vs. Missouri Lost to Miami (OhIo), 24-17 vs. Boston Co ege Lost to Texas A&M, 1610 at No. 20 Oklahoma State Beat Boston College, 42-14 vs. N.C. State USA Today/ESPN Poll The new USA Today/CNN coaches top 25 college foot- ball poll with results through Oct,5. First-place votes in parentheses. Team Rec. Pt s. Prey. 1. Fionida (48} 5-0 1,523 1 2. Penn State (11) 4-0 1,469 2 3. Nebraska (2) 4-0 1,407 3 4. Flonda State (1) 4-0 1,374 4 5, North Carolia(1) 5-0 1.271 5 6.Michigan 4-0 1,245 6 7. Ohio State 54 1,216 ' 7 8. Auburn .5-0 1.082 9 9. Washington 31 983 11 10. Tenriessee 3-1 982 10 11. Michigan State 4-0 927 13 12. Washington State 5-0 $44 15 13, Texas A&M 4-0 721 17 14. Louisiana State 4-1 720 14 15. Georgia 4-0 676 19 16. Iowa 4-1 664 8 17. Stanford 4-1 542 21 18. Air Force 6-0 397 23 19. UCLA 3-2 314 25 20. Oklahoma State 5-0 295 NR- 20. Virginia Tech. 4-1 295 12 22.BYU 3-4 286 24 23. Kansas State 31 213 16 24. West Virginia 4-1 165 NR 25. Colorado 2,2 79 . 13 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Linnea Mendoza Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif. High School: Santa Barbara Sport: Volleyball Year: Senior Eligibility: Senior Why: The setter, in Michigan's four-game victory over Michigan State on Friday night, became the 17th person in Big Ten history to pass the 4,125 assist mark. She had 54 assists against the Spartans, allowing the Wolverines to improve their conference record to 4-0, matching their best Conference start ever. Background: Michigan's all-time leader in assists. Enrolled in the School of Education, majoring in secondary education ... Born Jan. 20, 1976. Yesterday's Scores Pittsburgh 42, BALTIMORE 34 BUFFALO 22, Detroit 13 GREEN BAY 21, Tampa Bay 16 JACKSONVILLE 21, Cincinnati 13 MIAMI 17, Kansas City 14 N.Y. GIANTS 20, Dallas 17 PHILADELPHIA 24, Washington 10 Minnesota 20, ARIZONA 19 San Diego 25, OAKLAND 10 N.Y. Jets 16, INDIANAPOUS 12 SEATTLE 16, Tennessee 13 New Orleans 20, CHICAGO 17 Today's Game New England at Denver, 9 p.m. Next Week's Games Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 1p.m. Cincinnati at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Miami at NY Jets, 1p.m. NY Giants at Arizona, 4 p.m. St. Louis at San Francisco, 4 p.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Monday's Game Dallas at Washington, 9 p.m. _ .: ,:. Blue harriers capture third straight invitational title 0 NCAA Football Results East Brown 45, Fordham 14 Bucknell 24, Harvard 20 Dartmouth 24, Cornell 20 Penn 26, Towson State 14 Princeton 21, Holy Cross 7 Syracuse 56, East Carolina 0 Temple 17. Pittsburgh 13 West Virginia 48, Rutgers 0 Midwest Michigan 37, Indiana 0 Ohio State 23, Iowa 7 Penn State 41, Illinois 6 Michigan State 31.Minnesota 10 Wisconsin 26, Northwestern 25 Bowling Green 35, N. Illinois 10 Cincinnati 20, Memphis 17 Ohio State 28, Arizona 20 Kansas 20. Oklahoma 17 Miami (Ohio) 24, Virginia Tech 17 Missouri 45, Iowa State 21 Nebraska 56, Kansas State 26 Ohio 47, Eastern Michigan 7 Oklahoma State 42, Texas 16 Rice 42, Tulsa 24 Texas Tech 35, Baylor 14 Western Michigan 21. Ball State 13 South Auburn 23, South Carolina 6 Central Florida 59, Kent 43 Clemson 39, UTEP 7 Florida 56, Arkansas 7 Florida State 47, Miami (Fla) 0 Georgia 47, Mississippi State 0 Georgia Tech 42, Boston College 14 Kentucky 40, Alabama 34 (07) Louisiana State 7, Vanderbilt 6 Louisiana Tech 41, California 34 Maryland 16, Duke 10 North Carolina 31, TCU 10 Southern Miss. 42, Louisville 24 Tennessee 31, Mississippi 17 Tulane 41. Army 0 Virginia 21, Wake Forest 13 West Air Force 17, The Citadel 3 Arizona 31, San Diego State 28 Colorado Stale 63, Hawaii 0 New Mexico 22, SMU 15 Oregon State 26, San Jose State 12 Southern California 35. UNLV 21 Stanford 33, Notre Dame 15 Texas A&M 16, Colorado 10 UCLA 66, Houston 10 Washington 26, Arizona State 14 Washington State 24, Oregon 13 Wyoming 28, Montana 13 Home teams in CAPS MLB Playoffs American League ivision Series Baltimore defeats Seattle, 3-1 N.Y. Yankees and CLEVELAND tied 2-2 Yesterday's Scores CLEVELAND 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 BALTIMORE 3, Seattle 1 SCHEDULE: AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES NY: Yankees at Cleveland, 8 p.m., Fox AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game 1: Wed, N.Y. Yankees/Cleveland at Safnltire,8 p.m. Game 2: Thurs., N.Y.Yankees/Cleveland at Baltimore. 8 p.m. Game 3: Sat., Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees/Cleveland. 4:30 p.m. Game 4: Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees/Cleveland, 7:30 p.m Game 5: Oct. 13, Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees/Cleveland , 8 p.m. (if neces- sary) Game 6: Oct. 15, N.Y. Yankees/Cleveland tBaltimre, 4 p.m. (if necessary) Game 7: Oct. 16, N.Y. Yankees/Cleland at Baltimore, 8:00 p.m. (if necessary) National League Division Series Atlanta defeats Houston, 3-0 Florida defeats San Francisco, 30 Yesterday's Scores no games scheduled SCHEDULE: NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game 1- Tues., Florida at Atanta, 8:07 pim. Game 2: Wed., Florida at Atlanta, 4:07 p.m. Game 3: Fri., Atlanta at Florida, 8:07 p.m. Game 4: Sat., Atlanta at Florida, 7:37 p.m. Game 5: Oct. 12, Atlanta at Florida, 4:07 p.m. (if necessary) Game 6: Oct. 14, Florida at Atlanta, 8:07 p.m. (if necessary) Game 7: Oct. 15. Florida at Atlanta, 8:07 p.m. (if necessary) Transactions Saturday College Texas Tech - Promoted John Anderson to assistant director of acade- mic services. Friday Baseball Cincinnati Reds - Claimed pitcher Curt Lyons off waivers from the Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers - Announced that outfielders Eric Anthony and Wayne Kirby and infielder Nelson Liriano became free agents after refusing assignments to Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League (AA A); named John Barr East Coast scouting super visor. San Diego Padres - Exercised the option on first baseman Wally Joyner's contract for the 1998 season. Vancouver Canadians (Pacific Coast League/AAA) - Named Gary Arthur vice president, director and general manager. Basketball NBA - Suspended Portland Trail Blazers guard Isaiah Rider two games for his recent no contest plea to misdemeanor charges for the possession of illegal cellular phones and his conviction for possession of marijuana, and Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson one game for his recent no contest plea to a weapons charge. Football Miami Dolphins - Re-signed kicker Joe Nedney; released punter John Kidd Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Added quarterback Johnny Johnson to the roster. Arizona Rattlers ( Arena) - Signed defensive back Barron Miles and wingback Kalief Muhammad. Hockey New Jersey Devils - Re-signed left wing Brian Rolston to a multi-year contract. St. Louis Blues - Agreed to terms with forwards Lubos Bartecko. Michal Handzus, and Tyler Wilhs- Tampa Bay Lightning - Assigned winger Brent Peterson to Milwaukee of the IHL. Washington Capitals - Recalled goaltender Martin Brochu from Portland of the AHL; assigned left wing Todd Krygier to Portland. Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) - Signed defenseman Tom Ashe to a 25- game contract. Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) - Acquired the rights to center Jaromir Smatrala from the Prince Albert Raiders; traded forward Tyler Perry to the Kamloops Blazers for future considera- tions. college Eastern Kentucky - Announced senior center Matt Simons has left the men's basketball team. Source: http://www.USAToday.com By Chris Duprey Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's cross country team took a course in wilderness sur- vival Saturday at the Mountain West Classic in Missoula, Mont. The Wolverines passed with flying colors. They braved adverse conditions to capture their third-consecutive invita- tional championship. The course, locat- ed at an altitude of 3,100 feet, present- ed unusual racing conditions for the Wolverines. Michigan won the title with 48 points, 22 ahead of second place Oregon. The win was a big indicator of the team's progress as they prepare for the ultimate goal, the 1997 NCAA champi- onships. Unlike its previous two wins, Michigan had to battle national ranked competition, including No. 4 Oregon, No. 15 Washington State, No. 18 Brigham Young, and No. 19 Arizona. The Wolverines were the fifth-ranked team before Saturday's meet. Michigan men's cross country coach Ron Warhurst was encouraged by his team's performance. "We're extremely pleased to run as well as we did against top-ranked teams' Warhurst said. "It was a good test for us, and we ran very well." Michigan got great individual perfor- mances all around. John Mortimer con- tinued his solid '97 campaign with another top finish, his second of the season. Mortimer completed the eight kilometer course in 24:24 for the win. Senior Kevin Sullivan also per- formed well. He finished just eight sec onds behind Mortimer, earning second place overall with a 24:32. Sullivan has been charging up the comeback trail since a foot injury sidelined him last season.-9 "I'm pleased with the effort, Sullivan said. "I ran hard today." But the Wolverines' depth sealed the victory. Todd Snyder and SteVe Lawrence finished 9th and 1Ith, respectively. Snyder posted a time of 25:10, and Lawrence ran in 25:16. "I was surprised that we put four (finishers) in front of Oregon's second runner, being that Oregon is ranked fourth in the country," Warhurst sai "That was the key to our victory" Don McLaughlin placed 25th overalt with a time of 25:57. His finish round- ed out the scoring for Michigan. Jay Cantin turned in a 26:12, and Chris Bunt closed out the top seven in 26:50. Previously, pack time had beer a concern for the Wolverines. At least for one day, it became their strength. Warhurst said he would like to see the five-man pack time dip below a minut He realizes, though, that with two oft1 top runners in the nation, a sub-one minute pack time may be a lot to ask for. "The harder we run, the more we are going to need our (number) three to five guys to pack up," Sullivan said. NHL Standings Eastem Conference Western Conference Northeast Team Montreal Ottawa Pittsburgh Ebston Buffalo Carolina Atlantic Team Washington Philadelphia NY Islanders Florida New Jersey Tampa Bay NY Rangers w 1 1 1 1 1 0 W 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 L 0 1 1 1 1 3 L 0 0 Q 1 1 1 0 T 1 1 1 0 0 0 T 0 0 1 0 0 a 1 PTS 3 3 3 2 2 0 "TS 6 4 3 2 2 2 1 central Team Detroit St. Louis Phoenix Dallas Chicago Toronto Pacific Team Colorado Anaheim Edmonton San Jose Vancouver Los Angeles Calgary w 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 L 0 1 1 1 2 2 t 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 PTS 4 4 2 1 0 0 PTS 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 M' women's golf finishes ninth at Wolverine Invitational Confidence a concern but Baumann's performance a highlight " Yesterday's Scores Los Angeles at NY RANGERS Phoenix at PHILADELPHIA Buffalo at TAMPA BAY ,Colorado at EDMONTON Home team in CAPS By Dan Lohv For the Daily Nothing seems to be going right these days for the Michigan women's golf team. This weekend, the Wolverines finished ninth out of 13 teams at the Wolverine Invitational. The two-day, three-round event was played at the par-73 Michigan Golf Course. Michigan shot a com- bined score of 1,009, 89 shots behind champion Indiana. "I thought a top-five finish was realistic," said Michigan coach Kathy Teichert. "But it didn't happen this weekend. We are a better team than our scores are showing. I don't know what happened. Maybe my expectations are too high." Michigan went into the final day of play in seventh place, close to their goal of finishing in the top five. But with each of the six golfers having mediocre rounds, the Wolverines were passed in the stand- ings by Eastern Michigan and the Toledo. "Our confidence is shot," Teichert said. "We need to build it back up until each player believes in them- selves. I want to get back to where it is fun to play the game. Right now, the girls are going out and letting bad shots carry over. They are think- ing and pressuring themselves too much." Leading player Sharon Park aver- aged a score of 82 in her three rounds and was unhappy with her performance. "I don't know what is wrong," Park said. "Personally, I am just try- ing to concentrate on hitting the ball. I'm not sure what we can do as a team. "Our new freshmen are young and it's difficult for them to adjust. It's just a difficult situation." With three freshmen in the lineup this weekend, a bright spot for the Wolverines is youth. Jennifer Baumann, redshirted last year, saw her first tournament action in the Wolverine Invitational and played well, shooting a three-round average of 86. "I had a lot of fun out there," Baumann said. "The greens were dif- ficult for my first tournament bu thought I played well." Her solid play also caught Teichert's eye. "I'm happy to see that Jennifer played well," Teichert said. "She will continue to progress and become a bright star for our team. She just needs tournament experience right now." Freshman Amy Talbot average4 an 88 over the three rounds, even though she had to battle the wiO yesterday. "The wind was tough," Talbot said. "Sometimes I had to use three extra clubs just to get it there. I don't know what went wrong out there. I thought I was playing better, but my score was up again. "As a team, we played awful all three days. We're in a slump, but we'll get better." The Wolverines travel to Kentuco next week for their final tournament of the fall season. :,. } L "What should I expect with the new computerized GMAT format?" "Which scores are important to my program?" p "When should I take the GMAT?" "How do I decide where to apply to business school?" Find out the answers to your GMAT and business school application questions. Monday, October 6, 7:00 - 8:30 Call us at (313) 663-2163 for more details and to reserve a spot. # The Princeton Review IVW a 1 If /V -0Y1I III IV/ S I IY1141NVIYI. vYVIY YI I Y-I- m --1 C