The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - November 26, 2001- 5B
"310 DAYS. "
- OHIO STATE COACH JIM TRESSEL, WHEN ASKED HOW LONG
HE FELT THE FINAL 15 MINUTES OF SATURDAY'S GAME LASTED;


WEEKEND'S BEST

HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED

NEW AP
TOP 25

TECH STOCK CRASHES: Georgia Tech
had won three straight games
against archrival Georgia. Satur-
day, the Bulldogs got some pay-
back.
Tailback Verron Haynes, who is
filling in for an injured Musa
Smith, rushed for 207 yards on
39 carries as the Bulldogs
upended the Yellow Jackets, 31-
17, in Atlanta. Georgia put the
game away on Tim Wansley's 28-
yard interception return for a
touchdown in the fourth quarter.
GOLDEN DOOMED: A year ago, Notre
Dame surprised people by amass-
ing a 9-2 record and earning a
bid to the Fiesta Bowl. Unfortu-
nately for the school's the Irish
didn't have nearfy as much luck
this year
Stanford toppled Notre Dame,
17-13, on a wet field in Palo Alto
on Saturday. The loss drops the
Fighting Irish to 4-6 and ensures
that they won't qualify for a bowl
game this year, much to the cha-
grin of football fans everywhere.

SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE A Nurr: Fol-
lowing his team's 41-38 loss at
Louisiana State on Friday,
Arkansas coach Houston Nutt said,
"I think LSU realizes that they are
lucky."
Nutt has a point - the Tigers are
fortunate that Arkansas doesn't
have a defense. The Razorbacks
allowed Louisiana State tailback
LaBrandon Toefield to run for 173
yards and three touchdowns.
If the Tigers can knock off Auburn
next weekend, they will win the
SEC Western Division crown.

Associated Press Poll for week of November 5.
Games updated through November 12.
Team: Last week:
1. Miami (Fla.) beat No. 12 Washington 65-7
2. Nebraska lost to No. 14 Colorado 62-36
3. Florida did not play
4. Oklahoma lost to Oklahoma State 16-13
5. Texas beat Texas A&M
6. Oregon did not play
7. Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 38-0

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8. Maryland
9. Brigham Young
10. Illinois
11.Michigan
1.2. Washington
13. Stanford
14. Colorado
15. Washington State
16. Virginia Tech
17. Louisville
18. South Carolina
19. Georgia
20. Marshall
21. Georgia Tech
22. Syracuse
23. Fresno State
24. Arkansas
25. Boston College

did not play Idle
did not play at M
beat Northwestern 34-28 Idle
lost to Ohio State 26-20 Idle
lost to No. 1Miami (Fla.) 65-7 Idle
beat Notre Dame 17-13 Idle
beat No. 2 Nebraska 62-36 vs. i
did not play Idle
did not play vs. [
lost to Texas Christian 37-22 Idle
did not play Idle
beat No. 21 Georgia Tech vs. I
beat Youngstown State 38-24 at To
lost to No. 19 Georgia 31-17 at Fl
beat No. 25 Boston College 39-28 Idle
beat San Jose State 40-21 vs. U,
lost to Louisiana State 41-38 Idle
lost to No. 22 Syracuse 39-28 Idle

week:
o. 16 Virginia Tech
No. 7 Tennessee
No. 14 Colorado
Oregon State
o. 3 Florida
Mississippi State
No. 5 Texas
No. 1 Miami

TEAM
1. Miami (Fla.) (71)
2. Florida (1)
3. Texas
4. Oregon
5. Tennessee
6. Nebraska
7. Maryland
8. Illinois
9. Colorado
10. Brigham Young
11. Oklahoma
12. Stanford
13. Washington State
14. Virginia Tech
15. South Carolina
16. Georgia
17. Michigan
18. Syracuse
19. Washington
20. Marshall
21. Fresno State
22. Louisiana State
23. Ohio State
24. Louisville
25. Auburn

10-0
9-1
10-1
9-1
'9-1
11-1
10-1
10-1
9-2
11-0
10-2
8-2
9-2
8-2
8-3
7-3
8-3
9-3
8-3
10-1
10-2
7-3
7-4
10-2
7-3

(first-place votes in parentheses)

PTS
1,799
1,716
1,644
1,540
1,511
1,318
1,295
1,273
1,261
1,244
1,163
1,034
846
783
722
660
616
528
492
460
404
268
225
170
156

PVS
1
3
5
6
7
2
8
10
14
9
4
13
15
16
18
19
11
22
12
20
23
NR
NR
17
NR

Houston
bledo
orida State
Utah State

Dropped Out: No. 21 Georgia Tech, No. 24
Arkansas, No. 25 Boston College

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Cornhuskers, k
fall out of tite
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Pun- the Soon
ished by an unprecedented scoring Fresh
onslaught, Nebraska tumbled out of yard tou
the national title chase. Woods %
A 32-point deficit - and Chris Okiahom
Brown's record-setting six touch- urday, e
downs - proved too much for even hopes of
the powerful Cornhuskers to over- The lo
come. ers out
Colorado's explosive offense raced would h
to a 35-3 lead early in the second South D
quarter, and the No. 14 Buffaloes insteadT
withstood a mid-game rally to upset title gar
the second-ranked Cornhuskers 62- orado.
36 on Friday. "I tol
Brown ran for three of his school- hear any
record six touchdowns in the fourth lookingt
quarter as Colorado (7-1 Big 12, 9-2 onship,
overall) won the Big 12 North to because'
advance to the league's champi- of practi
onship game Dec. 1. Stoops s
It was the most points ever scored just goto
against Nebraska, eclipsing the 61 MIAMI
points by Minnesota in 1945. Rose pe
"You never think it will go like Miami's
this, obviously," said Colorado coach been pre
Gary Barnett. "But every once in a ranked B
while, it all works. certainly
"Sixty-two points. That's almost KenI
too overwhelming for me. It's going down p
to take a while to sink in." scored th
The loss crippled Nebraska's hopes avenged
for a sixth national championship. overwhe
Nebraska (7-1, 11-1) had been No. 1 65-7 Sat
in the Bowl Championship Series rat- Miamr
ings for the last four weeks. secure a
"We really had a big dream," said play for
Nebraska's Heisman Trophy-con- onship.
tending quarterback Eric Crouch. "It w
"Those are over with now. This is perform
going to be a tough one to swallow." quality
OKLAHOMA STATE 16, OKLAHOMA Coker sa
13: Oklahoma's run to the national In a
title last year included a close call Miami (
against Oklahoma State. This year, quicklyz

Sooners
picture
ers didn't escape.
man Josh Fields threw a 14-
uchdown pass to Rashaun
with 1:36 remaining to give
na State a 16-13 victory Sat-
ending the No. 4 Sooners'
frepeating as champions.
oss also knocked the Soon-
of the Big 12 race. They
have secured the Big 12
ivision title by winning, but
Texas will go to the league's
me next week against Col-
d our players I don't want to
of this excuses stuff or us
toward the Big 12 champi-
game or anything else,
I felt good about our week
ce. I really did," coach Bob
aid. "Thetbottom line is we
outplayed today."
(FLA.) 65, WASHINGTON 7:
tals were scattered across
locker room. It might have
mature, but the way the top-
Hurricanes are playing, they
look Rose Bowl bound.
Dorsey threw three touch-
asses, and Clinton Portis
hree times as the Hurricanes
their only loss last season,
elming No. 12 Washington
urday night.
ni needs one more victory to
spot in the Rose Bowl and
r a fifth national champi-
as one of the most dominant
ances I've seen against a
opponent," coach Larry
id. "This was just our night."
week filled with upsets,
7-0 Big East, 10-0 overall)
made sure it kept itself on

GAMEPROGRESSION
First Quarter:
After Ohio State's Mike Doss inter-
cepts a John Navarre pass and
returned it to the Michigan four-yard
line, Ohio State uses its next two
plays to score on a Jonathan Wells
one-yard touchdown run.
Ohio State 7, Michigan O
Second Quarter:
Three plays into the second quarter;
the Buckeyes finished off an eight
play, 85-yard drive with a 46-yard
touchdown run by Wells. Wells accu-
mulates 71 rushing yards on the
drive and scores on a fourth-and-one
play.
Ohio State 14, Michigan 0
A missed field goal by Ohio State's
Mike Nugent gives Michigan the ball
on its own 22-yard line.
After rushing for a first down,
Navarre throws a ball which is tipped
by the Buckeyes' defensive line
before landing in the hands of Ohio
State's Tim Anderson.
Wells rushes for his third touchdown
on the day five plays later on an 11-
yard jaunt.
Ohio State 21, Michigan O
Inserted into the game for one drive,
Jermaine Gonzales takes over quar-
terbacking duties with 1:08 left in the
half. Gonzales' second play from
scrimmage would be his last,
though, as a miscommunication with
center Kurt Anderson causes an
errant high snap in the shotgun for-
mation.
Gonzales batted the ball out of the
back of the endzone to give the
Buckeyes a safety.
Ohio State 23, Michigan O
Third Quarter:
Michigan wastes no time in its first
series of the second half, going 65
yards for the score in 2:17.
Chris Perry rushes 30 yards to the
Ohio State 22 to set up Navarre's 21-
yard touchdown pass to Marquise
Walker two plays later.
Ohio State 23, Michigan 7
Fourth Quarter:
Only allowing one Ohio State first
down the entire second half; the
Wolverines' defense forces the Buck-
eyes to punt for the fifth time in the
half with 10:52 left in the game.
After coming close to blocking a few
punts, Michigan brings the house
and stuffs Andy Groom's punt to
give theWolverines' offense the ball
at the Ohio State, nine-yard line.
Michigan uses an Ohio State person-
al foul to set up B.J. Askew's two-
yard score. The two-point conversion
fails as Navarre's pass to Walker falls
incomplete
Ohio State 23, Michigan 13
The Buckeyes capitalize on another
Navarre interception, taking the ball
on Michigan's nine-yard line. After an
illegal participation penalty and a per-
sonal foul against the Buckeyes, the
Wolverines hold Ohio State to a
Nugent field goal from 33 yards out.
Ohio State 26, Michigan 13
After a 35-yard punt by Groom, the
Wolverines take over on the Ohio
State 45. Navarre goes 5 for 8 for 46
yards on the drive, including the final
score of the day to Walker from 11
yards out with 2:26 remaining.

AP PHOTO

Eric Crouch did everything he could against Colorado, but it wasn't enough. The Buffaloes ran over and around the
Cornhuskers' defense and scored eight rushing touchdowns en route to a 62-36 victory.

track for the national title game. The
Hurricanes, behind three turnovers
and a quick-striking offense, scored
30 second-quarter points and led 37-
0 at halftime.
Miami cruised from there, sitting
most of its starters for the entire
fourth quarter and making sure they

remained healthy for the season
finale next Saturday at Virginia Tech
(5-2, 8-2).
If the Hurricanes beat the Hokies,
they will guarantee themselves a
berth in the Bowl Championship
Series title game Jan. 3 at the Rose
Bowl. Who Miami could face is still

anybody's guess.
"We're down to a one-game sea-
son, and it's a must win for us,"
Coker said. "It's hard not to talk of
Roses, but as the situation you see
around the country, you have to win.
We have to beat Virginia Tech, then
we can talk Roses."

Ohio State 26, Michigan 20

Back in the Sunshine State

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Who: Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC
No. 2
When: Jan. 1, 1 p.m.
Where: Orlando, Fla.
Why Michigan gets the bid:
The Wolverines finished sec-
ond in the Big Ten and have
participated in the Citrus
Bowl two of the past three
years.

With Michigan's 26-20 loss to Ohio State on Saturday, any dreams of BCS riches were dashed. The loss leaves the Wolver-
ines back in central Florida for the third time in four years. Michigan will play in either the Citrus or Outback Bowl against
a team from the top tier of the SEC. Here is a look at the possible opponents for Michigan on Jan. 1- assuming that both
Florida and Tennessee are in the BCS.

WHO'S NEXT:

Who: Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
No. 3
When: Jan. 1, 11 a.m.
Where: Tampa, Fla.
Why Michigan gets the bid: If
the Citrus Bowl decides to
go against again taking
Michigan and opts for rival
Ohio State, which played in
the Outback Bowl last year.

Louisiana State
Why Citrus or
Outback: In the
unlikely event
that the Tigers
win out, they
would be in the
BCS. If they beat
Auburn this week
and lose the
championship,
they would win
the SEC West to
technically be the

third-best team in
the SEC.
Remaining
games: vs.
Auburn, Dec. 1.
SEC champi-
onship, Dec. 8.

South Carolina
Why Citrus or
Outback: The
Gamecocks are
done for the sea-
son and have no
chance of attend-
ing the champi-
onship game.
Fans would like
to see a matchup
between Michi-
gan and former
Notre Dame

coach Lou Holtz,
who has restored
the South Caroli-
na program.
Remaining
games: Done
until bowl game.

Georgia
Why Citrus or
Outback: The
Bulldogs are an
intriguing choice
after their upset
against rival
Georgia Tech
Saturday in
Atlanta. Georgia
fans should trav-
el well to Tampa
or Orlando, which
are both within

driving distance
of Athens.
Remaining
games: vs. Hous-
ton, Dec. 1. No
chance of SEC
championship.

ANSECTEAM
IN A BOWL
Michigan will face the SEC's finest in
either the Outback Bowl or the Citrus
Bowl on Jan. 1. For more info, look at the
box to the left.
BIG TEN STANDINGS


Big mistake

in another week of horrible
picks, Jeff Phillips made the
mistake of making Nebraska
- a 62-36 loser and 10-point
favorite - his best bet. The
loss gives Phillips three
straight incorrect best bets
- he now should be wearing
the brown bag of shame.
Luckily, Phillips is not alone
in his fate as Jon Schwartz
has also lost three best bets
in a row and also should be
wearing a bag on his head.
Arun Gopal was the big win-
ner this week amongst a
group of losers. His 9-6 record
was far and away the best
Pffort ather than making his

STAFF PICKS
WEEK 11 SELECTiONS
ALL PICKS MADE AGAINST THE SPREAD. Raphael Arun Jeff Jon
HOME TEAMS IN CAPS. Goodstein Gopal Phillips Schwartz
ILLINOIS (-17.5) vs. Northwestern lilinois Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern
Wisconsin (-3) at MINNESOTA Minnesota Minnesota Wisconsin Wisconsin
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---a(4) t X/A STTE .wa owa State Iowa State wa
Nebraska (-10) at COLORADO Colorado Colorado Nebraska Nebraska
Tx ( ) tEX AMT#xas Texas AMTexas A& M Texas
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Team
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio State
Purdue
Iowa
Penn State
Indiana
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Minnesota

Big Ten
7 1
6 2
5 3
4 _4

4
4
4
3
3
2
2

4
4
4
5
5
6
6

Overall
10 1
8 3.
7 4
6 4
6 5
5 5
4 .6
5 5
5 7
4 7
4 7

THIS WEEKEND'S RESULTS
Ohio State 26, MICHIGAN 20
ILLINoIS 34, Northwestern 28
Penn State 42, MIcHIGAN STATE 37
INDIANA 13, Purdue 7
MINNESoTA 42, Wisconsin 31
IOWA STATE 17, Iowa 14

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