USA Today - 03.03.2020

SPORTS E3 USA TODAY ❚ TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 ❚ 7C

Ratings through Sunday’s games. Only division I
games are counted for rating, record and schedule
strength.
These computer ratings for men’s college basketball
were devised by Jeff Sagarin, a 1970 MIT mathematics
graduate. The rating is a numerical measure of the
team’s strength. A hypothetical victory margin is
determined by comparing the rating of the two teams
after adding 4.53 points to the home team. This home
edge will vary during the season.
A diminishing-returns principle exists to prevent
teams from building up ratings by running up large
victory margins against weak teams. Instead, it rewards
teams that do well against good opponents.
Home Adv.: 4.40 Rating W-L Sched Rnk

Kansas 2. Gonzaga 94.7991.84 25-329-2 73.5981.83 1215

Baylor 91.35 25-3 79.77 33

Michigan State 5. Kentucky 89.5691.01 20-924-5 78.0881.46 647

Florida State 88.98 24-5 79.61 36

Ohio State 88.88 20-9 80.84 19

San Diego State 9. Seton Hall 88.8488.75 21-727-1 74.4081.06 (^10412)

Dayton 88.20 27-2 74.78 95

Maryland 88.09 23-6 81.01 15

Villanova 13. Houston 87.7587.54 22-722-7 80.6477.15 (^2375)

Wisconsin 87.32 19-10 81.67 6

Louisville 87.32 24-6 78.87 49

Brigham Young 17. Michigan 87.0987.04 18-1123-7 76.6082.64 (^782)

Creighton 86.80 21-7 81.02 13

Iowa 20. Penn State 86.5386.35 20-921-8 80.5981.42 248

Duke 86.18 23-6 78.93 47

Oregon 86.12 22-7 79.13 43

Virginia 24. Illinois 85.7785.61 21-719-9 78.5079.81 (^5731)

Purdue 85.52 15-14 81.92 4

Oklahoma 84.97 18-11 81.39 9

Xavier 28. Marquette 84.7684.72 19-1018-10 80.2780.87 (^2718)

Providence 84.61 17-12 79.71 35

LSU 84.53 20-9 78.96 46

Indiana 32. Florida 84.5284.51 18-1118-11 81.2280.13 (^1029)

Auburn 84.48 24-5 78.84 50

Wichita State 35. Texas 84.2884.19 18-1122-7 76.2979.77 (^8132)

Texas Tech 84.13 18-11 79.04 45

Arizona 84.10 19-10 78.80 53

Saint Mary’s 39. Butler 83.9483.90 23-720-9 80.7974.75 (^9620)

Cincinnati 83.73 18-10 77.83 66

Alabama 83.69 16-13 79.40 39

Mississippi State 43. Utah State 83.5583.44 19-1021-8 74.6677.80 10167

Rutgers 83.18 17-11 79.77 34

North Carolina 83.09 12-17 80.90 17

Oklahoma State 47. N.C. State 82.8482.75 15-1418-11 81.0878.89 4811

West Virginia 82.75 19-10 80.75 22

Minnesota 50. Clemson 82.6582.56 13-1515-13 82.8079.44 381

Notre Dame 82.47 18-11 77.80 68

East Tenn. State 82.45 24-4 71.35 194

Southern Calif. 54. Stanford 82.2782.15 21-920-9 75.5477.25 (^7487)

Arizona State 82.12 19-10 79.06 44

Colorado 82.10 21-9 78.23 63

Memphis 58. St. John’s 81.8881.85 15-1420-9 75.9378.46 (^8259)

Georgia Tech 60. UCLA 81.8581.76 14-1418-11 80.2977.50 (^2671)

Tennessee 81.68 16-13 79.16 42

Arkansas 81.46 18-11 78.59 55

Connecticut 64. South Carolina 81.2681.17 17-1217-12 76.4578.48 (^8058)

Northern Iowa 81.14 23-5 73.21 130

Furman 81.12 22-6 72.19 161

Richmond 68. Syracuse 81.0780.86 22-716-13 73.8278.52 (^11456)

TCU 80.69 15-13 79.50 37

Rhode Island 80.63 20-8 75.40 88

Iowa State 72. Nevada 80.3780.27 12-1719-11 82.0174.48 1033

Davidson 80.13 15-13 74.74 98

Georgia 75. Yale 79.8679.82 14-1420-6 79.3872.21 15940

Georgetown 79.79 15-14 80.55 25

New Mexico State 79.68 22-6 69.45 256

Vermont 79. Saint Louis 79.6779.56 22-720-8 69.8574.34 (^236108)

Mississippi 79.55 14-15 78.39 60

Tulsa 79.53 20-9 74.28 109

Miami (Fla.) 83. Belmont 79.4679.24 14-1423-7 80.1068.34 29830

Wake Forest 79.22 13-15 79.31 41

Missouri 79.06 14-15 78.73 54

Boise State 87. VCU 78.7978.74 18-1118-11 74.8475.07 (^9491)

North Texas 78.69 18-10 73.59 122

Akron 90. NC Greensboro 78.6278.60 20-721-8 72.0471.62 (^165179)

UNLV 78.47 17-14 75.21 90

Oregon State 78.45 15-13 76.95 77

So. Methodist 94. San Francisco 78.3278.04 19-919-11 74.3874.11 (^106111)

Loyola Chicago 78.03 20-10 72.71 144

Harvard 78.02 19-7 72.11 163

Washington 98. Liberty 77.9577.71 13-1625-4 77.4267.03 33373

Louisiana Tech 77.63 18-8 71.54 185

Utah 77.60 15-14 78.82 51

UC Irvine 102. Texas A&M 77.5077.50 19-1014-14 70.9578.04 (^20865)

DePaul 77.48 13-15 80.16 28

Duquesne 105. Texas State 77.4577.28 18-1020-8 72.2471.54 (^158186)

South Florida 77.19 13-16 76.49 79

Stephen F. Austin 77.16 23-3 66.09 348

Virginia Tech 109. Western Kentucky 77.0877.06 18-1015-14 78.3372.92 (^62137)

Indiana State 76.80 17-11 73.91 113

Kansas State 76.78 9-20 81.01 14

Colorado State 113. Hofstra 76.7476.67 19-1122-8 74.7069.44 25799

Pittsburgh 76.34 15-15 78.34 61

Pacific 116. Eastern Washington 76.2676.21 19-821-9 70.9171.40 (^209192)

Wright State 76.10 23-6 68.56 293

Bradley 76.09 19-11 72.62 147

South Dakota State 120. Temple 76.0476.02 20-914-15 69.1177.50 (^26972)

North Dakota State 75.97 20-8 69.50 251

Murray State 75.92 20-8 67.22 330

Missouri State 124. Colgate 75.9075.83 15-1622-8 73.3668.76 (^128282)

Georgia Southern 75.80 16-12 72.54 150

Montana 75.77 17-10 70.82 212

Northern Colorado 128. Central Florida 75.5875.48 18-914-14 69.8275.87 (^23883)

St. Bonaventure 75.32 17-11 73.48 124

South Alabama 131. Bowling Green 75.1975.08 16-1119-8 71.5372.27 156187

Boston College 75.02 13-16 78.81 52
133. California 134. Buffalo 75.0074.92 13-1617-11 72.7677.75 14369
135. Little Rock 74.81 20-9 71.83 174
136. Valparaiso 74.75 15-15 73.61 120
137. Pepperdine 138. Towson 74.5074.72 15-1517-12 74.2271.07 205110
139. Toledo 74.47 14-14 72.03 167
140. Northwestern 74.42 7-21 80.91 16

Ball State 142. Georgia State 74.2274.27 15-1316-12 72.9071.61 (^181138)

Princeton 74.12 12-12 72.82 142

New Mexico 74.04 17-13 73.78 115

Washington State 146. Kent State 74.0074.00 15-1416-11 74.9072.24 15792

Pennsylvania 73.96 13-11 73.62 119

North Florida 149. Northern Kentucky 73.9673.80 18-1119-9 69.8569.49 (^237253)

Chattanooga 73.77 17-12 71.44 190

UC Santa Barbara 73.74 17-10 69.08 270

Fresno State 153. Radford 73.6373.34 10-1818-10 74.3469.33 260107

La Salle 73.27 14-14 73.76 116

Winthrop 73.27 19-10 68.08 304

Fla. International 157. UT Arlington 73.2473.18 15-1111-17 74.5371.32 (^197102)

Austin Peay 73.13 18-11 69.21 264

Northeastern 73.08 15-15 70.55 223

Nebraska 161. Coll. of Charleston 73.0473.00 16-137-22 80.7771.97 16821

Massachusetts 72.97 13-16 75.56 86

Ohio 164. California Baptist 72.9072.89 13-1417-8 72.5366.97 335151

Old Dominion 72.88 12-17 72.55 149

William & Mary 72.71 20-10 70.67 219

Oral Roberts 168. Western Carolina 72.6972.59 12-1316-11 72.0571.92 (^164170)

Siena 72.54 17-10 68.61 290

Northern Illinois 72.53 16-12 71.50 188

South Dakota 172. Mercer 72.5072.48 15-1417-11 69.4971.09 204252

George Mason 72.44 15-14 73.46 125

Marshall 72.43 13-15 72.83 141

Vanderbilt 176. Wofford 72.3972.26 9-2014-15 72.3277.70 15470

Delaware 72.10 20-10 69.82 239

Portland State 179. Santa Clara 72.0972.02 14-1417-12 70.7770.85 (^214211)

Boston U. 71.93 17-13 69.13 268

Coastal Carolina 71.80 13-15 71.95 169

Southern Illinois 183. Drake 71.7871.73 15-1516-13 72.9972.90 (^135139)

Abilene Christian 71.71 15-10 67.02 334

Ala. at Birmingham 71.61 15-13 71.18 201

Eastern Michigan 187. Gardner-Webb 71.6171.51 12-1313-15 68.6973.41 286127

Rider 71.50 17-12 68.74 283

Appalachian State 190. Illinois-Chicago 71.3071.44 14-1414-16 72.6769.75 243146

UTSA 71.26 10-16 72.61 148

Saint Francis-Pa. 71.05 19-9 67.25 329

Texas-El Paso 194. Sacred Heart 70.9770.83 12-1418-12 72.2766.68 342155

Stony Brook 70.83 18-11 69.66 246

Tulane 70.78 12-17 75.28 89

Florida Atlantic 198. Charlotte 70.6970.77 13-1415-12 71.3471.62 (^180196)

Miami (Ohio) 70.66 10-17 72.45 152

American U. 70.62 16-13 68.62 289

Dartmouth 202. Green Bay 70.4470.38 11-1514-15 71.3171.13 203198

Saint Peter’s 70.37 16-12 68.03 309

Prairie View A&M 205. Rice 70.3670.22 15-1112-15 71.8467.75 (^317173)

Monmouth 70.21 17-12 69.02 276

East Carolina 208. Loyola Marymount 70.1270.10 11-199-20 73.3474.74 (^12997)

Illinois State 70.09 9-20 74.39 105

Oakland 69.87 12-18 70.99 206

Sacramento State 212. George Washington 69.6869.81 13-1312-17 69.9372.94 (^235136)

Southern Utah 69.58 13-14 70.62 221

Iona College 69.54 11-14 68.69 285

Omaha216. UC Davis 69.5169.46 15-1512-16 71.9170.16 231171

Youngstown State 69.35 15-14 69.07 272

Lipscomb 69.33 12-15 69.28 263

Kansas City220. Robert Morris 69.0869.17 12-1416-14 70.5068.06 (^225306)

Nicholls State 69.01 16-10 67.80 312

Eastern Illinois 223. Montana State 68.9968.99 14-1413-14 66.7570.95 (^340207)

Central Michigan 68.86 10-16 73.43 126

Sam Houston State 68.74 14-11 67.70 319

Louisiana 227. Northern Arizona 68.7368.63 14-1211-18 72.2070.34 (^160228)

Seattle 68.60 12-15 69.53 250

Hawai’i 68.52 15-12 69.08 271

Lafayette 231. CS Northridge 68.4068.44 17-1111-17 68.7371.66 (^284178)

Air Force 68.33 10-19 73.68 117

UTRGV 68.33 9-16 70.70 217

UC Riverside 235. Lamar 68.2468.17 13-1513-14 69.0268.01 (^275310)

New Hampshire 68.04 13-13 68.41 296

San Diego 238. Hartford 68.0167.94 14-148-22 75.6668.19 30285

Brown 67.93 12-12 70.81 213

Western Michigan 67.90 10-17 73.09 133

ULM 242. Army West Point 67.8967.79 14-147-19 72.8867.68 (^140320)

North Dakota 67.74 10-17 72.68 145

Weber State 67.72 8-17 72.38 153

Arkansas State 246. Bucknell 67.6867.57 13-1512-19 71.8770.54 (^172224)

Utah Valley 67.39 8-18 70.16 232

Tennessee State 67.30 15-14 69.00 278

Saint Joseph’s-Pa. 250. Bryant 67.1367.10 14-166-23 66.9376.96 33676

Loyola (Md.) 67.08 14-16 67.76 315

Southern U. 253. Central Arkansas 67.0367.03 12-159-19 67.0471.46 (^332189)

Niagara 66.96 11-18 69.76 241

Eastern Kentucky 66.88 13-16 69.15 266

Campbell 257. Md-Balt. County 66.8766.84 13-1510-16 67.2769.37 (^328259)

CS Bakersfield 66.77 9-18 70.37 226

Quinnipiac 66.57 14-15 67.79 313

Merrimack 261. Lehigh 66.5766.57 19-118-20 68.0370.74 (^308216)

Elon 66.56 8-20 71.67 177

Drexel 264. Fort Wayne 66.4666.41 12-1810-18 70.2671.14 (^202229)

Long Island U. 66.39 13-17 67.62 323

N.C. Central 66.38 12-13 66.83 338

Jacksonville State 268. Manhattan 66.3466.27 12-1511-18 67.4068.31 (^326300)

Southern Miss. 66.26 6-20 74.84 93

Wyoming 66.22 6-23 74.67 100

N.C. A&T 272. North Alabama 66.2066.21 14-1411-16 66.6568.59 (^343291)

Navy 66.17 13-15 68.64 288

Grand Canyon 66.13 12-16 69.59 248

Jacksonville 276. Middle Tennessee 66.1066.01 12-174-22 68.5673.95 (^294112)

Texas Southern 65.92 13-14 69.73 245

Fairleigh Dickinson 279. UMass Lowell 65.8865.83 10-1811-18 68.3567.77 (^297314)

Milwaukee 65.51 10-18 69.45 255

CS Fullerton 282. Longwood 65.4865.41 12-178-19 70.8866.07 (^210349)

Cornell 65.24 4-19 71.61 182

Canisius 65.13 10-19 69.75 244

Evansville 286. Bethune-Cookman 65.1365.12 8-2212-13 65.5173.17 352131

Albany 65.10 13-16 68.21 301

Florida Gulf Coast 65.03 8-21 69.61 247

Fordham 290. Norfolk State 64.9964.85 11-147-21 71.4366.29 347191

Troy 64.61 7-21 72.03 166

NC Asheville 64.59 12-15 66.42 345

NC Wilmington 294. Samford 64.5964.51 7-217-22 72.1273.14 (^162132)

Detroit Mercy 64.45 8-23 71.57 184

McNeese State 297. Long Beach State 64.4464.24 10-158-20 66.8573.64 (^337118)

Texas A&M-C.C. 64.21 10-17 68.54 295

James Madison 64.16 8-20 70.66 220

Cleveland State 301. Morehead State 64.1064.01 10-2011-18 71.4068.04 307193

Fairfield 63.93 11-18 69.30 262

Jackson State 63.92 9-17 68.07 305

Maine 305. Grambling State 63.8563.83 11-137-21 69.4066.55 (^258344)

Virginia Military 63.83 5-23 71.34 195

Columbia 63.78 5-22 71.60 183

New Jersey Tech 309. Florida A&M 63.5963.51 8-2012-14 69.0567.58 324274

Stetson 63.40 13-16 68.32 299

San Jose State 312. Mount St. Mary’s 63.2963.23 10-206-23 75.8467.44 32584

Hampton 63.20 10-18 68.68 287

Portland 62.91 7-22 73.56 123

St. Francis (N.Y.) 316. Marist 62.8362.76 12-177-21 66.8167.70 (^339318)

Northwestern State 62.64 9-15 67.67 321

S.C. Upstate 62.46 10-19 68.57 292

Denver 320. New Orleans 62.4362.20 6-234-20 70.6969.49 254218

Charleston Sou. 62.11 11-17 67.64 322

Idaho State 62.02 4-20 71.69 176

IUPUI 324. Cal Poly 61.9861.67 5-245-21 70.7571.78 (^215175)

Morgan State 61.37 12-15 65.22 353

Tennessee-Martin 327. Binghamton 61.2661.31 7-208-19 69.7969.32 (^240261)

Tennessee Tech 61.10 7-22 69.76 242

Alabama State 61.03 8-20 68.92 279

High Point 331. Presbyterian 60.9760.95 7-228-21 69.9367.82 (^234311)

SIU-Edwardsville 60.69 6-23 69.01 277

Idaho 60.65 5-22 71.21 200

Coppin State 335. Western Illinois 60.5160.4010-203-21 67.0570.13 233331

Wagner 59.98 7-21 68.11 303

Alcorn State 338. S.C. State 59.7459.65 9-149-16 66.3665.75 (^346350)

The The Citadel 59.58 3-23 73.00 134

SE Missouri State 58.60 5-24 68.76 281

SE Louisiana 342. Incarnate Word 58.4058.05 6-204-22 69.1767.35 (^265327)

Holy Cross 57.33 3-27 70.36 227

Alabama A&M 57.19 7-19 66.74 341

Houston Baptist 346. Delaware State 56.9655.96 3-243-23 70.2265.64 (^230351)

Central Conn. State 55.65 3-27 69.06 273

Ark.-Pine Bluff 55.17 3-24 69.56 249

Md.-Eastern Shore 350. Kennesaw State 53.9153.43 4-241-28 69.1371.26 (^267199)

Howard 53.09 1-26 67.75 316

MVSU353. Chicago State 51.2551.09 2-261-25 68.7870.58 (^280222)
SAGARIN BASKETBALL RATINGS
All times ET
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division WLPctGB
Toronto 42 18 .700 —
Boston 41 18 .695 ½
Philadelphia 37 24 .607 5½
Brooklyn 26 33 .441 15½
New York 18 42 .300 24
Southeast Division WLPctGB
Miami 38 22 .633 —
Orlando 27 33 .450 11
Washington 22 37 .373 15½
Charlotte 21 39 .350 17
Atlanta 19 43 .306 20
Central Division WLPctGB
x-Milwaukee 52 8 .867 —
Indiana 36 24 .600 16
Chicago 20 40 .333 32
Detroit 20 42 .323 33
Cleveland 17 43 .283 35
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division WLPctGB
Houston 39 20 .661 —
Dallas 37 24 .607 3
Memphis 29 31 .483 10½
New Orleans 26 34 .433 13½
San Antonio 25 33 .431 13½
Northwest Division WLPct GB
Denver 41 19 .683 —
Utah 37 22 .627 3½
Oklahoma City 37 23 .617 4
Portland 26 35 .426 15½
Minnesota 17 42 .288 23½
Pacific Division
WLPct GB
L.A. Lakers 46 13 .780 —
L.A. Clippers 41 19 .683 5½
Sacramento 26 34 .433 20½
Phoenix 24 37 .393 23
Golden State 13 48 .213 34
x-clinched playoff spot
Sunday’s Games
Milwaukee 93, Charlotte 85
Dallas 111, Minnesota 91
L.A. Clippers 136, Philadelphia 130
Sacramento 106, Detroit 100
Denver 133, Toronto 118
L.A. Lakers 122, New Orleans 114
Washington 124, Golden State 110
Monday’s Games
Houston at New York
Portland at Orlando
Utah at Cleveland
Memphis at Atlanta
Milwaukee at Miami
Dallas at Chicago
Indiana at San Antonio
Tuesday’s Games
San Antonio at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.
Washington at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GFGA
Boston 6641 13 12 94 218 167
Tampa Bay 6541 19 5 87 230 183
FloridaToronto^66663533232687 78 233 21873 224 224
Montreal 673028 9 69 203 207
Buffalo 652928 8 66 188 205
Ottawa 662331 12 58 178 224
Detroit 6715 47 5 35 135 255
Metropolitan Division
Washington 65 GP 40 W 19 L OT Pts GF 6 86 226 199 GA
Philadelphia 653820 7 83 220 190
Pittsburgh 6437 21 6 80 204 178
N.Y. Islanders 64 3521 8 78 181 175
Columbus 673221 14 78 175 179
Carolina 643524 5 75 207 183
N.Y. Rangers 653526 4 74 217 203
New Jersey 652627 12 64 177 216
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GFGA
ColoradoSt. Louis^666439391718107 88 213 18485 221 172
Dallas 6537 21 7 81 177 168
Nashville 643224 8 72 204 204
Winnipeg 673328 6 72 201 198
Minnesota 653226 7 71 206 206
Chicago 652928 8 66 195 207
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GFGA
Vegas 673623 8 80 216 202
Edmonton 653423 8 76 204 201
Calgary 673426 7 75 201 206
Vancouver 653425 6 74 214 204
Arizona 673227 8 72 187 178
San Jose 652833 4 60 169 209
Anaheim 652631 8 60 168 205
Los Angeles 662535 6 56 164 206
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Rangers 3
Calgary 3, Florida 0
Columbus 5, Vancouver 3
New Jersey 3, Anaheim 0
Washington 4, Minnesota 3
Los Angeles 4, Vegas 1
Colorado at Detroit
Edmonton at Nashville
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Toronto at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Arizona at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.
MLB
Spring Training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct.
Toronto 6 2.
New York 6 3.
Texas 6 4.
Baltimore 6 4.
Chicago 5 4.
Tampa Bay 5 4.
Oakland 6 6.
Minnesota 4 4.
Houston 4 4.
Detroit 4 4.
Boston 4 5.
Kansas City 4 6.
Los Angeles 4 6.
Seattle 3 7.
Cleveland 3 8.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct.
San Diego 8 1.
Milwaukee 6 2.
Miami 7 3.
Philadelphia 6 3.
San Francisco 6 4.
Los Angeles 6 4.
Colorado 5 4.
Chicago 5 5.
Cincinnati 4 5.
New York 4 6.
St. Louis 4 6.
Atlanta 3 6.
Washington 3 6.
Arizona 2 7.
Pittsburgh 2 8.
Houston 5, St. Louis 4
Boston 4, Atlanta 2
Miami 7, N.Y. Mets (ss) 1
Baltimore 3, Philadelphia 2
Tampa Bay 8, Minnesota 2
Pittsburgh 13, Toronto 9
Detroit 10, N.Y. Yankees 4
N.Y. Mets (ss) 3, Washington 1
Chicago Cubs 7, Seattle 3
Texas 8, L.A. Dodgers 6
Oakland (ss) 10, Kansas City 6
Cleveland (ss) 10, Arizona 6
Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 4
San Diego 7, San Francisco 5
Chicago White Sox 8, L.A. Angels (ss) 7
Colorado 6, L.A. Angels (ss) 3
Oakland (ss) 8, Cleveland (ss) 5
Washington 3, Miami 2
St. Louis 6, Minnesota 1
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 3
Boston 11, Detroit 11
Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 0
Texas 3, Cleveland 2
Chicago Cubs (ss) 9, L.A. Angels 4
San Diego 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Cincinnati 6, L.A. Dodgers 2
Colorado 9, Seattle 6
San Francisco 8, Arizona 1
Philadelphia vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz.
Baltimore vs. Washington at West Palm
Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:
p.m.
Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla., 1:
p.m.
Detroit vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:
p.m.
Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:
p.m.
Texas vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz.,
3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz.,
3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:
p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale,
Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Arizona vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 8:
p.m.
Miami (ss) vs. Houston at West Palm Beach,
Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:
p.m.
Baltimore vs. Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:
p.m.
Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clear-
water, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla.,
1:10 p.m.
Colorado vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix,
3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:
p.m.
Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:
p.m.
Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:
p.m.
Philadelphia (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa,
Fla., 6:35 p.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale,
Ariz., 8:05 p.m.
FOOTBALL
XFL
East Division
WL PctPFPA
St. Louis 3 1 .750 91 62
DC 2 2 .500 67 83
New York 2 2 .500 49 73
Tampa Bay 1 3 .250 64 74
West Division
WL Pct PFPA
Houston 4 0 1.000 126 88
Dallas 2 2 .500 78 72
Los Angeles 1 3 .250 88 88
Seattle 1 3 .250 64 87
Houston 27, Dallas 20
Tampa Bay 25, DC 0
Saturday’s Games
Seattle at Houston, 2 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at DC, 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA
New York 1 0 0 3 3 2
Atlanta 1 0 0 3 2 1
Montreal 1 0 0 3 2 1
Columbus 1 0 0 3 1 0
Toronto FC 0 0 1 1 2 2
Orlando City 0 0 1 1 0 0
Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 2 3
Chicago 0 1 0 0 1 2
D.C. United 0 1 0 0 1 2
New England 0 1 0 0 1 2
Inter Miami 0 1000 1
NY City FC 0 1000 1
Philadelphia 0 1000 2
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Minnesota 1 0 0 3 3 1
Sporting KC 1 0 0 3 3 1
FC Dallas 1 0 0 3 2 0
Colorado 1 0 0 3 2 1
Seattle 1 0 0 3 2 1
LA FC 1 0 0 3 1 0
San Jose 0 0 1 1 2 2
Houston 0 0 1111
LA Galaxy 0 0 1111
Real Salt Lake 0 0 1 1 0 0
Nashville SC 0 1 0 0 1 2
Portland 0 1 0 0 1 3
Vancouver 0 1 0 0 1 3
Columbus 1, New York City FC 0
New York 3, Cincinnati 2
Seattle 2, Chicago 1
Los Angeles FC 1, Miami 0
Minnesota 3, Portland 1
Chicago at New England, 1:30 p.m.
New York at Real Salt Lake, 2 p.m.
Montreal at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.
Miami at D.C. United, 3:30 p.m.
New York City FC at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 8 p.m.
Houston at Sporting KC, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando City at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at LA Galaxy, 10 p.m.
Columbus at Seattle, 10 p.m.
English Premier League
Sunday’s Games
Everton 1, Man United 1
Man City vs. Arsenal, ppd.
Tottenham 2, Wolverhampton 3
Liverpool vs. Bournemouth, 7:30 a.m.
Arsenal vs. West Ham, 10 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. Watford, 10 a.m.
Sheffield United vs. Norwich, 10 a.m.
Southampton vs. Newcastle, 10 a.m.
Wolverhampton vs. Brighton, 10 a.m.
Burnley vs. Tottenham, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men’s USA Today Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s col-
lege basketball poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through March 2, points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote and
last week’s ranking: W-L Pts LW

Kansas (32) 26-3 800 1

Gonzaga 29-2 742 4

Dayton 27-2 741 3

Baylor 25-3 694 2

San Diego St. 28-1 680 5

Kentucky 24-5 628 9

Seton Hall 21-7 567 13

Florida State 24-5 555 6

Maryland 23-6 516 8

Louisville 24-6 494 10

Duke 23-6 419 7

Villanova 22-7 392 12

Oregon 22-7 387 16

Creighton 22-7 385 11

BYU 24-7 323 18
(tie) Auburn 24-5 323 15

Michigan St. 20-9 310 24

Iowa 20-9 301 17

Ohio State 20-9 240 23

Penn State 21-8 232 14

Houston 22-7 141 NR

Virginia 21-7 79 NR
(tie) Illinois 20-9 79 NR
24. Wisconsin 19-10 78 NR
25. Butler 20-9 60 NR
Others receiving votes: Michigan (18-11) 31;
UCLA (19-11) 30; West Virginia (19-10) 27; Col-
orado (21-9) 26; Northern Iowa (25-5) 19; East
Tennessee State (27-4) 16; Stephen F. Austin
(26-3) 15; Texas Tech (18-11) 14; Arizona (19-
10) 14; Saint Mary’s (24-7) 13; Marquette (18-
10) 13; LSU (20-9) 4; Texas (18-11) 3; Provi-
dence (17-12) 3; Yale (22-6) 2; Southern Cali-
fornia (21-9) 2; Wichita State (22-7) 1; Stan-
ford (20-9) 1.
Men’s AP Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in the Associated Press’
men’s college basketball poll, with first-place
votes in parentheses, records through Mar. 1,
total points based on 25 points for a first-
place vote through one point for a 25th-place
vote and last week’s ranking:
W-L Pts LW

Kansas (64) 26-3 1600 1

Gonzaga 29-2 1514 3

Dayton 27-2 1453 4

Baylor 25-3 1395 2

San Diego St. 28-1 1375 5

Kentucky 24-5 1253 8

Florida St. 24-5 1164 6

Seton Hall 21-7 1145 13

Maryland 23-6 1040 9

Creighton 22-7 842 10

Duke 23-6 812 7

Oregon 22-7 802 14

Villanova 22-7 779 12

BYU 24-7 756 17

Michigan St. 20-9 72624

Auburn 24-5 575 15

Iowa 20-9 492 18

Ohio St. 20-9 489 23

Penn St. 21-8 367 16

Houston 22-7 265 25

Virginia 21-7 219 -

Illinois 20-9 208 -

Wisconsin 19-10 179 -

Michigan 18-11 94 19
Others receiving votes: Butler 68, UCLA 54,
Stephen F Austin 47, ETSU 31, West Virginia
22, Providence 17, Colorado 13, Marquette 12,
Arizona 9, Texas Tech 9, N Iowa 4, Oklahoma 4,
Stanford 4, Arizona St 4, Wichita St. 2, Saint
Mary’s (Cal) 2, LSU 2, New Mexico St. 2, South-
ern Cal 1, Belmont 1, Vermont 1.
Women’s AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in the Associated Press’
women’s college basketball poll, with first-
place votes in parentheses, records through
Mar. 1, total points based on 25 points for a
first-place vote through one point for a 25th-
place vote and last week’s ranking:

W-L Pts LW

S. Carolina (27) 29-1 747 1

Baylor (2) 27-1 713 2

Oregon (1) 28-2 700 3

UConn 25-3 618 6

Maryland 25-4 615 7

Stanford 25-5 550 4

UCLA 25-4 541 9

Mississippi St. 25-5 489 10

NC State 25-4 459 8

Northwestern 26-3 450 14

Gonzaga 28-2 447 11

Arizona 23-6 372 13

Oregon St. 22-8 331 17

Texas A&M 22-7 293 12

Kentucky 21-7 259 15

South Dakota 27-2 25420

DePaul 25-5 247 16

Iowa 23-6 232 18

Indiana 23-7 211 22

Princeton 24-1 153 23

Florida St. 22-7 142 19

Missouri St. 24-4 104 21

Arizona St. 20-10 7524

Arkansas 22-7 44 -
Others receiving votes: Duke 16, Rutgers 10,
Old Dominion 7, Cent Michigan 7, TCU 6, Vir-
ginia Tech 4, Marquette 4, James Madison 2,
Tennessee 2, Texas 2, LSU 2, Florida Gulf
Coast 1.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Auto Club 400 Sunday At Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif. Lap length: 2.00 miles (Start position in parentheses)

(3) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 59
points.

(17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 40.

(4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 40.

(13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 40.

(15) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 44.

(28) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 34.

(2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 46.

(6) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 36.

(5) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 200, 29.

(29) Erik Jones, Toyota, 200, 29.

(19) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 200, 26.

(7) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 29.

(12) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 200, 27.

(38) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 200, 29.

(21) William Byron, Chevrolet, 200, 22.
16. (11) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, 21.
17. (27) Ross Chastain, Ford, 200, 0.
18. (18) Cole Custer, Ford, 199, 19.
19. (16) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 199, 37.
20. (10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 199, 7.
21. (9) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 199, 16.
22. (8) Michael McDowell, Ford, 199, 15.
23. (1) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 199, 14.
24. (25) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 199, 13.
25. (23) John H. Nemechek, Ford, 199, 12.
26. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 199, 11.
27. (14) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 198, 10.
28. (31) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 198, 9.
29. (26) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 197, 8.
30. (20) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 197, -3.
31. (30) JJ Yeley, Ford, 197, 0.
32. (32) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 195, 5.
33. (34) Joey Gase, Ford, 193, 0.
34. (36) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 193, 3.
35. (35) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 192, 2.
36. (33) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 191, 1.
37. (37) Timmy Hill, Ford, 184, 0.
38. (22) C. Bell, Toyota, engine, 80, 1.

DEALS

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League SEATTLE MARINERS — Reassigned RHPs Jack Anderson, Darren McCaaughan, Wyatt Mills and Penn Murfee; INFs Jordan Cowan and Connor Hoover; OFs Eric Filia and Luis Libe- rato to the minor league camp. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Signed RHPs Adbert Alzo- lay, Dillon Maples, Trevor Megill, Tyson Miller, Alec Mills, James Norwood, Colin Rea, Manuel Rodriguez, Casey Sadler, Duane Underwood Jr. and Rowan Wick; LHPs Justin Steele and Brad Wieck; C Miguel Amaya and C Victor Car- atini; INFs Robel Garcia, Nico Hoerner and Zack Short; OF Ian Happ to one year contracts. SOCCER MLS DC UNITED — Aquire M Federico Higuain as a free agent. NEW YORK CITY FC — Aquired M Nicolas Ace- vedo on permanent transfer. COLLEGES Football UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON — Named Jim Collins and Josh Hendershot as coaches to the football staff. Socccer OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY — Named Billy Martin head men’s and womens soccer coach.

FOR THE RECORD

13. Arizona State (8-4)
Points: 320. Previous ranking: 13.
14. Florida State (8-3)
15. Central Florida (11-2)
Points: 293. Previous ranking: Not ranked.
16. Oklahoma (9-3)
17. Auburn (10-3)
18. Texas Christian (10-1)
19. Mississippi State (7-4)
20. Michigan (6-4)
21. Long Beach State (8-3)
22. LSU (7-5)
22. Texas (10-2)
24. Texas A&M (10-3)
Points: 154 Previous ranking: 21.
25. Alabama (12-0)
Points: 120 Previous ranking: Not ranked.
Dropped teams: No. 15 Stanford (3-8), No. 16

North Carolina (8-4), No. 17 Oklahoma State (8-4), No. 19 East Carolina (8-3), No. 22 Geor- gia Tech (7-4), No. 24 Wake Forest (7-5), No. 25 Oregon State (5-6). Others receiving votes: Pepperdine (10-1) 93; Clemson (9-2) 71; Dallas Baptist (8-3) 41; Tu- lane (9-2) 38; Georgia Tech (7-4) 30; East Car- olina (8-3) 29; Oklahoma State (8-4) 25; North Carolina (8-4) 21; Mercer (11-0) 20; New Mex- ico State (12-1) 17; Baylor (8-3) 17; UC Santa Barbara (9-2) 11; Virginia (9-3) 8; Navy (9-1) 8; Stanford (3-8) 7; Southern Miss (9-3) 7; Santa Clara (8-5) 6; San Diego (9-2) 5; Penn State (9-2) 5; Cal State Northridge (8-3) 5; Wake Forest (7-5) 4; Coastal Carolina (7-3) 4; Vir- ginia Commonwealth (8-3) 3; UNC Wilming- ton (9-3) 3; Samford (10-1) 3; Pittsburgh (10-1) 3; Hawaii (8-5) 2; Old Dominion (8-2) 1; New Mexico (8-3) 1; Indiana (6-3) 1. The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 31 coaches at Division I institu- tions. All are members of the American Base- ball Coaches Association.

1. Florida (11-0)
Points: 766 (26 first-place votes). Previous
ranking: 10.
2. UCLA (11-0)
Points: 692 (4 first-place votes). Previous
ranking: 8.
3. Georgia (11-1)
4. Texas Tech (11-1)
5. Vanderbilt (10-3)
6. Louisville (8-3)
Points: 579 (1 first-place vote). Previous
ranking: 2.
7. North Carolina State (11-0)
8. Mississippi (10-1)
9. Miami (Fla.) (8-3)
10. Arkansas (7-3)
11. Tennessee (12-0)
12. Duke (9-2)

COLLEGE BASEBALL POLL

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ST. JOSEPH'S 21 ⁄ 2 Rhode Island DUKE 261 ⁄ 2 Wake Forest MICHIGAN ST 13 Nebraska FLORIDA ST 41 ⁄ 2 Virginia Tech MIAMI (OHIO) 31 ⁄ 2 Kent St Buffalo 121 ⁄ 2 OHIO TOLEDO 15 W. Michigan E. MICHIGAN 1 Ball St C. MICHIGAN 5 N. Illinois AKRON 31 ⁄ 2 Bowling Green TEXAS A&M 5 South Carolina Va Cmmonalth 41 ⁄ 2 GEORGE MASN MIAMI 5 Pittsburgh Purdue 6 MINNESOTA North Carolina 11 BSTN CLLEGE Kansas 1 OKLAHOMA

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