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Four Red Sox Farmhands Ranked in Baseball America’s Top 20 Carolina League Prospects

Baseball America is busy right now putting together its top 20 prospects lists by league now that the minor league baseball season is over. They got started last week with the Arizona League, the Gulf Coast League, Appalachian League, Pioneer League, NY/Penn League, Northwest League, Midwest League, South Atlantic League and California League.

Boston Red SoxNow we’ll look at the Carolina League where the Red Sox minor leaguers play with the Salem Red Sox.

Four Red Sox farmhands are ranked in the top 20 prospects of the Carolina League. They are SS Xander Bogaerts who comes in at No. 2, RHP Matt Barnes at No. 3, OF Jackie Bradley Jr. at No. 4 and C Christian Vazquez at No. 17.

Bogaerts was signed as international free agent in 2009 out of Aruba and spent the 2010 season with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox. In 2011, he played for the Greenville Drive and split the 2012 season between Salem and the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.

In 104 games with Salem, Bogaerts hit .302 with 15 home runs, 64 RBIs and four stolen bases. In 23 games with the Sea Dogs, he hit .326 with five home runs, 17 RBIs and one stolen base. If you combine his stats for the year, Bogaerts hit .307 with 20 home runs, 81 RBIs and five stolen bases.

Barnes was a first round pick of the Red Sox in 2011 out of UConn and made his minor league debut this season with the Greenville Drive. In five starts for the Drive, he was 2-0 with a 0.34 ERA. He had 42 strikeouts in just 26.2 innings of work.

He finished the 2012 season with Salem where he made 20 starts going 5-5 with a 3.58 ERA. He struck out 91 batters in 93 innings of work. If you combine his stats for the year, he was 7-5 in 25 starts with a 2.86 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 119.2 innings.

Bradley Jr. was a first round pick (supplemental round) of the Red Sox in 2011 out of South Carolina and he played in 10 games for the Lowell Spinners and Greenville Drive. He started the 2012 season with Salem before being promoted to the Portland Sea Dogs.

In 67 games with Salem, Bradley hit .359 with three home runs, 39 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. In 61 games with the Sea Dogs, he hit .271 with six home runs, 29 RBIs and eight stolen bases. If you combine his stats for the year, he hit .315 with nine home runs, 68 RBIs and 24 stolen bases.

Vazquez was ninth round draft pick of the Red Sox in 2008 out of Puerto Rico. He spent the 2008 season with the GCL Red Sox and split the 2009 season between the GCL Red Sox and Lowell. In 2010 and 2011, he played for the Drive. He split the 2012 season between Salem and Portland.

In 81 games for Salem, he hit .266 with seven home runs, 41 RBIs and two stolen bases. In 20 games with the Sea Dogs, he hit .205 with no home runs and five RBIs. If you combine his stats for the season, he hit .254 with seven home runs, 46 RBIs and two stolen bases.

The next look at where Red Sox farmhands rank in their respective league comes tomorrow when Baseball America looks at the top 20 prospects for the Eastern League.

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Two Red Sox Farmhands Ranked in Baseball America’s Top 20 South Atlantic League Prospects

Baseball America is busy right now putting together its top 20 prospects lists by league now that the minor league baseball season is over. They got started last week with the Arizona League, the Gulf Coast League, Appalachian League, Pioneer League, NY/Penn League, Northwest League and Midwest League.

Boston Red SoxNow we’ll look at the South Atlantic League where the Red Sox minor leaguers play with the Greenville Drive.

Two Red Sox farmhands are ranked in the top 20 prospects of the South Atlantic League. They are 3B Garin Cecchini and C Blake Swihart.

Cecchini was a 4th round pick of the Red Sox in 2010 and spent the 2011 season with the Lowell Spinners. He played the entire 2012 season with the Drive where he hit .305 with four home runs, 62 RBIs and 51 stolen bases.

Swihart was a first round pick of the Red Sox in 2011 and spent the 2011 season with the GCL Red Sox. He played the entire 2012 season with the Drive where he hit .262 with seven home runs, 53 RBIs and seven stolen bases.

The next look at where Red Sox farmhands rank in their respective league comes in the next post when Baseball America looks at the top 20 prospects for the Carolina League.

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Two Red Sox Farmhands Ranked in Baseball America’s Top 20 NY/Penn League Prospects

Baseball America is busy right now putting together its top 20 prospects lists by league now that the minor league baseball season is over. They got started last week with the Arizona League, the Gulf Coast League, Appalachian League and Pioneer League.

Boston Red SoxNow we’ll look at the NY/Penn League where the Red Sox minor leaguers play with the Lowell Spinners.

Two Red Sox farmhands are ranked in the top 20 prospects of the NY/Penn League. They are SS Deven Marrero who comes in at No. 7 and RHP Pat Light who comes in at No. 17.

Marrero was the Red Sox 2012 first round draft pick (24th overall) out of Arizona State and received a $2,050,000 signing bonus. He was assigned to the Spinners where he hit .268 with two home runs, 24 RBIs and 24 stolen bases in 64 games.

Light was taken in the 2012 MLB Draft Supplemental Round (37th overall) out of Monmouth University and received a $1 million signing bonus. He made 12 starts for the Spinners and was 0-2 with a 2.37 ERA. He struck out 30 batters in 30.1 innings of work.

The next look at where Red Sox farmhands rank in their respective league comes in the next post when Baseball America looks at the top 20 prospects for the South Atlantic League.

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Two Red Sox Farmhands Ranked in Baseball America’s Top 20 GCL Prospects

Baseball America is busy right now putting together its top 20 prospects lists by league now that the minor league baseball season is over. They got started last week with the Arizona League, the Gulf Coast League, Appalachian League and Pioneer League.

Boston Red SoxSince the Boston Red Sox don’t participate in the Arizona, Appy Leagues or Pioneers Leagues, we’ll take a look at where their farmhands land in the GCL Top 20.

Two Red Sox minor leaguers made the list as SS Tzu-Wei Lin came in at No. 8 and RHP Francellis Montas came in at No. 20.

Lin was signed in June of 2012 with a signing bonus of $2.05 million out of Taiwan by the Red Sox. In 29 games with the GCL Red Sox, Lin hit .255 with no home runs, 16 RBIs and four stolen bases.

Montas was signed an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2009 and spent his first two seasons with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox. He spent the 2012 season with the GCL Red Sox and Lowell Spinners.

He made 12 appearances (nine starts) with the GCL Red Sox and was 1-5 with a 3.98 ERA. He struck out 41 batters in 40.2 innings of work. He made one appearance for the Spinners in which he allowed one unearned run in 3.2 innings of work.

The next look at where Red Sox farmhands rank in their respective league comes in the next post when Baseball America looks at the top 20 prospects for the NY/Penn League.

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Platinum R&B recording artist Bobby V to Perform Live at First Night on Friday, October 12

Here’s the release from UConn announcing that R&B recording artist Bobby V will perform during the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball First Night festivities this Friday night:

STORRS, Conn. – Platinum recording artist Bobby V (formerly Bobby Valentino) will help tip-off the 2012 edition of UConn basketball “First Night” sponsored by Webster Bank on Friday, October 12.  Admission is FREE and open to the public.

For the latest Bobby V news and his complete bio click HERE.

The first 7,500 fans in attendance will receive a FREE rally towel courtesy of SNY.  Also, the first 75 UConn students (with a valid ID) in attendance (at the North Entrance) will receive VIP courtside seating for the event.  Gampel Pavilion doors will open at 4 p.m. as the UConn volleyball team takes on Cincinnati in a BIG EAST showdown.  Meet the 2012-13 men’s and women’s basketball teams as they sign autographs for Husky fans from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.    

First Night will be headlined by feature performances from Bobby V, the UConn band, cheer and dance squads, introductions of the players and coaches, a dunk contest featuring the 2011 winner Ryan Boatright and ultimate prize giveaways.  The show will end at approximately 8 p.m.  Don’t forget to pick up 2012-13 schedule cards and posters – featuring both men’s and women’s basketball teams – before you head home.

4 p.m. – Doors Open and UConn Volleyball vs. Cincinnati
5 – 6:30 p.m. – Autographs
7 p.m. – Show Begins

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Season tickets for both men’s and women’s basketball are on sale now and can be purchased online at UConnHuskies.com or by calling 1-877-AT-UCONN.

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UConn Depth Chart for Temple

UConn Huskies @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights

UConn Huskies football coach Paul Pasqualoni has released his depth chart for Saturday’s Homecoming game against the Temple Owls.

There is only change to depth chart from last week’s game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and it comes on the offensive side of the ball.

Tyler Bullock has jumped ahead of Alex Mateas at center with Mateas as the backup now.

For a full look at the UConn Huskies depth chart for the Temple Owls game, please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

OFFENSE

LT: 72 Jimmy Bennett (RSr., 6-9, 309)
78 Dalton Gifford (RFr., 6-5, 297)

LG 69 Steve Greene (RJr., 6-5, 309)
60 Tyler Samra (Fr., 6-3, 250)

C: 50 Tyler Bullock (RJr., 6-4, 302)
73 Alex Mateas (RSo., 6-3, 293)

RG: 63 Adam Masters (RSr., 6-4, 298)
65 Gus Cruz (RSo., 6-2, 306)

RT: 77 Kevin Friend (RJr., 6-6, 295)
75 Xavier Hemingway (RFr., 6-4, 262)

TE: 89 John Delahunt (RSr., 6-3, 243)
94 Ryan Griffin (RSr., 6-6, 247)

WR: 6 Michael Smith (Sr., 6-0, 201) OR
31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
84 Tebucky Jones (RSo., 6-0, 185)

FB: 47 R Reuben Frank (RSo., 6-3, 239)
36 Michael Osiecki (RSo., 6-2, 228)

QB: 10 C Chandler Whitmer (RSo., 6-1, 191)
18 Johnny McEntee (RSr., 6-3, 208)

TB: 43 L Lyle McCombs (RSo., 5-8, 166)
25 Martin Hyppolite (RJr., 6-0, 214)

WR: 85 Geremy Davis (RSo., 6-1, 214)
8 Shakim Phillips (RSo., 6-1, 200)

DEFENSE

DE: 48 Trevardo Williams (Sr., 6-2, 233)
51 Tim Willman (RJr., 6-4, 270)

DT: 53 Ryan Wirth (RSr., 6-3, 271)
97 B.J. McBryde (RSo., 6-5, 301)

DT: 59 S Shamar Stephen (RJr., 6-5, 317)
90 Julian Campenni (RFr., 5-11, 281)

DE: 56 Angelo Pruitt (RSo., 6-3, 296)
45 Elijah Norris (Fr., 6-4, 230)

OLB: 3 Sio Moore (RSr., 6-2, 229)
32 Jefferson Ashiru (RFr., 6-1, 227)

ILB: 33 Yawin Smallwood (Rso., 6-3, 235)
46 Marquise Vann (RFr., 6-0, 224)

ILB: 28 Jory Johnson (RSr., 6-1, 227)
52 Ryan Donohue (Sr., 6-0, 242)

CB: 5 Blidi Wreh-Wilson (RSr., 6-2, 190)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

S: 16 Byron Jones (RSo., 6-1, 192)
22 Andrew Adams (RFr., 6-0, 186)

S: 15 Ty-Meer Brown (RSo., 6-0, 193)
39 Jordan Floyd (Fr., 6-1, 205)

CB: 7 Dwayne Gratz (RSr., 6-0, 198)
12 David Stevenson (RFr., 5-8, 173)

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: 13 C Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)
17 Bobby Puyol (Fr., 6-0, 170)

P: 86 C Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
13 Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)

HL: 86 C Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
17 Blaise Driscoll (Sr., 6-1, 189)

KR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

PR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

LS: 67 Adam Mueller (Jr., 6-1, 225)
66 Dominick Manco (RFr., 6-0, 239)

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 10/8

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

Thank you for stopping by and making SOX & Dawgs your home for UConn Huskies news.

To open the links up in a new tab or window, use Control+click

UConn Football links

Big East bowl projections: Week 7 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Big East power rankings [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Leadership will be tested this week [jim fuller – new haven register]

Johnson named to Big East honor roll again [jim fuller – new haven register]

SAAC “Winter Wear Drive” At Saturday Football Game [uconnhuskies.com]

UConn football notebook: Red Zone woes [ct post]

UConn’s Focus Is On Maximizing The Red Zone [hartford courant]

Five Things We Learned About UConn Football [hartford courant]

Huskies entering pivotal part of schedule [new haven register]

Pasqualoni’s worst call of the day was letting McCombs play [the hour]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Hartley raising expectations [carl adamec – sny.com]

Hayes named to WNBA all-rookie team [carl adamec – sny.com]

Maya Moore leads Minnesota back into WNBA finals [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Alumni Profile: Caron Butler [uconn huskies basketball]

Other UConn related links

W. Soccer. Huskies Tie No. 20 Marquette in Double-Overtime, 1-1 [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Huskies Bounce Back With Four-Set Win at DePaul [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Cross Country. McGuire Leads Huskies For Third Consecutive Meet [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Cross Country. Women’s Cross Country Led By Emily Durgin at New England Championships [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Tennis. Women’s Tennis Competes At Army Invitational [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Tennis. Men’s Tennis Shines At Quinnipiac Invitational [uconnhuskies.com]

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2012 Blogpoll Top 25 – Week 6 Ballot

As many of you know, I am one of the voters in the BlogPoll Top 25. Each week, bloggers across the country representing the various FBS schools get together and put together their own top 25’s.

Here at SOX & Dawgs, we are representing the UConn Huskies.

You can check out the ballot I submitted earlier today by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the homepage.

SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25 College Football Rankings

SOX & Dawgs Ballot – Week 6

Rank Team Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide
2 Oregon Ducks
3 West Virginia Mountaineers Arrow_up 3
4 South Carolina Gamecocks Arrow_up 3
5 Kansas St. Wildcats Arrow_up 4
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Arrow_up 4
7 Florida Gators Arrow_up 6
8 Oklahoma Sooners Arrow_up 4
9 LSU Tigers Arrow_down -6
10 USC Trojans Arrow_up 1
11 Florida St. Seminoles Arrow_down -6
12 Georgia Bulldogs Arrow_down -8
13 Clemson Tigers Arrow_up 2
14 Texas Longhorns Arrow_down -6
15 Louisville Cardinals Arrow_up 1
16 Stanford Cardinal Arrow_up 2
17 Mississippi St. Bulldogs Arrow_up 2
18 Oregon St. Beavers Arrow_up 2
19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Arrow_up 2
20 Cincinnati Bearcats Arrow_up 4
21 TCU Horned Frogs Arrow_down -7
22 Texas A&M Aggies
23 Iowa St. Cyclones
24 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
25 Michigan Wolverines
Dropouts: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Washington Huskies

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings »

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Connecticut Whale 4, Worcester Sharks 3

Hartford, CT, October 7, 2012 – Chris Kreider’s hat trick led the Connecticut Whale to a 4-3 victory over the Worcester Sharks Sunday afternoon at the Koeppel Community Center at Trinity College, in the Whale’s last of four AHL preseason games.

CT WhaleKreider scored once in each of the three periods, and fellow New York Ranger first-round pick J.T. Miller also had a goal, as the Whale won its second straight game after dropping its first two preseason starts.  Scott Stajcer made 19 saves to get the win.  The Whale power play was 3/5.

James Sheppard had a goal and an assist for Worcester, Sebastian Stalberg and Marek Viedensky also scored and Travis Oleksuk had two assists.

The Whale jumped on top at 7:36 of the first period, with Kreider scoring an unassisted goal.  Kreider worked the puck away from Matt Pelech at the right point in the Whale zone and moved down left wing, eventually snapping a shot past Shark starting goaltender Alex Stalock (three goals-against on 21 shots).

Connecticut made it a 2-0 advantage on a power play at 17:20, as Sean Collins sent a slick feed to Miller in center ice and Miller used Pelech as a screen to beat Stalock from the left circle.

After the Sharks killed off a major penalty assessed to Curt Gogol for boarding at 17:41, Worcester would get on the scoreboard at 5:45 of the second period, in a delayed-penalty situation, as Stalberg slipped a shot from the right circle through Stajcer’s pads.

Connecticut got that goal back just 1:13 later at 7:20, with another power-play score.  With Matt Tennyson in the penalty box for tripping, Kreider headed down the right-wing side in the Worcester zone and tried to backhand a pass to Kris Newbury at the left post, only to have the puck hit a Shark defender and go into the net for a 3-1 Whale lead.

That lasted until the 15:05 mark, when Viedensky made it a one-goal game again for Worcester.  Covering the left point, Viedensky stopped a Whale clearing attempt and beat Stajcer to the glove side with a slap shot.

Kreider then notched the eventual game-winner, and Connecticut’s third power-play goal of the contest, at 5:57 of the third period, with Oleksuk off for high-sticking.  Kreider took a feed from Newbury and whipped a shot from the left circle past the short side of Harri Sateri (one goal-against on eight shots), who replaced Stalock in the Shark net to start the third.

Worcester closed to within one again at 16:56, when Sheppard scored on a Shark power play.  Stajcer made a pad save on a point shot by Danny Groulx, but the rebound deflected to the left circle, where Sheppard pounced on it and ripped it into the net before Stajcer could recover.

The Whale open their 2012-13 regular season this Friday, October 12 at the XL Center, with a 7:30 PM battle against their in-state rivals the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.  At that game, all fans can purchase tickets at the special price of $12 each, and that night will also kick off the Whale’s new Friday night $1 hot dogs and $2 beers promotion.

Tickets for that game, and all Whale regular season home games at the XL Center, are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, through TicketMaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.

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Worcester Sharks 3 at Connecticut Whale 4
Sunday, October 7, 2012 – Koeppel Community Sports Center

Worcester 0 2 1 – 3
Connecticut 2 1 1 – 4

1st Period-1, Connecticut, Kreider 2 7:36. 2, Connecticut, Miller 3 (Collins), 17:20 (PP). Penalties-Parlett Ct (closing hand on puck), 8:45; Niemi Ct (holding the stick), 13:26; Tam Wor (interference), 16:59; Gogol Wor (major – boarding, fighting, game misconduct), 17:41; Haley Ct (fighting), 17:41.

2nd Period-3, Worcester, Stalberg 1 (Oleksuk, Sheppard), 5:15. 4, Connecticut, Kreider 3 (Vernace), 7:20 (PP). 5, Worcester, Viedensky 1 15:05. Penalties-Tennyson Wor (tripping), 6:07.

3rd Period-6, Connecticut, Kreider 4 (Newbury), 5:57 (PP). 7, Worcester, Sheppard 1 (Groulx, Oleksuk), 16:56 (PP). Penalties-Oleksuk Wor (high-sticking), 4:11; Haley Ct (roughing), 6:31; Tarasov Wor (high-sticking), 9:26; Pyett Ct (interference), 11:58; Kreider Ct (hooking), 16:52; Hamilton Wor (holding), 18:03; Klassen Ct (roughing), 18:03; Pyett Ct (elbowing), 19:58.

Shots on Goal-Worcester 7-5-10-22. Connecticut 11-10-8-29.
Power Play Opportunities-Worcester 1 / 6; Connecticut 3 / 5.
Goalies-Worcester, Stalock 0-0-0 (21 shots-18 saves); Sateri 0-2-0 (8 shots-7 saves). Connecticut, Stajcer 2-0-0 (22 shots-19 saves).
Referees-Jean Hebert (43).
Linesmen-Jim Briggs (83), Marty Demers (79).

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2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 7 (Oct. 7)

AP & USA Today Coaches' Polls

The latest NCAA college football polls are out and the Alabama Crimson Tide are almost the unanimous No. 1 team in the land.

They received all of the first place votes in the AP Poll and 58 of 59 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Oregon, ranked No. 2 in both polls, received the other vote in the Coaches’ Poll.

The Crimson Tide and Ducks are followed by the South Carolina Gamecocks, Florida Gators and West Virginia Mountaineers in the AP Poll. In the Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by South Carolina, West Virginia and the Kansas State Wildcats.

The Big East is represented by three teams in the both polls. They are the Louisville Cardinals (18/16), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (20/19) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (21/20).

There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in either poll.

For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 7 (Oct. 7), please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches’ Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Alabama (60) 5-0 1500 1 1 Alabama (58) 5-0 1474 1
2 Oregon 6-0 1435 2 2 Oregon (1) 6-0 1411 2
3 South Carolina 6-0 1359 6 3 South Carolina 6-0 1345 6
4 Florida 5-0 1265 10 4 West Virginia 5-0 1296 7
5 West Virginia 5-0 1260 8 5 Kansas State 5-0 1216 8
6 Kansas State 5-0 1217 7 6 Florida 5-0 1165 11
7 Notre Dame 5-0 1176 9 7 Notre Dame 5-0 1152 10
8 Ohio State 6-0 1053 12 8 LSU 5-1 961 3
9 LSU 5-1 938 4 9 USC 4-1 940 12
10 Oregon State 4-0 873 14 10 Oklahoma 3-1 872 14
11 USC 4-1 812 13 11 Florida State 5-1 819 4
12 Florida State 5-1 800 3 12 Georgia 5-1 761 5
13 Oklahoma 3-1 756 17 13 Clemson 5-1 759 15
14 Georgia 5-1 733 5 14 Oregon State 4-0 691 17
15 Texas 4-1 711 11 15 Texas 4-1 663 9
16 Clemson 5-1 657 15 16 Louisville 5-0 628 16
17 Stanford 4-1 587 18 17 Stanford 4-1 577 18
18 Louisville 5-0 494 19 18 Mississippi State 5-0 558 19
19 Mississippi State 5-0 450 20 19 Rutgers 5-0 410 21
20 Rutgers 5-0 331 22 20 Cincinnati 4-0 365 23
21 Cincinnati 4-0 205 NR 21 Texas A&M 4-1 208 NR
22 Texas A&M 4-1 153 NR 22 Boise State 4-1 197 25
23 Louisiana Tech 5-0 129 NR 23 TCU 4-1 194 13
24 Boise State 4-1 114 NR 24 Louisiana Tech 5-0 131 NR
25 Michigan 3-2 82 NR 25 Iowa State 4-1 73 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
TCU 15, Nebraska 21, Washington 23, Northwestern 24, UCLA 25 Nebraska 20, Northwestern 22, Texas Tech 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa State 54, TCU 50, Michigan State 49, Arizona State 39, Washington 39, North Carolina State 17, Nebraska 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Northwestern 1 Arizona State 61, Baylor 52, Michigan 33, Northwestern 31, Michigan State 27, Ohio 23, Nebraska 18, Texas Tech 11, Duke 10, Wisconsin 8, Western Kentucky 7, North Carolina State 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Oklahoma State 5, San Jose State 4, Louisiana-Monroe 3, Nevada 2, Toledo 2

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