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Ohio State Football Tumbles, Indiana Remains in Top 10 of Latest Top 25 Polls
The Big Ten Conference remained with four programs in College Football Playoff territory after a hectic rivalry weekend in college football.
In the final regular season USA Today Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls, the Big Ten earned five appearances despite having one of the conference’s headliners – Ohio State – falling nearly out of the top 10 after a disappointing13-10 loss at home to Michigan. The Buckeyes (10-2, 7-2 B1G) fell out of contention for the Big Ten Championship game after their home defeat, dropping them to No. 7 by the AP and No. 8 in the Coaches rankings.
Oregon (12-0, 9-0 B1G) remained at the top as the only undefeated college football program remaining. All other programs in previous week rankings moved up, including No. 2 Texas (11-1, 7-1 SEC), No. 3 Penn State (11-1, 8-1 B1G), No. 4 Notre Dame (11-1), No. 5 Georgia (10-2, 6-2 SEC), and No. 6 Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC). The Ducks received all first-place votes in this week’s rankings from both polls.
Rounding out the top 10 included No. 7/8 SMU (11-1, 8-0 ACC), No. 9 Indiana (11-1, 8-1 B1G), and No. 10 Boise State (11-1, 7-0 MWC). Despite the loss, Ohio State remained inside of the top 10 – unlike Miami (10-2, 6-2 ACC) that fell out of contention for the ACC Championship game due to its 42-38 loss at Syracuse Saturday. The Hurricanes dropped seven spots to No. 14 in each poll.
The Southeastern Conference held firm with seven programs in the top 25, adding in No. 11 Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC), No. 12/13 South Carolina (9-3, 5-3 SEC), No. 15 Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3 SEC), and No. 20/22 Missouri (9-3, 5-3 SEC). Texas A&M, LSU, and Florida also received consideration as the Aggies were the only other SEC program ranked last week.
The Big Ten rounded out their fifth appearance in the polls with No. 21 Illinois (9-3, 5-3 B1G). The Big 12 featured four programs as Arizona State (10-2, 7-2 B12) rose to No. 13, Iowa State (10-2, 7-2 B12) moved up to No. 16, BYU (10-2, 7-2) inched up to No. 18/17, and Colorado (9-3, 7-2 B12) sits at No. 22/20.
The ACC included the Mustangs inside of the top 10, while Clemson (9-3, 7-1) fell to No. 17/18. After the Orangemen’s upset over the Hurricanes, Syracuse (9-3, 5-3 ACC) snuck into the top 25 for each poll at No. 25/23.
Non-Power Four conference programs included the now-top 10 Broncos, No. 19 UNLV, No. 23/24 Army, and No. 24/25 Memphis.
Conference championship weekend matchups are now set for Friday and Saturday, with top 25 matchups in nearly all of the conferences in college football. Friday features the American Championship Game included RV Tulane v. No. 23/24 Army and the Moutain West Championship Game with No. 19 UNLV visiting No. 10 Boise State for the Group of Five College Football Playoff bid.
Saturday’s slate includes No. 16 Iowa State and No. 13 Arizona State at AT&T Stadium for the Big 12 title, the SEC Championship Game features No. 5 Georgia and No. 2 Texas in Atlanta, the ACC title contest welcomes No. 17/18 Clemson and No. 7/8 SMU, and the finally the Big Ten Championship game pits No. 3 Penn State against No. 1 Oregon.
Associated Press Top 25
- Oregon
- Texas
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Ohio State
- SMU
- Indiana
- Boise State
- Alabama
- Arizona State
- South Carlolina
- Miami (FL)
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- BYU
- Clemson
- UNLV
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Syracuse
- Army
- Memphis
Coaches Poll
- Oregon
- Texas
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- SMU
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Boise State
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- Arizona State
- Miami (FL)
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- Clemson
- BYU
- UNLV
- Missouri
- Illinois
- Colorado
- Army
- Memphis
- Syracuse
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ST. LOUIS — — Rakim Chaney had 18 points in Valparaiso’s 63-62 win over Indiana State on Thursday in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Chaney added five rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Beacons (18-14). JT Pettigrew added 14 points while going 5 of 8 and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds. Brody Whitaker finished with 10 points.
Camp Wagner led the Sycamores (11-21) in scoring, finishing with 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Indiana State also got 12 points and three blocks from Ian Scott. Enel St. Bernard finished with 10 points, six rebounds and four steals. The loss was the Sycamores’ seventh in a row.
Chaney scored nine points in the first half and Valparaiso went into halftime trailing 37-28. After trailing by nine points in the second half, Valparaiso went on a 7-0 run to narrow the score to 37-35 with 17:11 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Pettigrew scored 12 second-half points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Central Indiana has seen a very wet start to March, with several rounds of rain and storms moving through the region over the past few days. In fact, the city of Indianapolis has already received more rain in the first four days of the month than it typically gets during the entire month of March.
So far this month, Indianapolis has recorded 3.90 inches of rainfall, which already exceeds the normal March monthly average of 3.79 inches. Much of that rain came during a widespread soaking on Tuesday, when a strong system pushed steady showers and thunderstorms across the state.
Some of the highest totals over the past three days have been recorded across central Indiana. Rain gauges show 5.86 inches in Marion County, 5.02 inches in Morgan County, 4.97 inches in Hancock County, 4.95 inches in Shelby County, 4.57 inches in Johnson County, and 4.26 inches in Hendricks County. These totals represent a significant amount of rainfall in a short period of time and have left many areas with saturated ground and standing water in low spots.
Despite the widespread rainfall, the impact on drought conditions has been somewhat uneven across the state. According to the latest drought monitor, the areas that received the heaviest rain over the past few days are largely the same areas that were already in relatively good shape in terms of moisture levels. Meanwhile, parts of northern Indiana that have been dealing with more persistent dryness have seen much lighter totals.
Cities such as Kokomo, Lafayette, and Muncie have generally picked up less rain compared to areas farther south. Forecast models suggest that pattern may continue over the next several days.
Additional rainfall is expected through Thursday, with another round possible around midday Saturday. Current projections show the best chance for another inch or more of rain focusing once again across the southern half of the state, while northern Indiana may see lower totals.
That means while the recent rain has certainly helped improve soil moisture in many areas, it may not fully address the lingering dryness farther north. For now, the pattern remains active, and Hoosiers should expect more wet weather before the system finally begins to move out later this weekend.
Indiana basketball sharpshooter Lamar Wilkerson is known for his generosity.
Upon joining the Hoosiers, he gave a tidy sum of his NIL earnings to his previous program, Sam Houston State.
“I was blessed to be able go from that, from not having a lot, to being here, having a lot more than I even knew what to do with,” Wilkerson said at the time. “I just thought, I can give them this.”
He upped the ante on IU’s Senior Night, giving his mother a Cadillac after the Hoosiers throttled Minnesota.
You could imagine her reaction.
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