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UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 Kansas to face No. 17 Villanova in rematch of 2018 Final Four semifinals. The Jayhawks moved back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 this week following Gonzaga's loss to Tennessee. The Wildcats have six straight games since falling out of the poll
UNDATED (AP) — The College Football Playoff semifinalists have 10 players on The Associated Press All-America first team. That includes four players from No. 1 Alabama. The Crimson Tide had six players chosen to the three All-America teams, more than any other school. Clemson placed defensive linemen Christian Wilkins and Clelin Ferrell on the first team.
UNDATED (AP) — Kickoff returns are down about 20 percent in the first year of a new NCAA rule that gives the receiving team automatic possession at its 25-yard line if a fair catch is made anywhere between the goal line and 25. NCAA figures provided to the AP show kick return men in the Football Bowl Subdivision made a fair catch on about 1 of every 10 kickoffs they received between the goal line and 25. About 41 percent of kicks were returned this season. That figure was 51 percent in 2017.
UNDATED (AP) — Preseason No. 1 Kansas is again the top-ranked team in the AP Top 25 following Gonzaga's loss to Tennessee. The Jayhawks were the overwhelming top pick among voters despite struggling to get past New Mexico State at home. Duke moved up to No. 2 and Tennessee is No. 3 after beating the Zags in Phoenix.
NEW YORK (AP) — A win over Oregon vaulted Michigan State into the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll. The Spartans enter the poll at No. 23, a day after upsetting the then-third ranked Ducks. Michigan State (8-1) only had three votes from the 31-member national media panel last week. It's the first ranking for Michigan State in two years.
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