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UNDATED (AP) — Georgia edged past Alabama to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll after the Bulldogs had a quality road victory and the Crimson Tide lost star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for the season. LSU remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 54 first-places votes. Ohio State and Clemson stayed second and third. Minnesota and Baylor both lost for the first time and dropped in the rankings to 11th and 13th. Oklahoma moved up two spots to No. 8.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jordan Nwora scored 17 points and No. 4 Louisville cruised past North Carolina Central 87-58. The Cardinals (4-0) once again had the hot hand on offense. They entered the game ninth in the country in shooting at 54.1%, and they shot 66.7% against the Eagles. It marked the fifth time in the past decade Louisville shot better than 60 percent from the floor, and was its best shooting effort since making 65.2% in an 80-68 victory at Pittsburgh on Jan. 25, 2015.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Jahmir Young scored 24 points and Charlotte snapped a long losing streak to ACC opponents by beating Wake Forest 67-65 in overtime. Seeking to end a 13-game losing streak to ACC opposition, Charlotte scored the first six points after regulation and held on from there.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Hunter Tyson had a career-high 20 points off five 3-pointers to lead Clemson to its third straight victory, 87-65, over Detroit Mercy. Tyson had seven points during a 14-7 first-half run as the Tigers took control. Tyson bettered his previous high of nine points set against Pittsburgh last season. Aamir Simms had 18 points and Tevin Mack 18 for Clemson. Antoine Davis led Detroit Mercy with 26 points.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Tech has pulled off a historic women’s basketball victory, beating rival Georgia in Athens for the first time in program history. The Yellow Jackets routed the Lady Bulldogs 73-40 behind 20 points from Francesca Pan. It’s only the seventh win in 42 meetings for Georgia Tech, and its first ever at Stegeman Coliseum.
UNDATED (AP) — The longest active bowl eligibility streak in college football is still intact after Virginia Tech qualified for a 27th consecutive season. The Hokies beat Georgia Tech 45-0 on Saturday. There are 63 teams that are bowl eligible so far.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Taylor Mikesell matched her career high with 23 points, and No. 8 Maryland cruised to a 99-55 victory over Delaware. Ashley Owusu and Blair Watson both had 12 points for the Terrapins, who didn’t need a comeback this time. It was their first game since erasing a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 70-68 victory at James Madison. Tee Johnson led the Blue Hens with 15 points.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nausia Woolfolk hit four 3-pointers and scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 12 Florida State to an 88-59 win over Samford. It is the second time in her career Woolfolk has had back-to-back 20-point games and her second career double-double, the first with points and rebounds.
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