Men's Golf

VERO BEACH, Fla. – Peng Pichaikool's stellar day on the links put Mississippi State in the middle of the standings after Monday's opening two rounds at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational.

Pichaikool lit up Quail Valley Golf Club to a tune of a 9-under 135 that put him in a tie for third and just a stroke off the lead entering today's final round.

“Peng played steady all day and was an anchor for our team,” MSU head coach Dusty Smith said.

Pichaikool started his day shooting a 5-under 67 that tied him for second after the opening round. He came back in the afternoon with a 68 to sit behind only Memphis' Brad Bawden and Notre Dame's Kevin Conners, the clubhouse leaders at 10-under.

He guided MSU to a pair of 5-under 253s to close the day at 10-under-par and in eighth place in the team standings.

“(Monday) was a tough day for our team,” Smith said. “I thought we did a good job competing, but we did not do the small things well,” Smith said. “We have to have better effort on the par 5s (today) in order for us to be successful.”

In his first tournament of the season, senior Taylor Bibbs got off on the right foot with rounds of 70 and 72 to end the day tied for 30th at 2-under.

“Taylor Bibbs was tough as nails down the stretch, birdieing his last four holes of the second round,” Smith said. “That was huge for our team.”

Sophomore Garrett Johnson fired a pair of even-par 72s, while Taylor Grant finished a stroke behind him at day's end. Austin Rose filled out the lineup, shooting a 6-over 150 in a tie for 67th.

The 15-team field is led by South Florida, who shot 24-under on Monday.

MSU's final tournament of the fall closes today with the final round set to begin at 7:00 a.m. with a shotgun start.

“We need to come out with a focused mindset in the morning and embrace the opportunity in front of us,” Smith said.

Men's Tennis

BATON ROUGE, La. – Sunday's success carried over into Monday, as the Mississippi State men's tennis team captured the singles title at the ITA Southern Regional Championships at the LSU Tennis Complex.

Bulldogs Giovanni Oradini and Strahinja Rakic were declared co-champions after both posted big wins to advance to the title match.

“Our goal coming into this weekend was to build ourselves and walk away more confident in our tennis,” MSU coach Matt Roberts said. “These young men rose to the challenge this weekend and built their positive view of themselves. We look forward to one more challenge (today) and will compete at a high level as we have been doing each day.”

Oradini picked up one of the biggest wins of his young career, downing Tulane's 13th-ranked and top-seeded Constantin Schmitz in a three-set battle 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the singles main draw final. In Oradini's final set, he was down 4-3 at the break and won the final three points to take the victory. Rakic also won his semifinal bout, defeating No. 77 Ewan Moore of Tulane in a 6-3, 6-4 decision to set up an all-Bulldog battle in the finals. The junior rallied from a 4-1 deficit to take the second set and the match.

However, Oradini and Rakic decided to be declared cochampions and share the title. By being singles finalists in the ITA Regional Championships, they automatically advance to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Indian Wells, Calif., Nov. 1-5.

“Both Gio and Strale were down a break in each final set they won,” Roberts said. “They stepped up and made that decision to push themselves every point. They will build on these moments and I'm very proud of how they are building their mental game.”

State's seventh-ranked doubles tandem of Niclas Braun and Trevor Foshey will also have a chance to punch their ticket to Indian Wells after notching a 6-3, 6-1 win against teammates Florian Broska and Oradini in Monday's semifinals.

Braun and Foshey will square off against Ole Miss' pair of Zvonimir Babic and Filip Kraljevic at 10 a.m. today to decide who will earn the automatic qualifier spot at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. 43, College Football SEC Standings WESTERN DIVISION

Team…SEC...Overall Alabama…5-0…8-0 Auburn…4-1…6-2 LSU…3-1…6-2 Texas A&M…3-1…5-2

Miss. State…2-2…5-2

Ole Miss…1-3…3-4 Arkansas…0-4…2-5

EASTERN DIVISION

Team…SEC...Overall Georgia…4-0…7-0 S. Carolina…3-2…5-2 Florida…3-2…3-3 Kentucky…2-2…5-2 Tennessee…0-4…3-4 Vanderbilt…0-4…3-4 Missouri…0-4…2-5

Saturday, Oct. 21 Miss. State 45, Kentucky 7

Missouri 68, Idaho 21 Alabama 45, Tennessee 7 LSU 40, Ole Miss 24 Auburn 52, Arkansas 20

Saturday, Oct. 28 Miss. State at Texas A&M, 6:15 p.m.

Arkansas at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. Georgia vs. Florida, 2:30 p.m. Vanderbilt at S. Carolina, 3 p.m. Missouri at UConn, 5:30 p.m. Tennessee at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m.

Associated Press Top 25

Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (61), 1,525, 8-0

2. Penn State, 1,444, 7-0

3. Georgia, 1,409, 7-0

4. TCU, 1,327, 7-0

5. Wisconsin, 1,241, 7-0

6. Ohio State, 1,165, 6-1

7. Clemson, 1,113, 6-1

8. Miami, 1,101, 6-0

9. Notre Dame, 1,066, 6-1

10. Oklahoma, 1,040, 6-1

11. Oklahoma State, 894, 6-1

12. Washington, 836, 6-1

13. Virginia Tech, 791, 6-1

14. North Carolina State, 666, 6-1

15. Washington State, 648, 7-1

16. Michigan State, 615, 6-1

17. South Florida, 604, 7-0

18. Central Florida, 500, 6-0

19. Auburn, 397, 6-2

20. Stanford, 344, 5-2

21. Southern California, 319, 6-2

22. West Virginia, 196, 5-2

23. LSU, 182, 6-2

24. Memphis, 111, 6-1

25. Iowa State, 98, 5-2

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 74, Michigan 60,

San Diego State 7, Georgia Tech 5, South Carolina 2, Marshall 1, Toledo 1.

Mississippi State USA Today Amway Coaches Poll

Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (64), 1,600, 8-0

2. Penn State, 1,520, 7-0

3. Georgia, 1,463, 7-0

4. TCU, 1,385, 7-0

5. Wisconsin, 1,343, 7-0

6. Ohio State, 1,244, 6-1

7. Clemson, 1,173, 6-1

8. Miami, 1,172, 6-0

9. Oklahoma, 1,084, 6-1

10. Notre Dame, 951, 6-1

11. Washington, 931, 6-1

12. Oklahoma State, 926, 6-1

13. Virginia Tech, 818, 6-1

14. South Florida, 730, 7-0

15. North Çarolina State, 683, 6-1

16. Washington State, 636, 7-1

17. Central Florida, 561, 6-0

18. Michigan State, 560, 6-1

19. Auburn, 455, 6-2

20. Stanford, 367, 5-2

21. Southern California, 321, 6-2

22. West Virginia, 211, 5-2

23. LSU, 178, 6-2

24. Texas A&M, 151, 5-2

25. Michigan, 121, 5-2

Others receiving votes: Memphis 119; Iowa State 32;

South Carolina 9; Georgia Tech 8; Arizona 6; Colorado State 4; Kentucky 4; Boise State 3; Marshall 3; Navy 3; Arizona State 2; Appalachian State 1; Florida 1; Syracuse 1; Troy 1.

Mississippi State 19; AP Top 25 Schedule

All Times EDT Thursday

No. 20 Stanford at Oregon State, 9 p.m.

Friday

No. 24 Memphis vs. Tulane, 8 p.m.

Saturday

No. 2 Penn State at No. 6 Ohio State, 3:30 p.m.

No. 3 Georgia vs. Florida at Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m.

No. 4 TCU at No. 25 Iowa State, 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Wisconsin at Illinois, Noon No. 7 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 8 p.m. No. 8 Miami at North Carolina, Noon No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 NC State, 3:30 p.m.

No. 10 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m. No. 11 Oklahoma State at No. 22 West Virginia, Noon

No. 12 Washington vs. UCLA, 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. Duke, 7:30 p.m. No. 15 Washington State at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

No. 16 Michigan State at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m.

No. 17 South Florida vs. Houston, 3:45 p.m.

No. 18 UCF vs. Austin Peay, 5 p.m. No. 21 Southern Cal at Arizona State, 10:45 p.m.

National Schedule

All Times EDT (Subject to change) Thursday, Oct. 26 SOUTH

South Alabama (3-4) at Georgia St. (33), 7:30 p.m.

MIDWEST

Toledo (6-1) at Ball St. (2-5), 7 p.m. E. Michigan (2-5) at N. Illinois (5-2), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST

Stanford (5-2) at Oregon St. (1-6), 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 27 EAST

Florida St. (2-4) at Boston College (4-4), 8 p.m.

SOUTH

Tulane (3-4) at Memphis (6-1), 8 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Tulsa (2-6) at SMU (5-2), 9 p.m.

Today

MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m.

FOX — World Series, Game 1, Houston at L.A. Dodgers

NBA BASKETBALL

Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Chris Taylor said about the hot weather in LA. 6 p.m.

NBA — Chicago at Cleveland

9 p.m.

NBA — New Orleans at Portland

NHL HOCKEY 6:30 p.m. East Division

New England (5-2) Buffalo (4-2) Miami (4-2) N.Y. Jets (3-4)

South Division

Jacksonville (4-3) Tennessee (4-3) Houston (3-3) Indianapolis (2-5)

North Division

Pittsburgh (5-2) Baltimore (3-4) Cincinnati (2-4) Cleveland (0-7)

West Division

Kansas City (5-2) Denver (3-3) L.A. Chargers (3-4) Oakland (3-4)

Thursday’s Game

Oakland 31, Kansas City 30

Sunday’s Games

Chicago 17, Carolina 3 Minnesota 24, Baltimore 16 Jacksonville 27, Indianapolis 0 New Orleans 26, Green Bay 17 L.A. Rams 33, Arizona 0 Buffalo 30, Tampa Bay 27 Tennessee 12, Cleveland 9, OT Miami 31, N.Y. Jets 28 Dallas 40, San Francisco 10 L.A. Chargers 21, Denver 0 Pittsburgh 29, Cincinnati 14 Seattle 24, N.Y. Giants 7 New England 23, Atlanta 7 Open: Detroit, Houston

Monday’s Game

Washington at Philadelphia, late

Thursday, Oct. 26

Miami at Baltimore, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 29

Minnesota vs Cleveland at London, UK, 9:30 a.m.

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oakland at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at New England, 1 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. Open: L.A. Rams, Arizona, N.Y. Giants, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Green Bay

Monday, Oct. 30

Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

Major League Baseball Postseason Glance

All Times EDT WILD CARD

Tuesday, Oct. 3: N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 4

Wednesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 11, Colorado 8

DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5) American League Houston 3, Boston 1

Thursday, Oct. 5: Houston 8, Boston 2 Friday, Oct. 6: Houston 8, Boston 2 Sunday, Oct. 8: Boston 10, Houston 3 Monday, Oct. 9: Houston 5, Boston 4

New York 3, Cleveland 2

Thursday, Oct. 5: Cleveland 4, New York 0

Friday, Oct. 6: Cleveland 9, New York 8, 13 innings

Sunday, Oct. 8: New York 1, Cleveland 0

Monday, Oct. 9: New York 7, Cleveland 3

Wednesday, Oct. 11: New York 5, Cleveland 2

National League Chicago 3, Washington 2

Friday, Oct. 6: Chicago 3, Washington 0

Saturday, Oct. 7: Washington 6, Chicago 3

Monday, Oct. 9: Chicago 2, Washington 1

Tuesday, Oct. 10: Washington at Chicago, ppd., rain Wednesday, Oct. 11: Washington 5, Chicago 0

Thursday, Oct. 12: Chicago 9, Washington 8

Los Angeles 3, Arizona 0

Friday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles 9, Arizona 5 Saturday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles 8, Arizona 5

Monday, Oct. 9: Los Angeles 3, Arizona 1

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7) American League Houston 4, New York 3

Friday, Oct. 13: Houston 2, New York 1 Saturday, Oct. 14: Houston 2, New York 1

Monday, Oct. 16: New York 8, Houston 1

Tuesday, Oct. 17: New York 6, Houston 4

Wednesday, Oct. 18: New York 5, Houston 0

Friday, Oct. 20: Houston 7, New York 1 Saturday, Oct. 21: Houston 4, New York 0

National League Los Angeles 4, Chicago 1

Saturday, Oct. 14: Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2

Sunday, Oct. 15: Los Angeles 4, Chicago 1

Tuesday, Oct. 17: Los Angeles 6, Chicago 1

Wednesday, Oct. 18: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 2

Thursday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles 11, Chicago 1

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All Games Televised by Fox Houston vs. L.A. Dodgers

Today, Oct. 24: Houston (Keuchel 145) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 18-4), 8:09 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 25: Houston (Verlander 15-8) at L.A. Dodgers, 8:09 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27: L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 8:09 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 28: L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 8:09 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 29: L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 8:16 p.m. x-Tuesday, Oct. 31: Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 8:09 p.m. x-Wednesday, Nov. 1: Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.