The AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: 1. Alabama (52) 2. Ohio St. (3) 3. Florida St. (4) 4. Southern Cal (2) 5. Clemson 6. Penn St. 7. Oklahoma 8. Washington 9. Wisconsin 10. Oklahoma St. 11. Michigan 12. Auburn 13. LSU 14. Stanford 15. Georgia 16. Louisville 17. Florida 18. Miami 19. South Florida 20. Kansas St. 21. Virginia Tech 22. West Virginia Record 14-1 11-2 10-3 10-3 14-1 11-3 11-2 12-2 11-3 10-3 10-3 8-5 8-4 10-3 8-5 9-4 9-4 9-4 11-2
9-4 10-4 10-3
Pts 1513 1414 1396 1325 1201 1196 1170 1150 926 889 881 880 784 695 690 629 624 492 327 317 240 207 Pv 2 6 8 3 1 7 5 4 9 11 10 24 13 12 NR 21 14 20 19 NR 16 18 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup
Schedule-Winners Feb.19 — x-Advance Auto Parts Clash (Joey Logano)
Feb. 23 — x-Can-Am Duel at Daytona 1 (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 23 — x-Can-Am Duel at Daytona 2 (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 26 — Daytona 500 (Kurt Busch) March 5 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Brad Keselowski) March 12 — Kobalt 400 (Martin Truex Jr) March 19 — Camping World 500 (Ryan Newman) March 26 — Auto Club 400 (Kyle Larson) April 2 — STP 500 (Brad Keselowski) April 9 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (Jimmie Johnson) April 24 — Food City 500 (Jimmie Johnson) April 30 — Toyota Owners 400 (Joey Logano) May 7 — GEICO 500 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr) May 13 — Go Bowling 400 (Martin Truex Jr)
May 20 — x-Monster Energy Open (Daniel Suarez)
May 20 — x-Monster Energy NASCAR AllStar Race (Kyle Busch) May 28 — Coca-Cola 600 (Austin Dillon) June 4 — AAA 400 Drive for Autism (Jimmie Johnson) June 11 — Pocono 400 (Ryan Blaney) June 18 — FireKeepers Casino 400 (Kyle Larson)
June 25 — Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Kevin Harvick)
July 1 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.)
July 8 — Quaker State 400 (Martin Truex Jr.)
July 16 — New Hampshire 301 (Denny Hamlin) July 23 — Brickyard 400 (Kasey Kahne) July 30 — Overton’s 400 (Kyle Busch) Aug. 6 — I Love New York 355 at The Glen (Martin Truex Jr.) Aug. 13 — Pure Michigan 400 (Kyle Larson) Aug. 19 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race (Kyle Busch)
Sept. 3 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.
Sept. 9 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 17 — Tales of the Turtles 400, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 24 — New England 300, Loudon, N.H. Oct. 1 — Delaware 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 8 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 15 — Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 22 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 29 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. Nov. 5 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 12 — Can-Am 500, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 19 — Ford Ecoboost 400, Homestead, Fla. x-non-points race NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Points
Leaders Through Aug. 19 1. Martin Truex Jr., 951. 2. Kyle Busch, 850. 2. Kyle Larson, 845. 4. Kevin Harvick, 824. 5. Denny Hamlin, 753. 6. Brad Keselowski, 728. 7. Chase Elliott, 711. 8. Matt Kenseth, 703. 9. Jamie McMurray, 700. 10. Clint Bowyer, 642. 11. Jimmie Johnson, 628.
BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent SS J.J. Hardy to Norfolk (IL) for a rehab assignment. BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Matt Barnes on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Hector Velazquez from Pawtucket (IL). Sent RHP Blaine Boyer to Pawtucket for a rehab assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHPs Carson Fulmer and Brad Goldberg to Charlotte (IL). Recalled RHP Lucas Giolito from Charlotte.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent C Evan Gattis, LHP Tony Sipp and RHPs Michael Feliz and Will Harrison to Corpus Christi (TL) for rehab assignments.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHPs Andrew Bailey and JC Ramirez on the 10-day DL; Bailey retroactive to Friday, Ramirez to Sunday. Recalled LHP Jose Alvarez from Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated LHP Tyler Skaggs from the bereavement list.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated RHP Masahiro Tanaka from the 10-day DL.
National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Braden Shipley to Reno (PCL). Recalled RHP Matt Koch from Reno.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned LHP Rex Brothers to Gwinnett (IL). Reinstated RHP Dan Winkler from the 60-day DL. Sent LHP Ian Krol to the GCL Braves for a rehab assignment.
MIAMI MARLINS — Designated RHP Javy Guerra for assignment. Recalled RHP Severino Gonzalez from New Orleans (PCL).
NEW YORK METS — Sent RHP Jeurys Familia to Brooklyn (NYP) for a rehab assignment.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed RHPs Vince Velasquez on the 60-day DL and RHP Zach Elfin on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHPs Yacksel Rios and Nick Pivetta from Lehigh Valley (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned C Jacob Stallings to Indianapolis (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned 1B Luke Voit to Memphis (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Sent OF Jayson Werth and SS Trea Turner to Syracuse (IL) for rehab assignments.
FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Activated LB Deone Bucannon from the PUP list.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Waived/injured Christopher Landrum. Signed DE Whitney Richardson.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived/injured CB Jude Adjei-Barimah. Signed LS Andrew DePaola.
COLLEGE BIG EAST CONFERENCE — Named Chris Schneider senior associate commissioner/ sports administration and championships, John Paquette senior associate commissioner/sports media relations, James Greene senior director/championships, Tania Kennedy senior director/championships, Briana Weiss senior director/conference operations and Hanna Wilson office and conference services assistant. CHATTANOOGA — Named Mark Wharton athletic director. IOWA — Suspended DB Manny Rugamba one game.