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THE BATTALION
Sports
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Predicting the
future never
has been an easy job.
Most of us do not know
what our plans are for
Thursday night, let alone 16
weeks from now. So, with foot
ball season quickly approach
ing, take a look at both the
Associated Press and the USA
Toc/ay-ESPN Coaches’ rank
ings to see what the experts
have to say.
• Both polls agree on the top
four teams. The University of
Florida is the consensus No. 1,
followed by Miami, defending
national champion University
of Oklahoma and Nebraska.
But the story is not that simple.
In the AP poll, second-
ranked Miami received 60-
plus percent more first-place
votes than Florida. And in both
polls, each team in the top four
received at least four first-
place votes. Clearly, there is
not a solid favorite.
• In both rankings, the Big
12 features four teams in the
top 25 and promises to be one
of the tougher conferences in
the nation. OU, Nebraska and
the University of Texas all
received first-place votes and
look to be contenders for a
national title. Kansas State also
will be a force, coming in as
high as No. 11.
UT may have the best shot
at a national title, as they will
avoid both Nebraska and
Kansas State in the regular
season. Whichever team is left
standing after the Big 12
Championship game will have
to be considered for a spot in
the Rose Bowl.
• After a lackluster 7-5
record last season, Texas A&M
failed to make the top 25 in
either poll. The Aggies are
ranked No. 34 by the AP and
No. 32 by USA Today-ESPN.
Last season, A&M spent a
majority of the season out of
the top 25 before peaking at
No. 21 in the AP poll in
November.
• The University of
Alabama is ranked again. After
entering last season at No. 3 in
both polls and touted as a
national title contender, the
Crimson Tide finished the year
with a 3-8 record and a label as
one of the biggest disappoint
ments of 2000.
• The biggest jump up the
charts belongs to Florida. The
Gators, a preseason No. 1 this
year, finished last season No.
11 in the USA Today-ESPN
rankings after losing two of
their final three games.
The biggest drop-off
belongs to the Washington
Huskies, who finished last sea
son at No. 3 with an 11-1
record and enter this season
ranked No. 15 by the AP.
• For what it is worth, last
year’s preseason polls showed
very little similarity to the final
rankings. Ten of the top-25
teams in the AP poll finished the
season unranked, and none of
the top 25 started and finished
the season in the same position.
The coaches* poll did not
fare any better, with just one
team staying in the same posi
tion and nine teams finishing
the season unranked after
being a preseason top 25.
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rankings this year? The
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Comets were forced to admit that it was
the end of a beautiful run. Still, as they
left the WNBA playoffs for the first time
without a championship, their pride was
still shining.
“It has been a wonderful four years.
We’ve won four championships, but Fve
never been prouder of a team,” Comets
coach Van Chancellor said.
“I thought we played extremely hard
all year. You could throw one (perform
ance) in the Atlantic Ocean at times, but
we played as hard as I’ve ever seen.”
And so, there will be a new WNBA
champion for the first time in league his
tory as the Los Angeles Sparks—eliminat
ed by the Comets the past two years—sent
Houston home a loser this time, 70-58
Monday night.
The Sparks took the first round of the
WNBA playoff series 2-0 and will
advance to the Western Conference finals
while the Comets experience an early
off-season.
“They (Sparks) were better this sea
son,” Comets forward Tammy Jackson
said. “When they get to four champi
onships, they can start talking.”
The Comets played the season without
Sheryl Swoopes and Cynthia Cooper, two
of the key players in the Comets’ four-
year domination of the league. Cooper
retired to coach at Phoenix and Swoopes
had a season-ending knee injury before
the first game.
“We lost two Olympians, the whole
season has been an adjustment,” guard
Coquese Washington said. “The Sparks
are a great team. They’re more formidable
in the post with (Latasha) Byears.”
The Comets could not overcome the
Sparks in either of the playoff games.
They fought to a 59-59 tie in the closing
minutes of Game l, but Lisa Leslie hit two
of her 19 points in the final six seconds
clinching it for the Sparks.
In Game 2, with leading scorers Tina
Thompson and Janeth Arcain slowed by
injuries, the Comets managed a 54-52 lead
with 5:58 to play. But Tamecka Dixon tied
it and Leslie had another big game with 28
points and 18 rebounds.
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Chancellor cited he losses of Cooper
and Swoopes and the improved play by the
Sparks as reasons the Comets are out of the
playoffs. He also noticed the play of Leslie,
who was not voted an All-Star starter.
“Lisa Leslie is on a mission,”
Chancellor said. “When we went to* the
All-Star game and they didn't vote her
into the starting lineup, I said ‘Oh my
God, those crazy fans.’ I should have
stuffed the ballot box.
“She was on a mission at the All-Star
game and she’s been on a mission ever
since.”
The Comets did not use their injuries as
excuses. .
“Our injuries were unfortunate,
you can't say it would’ve been di
with all our players,” rookie Ami
Lassiter said. “We played hard andtk
all you can do
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confident team this season. They shouil
the favorite to win the championship.
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the second half of Monday’s elimio
tion game.
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second half,” Arcain said. ‘'When,*>
her (Thompson) on the floor, coach
Janeth, you can go. 1 couldn't. But Li
will because 1 stood to fight.
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to help the team but they (Sparks)pto
so well.”
The Comets started the season byte
ing their opening game to the Sparks a:]
then reeled off 12 victories in their
13 games, including nine in a row,f
12-2 record.
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finished out the season 7-11 and limps
into the playoffs as the fourth seed
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said. “A lot of things happened to
Comets this season. We couldn’t passfo
that. We lost so much.”
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the favorites to replace the Comets.
“I’d be stupid if I said anything else,
got to play them again next year,
Chancellor said.
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