NCAA News
Le'Bryan Nash has 23 points and Marcus Smart added 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and Oklahoma State earned a 76-56 win over No. 6 N.C. State in the title game of the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Sunday.
Phil Forte had 17 points for the Cowboys (4-0), who outrebounded the Wolfpack 45-34.
Rodney Purvis had 16 points and T.J. Warren added 15 points for the Wolfpack (3-1), who shot only 28.6 percent from the field.
Source: AP
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Barkley out for Notre Dame game
(AP) -- Quarterback Matt Barkley will miss Southern California's regular-season finale against No. 1 Notre Dame on Saturday with a sprained shoulder.
Coach Lane Kiffin announced Sunday that Max Wittek will make his first career start in place of Barkley.
Barkley was injured in the final minutes of the Trojans' 38-28 loss to UCLA when he was sacked by Anthony Barr. Barkley stayed down on the field for a long moment, and didn't play on USC's final series.
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Notre Dame, Alabama 1-2 in BCS
As expected, Notre Dame hit No. 1 in the BCS standings tonight.
It's the Irish's first appearance there since the system was introduced.
Alabama jumped up from No. 4 to No. 2 with the Kansas State and Oregon upsets.
Georgia and Florida checked in at 3 and 4, respectively.
Here are the full standings:
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Florida
5. Oregon
6. Kansas State
7. LSU
8. Stanford
9. Texas A&M
10. Florida State
11. Clemson
12. South Carolina
13. Oklahoma
14. Nebraska
15. Oregon State
16. Texas
17. UCLA
18. Rutgers
19. Michigan
20. Louisville
21. Oklahoma State
22. Boise State
23. Kent State
24. Arizona
25. Washington
