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Field Level Media's Top 100 in the 2025 NFL Draft
Below is a ranking of the top 100 prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft reflecting consensus opinion of Field Level Media evaluators.,Rank Pos Full Name School,1. DE Abdul Carter, Penn State,2. RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State,3. CB-WR Travis Hunter, Colorado,4. QB Cameron Ward, Miami,5. DT Mason Graham, Mic...
Florida finishes No. 1 in poll after defeating Houston
Florida ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll released Tuesday, one day after the Gators rallied past Houston to win the NCAA Tournament.,The Gators (36-4) received all 61 votes following their 65-63 win Monday night in San Antonio to clinch the school's third national title and fir...
Georgia's Kirby Smart blasts 'unjust' rankings from CFP committee
Chairman Warde Manuel and the College Football Playoff committee are under fire from Georgia coach Kirby Smart, who said teams and coaches shouldn't be guessing what evaluation criteria might be applied to formulate the 12-team playoff rankings.,Georgia is No. 10 in the latest CFP Top 25 with a resu...
Top five stay same in CFP rankings; Boise State in position for bye
The Big Ten-heavy top five of the College Football Playoff committee's rankings stayed the same in the newest iteration released Tuesday night, with Oregon remaining on top after being the first team to reach 11-0.,Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five for the second str...
Notre Dame edges up to No. 6 in AP Top 25
A lack of upsets at the top of college football resulted in little movement at the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Sunday, as Oregon remained undefeated and keeps its hold on the No. 1 ranking after avoiding an upset at Wisconsin.,The Ducks (11-0) prevailed 16-13 in Madison, Wis., while N...
Oregon still No. 1 as Big Ten crowds top five of CFP rankings
Undefeated Oregon stayed No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, but the Ducks' view from the top changed dramatically, with more upheaval assured thanks to a schedule ripe with playoff-caliber games in November.,Four of the top five teams reside in the Big Ten, with Oregon joined...
Indiana moves to No. 5 in AP Top 25; Oregon still on top
Oregon was ranked No. 1 in the country by the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the fourth week in a row, while Big Ten counterpart Indiana stole the show by climbing to No. 5.,The last time Indiana football reached the top five of the poll was in 1967. Both the Ducks and the Hoosiers are 10-0 after ...
Aryna Sabalenka clinches year-end No. 1 WTA ranking
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus clinched her first-ever, season-ending world No. 1 ranking on Tuesday.,In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WTA Tour Finals, Sabalenka earned the top spot officially after Coco Gauff defeated Poland's Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 in group play.,Swiatek held the No. 1 spot most of the ...
Top 25 poll: Oregon strengthens hold on No. 1 ranking
Oregon held on to its No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Sunday, and this time it was a unanimous choice for the top spot.,This is the third consecutive week at No. 1 for Oregon (9-0), which posted a 38-17 win at Michigan, and the last poll before the College Football Playof...
NBA season-opening power rankings: Celtics still No. 1
Given the disparity in the number of teams seriously vying for this season's two most important crowns, it would be fitting if the 2024-25 season-opening NBA Power Rankings were listed in inverse order.,Clearly, becoming married to Cooper Flagg is considered far more important -- and attainable -- t...
NFL Power Rankings: Top Five Teams Heading Into Week 3
These are the top five NFL teams as we head into Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season, as the Kansas City Chiefs retain the No. 1 spot....
USWNT reclaims No. 1 ranking after striking gold in Paris
The U.S. women's national team reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world soccer rankings Friday after striking gold at the Paris Olympics.,The Americans had dropped to fifth in the previous rankings released in June, their lowest point since FIFA began ranking women's teams in 2003. It had been 12 ...
There’s No Universe Where Tyreek Hill Is the NFL's Best Player
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was voted the No. 1 player in the NFL by his peers, but there's no universe where he's a better football player than Patrick Mahomes....
2024 NFL Preseason Power Rankings: Top Five NFL Teams Heading Into 2024 Preseason
NFL preseason kicks off this week, so we ranked the top 5 NFL teams heading into the 2024 season, headlined by the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs....
Jannik Sinner moves to No. 1 in rankings; Carlos Alcaraz No. 2
Jannik Sinner officially rose to No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, becoming the first Italian to hold the spot. ,Sinner, 22, displaced Novak Djokovic of Serbia at No. 1, followed by Carlos Alcaraz at No. 2. The 21-year-old Alcaraz, of Spain, moved up a spot after winning his first French Open and...
Xander Schauffele No. 2 in world; Bryson DeChambeau vaults 89 spots
Along with winning his first major at the PGA Championship and taking home the $3.33 million prize, Xander Schauffele moved up to No. 2 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings on Monday.,Schauffele, 30, won on Sunday at Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Ky., birdieing the final hole to defeat ...
Alcaraz’s cramps robbed us of satisfying conclusion to dream match against Djokovic
Well, that escalated quickly. It was nearly even in one of the biggest matches tennis has had in decades with a clash of the generations between old-standard Novak Djokovic and rising star Carlos Alcaraz. Then that damn charley horse in Alcaraz’s right leg happened and Djokovic won 10 of the next 11...
A College Football Playoff bid is on the line for USC the next three weeks
It’s the penultimate week of college football’s regular season, and I’ll give you four guesses as to which conference has the most ranked teams. I’d like to thank SEC fans for their quick response, but nope, it’s not them. Big Ten fans aren’t even chiming in because one of their two divisions doesn’...
Philadelphia Eagles’ easy schedule could ensure the road to Super Bowl runs through Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Eagles are tied for the ninth most difficult remaining strength of schedule in terms of combined winning percentage, with their remaining opponents a combined .533. That looks tough on paper, but when you read between the lines, it looks like Philly could run away with the top seed ...
Can anyone fill the void left by Serena Williams and now Ash Barty?
Ash Barty’s retirement from professional tennis was a blunt instrument between the eyes of the WTA community. Barty was coupled with Naomi Osaka as the future of women’s tennis. At 25, she was coming into her own after winning the Australian Open in January, Wimbledon in 2021 and the 2019 French Ope...