BASKETBALL
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| New York | 19 | 6 | .760 | — |
| Brooklyn | 13 | 12 | .520 | 6 |
| Boston | 13 | 12 | .520 | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 12 | 14 | .462 | 7 1/2 |
| Toronto | 8 | 19 | .296 | 12 |
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Miami | 16 | 6 | .727 | — |
| Atlanta | 15 | 8 | .652 | 1 1/2 |
| Orlando | 12 | 13 | .480 | 5 1/2 |
| Charlotte | 7 | 17 | .292 | 10 |
| Washington | 3 | 20 | .130 | 13 1/2 |
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Chicago | 14 | 10 | .583 | — |
| Milwaukee | 13 | 10 | .565 | 1/2 |
| Indiana | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 |
| Detroit | 7 | 21 | .250 | 9 |
| Cleveland | 5 | 22 | .185 | 10 1/2 |
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Memphis | 16 | 6 | .727 | 1/2 |
| San Antonio | 19 | 8 | .704 | — |
| Houston | 13 | 12 | .520 | 5 |
| Dallas | 12 | 13 | .480 | 6 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 19 | .208 | 12 1/2 |
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Oklahoma City | 21 | 4 | .840 | — |
| Denver | 14 | 12 | .538 | 7 1/2 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 11 | .522 | 8 |
| Utah | 14 | 13 | .519 | 8 |
| Portland | 11 | 12 | .478 | 9 |
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| L.A. Clippers | 18 | 6 | .750 | — |
| Golden State | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1 1/2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 12 | 14 | .462 | 7 |
| Phoenix | 10 | 15 | .400 | 8 1/2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 |
New York 100, Brooklyn 86
Toronto 97, Detroit 91
Indiana 104, Utah 84
Orlando 90, Washington 83
Boston 103, Cleveland 91
Oklahoma City 100, Atlanta 92
Houston 125, Philadelphia 103
Charlotte at Phoenix, late
Milwaukee at Memphis, late
Golden State at Sacramento, late.
New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, late
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Miami at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 10 p.m.
 
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Duke (62) | 9-0 | 1,622 | 2 |
| 2. Michigan (3) | 11-0 | 1,543 | 3 |
| 3. Syracuse | 9-0 | 1,465 | 4 |
| 4. Arizona | 8-0 | 1,371 | 8 |
| 5. Louisville | 9-1 | 1,362 | 6 |
| 6. Indiana | 9-1 | 1,321 | 1 |
| 7. Ohio St. | 8-1 | 1,249 | 7 |
| 8. Florida | 7-1 | 1,163 | 5 |
| 9. Kansas | 8-1 | 1,110 | 9 |
| 10. Illinois | 12-0 | 1,044 | 10 |
| 11. Cincinnati | 10-0 | 967 | 11 |
| 12. Missouri | 8-1 | 886 | 12 |
| 13. Minnesota | 11-1 | 730 | 13 |
| 14. Gonzaga | 10-1 | 710 | 14 |
| 15. Georgetown | 9-1 | 579 | 15 |
| 16. New Mexico | 11-0 | 548 | 17 |
| 17. Creighton | 10-1 | 530 | 16 |
| 18. San Diego St. | 8-1 | 493 | 18 |
| 19. Butler | 8-2 | 361 | — |
| 20. Michigan St. | 9-2 | 343 | 19 |
| 21. UNLV | 8-1 | 315 | 20 |
| 22. Notre Dame | 9-1 | 291 | 22 |
| 23. North Carolina | 8-2 | 256 | 21 |
| 24. Oklahoma St. | 8-1 | 244 | 24 |
| 25. NC State | 7-2 | 198 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, VCU 7, Wichita St. 6, Murray St. 4, UConn 4, Miami 3, Maryland 2, Bucknell 1.
Transylvania 86, Franklin & Marshall 73
Bloomfield 89, Caldwell 81
Bucknell 71, Marist 65
Canisius 72, Temple 62
Chestnut Hill 76, Goldey Beacom 62
Coppin St. 64, Towson 61
Duquesne 71, W. Michigan 66
Milligan 101, King's (NY) 79
New Haven 77, Concordia (N.Y.) 60
Pittsburgh 71, Delaware St. 43
Post (Conn.) 94, Felician 70
Seton Hall 79, Longwood 61
St. Bonaventure 97, The Citadel 57
St. Peter's 80, LIU Brooklyn 67
UMass 85, Ohio 76
Alabama 66, Texas Tech 62
Murray St. 61, Arkansas St. 54
Oklahoma St. 69, Texas-Arlington 44
Rice 63, Chicago St. 60, OT
Sam Houston St. 89, Huston-Tillotson 53
 
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Stanford (22) | 9-0 | 978 | 1 |
| 2. UConn (16) | 8-0 | 967 | 2 |
| 3. Baylor (2) | 8-1 | 931 | 3 |
| 4. Duke | 8-0 | 884 | 4 |
| 5. Notre Dame | 6-1 | 821 | 5 |
| 6. Georgia | 11-0 | 789 | 6 |
| 7. Kentucky | 8-1 | 773 | 7 |
| 8. California | 7-1 | 663 | 10 |
| 9. Maryland | 7-2 | 641 | 9 |
| 10. Tennessee | 7-1 | 602 | 13 |
| 11. Penn St. | 9-2 | 595 | 11 |
| 12. UCLA | 7-1 | 539 | 14 |
| 13. Purdue | 10-1 | 495 | 15 |
| 14. Louisville | 9-2 | 491 | 8 |
| 15. Oklahoma St. | 7-0 | 440 | 16 |
| 16. Dayton | 10-0 | 395 | 17 |
| 17. North Carolina | 10-1 | 317 | 19 |
| 18. Oklahoma | 8-2 | 285 | 12 |
| 19. Kansas | 9-1 | 215 | 22 |
| 20. Texas | 7-2 | 197 | 18 |
| 21. South Carolina | 10-0 | 152 | 24 |
| 22. Texas A&M | 6-3 | 139 | 23 |
| 23. Florida St. | 8-1 | 126 | |
24. West Virginia
7-2
101
25
25. Colorado
9-0
99
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Others receiving votes: Arkansas 94, Miami 58, Nebraska 52, Iowa St. 41, Ohio St. 37, Delaware 15, Vanderbilt 15, Michigan 10, Michigan St. 9, Chattanooga 7, Duquesne 7, Syracuse 6, Iowa 5, Villanova 5, Toledo 2, Gonzaga 1, Rutgers 1.
Bowling Green 64, UMass 61
Bucknell 75, Towson 62
Goldey Beacom 66, Chestnut Hill 52
La Salle 70, CCSU 46
Manhattan 58, Ohio 49
Merchant Marine 64, NJ City 45
Seton Hall 82, New Orleans 35
Stony Brook 65, St. Francis (NY) 52
UConn 97, Oakland 25
Wilkes 71, Curry 63
Arkansas 99, MVSU 42
Arkansas St. 66, Nicholls St. 58
Georgia 72, TCU 59
Texas Southern 64, UMKC 53





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