Evening star., 1950-11-14
Ohio State al Top
In AP Poll, Followed
By Oklahoma, Army
By the Assoeiatsd Press

NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-Ohio
State tops the Nations college
football teams in. the weekly AS
;ociated Press poll after a tight
five-club battle.
For the second week in sue
cession, the point system de-
termined the winner with both
Ohio State and Oklahoma squeez-
ing past Army, last weeks win
ner.
Army received most first-place
votes, 70, but lost out in the point
system tabulation Of the 308 bal
lots from football writer's and
sportscasters. Ohio State had 66
f1rsts and Oklahoma So.
According to the established
scoring system, a f1rst-place vote
counts 10 points. A second counts
nine. And SO on down to one
point for a 10th-place ballot. AS
"a result, the Buckeyes finished
with 2,412 points; Oklahoma,
1881, and Army, 2.272.
Closest Finish of Year.
Bunched behind the top three
came California and Kentucky.
All the first five received at least
1000 points. It was the closest
finish of the year involving sew
eral teams.
Apparently Ohio State lost no
prestige in its tight winning bat
tie with Wisconsin, 1914. The
Buckeyes (6-D face another test
Saturday in eighth-rated Illinois
(6-H.
Oklahoma, too, had to struggle
to keep its perfect record intact.
Kansas led the Sooners into the
last quarter before Oklahoma
blasted out its 28th straight VIC
tory. 1918. They play Missouri
this week.
Army called its shots in romp
over New Mexico, 51-0. The Cadets
get a chance to show their worth
against Pacific Coast Conference
eleven Saturday when they visit
the West to play Stanford.
California whipped UCLA, $50,
IN what was supposed to have been
a crucial test. AS a result, the
Bears moved up two positions to
fourth. San Francisco is their next
opponent.
Kentucky Drops to Fifth
Despite a 48-21 triumph over
Mississippi State for SO record,
Kentucky dropped a peg to fifth
place in the standings with 43
f1rsts as compared to SO for Cali
fornia. Kentucky has two to go,
North Dakota and ninth-rated
Tennessee.
Texas (6-D had q close call
with Baylor. 27-20, and also slid
down one position to sixth. Per-
haps Southern Methodist's loss to
Texas Aggies had something to do
with 1t. However. 10 writers voted
Texas first in the nation.
Princeton (7-0) massacred Har-
ward, 63-26, and moved UP to
seventh. With Yale and Dart
mouth to go. the Tigers are favor
ed to finish perfect season.
Illinois warmed up" for Ohio
State by winning from Iowa, 21-7.
Tennessee polished of Tennessee
Tech. 48-14, in its latest start, to
make its record I'll. The Vols
play three more, Mississippi, Ken
lucky and Vanderbilt. in order.
Michigan State Moves Up.
Michigan State CID. beaten
only by Maryland. moved up to
its finale with Pitt by smothering
Minnesota. 27-0. Maryland did not
get a vote for the first time this
season.
Tennessee and Michigan State
were the only additions to the top
10 with SMU and Miami dropping
out. SMU fell from 7th to 14th
after losing to Texas Aggies, $500,
and the 1913 tie with Louisville
dumped Miami from 9th to 18th
place.
Saturdays Ohio State Illinois
clash is the only game involving
two teams from the top 10.
The leaders, with first-place
votes in parentheScs, follow:
TOP TEA