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LSU head coach Kim Mulkey celebrates after an NCAA college Women's Final Four semifinal basketball game against Virginia Tech, Friday, March 31, 2023, in Dallas. Coming off the school's first NCAA women's basketball championship, LSU is ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll, released Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Defending champion LSU is No. 1 in women's preseason AP Top 25 for first time. UConn, Iowa next
By DOUG FEINBERG - AP Basketball Writer
Tue,10/17/23-10:59AM , 122 Reads
Defending champion LSU is ranked No. 1 in the women's preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time in school history.
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Defending champion LSU is No. 1 in the women's preseason AP Top 25 for 1st time, followed by UConn, Iowa, UCLA and Utah
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Tue,10/17/23-10:58AM , 58 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion LSU is No. 1 in the women's preseason AP Top 25 for 1st time, followed by UConn, Iowa, UCLA and Utah.

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Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic drives during a preseason NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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Southwest Division champ Grizzlies start without Morant, Spurs' Wembanyama set for NBA debut
By SCHUYLER DIXON - AP Sports Writer
Tue,10/17/23-10:43AM , 116 Reads
The Memphis Grizzlies won't have suspended star Ja Morant for more than a quarter of the season in their pursuit of a third consecutive Southwest Division title.
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Georgia wide receivers Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (1) and Dominic Lovett (6) celebrate a touchdown against Vanderbilt in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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AP midseason report: Biggest surprise, disappointment, Heisman favorite and top coach so far
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Tue,10/17/23-10:28AM , 83 Reads
Halfway through the 2023 season, the national championship race feels more wide open than it has been in years.

But is it really?

"I think I would say if there was a 12-team playoff this year, it would be tremendous,” Fox analyst and former Washington quarterback Brock Huard said.
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