Against a cross-state rival that was a huge underdog, the Nittany Lions, ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press poll of reporters and broadcasters, barely survived.

Nelson was named male athlete of the year for 1944 and 1945 in an Associated Press poll of sportswriters and broadcasters.

The Associated Press poll of sportswriters and broadcasters ranked UConn second and Stanford third.

When the weekly Associated Press poll of sportswriters and broadcasters came out last Monday, Iowa earned the first No. 1 ranking in its history.

They are No. 23 in The Associated Press poll of writers and broadcasters.

Miami, ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press poll of sportswriters and broadcasters, is now 11-4 and 5-2.

Notre Dame will be voted to its eighth unofficial national championship since The Associated Press poll of reporters and broadcasters began in 1936.

Over the years, the Associated Press poll of 50 pro football writers and broadcasters has emerged as the official M.V.P. award.

In 1950 an Associated Press poll of almost 400 sportswriters and broadcasters voted Thorpe the "greatest athlete" of the first half of the 20th century.

Luisetti was named the second-best player of the mid-century (behind George Mikan) by an Associated Press poll of sportswriters and broadcasters in 1950.